Match Thread Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion, KO 15:00 Sat 10th March

[Pete Campbell]

Probably the most despondent I have been about our once great team .....and I have been following them since the 60s

 

[part time fan]

Yeah this game has some substance to it, Sam couldn't (or hopefully shouldn't) play this game to not lose so it may be fun to watch if I can stay up past my bedtime to watch it.

 

[Big_nev]

I know you can write novels about how bad we've been this season but we should be beating Brighton with ease. That isn't meant to be a dig at Brighton it's just a fact that the are your typical strong at home, poor on the road middle of the table side.

Fancy Walcott getting a goal or two and a cracker from Gylfi. Going for 3-1 to the not so mighty Blues.

Two players we are going to be needing to keep quiet is obviously Glenn Murray and the under the radar Pascal Gross. Gross has 8 assists and 5 goals in his debut season for Brighton, Murray has bagged 13. We keep them two out of the game and the points are ours.

 

[BernieH]

Game day, I'm nervous but not in a good way, hard to wrap your head around the situation we find ourselves in, playing the worst football in the entire league, that is some going.

 

[seer]

8-0 to Brighton

I'm barely even joking either .. We are gash enough for it to happen

 

[marsh]

Murray to score a penalty. As Leicester scored one as did Palace in our last two home games

 

[Cels]

Going positive for this one.

Everton 4 Brighton 1

Tosun to get a hattrick; Keane to grab one from a corner. COYB!

 

[deipnosophist]

Going positive for this one.

Everton 4 Brighton 1

Tosun to get a hattrick; Keane to grab one from a corner. COYB!

Given Keane’s 20p head, if he aims at the corner flag, he just might direct a header on goal.

 

[Berenger]

Actual or guess?

That lineup looks good to me

I’m not so sure. Bolasie hasn’t offered anything yet, at the expense of no legs in midfield. And would’ve preferred to see Holgate.

 

[wiggum23]

No doubt in my mind fella. It’s a must win or we’re deeper in the mire. Our most important game so far, what a mess of a season.

I wouldn’t say it’s must win as such as even a draw sees us likely 8 points clear of bottom 3. However it will put more pressure on the Stoke game as we will likely lose the 3 after.

However we should be beating these and Stoke if slack jaw sets the team up properly.

 

[Caolam]

Surely if we don't get a result today then Fat Sam is on his bike, it won't be an exercise bike but on his bike none the less.

 

[ToffeeTim]

We'll be playing with 10 men with Bolasie "starting".

 

[kissthestick]

good luck boys and girls

 

[ADT]

Actual or guess?

That lineup looks good to me

Apparently it’s the actual one

 

[Jonte]

Going positive for this one.

Everton 4 Brighton 1

Tosun to get a hattrick; Keane to grab one from a corner. COYB!

I wish.