Match Thread | Everton vs. Manchester City (04/05/26)

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Haaland needs to stop having 'bantz' with central defenders and concentrate on smashing the ball into their net

Heck smashing the opposing central defenders into the net would do at this point!

 

[wolves99]

Glad Pickford is having a good laugh with fourth official ****

 

[AirbagsOptionalTheReturn]

Last 10 seasons or so I have the game muted at half time if I'm watching on the tele, sly and tnt, and of course the bbc and now amazon all employ variations of the same rag arse dipper mix like tonight. I just cannot listen to it.

I just get a brew and walk away they are all wankers

 

[Mr HJ]

What pisses me off is if it had been one of our lads had made that Keane tackle Sky would have spent 10 mins discussing how it should have been a red yet Keane has a couple of mins and of course VAR is correct because it was an orange - fucking useless and not hiding their hope we cock this up.

 

[Dodge]

And another record: Jeremy Doku the player to have most red-card challenges against him without VAR having the balls to tell the ref to get his head out of his arse.

Yeah, but they were all glancing blows.

 

[chesterbells]

I know the rules and the onus is on the players etc, but I wish the ref would get the fuck out of the way!

 

[I'm Blue]

Oh it’s an orange card.
That’s ok then.

 

[Heath Park]

Sky...
Yellow card.
Nothing to see here...
What a nonsense.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Crazy that's not given as a red. Pointless having a fucking review.

 

[Mentis]

Anything subjective is going to be abused unfortunately.

The rule makers love subjectivity don't they?

 

[Ajm1985]

Most Everton fans I know want arsenal to win the league. Must be the Arteta factor.

From my mate who's at the game - a fair few aren't fans of Arsenal, even with the Arteta aspect

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Pep loves his own clothing range by Puma, doesn’t he?

Reckon hes paid to wear it

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Cmooooon city

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

Commentators fully on script. "It's been looked at and they've made a decision"

 

[avoidconfusion]

If Doku was wearing an Arsenal shirt that would have been a straight red

 

[psycho_paul]

Pep loves his own clothing range by Puma, doesn’t he?

Reckon his image rights on it all is mega money.

 

[remember arthur mann]

I remember Buzzer saying he made sure he got his retaliation in first

Strangely enough he learnt his craft when he was moved to centre forward.

 

[Gabriel]

School of Science has given way to the School of Woodworkers, brutal.

 

[TFC]

Come on now blues, keep your foot on the gas

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

The actual rule (from International Football Association Board Laws of the Game):

Normally: If a player receives treatment on the pitch they must leave the field before play restarts

BUT there are exceptions, and this is one of them:

• If the injury is caused by a foul where:
• the opponent is booked or sent off and the injured player needs treatment

The injured player can stay on the pitch and does NOT have to go off for 30 seconds

I thought there was some sort of 'referees discression' clause?