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them to more or less nothing because we found such a good position behind the ball that they never had a chance for a counter attack.

“Then after the incident with Hoggy it was a completely different game and it was all about defending.

“This is what the players have done well as well with two clear-cut chances that we gave away, but this happens in the Premier League.

“So in the end I would say it is a good point because we played for 30 minutes with an underload.

“The players have shown what it is all about and this is to fight and to really try to keep the clean sheet which is what they did.

“This is why I can say it was a good point.”

Wagner added: “We have seen a typical hard-fought Premier League game.

“We controlled the game and gave more or less nothing away.

“With a man sent-off, it is a good point. If it was 11 v 11, we would have been disappointed. It’s always good to get points on the board in the Premier League. We take this point and go forward.

“We are far away from our peak. There is a lot of space to improve.

“We were always able to build counters from our good positions when we lost the ball. We had to be patient, and we were.

“We had to keep the tempo up in the last 30 minutes, but everybody saw why; it was difficult a man light.” Jonathan Hogg (No6) argues with Harry Arter after the incident involving the two. Arter was booked while Hogg got his marching orders