Match Thread Everton v Crystal Palace - Match Report and MotM Poll

[atypicalusername]

Honestly we weren't even bad the first half. Very winnable game for us here

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

James looks like he turned down the HT bovril.

 

[deipnosophist]

Yes. That was the inspiration behind it mate

...it's 6am here mate...I'm a bit slow on it

 

[Stan Lee Park]

We have had some chances - largely because Palace are so bad - but the finishing has been awful. We seem to be incapable of taking control of games against poor sides like Palace. Can't name one player who played anything like well in the first half.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Still can’t believe Coleman, as club captain, wasn’t in the midst of that scuffle over the free kick sorting it out.

Proper wimp of a captain.

 

[Lob]

I hope we are more clinical in the 2nd half because the game could have been over at half time. Cannot blow chances like this if we want to challenge for Europe.

Sort it and win it blues. COYB's.

 

[TheBigIguana]

They have both gone down as big chances - i.e. opportunities from which Opta would expect a player to score
Should be hitting the target, they’re free headers from 6 yards out

Opta doesn't expect a player to score every big chance

 

[arbok]

LOL siggys reaction after Richy took the free kick

How many has Siggy scored from free kicks this year?

 

[Cels]

Would like to see King replace Richarlison at about sixty mins mark to change things around a bit, unless he sorts his head out of course. The chances are being created they just need to be converted, but that's the difference between having decent forwards and having top quality forwards.

 

[BlueToff]

It has been a bit better than usual. But we still have no linking play in midfield. James tries but the rest of the team isn't there. Coleman is bad, Gylfi/Gomes bad, Davies and Richarlison are both meh. You've got Digne who is good but him and James can't really play next to each other.

The issue is the guys who are our first team midfield aren't good at it either so it really isn't a problem likely to fix itself.

Thus why I'd like to see us give Iwobi real opportunities but that seems to have sailed as well. Not really sure what the answer is. I guess pray Gbamin is really good?

Iwobi is injured

 

[TGW89]

Can't stand this utter cack for another minute. Just end this season

 

[Jim Hopper]

Come onnnn

 

[peteblue]

Disagree.

I can appreciate that, but in this instance I think we can all agree that I’m right......

 

[the sniderman]

Richy better score this half or he looks a selfish tit.

no buddy u just look v floppy either way.

 

[Jim Hopper]

Keeper won’t have an easier night here