Match Thread Sunderland 1-1 Everton - Monday 3rd November 2025

[TheBigIguana]

Alcaraz is the change I would have made
He must think he's crap in training or something

People always try to justify when a manager freezes a player out for hard to pin down reasons and usually it’s just the simplest answer that the manager is just not very good at his job. Either Moyes doesn’t get that Alcaraz is good or has some personal issue with him and either way it’s poor management.

 

[Duncan’s Pigeon Loft]

I was hoping we’d try something different. We’ve looked stale for over a month now - probably barring the last 30 v Palace .

But oh well. UTFT

 

[jazzy]

Same old same old by Davy.

Do something different FFS.

Like playing Dibling. Or maybe Garner at RB and KDH or Merlin in central midfield or Alcaraz at 10.

It's all so bloody predictable.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

the negativity on here

is crippling me

i can’t be assed with it

laters

We are all frustrated, Matty - I knew before we appointed him that this would be the situation. He really is a bore - we are playing badly and he sticks with the same team, if this was Dyche you'd be annoyed.

 

[GoldenToffee]

If anything it should at least be a laugh with Barry up top. Maybe he'll bag a double against all odds.

 

[Benicetoourboys]

Just hoping & praying it will click tonight!!!

 

[blackie_jones75]

Think most of us hoped for that

I was expecting at least Alcaraz to start centre mid

 

[witchdoc187]

According to talk sport Everton are the only team not to score against wolves this season

Drives me mad the lack of factual inaccuracies in the media spoken as fact by presenters who have no idea

 

[Tommy Chong]

Alcaraz is the change I would have made
He must think he's crap in training or something

Either that, or he made a sly dig about Moyes's mar behind his back, and he overheard him or something to that effect.

 

[blackie_jones75]

If anything it should at least be a laugh with Barry up top. Maybe he'll bag a double against all odds.

wonder if he will get into their penalty box?

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

This line up is one of those examples of why I personally don't like Moyes as our manager. I can live with a manager being uninventive and slow with team selections (even if it wouldn’t be the way I would like our manager to be), but Moyes is one of those managers that acts like poor players/players in bad form are absolutely untouchable. It drives me mad.

He has, however, always had games where he just seems to get away with it - like against Palace. Let's hope this is one of them .

I feel like if he is proactive with subs if it’s not working and gets Alcaraz and Röhl on ASAP, we might get something. But what usually happens is the opposition, who are already in front/on top, make subs to strengthen their hand further before Moyes has even made one.

It was always gonna happen - honestly, appointing him was just a backwards move

 

[mikel_88]

People always try to justify when a manager freezes a player out for hard to pin down reasons and usually it’s just the simplest answer that the manager is just not very good at his job. Either Moyes doesn’t get that Alcaraz is good or has some personal issue with him and either way it’s poor management.

Esp when we dont have many quality attacking subs to make.

 

[jazzy]

Just hoping & praying it will click tonight!!!

All of us do that mate but why oh why does Moyes keep doing the same bloody thing.

 

[Bilko]

Cowardly team choice imo, we've been sussed out, after last week I'd thought it would be a good change of personal, thought Seamus might start as there was a real lack of character last Sunday

 

[Bob Latchford]

I was hoping for a little bit more change this evening.

KDH playing deeper with Charly starting, Gana being rested or maybe an adjustment at the back.

Good to see Barry starting.

If we play the way we have been with full backs not really crossing the halfway line or offering an over or underlap it will be a long night.