Everton (A) - Sun 14th May, 14:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time 14:00 (BST). Live on Sky Sports for those in the UK.

We just have to try and get through this game having one eye Madrid.

Everton battered Brighton but Brighton still could have scored 4 or 5.

Arsenal play Brighton straight after us, so we could put pressure on them.

My rotated side:

-------------Ederson
Lewis---Dias---Laporte---Akanji
-----------Rodri---Bernardo
Mahrez-------Alvarez------Foden
--------------Haaland

That's Walker, Stones, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Grealish rested. I'm not sure if we need more rested.

Or should we go strong and try to win it early?


Barcelona will probably win the league this weekend, Real Madrid play first but they'll probably rest everyone.

 

[Haaland94]

Kick off time 14:00 (BST). Live on Sky Sports for those in the UK.

We just have to try and get through this game having one eye Madrid.

Everton battered Brighton but Brighton still could have scored 4 or 5.

Arsenal play Brighton straight after us, so we could put pressure on them.

My rotated side:

-------------Ederson
Walker---Dias---Laporte---Akanji
-----------Rodri---Bernardo
Mahrez-------Alvarez------Foden
--------------Haaland

That's Stones, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Grealish rested. I'm not sure if we need more rested.

Or should we go strong and try to win it early?


Barcelona will probably win the league this weekend, Real Madrid play first but they'll probably rest everyone.

It would be nice to be able to rest Rodri and Kyle as well, but it would be a big risk.

 

[117 M34]

Any team.
Any formation.
Any win.
Just win.

 

[dubblue]

4/5 day rest now. Get the game won and then worry about Real.

 

[zandvoort blue]

Go strong - get it won - make the subs

Similar team to the Leeds game. But start KDB in place of Gundog who looked shattered.

 

[west didsblue]

Going to be a few tired players after tonight. I’m sure Foden, Mahrez, Laporte and Alvarez will start, and most likely Lewis and Ake if fit. Will be interesting to see who else starts. I’m guessing Rodri, Dias, Akanji and Haaland.

 

[chesterbells]

I’ll be amazed if Gundo isn’t still hobbling on Sunday given the repeated treatment he got this evening.

 

[hertsblue]

Anthony Taylor as ref so expect them to foul at will, time waste and any touch on them is a free kick

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Ederson
Lewis
Stones
Dias
Laporte
Rodri
Bernado
KDB
Foden
Alvarez
Mahrez

 

[chesterbells]

Going to be a few tired players after tonight. I’m sure Foden, Mahrez, Laporte and Alvarez will start, and most likely Lewis and Ake if fit. Will be interesting to see who else starts. I’m guessing Rodri, Dias, Akanji and Haaland.

Yep, sounds about right that.

 

[DMA's]

Honestly no idea how we are going to win this but it’s vital we do. No idea re the team as pep will want the main guys fresh for Wednesday. Shame this isn’t a Saturday kick off would have been ideal.

Ederson

walker
dias
laporte
lewis

rodri
bernardo
alvarez

mahrez
foden
haaland

 

[Bluemoonadam]

Get this won! Another big game this one. I think we will win 1 nil.

 

[handsofstone]

Is Ake gonna be back for this?

Expect some usual changes but nothing too drastic

- - - - - - - - - - Eddie - - - - - - - - - -
- - Akanji - - Dias - - Laporte - -
- - - - - - - Stones - Rodri - - - - - - -
Mahrez - Alvarez - Foden - Grealish
- - - - - - - - - Haaland - - - - - - - - -

Think Gundogan, Bernie and KDb need the rest the most, Foden, Mahrez and Alvarez are like for like positionally for those three

Walker is needed for Vinicius so let's not risk him, that fucked us last year when he got injured. I'd bring in Laporte/Ake and swap Akanji to RCB

I'd argue that you can rest Grealish/Haaland but I doubt Pep does. Personally Lewis could come in for Stones but we need a result here as Brighton have lost steam so I expect Arsenal to beat them handily, can't take the risk

 

[youngbob]

Ederson
Walker, Dias, Laporte, Lewis
Gundogan, Bernardo
Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden
Haaland

No idea. Just fucking win.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

1-1

Hope I’m wrong

 

[ninjamonkey]

He's going to have to make sweeping changes, players will be knackered after that and no subs were made. Expecting the 6/7 changes again, with everton needing the points and off the back of a huge win i think this will be a lot more of a struggle than it should be. I'll take 1-0 and no injuries right now.

Foden, mahrez, alvarez, Lewis, Laporte all to play.

 

[Blu1]

The team selection will balance this game out a bit more. Not sure Mahrez away at Everton the right call. Que hatrick

If we are dropping points it’s here

 

[Wellsblue21]

I’d go


Ortega

Lewis
Stones
Laporte
Akanji

Rodri (off at HT for Phillips)
KDB (off at HT for Gundo)
Foden

Mahrez
Haaland
Alvarez

 

[mccity]

I reckon Everton's win at Brighton might have helped us. It's allowed us to see how they put together their counter attacks, which we can now plan for.

 

[aguero93:20]

Ortega

Lewis
Dias
Laporte

Stones
Rodri

Mahrez
De Bruyne
Alvarez
Foden

Haaland