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

[Keeper!]

Think Everton will sit back here, they’ll settle for a point, even if we score I can see them playing defensively then going for it last few minutes. They’ve got Wolves away and Bournemouth at home after this, they will definitely fancy the latter for 3 points, today and Wolves will be almost free hits, makes them very dangerous.

Not for me, huge chance for Everton to almost ensure safety.

They will go for it from the first minute and hard.

 

[Blue warrior]

Anthony ‘The Altrincham fan’ Taylor is today’s referee..

 

[Keeper!]

I want to see 11 kids I’ve never even heard of and keep the first team wrapped in cotton wool personally. Will take a draw today.

Philips might even get a few mins if we’re 20-0 up on 85 mins.

What we you snorting last night?

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

What we you snorting last night?

Given the fixture pileup I think it’s perfectly reasonable to field a weakened team today if it means we’re fresh for mid week.

 

[Keeper!]

Given the fixture pileup I think it’s perfectly reasonable to field a weakened team today if it means we’re fresh for mid week.

Squad players and kids are two very different things, big game for both sides today, a win for either means title or survival.

Winning the PL is still a huge thing for us and we must not give Arsenal ANY hope.

 

[mosssideblue]

we're not though, not yet Brighton and Brentford away are more difficult than this and giving any hope to the arse before the final 2 games would be foolish.

we need to win there today and next week (should the tarquins win later) and then should we only think about points dropped being possible

This 100%.

 

[mosssideblue]

Given the fixture pileup I think it’s perfectly reasonable to field a weakened team today if it means we’re fresh for mid week.

Might be reasonable to you, but we should never take winning at Brighton or Brentford for granted.
If Arse were playing first and lost, you would have a valid argument, but we have to go strong today .

 

[James2401125]

Ederson
Lewis Akanji Stones Laporte
Rodri Gundogan Foden
Mahrez Alvarez Grealish.

Rest up for Wednesday please pep.

 

[richards30]

Squad players and kids are two very different things, big game for both sides today, a win for either means title or survival.

Winning the PL is still a huge thing for us and we must not give Arsenal ANY hope.

Agreed! Play a vastly weakened team today get beat and then get beat on Wednesday would be completely pointless! Today is our most important game of the season not Wednesday! Players can also pick up injuries in training so with all due respect, millions is spent on THE BEST recovery machines etc in the world? It’s a game in the northwest as well so no huge travel time? Make 6 changes today and we get beat imo but play well, win and it puts the arse under huge pressure and that’s something they don’t seem to handle too great at the moment, especially if it’s going wrong at home and their fans get on their backs.

 

[Keeper!]

Agreed! Play a vastly weakened team today get beat and then get beat on Wednesday would be completely pointless! Today is our most important game of the season not Wednesday! Players can also pick up injuries in training so with all due respect, millions is spent on THE BEST recovery machines etc in the world? It’s a game in the northwest as well so no huge travel time? Make 6 changes today and we get beat imo but play well, win and it puts the arse under huge pressure and that’s something they don’t seem to handle too great at the moment, especially if it’s going wrong at home and their fans get on their backs.

Just get out and win both games, huge atmosphere for both, huge adrenalin, win both and we are on the verge of making history that these players will live on forever.