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

[b-rad]

Drastically have to change it up….

Pickford
Patterson
Obrien
Tarks
Mykolenko
Tim
Garner
Armstrong
Dibling
Beto
Barry

I love how our drastically changed lineup still has 10 players who played some part yesterday. Just goes to show how few options we really have.

 

[spudmuncher]

Hoping for heavy snow and a cancellation.... Hate Everton right now

 

[GoldenToffee]

Pickford
Patterson-Tarkowski-O'Brien-Aznou
Garner-Tim-Röhl
Dibling-Beto-Armstrong​

Still a crap team, but it at least attempts to change the major weak areas we've seen in recent weeks and doesn't continue to reward the worst offenders, namely Mykolenko, McNeil and Barry.

 

[Miked1e]

I love how our drastically changed lineup still has 10 players who played some part yesterday. Just goes to show how few options we really have.

Very limited yes,

But need to change formation, go 2 up top. Unsurprising the 10 mins we played this formation that both our strikers scored.

Drop McNeil from the face of this planet, thankfully OBrien has to play CB... get Patterson back in. Play Dibling more central behind the 2 strikers with Garner, Tim and Armstrong in midfield.

Get the full backs getting high up the pitch to provide width.

We need to be attacking and on the front foot.... may take some risk at the back, but also will provide far more options up top.

 

[PhilEFC]

I’d give some of the kids out of the under 21’s a go. At least they’d put some effort in.

Might give them a chance to get some of the coveted top level experience the manager wants.

 

[davek]

Hoping for heavy snow and a cancellation.... Hate Everton right now

At he very worst we'll get sleet showers here overnight.

 

[davek]

I’d give some of the kids out of the under 21’s a go. At least they’d put some effort in.

Might give them a chance to get some of the coveted top level experience the manager wants.

Disagree mate.

Whatever passes for our strongest team has to be out on the pitch.

This is our season in one game.

 

[Eggs]

Drastically have to change it up….

Pickford
Patterson
Obrien
Tarks
Mykolenko
Tim
Garner
Armstrong
Dibling
Beto
Barry

….i’d think it’ll be;

Pickford

Patterson
O’Brien
Tarkowski
Mykolenko

Dibling
Iroegbunam
Garner
Harrison
McNeil

Beto

 

[Furey1878]

When hasn't the season been over at roughly this time of year?

The previous 4 seasons for all the wrong reasons.

 

[Somerset Blue]

Can't be arsed to endure this inevitable shizzshow! We have become an awful watch.

 

[linnane666]

Was a good cup run while it lasted

 

[woodsyni]

Can't be arsed to endure this inevitable shizzshow! We have become an awful watch.

Just become an awful watch???? It's been a decade now at least.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Lose this game and the season is effectively over

 

[9LeagueTitles5FACups]

Hoping for heavy snow and a cancellation.... Hate Everton right now

I want to be optimistic but I would accept a cancellation due to the weather. Any postponement would perhaps give us a little longer to prepare and would possibly result in a slightly better kick-off time too.

 

[9LeagueTitles5FACups]

Lose this game and the season is effectively over

We could still try and mount a late push for a European spot once we have a fully fit or close to fully fit squad.