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

[smileychap]

Our next game against Sunderland feels like a valuable opportunity to re-gain some positivity, but it will not be an easy fixture against a Sunderland team who look set to survive this season having had a very impressive start.

I would make some changes to the starting XI and our set-up.

Pickford

Garner - O'Brien - Tarkowski - Mykolenko

Gana Gueye - Dewsbury-Hall

Dibling - Alcaraz - Grealish

Ndiaye

Very attack minded line up, nice.

Where do we freshen up 2nd half?

It's probably B&B on for whomever, I wish he'd play them together in a good old 4-4-2.

 

[MickMackem72]

Just like with any other club, next game you win, whether it be Monday or another. The hope will come back and the cycle commences.

 

[davek]

Hope is pressure of them as the performances have been poor both spurs and city. Is a tough game away as they will be full of confidence but is a great chance for this squad to show desire and what they want to do this season

They just look like a bog standard team Sunderland with a bit of quality in the middle.

We should be beating them.

 

[MACCA75]

I’m amazed nobody else went in for Xhaka. Been brilliant this season.

 

[ToffeeTim]

If we turn up and try to play slow pedestrian back foot football, then we will lose comfortably

Everything we are trying to do needs to be changed. I can't stress enough how much I didn't like how we tried to play last weekend. Absolutely abysmal way for an Everton team to play.

 

[davek]

Fulham another goal away now from putting us into 15th.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Our next game against Sunderland feels like a valuable opportunity to re-gain some positivity, but it will not be an easy fixture against a Sunderland team who look set to survive this season having had a very impressive start.

I would make some changes to the starting XI and our set-up.

Pickford

Garner - O'Brien - Tarkowski - Mykolenko

Gana Gueye - Dewsbury-Hall

Dibling - Alcaraz - Grealish

Ndiaye

We are currently three points above the relegation zone if Forest go on and win against United.

We lose on Monday and we are in trouble.

 

[PeregrineT]

We are currently three points above the relegation zone if Forest go on and win against United.

We lose on Monday and we are in trouble.

Yeah, Newcastle are really in trouble of relegation right now.

 

[MACCA75]

Yeah, Newcastle are really in trouble of relegation right now.

They have a squad that is miles better than ours. We have a bottom 6 squad tbh.

 

[PeregrineT]

They have a squad that is miles better than ours. We have a bottom 6 squad tbh.

Ah, so its the squad quality and not the current points that matter.

We do not have a bottom 6 squad, much less a bottom 3 squad.

 

[MACCA75]

Ah, so its the squad quality and not the current points that matter.

We do not have a bottom 6 squad, much less a bottom 3 squad.

Well yes exactly that, as that’s how you gauge how the other 30 games will go. Unless you think Newcastle won’t finish in the top 12. (Hint - they will)

I think we have 14th or 15th best squad.

 

[micknick]

Think we’ll win actually

 

[Drico]

I expect us to win on Monday - a classic Moyes backs-to-the-wall win when the chips are down. If we lose, expect the knives he routinely brings to gunfights to be sharpened and turned on him.

 

[Rita_Poon]

These are all hustle and bustle, lots of legs and running the ball down in midfield. Energy.
They'll try and bully and harry us the same as the leeds game. Not sure who stands up to them.

 

[CielosGrises]

Is the relegation thread back ?