Match Thread Everton 2-0 Brighton. Sun Aug 24th. 2pm

[knowing your history]

To me its a second game were throwing.

Multiple players out of position & poor pairings all over the pitch.

Could see this being a very heavy loss.

Perhaps Moyes thinks if we lose a 2nd game he'll get what he wants for transfers.

Not sure. Brighton is always a funny fixture. Have no issue imposing the gameplan on them down there but struggled badly v them at Goodison.

They did only draw at home to Fulham last week. Wouldn't actually shock me to win this if scoring early and surely with the new ground feeling we'll see a positive start in first half hour rather than just sitting back.

 

[bullybeef]

No recognised left back again is an absolute disgrace Everton.

 

[Saaby]

I have a feeling Moyes is going to annoy me this season

 

[johnjoeefc]

Its a positive that Barry starts here. Moyes must like what he sees in training

 

[NortheastBlue68]

If Aznou and Coleman aren’t fit to start (despite both being on the bench), I personally would’ve gone with:

GK: Pickford
RB: Garner
LB: McNeil
CB: O’Brien
CB: Tarkowski
CM: Gueye
CM: Dewsbury-Hall
AM: Ndiaye
RW: Alcaraz
LW: Grealish
ST: Barry

Or maybe 3 centre backs, Garner and Dwight wing backs, Tim and Gana sitting, ndiaye, kdh and grealish behind Barry

 

[orchard]

To me its a second game were throwing.

Multiple players out of position & poor pairings all over the pitch.

Could see this being a very heavy loss.

Perhaps Moyes thinks if we lose a 2nd game he'll get what he wants for transfers.

Maybe crazy-eyes has tweaked it and we pull this one off, but if he doesn't he's doubled-down on absolute crap and thrown it at us again.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Game two and we already have Alcaraz pushed to the bench and Ndiaye out of position

 

[John Ebbrwool]

So if we do sign Dibling what would our front line look like? Grealish and Ndiaye alternating between the left and the middle and Dibbo on the right? So then KDH, Gana, Garner and Tim fight out for the two spots in CM?

 

[Delargeinho]

guess Aznou isn’t healthy enough for a full 90?

I recon he gets minutes, but that's my guess too. Moyes said he one day of training in the press conference.

 

[Deulofeumygod]

No idea how Tim kept his place. Alcaraz only one who offered anything against leeds.

 

[bluestevon]

KDH needs to do far better than he did against Leeds if hes the furthest midfielder forward. Didn't get into the game at all until he was pushed further back 2nd half.

Beto can have no complaints about losing his spot, let's see if Barry can take this early chance given to him.

Hopefully it's not the same setup as last week. Couple of options there including KDH and garner wingbacks in a back 3.

So is though we have Coleman and Aznou two actual fullbacks on the bench and start neither.

 

[dixienormous]

Would've had Garner RWB & McNeil LWB with the 3 CB's. Grealish, Alcaraz & Illy interchanging and Barry up front....

 

[heatmeiser]

You could shift KDH a bit deeper just to match Brighton's three centrally. To me it is either going to be 4-5-1 with Grealish and Ndiaye coming in from the touchline or they both start central in a 4-3-2-1.

I don't think bar left back this team looks terrible and I'd be disappointed to lose this. Feels like both teams might cancel each other out a bit and would both be reasonably happy with a 1-1 so think the game will be of a cautious nature for the most part.

And to be fair Garner was arguably out best performer last time out

 

[JohnJq]

Surprised with Barry starting to be honest that’s really unlike Moyes. He must not fancy Beto at all

He wants the owner to buy him a new striker so he can sell Beto.

 

[AndyP94]

Anyone that would “like” to see McNeil at LB today is a sadist.

Far too slow and lethargic there last time