Match Thread Everton v Aston Villa - Preview, Match Report & MotM Poll

[DrEFC]

Really hope for a win, but they have a much better and balanced team than us.

 

[Jeff Jones]

The brown jug on bath road.

Hmm, wait to be seated sign outside. Don't the sound of that. It is a pub, isn't it?

 

[billyblue80]

Really hope for a win, but they have a much better and balanced team than us.

We need to really get into them they have some good players going forward but are frail at the back, similar to us 2-2

 

[DrEFC]

We need to really get into them they have some good players going forward but are frail at the back, similar to us 2-2

They have a better forward line (match fit also) to pick from, and I can see Buendia and Coutinho dancing through our powderpuff centre.

 

[billyblue80]

They have a better forward line (match fit also) to pick from, and I can see Buendia and Coutinho dancing through our powderpuff centre.

Aye that's why we need three in there lets see what Dunc does. I would hope he will go for some energy a Gbamin or Onyango alongside Doucoure and Gomes possibly. But he is known to play 442 we would need more energy in midfield.

 

[Chegsy]

Needs to be a huge performance from every player. Not as optimistic as some in the thread. Think it’s going to be a really difficult game, especially if Villa are on it. Don’t think we can win on effort alone and our midfield compared to there’s is worrying.

 

[billyblue80]

Needs to be a huge performance from every player. Not as optimistic as some in the thread. Think it’s going to be a really difficult game, especially if Villa are on it. Don’t think we can win on effort alone and our midfield compared to there’s is worrying.

Villa are a good side and like to go forward does give us chances though on the break and their defence is as shaky as ours. Do agree its a tough match though even with the Dunc factor. Not sure it being an early game helps us but I except to see us fired up at least

 

[RomanReigns]

We haven’t beat villa since 2016

5 games 0 wins

 

[ELMSWOOD48]

Mick Lyons scores Everton’s second goal against Aston Villa in this Football League Cup Final, second replay which was played at Old Trafford, Manchester on the 13th April 1977.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

The diving, tiny foreheaded knob will get these lot well fired up for this, it is more important to him than ANY other game I think.

 

[GoldenToffee]

No doubt in my mind that Duncan will start with Keane and Coleman playing. A recipe for disaster. None of this clean slate malarkey - these players have proven themselves incapable time and time again. Time to make changes and no reason not to. Mina and Godfrey, Patterson all available.

 

[blueblueskies]

If Allan is out hopefully Dunc has realised you can’t play Gomes in there as part of a 2.

Listened to talkSPORT the other day and somebody said that against Norwich he played like someone who wasn’t sure if they had left the oven on when they left home.

 

[Pete Campbell]

Read online that keane, coleman and Gordon dropped, allan injured. Patterson, mina and townsend will start, as will gomes instead of allan. 4 4 2.

Richy probably dropping back to middle when we aren't in possession.

Oh really interesting! Where did you read that?

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Do lot lump Coleman with the likes of Delph. Different reasons Seamus is struggling

Absolutely agree but both should be starting from the bench and that's my point...

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Read online that keane, coleman and Gordon dropped, allan injured. Patterson, mina and townsend will start, as will gomes instead of allan. 4 4 2.

Richy probably dropping back to middle when we aren't in possession.

Gordon?