Thanks for the insight mate. Definitely looks like a good time to play you with those four players out, but it's never an easy game at Goodison. Good luck for the rest of the season anyway, starting after tomorrow!Hello all. Everton fan here, I thought I'd come and give you a Toffee view.
Through a combination of injuries and fixture congestion the squad feels run in to the ground.
Four of our very best players are out in Digne, Allan, Richarlison and James. We also have Delph and Gbamin injured.
DCL is knackered and our rotation option for him is Richarlison (Tosun is nowhere near the required level but I have a sneaky feeling he has to start one of these matches).
You may have noticed DCL hasn't scored for a little while. He is still playing really well but the regular supply isn't there without James and Digne.
We have Godfrey, a young right footed centre half, playing at left back. He is great defensively and can make surging attacking runs in to space - but most of the time with the ball he will turn back inside and pass backwards. This obviously makes a huge difference in our play compared to Digne.
I expect you to win the game as you'll rotate in top quality, which we just can't do in these circumstances, and also have top quality on the bench. So similar to what happened against Man United midweek.
We will line up something like this:
Pickford
Coleman Mina Keane Godfrey
Iwobi Doucoure Davies Bernard
Sigurdsson
DCL
Olsen (GK, Lossl (GK), Kenny, Holgate, Branthwaite, Nkounkou, Gomes, Gordon, Tosun
Thanks for the insight mate. Definitely looks like a good time to play you with those four players out, but it's never an easy game at Goodison. Good luck for the rest of the season anyway, starting after tomorrow!
Not rocket science to anyone watching our games, but the startling stat between the two sides is chances created and goals scored. With our solid defence, take the chances and we’ll win.Monday 28th December
Everton v
Manchester City
Kickoff: 8:00pm (UK)
Goodison Park, Liverpool, UK
Live TV: AmazonPrime (UK)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistants: Lee Betts, Constantine Hatzidakis
Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh
VAR: Mike Dean
Assistant VAR: Darren Cann
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Our record against them is relatively pretty good considering they were our ultimate bogey side once. We have even turned the overall head-to-head just about in our favour at least in the PL era.
The last 5 wins out of 5 in the league has certainly helped as well in that regard ...
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They are the in-form team going into this fixture compared to our start-stop-start form ...
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Pre-Match Thoughts
Less than 46 hours to go till the next kick-off now ... I am not sure why we always get this shortest straw every single year ... and scouse seem to get the longest gap between games at this time of the year ... oh well, like Pep would say, "it is what it is" ...
At least Everton also have the same gap ... they have just finished their game at Bramall Lane against Sheffield United (having won 1-0 there, and now second in the table) as we finished here at home against Newcastle. So add a couple of hours journey back for their players before they get in their beds tonight compared to our players ... but that's no advantage whatsoever as we'd be needing that much time to get to them day after tomorrow so it's all even on that count. If anything they have the advantage as they are at home and being in Tier 2 means they will have 2000 home fans in the stadium cheering them on as well.
Jesus and Walker being out for Covid has already reduced our squad options in two key positions. So rotation as far as looking ahead is concerned shouldn't be an issue for this one as the next game (against Chelsea) is six days away for us ... but some rotation might be required given who has played the whole 90 just now ... won't last another 90 day after tomorrow ... Aguero didn't start today to maybe just maybe starts the next one ... other than that KdB and Rodri are possible confirmed starters for this one along with Ederson and the two centre backs.
This will be a tough test of where we are ... this and the next game against Chelsea ... win these two and we are well and truly in control of our own season and the title charge is back on track ... lose or draw in one or both of them and the wobbly start of the season continues ... but it's almost approaching mid-season so not just the start anymore.
C'mon City - let's do this!
Good luck to you too mate. I think you're the only outfit that can stop that lot retaining the title!
I thought u would have been a bit more confident.Hello all. Everton fan here, I thought I'd come and give you a Toffee view.
Through a combination of injuries and fixture congestion the squad feels run in to the ground.
Four of our very best players are out in Digne, Allan, Richarlison and James. We also have Delph and Gbamin injured.
DCL is knackered and our rotation option for him is Richarlison (Tosun is nowhere near the required level but I have a sneaky feeling he has to start one of these matches).
You may have noticed DCL hasn't scored for a little while. He is still playing really well but the regular supply isn't there without James and Digne.
We have Godfrey, a young right footed centre half, playing at left back. He is great defensively and can make surging attacking runs in to space - but most of the time with the ball he will turn back inside and pass backwards. This obviously makes a huge difference in our play compared to Digne.
I expect you to win the game as you'll rotate in top quality, which we just can't do in these circumstances, and also have top quality on the bench. So similar to what happened against Man United midweek.
We will line up something like this:
Pickford
Coleman Mina Keane Godfrey
Iwobi Doucoure Davies Bernard
Sigurdsson
DCL
Olsen (GK, Lossl (GK), Kenny, Holgate, Branthwaite, Nkounkou, Gomes, Gordon, Tosun
TV, we all enjoy the leg up the money gives us so I suppose we have to take it on the chin, at least Everton have the same amount of rest but it would be nice for the red teams to luck out (I know luck plays no part) once in awhile.
Dippers play Sun-Weds-Mon and Rags for Sat-Tues-Fri.
It really stinks.