Match Thread Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Everton 15:00 Aug 30

[58 toffees]

If we have ambitions of finishing top half, then we should be looking for three points here.
Would make for a really encouraging start, after the Leeds disappointment.

Not sure though, we need to be tighter defensively and offer more of a threat up front.

Points to a draw for me.

Doing the basics like controlling the ball and stringing a few passes together would be a bonus ,even better if we can find a way to involve our striker and he scores at the end of it , think we'll just about nick it...up the blues!

 

[Nymzee]

 

[blueblueskies]

Would have thought we will put Garner back in the middle and KDH in at 10 with N’diaye right and Grealish left. Wonder if he will stick with Barry up top

 

[Paul Rideout]

Would have thought we will put Garner back in the middle and KDH in at 10 with N’diaye right and Grealish left. Wonder if he will stick with Barry up top

Likewise, I think away we will tend to play in a system where it’s more like two 8s and at home an 8 and a 10

 

[Rita_Poon]

First 3pm Saturday of the season.

 

[Marius57]

Branthwaite not back but no update on him?

 

[W84 Dum Freeze]

Beto
Grealish Ndiaye Dibling
Gana KDH
Mykolenko Tarkowski Keane O'Brien
Pickford

When skies are grey

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Wolves seem in bother but they finished last season well so obviously have something about them. I’m expecting an attritional Moyes-style battle with a scrappy away goal from a corner to win it.

Yeh, I agree. They were playing well after cutie came in and were one of the form sides. Losing cunha is bad but he’d kind of fallen out with them anyway. They will improve at some point no doubt, defo not as bad as sone are making out

Like you said, a scrappy one nil is on the cards

 

[Eggs]

Branthwaite not back but no update on him?

….wrapped in cotton wool I’d imagine, giving it as long as possible to heal itself. Can only hope we get a decent run of games out of him on return.

 

[Nymzee]

….wrapped in cotton wool I’d imagine, giving it as long as possible to heal itself. Can only hope we get a decent run of games out of him on return.

Get tomorrow's game out of the way and he's got another 2 weeks of recovery before our next.

 

[blueblueskies]

Beto
Grealish Ndiaye Dibling
Gana KDH
Mykolenko Tarkowski Keane O'Brien
Pickford

When skies are grey

Think Dibbling will be on the bench. Don’t see Moyes being brave enough to play those 3 behind the striker just yet and especially away from home

 

[idunne]

this is everton we struggle all the time when was the last time we controlled a game first and second half with ease defence is dodgy the way they mess about with it.. theres no quick pressing the talking point is going to be barry first half then beto second half and then theres moyes was it a 11 years just kept us above mid table so yes the wolves game will be hard

 

[W84 Dum Freeze]

Think Dibbling will be on the bench. Don’t see Moyes being brave enough to play those 3 behind the striker just yet and especially away from home

He'll want value for money.
He might play Carlo who is also in the goals,
happily spoilt for choice

 

[Toffe3m4n]

My XI: -

Pickford

O'Brien -- Keane -- Tarks -- Myko

Garner ------ Gueye

KDH
Ndiaye ------ -- ----- Grealish

Barry​

Can't see Dibling potentially starting games until October.

 

[ToffeeTim]

My XI: -

Pickford

O'Brien -- Keane -- Tarks -- Myko

Garner ------ Gueye

Ndiaye ------ Alcaraz ----- Grealish

Barry​

Can't see Dibling potentially starting games until October.
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Dewsbury Hall will play. The fact he was rested on Wednesday makes me pretty certain of that