Match Thread Everton 1-1 Sunderland 12:15 Saturday 10th January 2026 (FA Cup Third Round)

[KMC]

Beto & Barry offer absolutely nothing. Utterly atrocious.

Oh, and to rub salt in the wound, guess who is sitting 4th in League scoring right now... (*hint - he plays for a team that rhymes with "weeds")

 

[II McColl II]

Said it at half time but that was a new low today, even the 2nd half just looked like a manager and players who didnt have a clue on what to do.

If not for the age old story of someone never getting a look in and making something happen we'd have gone out with little to no fight in 90 minutes.

Then after the absolute nothing fest of an extra 30 minutes up step the 3 worst penalties you could possibly hit, i genuinely can't for the life of me understand who when you're picking pen takers says "let's pick the fella's who hit and hope" it's essentially a set piece you need technique Barry and Beto can barely kick the ball.

A serious run club brings Moyes in for questioning, i'm not shouting for him to be sacked but he needs to be under scrutiny, as bad as some of these lads are playing he's getting nothing out of them, not one is improving.

This past month has me back in that feeling of roll on the summer so i can have a couple of months without watching this lot.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Unfortunate to get a difficult tie. Could have done with the type of opposition Wolves got. It's frustrating as the team could have had Branthwaite, Gueye, Iroegbunam Dewsbury-Hall, Ndaiye and Grealish all back for the next round.

Could of done with Sheff Wednesday in truth as they are beleaguered

 

[Pabbers]

Utter garbage.

 

[Rodebaard]

Thought we were both passive and ponderous on the ball. Aznou did well because he played with intensity and tried to make things happen. McNeil, Dibling, Rohl, Armstrong all guilty of dwelling the ball for too long before passing. I can understand when there is no movement and no passes on, which happened a lot, but running for 5m with the ball and then playing the same pass that was on before just slows things down. Aside from Aznou who I think did well, none of the B team pushed for a starting place in think. We need a striker.

 

[Bluewater]

The players gave their all to the task they were asked to do by Moyes. Getting knocked out of the cup on pens. is down to him and not the players.

 

[Sussex]

Get Wilson out of West Ham

He wouldn't be a bad shout. Better than beto. Seen concrete with more movement.

 

[Roader]

Changing the kit and a great performance. Great success, well done Everton.

 

[Foxache]

For me, it’s half on the players and half on the manager. He’s set up the midfield so defensively and clearly instructed McNeil and Dibling to tuck in narrow to help defend.

Without overlapping fullbacks, you’ve then got no forward movement and no width.

It would be better to play a 3-5-2 or 3-5-1-1 and use Aznou and Patterson as wing backs.

 

[Ragnar]

Disagree. The players gave their all but it wasn't enough. Saying they didn't care makes an ass of yourself.

They didn’t care. And gave their all

 

[UltraVires]

seeing a few on twitter saying they were treating fans badly in the stadium after the game. I’ve not seen anything, anyone got any stories or ideas what that’s about?

 

[Rita_Poon]

Who is responsible?

You are!

 

[gonetomorrow]

Once we get guys back we can get on with being a solidly humdrum mid-table side with occasional flourishes and disasters in equal measure.

 

[PhilM]

seeing a few on twitter saying they were treating fans badly in the stadium after the game. I’ve not seen anything, anyone got any stories or ideas what that’s about?

Perhaps it’s related to most the players going straight down the tunnel apart from, if my memory is correct, Armstrong?

That was garbage today: predictable, tepid and disillusioned football. All our penalties, including Garner’s first, were poor.

 

[TyphooToffee]

For me, it’s half on the players and half on the manager. He’s set up the midfield so defensively and clearly instructed McNeil and Dibling to tuck in narrow to help defend.

Without overlapping fullbacks, you’ve then got no forward movement and no width.

It would be better to play a 3-5-2 or 3-5-1-1 and use Aznou and Patterson as wing backs.

Why is it we all know that yet it will probably never happen? Mind you, if you have four penalties and miss three of them, what's the point?