Match Thread Everton 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19:30 Weds 7th January 2026.

[Frenk]

I was mad at the ref, but let’s be honest they are the rules and our players were just plain stupid. The lack of discipline in our squad is a bit of a concern.

 

[Socistep2]

By the way: 10th isn't good enough.

I can see how bare 10th would save the managers neck, but this is a terrible league and 9th/10th is low hanging fruit that even Brentford, Sunderland, Palace and Fulham are gunning for.

Give over, the squad needs investment over a number of windows, Sunderland will likely fade away and the other sides are better then us !

Reality is add branththwaite, ndiaye, gana gueye, KDH and Alcaraz to that team and we win easily

People forget we don't have the squad depth yet, it will take time

Just be glad we aren't struggling against relegation like the last few years and be realistic that it will take time and patience to get us back up the league

 

[bullybeef]

Fair enough mate. I didn't see either Grealish card but that's stupid by him. Pulling someone's hair is stupid but is it "violent conduct" ? Regardless this doesn't help our fa cup run

If you pulled a birds hair I think you would be up for assault and rightly so.

Why is a football field any different.

 

[witchdoc187]

I was mad at the ref, but let’s be honest they are the rules and our players were just plain stupid. The lack of discipline in our squad is a bit of concern.

Fair enough, but these rules are quite flexible when the "big" teams are involved

 

[witchdoc187]

If you pulled a birds hair I think you would be up for assault and rightly so.

Why is a football field any different.

Can't remember the last time I went up for a header with a girl at the bar to be honest

 

[bullybeef]

Can't remember the last time I went up for a header with a girl at the bar to be honest

Happens regularly in my local

 

[Frenk]

Fair enough, but these rules are quite flexible when the "big" teams are involved

Yeah but we just didn’t have to feed the fire did we. Players like Keane, Grealish and Gueye coming to the end of their careers should know better.

 

[Bez2k2k]

You need age verification for this sort of thing.

Hahahahahs

 

[witchdoc187]

Yeah but we just didn’t have to feed the fire did we. Players like Keane, Grealish and Gueye coming to the end of their careers should know better.

I agree mate but I just don't see the red cards personally. I didn't see jack's first one, the second seemed odd but he should definitely know better.

 

[RomanReigns]

Iroegbunam was really good today

At least that’s a positive

 

[witchdoc187]

Happens regularly in my local

If he'd lobbed a glass I could relate to it more and accept the decision

 

[dachshund]

Can't remember the last time I went up for a header with a girl at the bar to be honest

You and I are not going to the same pubs, it seems

 

[ChesterBlue]

MOTM Irogbunam for me, was immense in the first half

Only bonus to the Keane Red is O’Brien playing his proper position. All in all frustrating, yet again should’ve been out of sight by HT, and yet again awful discipline and dithering management letting the game drift

 

[witchdoc187]

You and I are not going to the same pubs, it seems

If it was 40 years ago I wouldn't bat an eyelid I just can't leap high enough these days.

 

[bullybeef]

If he'd lobbed a glass I could relate to it more and accept the decision

I understand where you’re coming from but the game is different now, you can’t do anything. Grabbing someone by the hair is an act of violence. I don’t think Keane did it with malice, even so he shouldn’t have done it.