Match Thread Everton 0-1 Arsenal Sat 20th December @ 20:00

[smileychap]

McNeil winner with a blammo.

It's on!

Exactly!!!

 

[Swartzy]

Grealish should be ok , Rohl on the bench apparently

I think thats because he got a "Swear Warning" on his usual seat..

 

[D. Amokachi]

Can’t help but feel this will go the same way as spurs and Newcastle. But I’m hoping for a Christmas miracle…

 

[DanEFC92]

Cant say I'm optimistic going into this.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Into these NORTH London scruffs and ruin their Christmas.

Oh yes!

C'mon Blue.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Got to have a good go at them, can’t accept this as an expected loss.

 

[Street end man]

From childhood when we are expected to win we fluff our lines, when there looks like we've no chance we win.
0-6

 

[mahermi1]

Not going this one Family party.. Win for me blues and teach me a lesson.

 

[Zatara]

I'm going to predict a draw.

 

[Zatara]

I'm going to predict a draw.

...its that moment, I am predicting a draw.

 

[blue to the bone]

Jack available.
Rohl should be too.

 

[Eggs]

 

[Blue Alert]

Obviously I’d like some form of positive result, but mostly I just want to go away with the sense we tried our best, didn’t accept ‘the inevitable’ and behaved as if we deserved to be on the same pitch as them.

 

[carolinablue232]

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Grealish and Pickford vs. Arsenal then.

 

[Seathestars]

When they have the ball I would have two hanging around on the halfway line, one would have to be Barry and someone who can finish, McNeil may be. I have a feeling he will play for his experience and he can finish.
Barry has a decent first touch and it might work him knocking a ball on to try and catch them out.
Also when Arsenal have a corner I would leave two up, try and force their big defenders back because their set pieces are very good.
I would also make it the worst game in history for play acting, go down for any tackle they make, take your time at every throw in, free kick, corner, goal kick.
I want to see a horrible snide Everton do everything to frustrate them. They won't like it and they might just lose the plot collectively, certainly Arteta can the little rat.

Oh and get in your seats early as per the 1878s and try and pump it up, I will be