Match Thread Aston Villa 0-1 Everton. Sunday 18th January 2026 @ 16:30

[the golden visionary]

Mcneil might aswell sit down

 

[Davideeyore]

Armstrong tiring?

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Going to be a tough watch this half.

 

[Marius57]

Armstrong has been very quiet today. Least touches on our team

 

[pfim]

Is that the wording or is it interfering with play? If Pickford randomly jumps at the other end of the pitch, is he challenging for the ball even if he has 0% chance of getting anywhere near it?

Common sense has to prevail and if Armstrong took a defender off O Brien then fair enough but they had completely different players on each other and so the fact that Armstrong was offside and didn’t touch the ball played no part in Jake beating his man to the ball and scoring

It’s the wording of the rule

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Ref, stop making it about you

I’m so bored of this
They should be made to referee in disguise anonymously

 

[NorthernBlue]

Good lesson for Harrison today. Struggling a little with the speed and physicality of it

 

[Dublin blue 75]

McNeil flailing arms giving up

 

[matty1878]

i’m sick of saying that the referee is a say any name…

 

[Obes]

McNeil so poor. Break was on.

 

[Rita_Poon]

garner from distance but a wild one.

 

[UltraVires]

It’s the wording of the rule

go on then, what is the exact wording you are referring to?

 

[Toffeepot]

Ffs Garner

 

[Marius57]

Why are you shooting from there Garner?

 

[Dublin blue 75]

Patto all over the place from the sheer shock of winning the ball there

He has been quietly rather good so far