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

[Bluewater]

To halt this season fizzling out to a mid table finish, the FA cup can give us some reason to hope for a trophy. It's also a big test of his managerial ability, which has been lacking lately making wrong selections, wrong formation and wrong tactics. Play Dibling in a free role so he can get on the ball and attack defenders. Make it exciting and get us off our seats cheering. The Leeds/Newcastle game last night showed how a game can be played, if teams go for it ie. players turning and going forward. It was a delight to watch rather than the ponderous football we've been playing lately.

 

[davek]

To halt this season fizzling out to a mid table finish, the FA cup can give us some reason to hope for a trophy. It's also a big test of his managerial ability, which has been lacking lately making wrong selections, wrong formation and wrong tactics. Play Dibling in a free role so he can get on the ball and attack defenders. Make it exciting and get us off our seats cheering. The Leeds/Newcastle game last night showed how a game can be played, if teams go for it ie. players turning and going forward. It was a delight to watch rather than the ponderous football we've been playing lately.

He's clocked off with his concocted excuse of 'depleted resources' and 'short of numbers'.

That's what he's sold the fans via the media, and some of them have swallowed it, more fool them.

 

[Drico]

Given that this game has a reasonable chance of going to penalties, there is no reason in the wide earthly world to "rest" Jordan Pickford. Only a mad man would consider it. I am clinging on to the thought that Moyes hasn't completely lost it yet.

 

[Bluewater]

He's clocked off with his concocted excuse of 'depleted resources' and 'short of numbers'.

That's what he's sold the fans via the media, and some of them have swallowed it, more fool them.

It's bad management to just rely on the same 11-12 players from the start of the season. He should have rotated the squad, play some for 4 games bringing on others early in the second half and then starting them after 4 games etc., to get 16-18 up to scratch/match preparedness and that includes some youngsters. Moyes knew we'd lose Ndiaye and Gueye for the AFCOM and that's why Armstrong should never have gone on loan but played as should have Ireogbunam. Even before Ndiaya and Gueye went to the AFCOM we were playing catch up with game time and it's shown with three poor performances against Burnley away, Brentford and Wolves at home (3 winnable games even with a 'depleted squad'). Injuries, suspensions - yellow card accumulation are part and parcel of a premier league season as is injuries. Moyes relies on 'effort' as if he's never witnessed - let the ball do the work i.e pass and move close to the player that receives the ball, but it's run, run and more run hard yards. I don't think Moyes has observed very well how football has moved on and that's why we are stuck where we are in mid table.

 

[barneygumble]

I'm the biggest anti-Moyes there is (i think?) But even for me some of these comments are daft.

The only way he is losing his job post weekend is if we get absolutely trounced, and i mean by like 4 or 5.

He has his excuses ready in that hell he missing Gana, NDiaye, Grealish, Dewsbury-Hall.

I expect a negative result, I expect negative tactics and I more inportant expect him to be in the job regardless on Monday morning

 

[davek]

It's bad management to just rely on the same 11-12 players from the start of the season. He should have rotated the squad, play some for 4 games bringing on others early in the second half and then starting them after 4 games etc., to get 16-18 up to scratch/match preparedness and that includes some youngsters. Moyes knew we'd lose Ndiaye and Gueye for the AFCOM and that's why Armstrong should never have gone on loan but played as should have Ireogbunam. Even before Ndiaya and Gueye went to the AFCOM we were playing catch up with game time and it's shown with three poor performances against Burnley away, Brentford and Wolves at home (3 winnable games even with a 'depleted squad'). Injuries, suspensions - yellow card accumulation are part and parcel of a premier league season as is injuries. Moyes relies on 'effort' as if he's never witnessed - let the ball do the work i.e pass and move close to the player that receives the ball, but it's run, run and more run hard yards. I don't think Moyes has observed very well how football has moved on and that's why we are stuck where we are in mid table.

In a word or three: he's a dinosaur.

 

[everton1953]

It is the first game I will miss. Can't say I am sorry, but I need a break from the awful travelling problems particularly getting home, as well as the not very attractive nature of the home games so far. On the plus side I have started to establish relations with some of my new neighbours at the game, but it is not the same as the age old friendships over so many years at GP.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

We'll conspire a way to lose this one as well. The Moyes way.

 

[evertondotcom]

I’m certain we’ll lose this.

In fact, with 7.5k thousand Mackems making good noise, it could actually be embarrassing.

My guess is

Travers
Patterson O’Brien Tarkowski Myko
Ireogbunham Armstrong Garner
Dibling Beto McNeil

 

[Bez2k2k]

WTaF?!

This is our lifeline.

The season ends if we lose on Saturday.

I disagree. I think what’s the point? We are only going to get shafted by a bad decision down the line anyway. I would rather focus on the league now and trying to finish as high as we can.

 

[BoysPenLad]

I get the impression year after year, that EFC don't think much of the FA Cup.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

I’m certain we’ll lose this.

In fact, with 7.5k thousand Mackems making good noise, it could actually be embarrassing.

My guess is

Travers
Patterson O’Brien Tarkowski Myko
Ireogbunham Armstrong Garner
Dibling Beto McNeil

Thats a front three isn't it!!

Don't forget Moyes will say he is missing the stability of Michael Keane too!

 

[davek]

So with the club appealing Keane's red he plays against Sunderland.

So we know, therefore, our back four and midfield two:

O'Brien Tarkowski Keane Mykolenko
Garner Iroegbunam

 

[Drico]

I disagree. I think what’s the point? We are only going to get shafted by a bad decision down the line anyway. I would rather focus on the league now and trying to finish as high as we can.

By that logic, we're only going to get shafted by bad decisions - like we were last night - in the league as well.

Finishing as high as we can doesn't mean much when Stegosaurus Moyes has dropped seven points to Burnley, Brentford, and Wolves. He's missed the boat.

 

[James Patrick]

I get the impression year after year, that EFC don't think much of the FA Cup.

Yeah it's as if we choose not to win the FA Cup which we all know if we really wanted to we could just decide to add it to our collection.