Match Thread Everton v Them - Preview, Match Report & MotM Poll

[RomanReigns]

conspiracy theory

VAR was brought in to further help the top 6 sides

 

[Leylo]

What pleased me was when we were defending and won the ball back we never just smashed the ball anywhere we kept our head and found a pass ,keep this going made up me

 

[Ufotone]

MOTM to Pickford

Patterson looking great

Iwobi in fine form

Overall great team performance

Frank is doing a fine job, the wins will come

 

[witchdoc187]

conspiracy theory

VAR was brought in to further help the top 6 sides

That much is obvious I think

 

[witchdoc187]

if that is true, it is once again shameful behaviour.

Showed loads of them outside after kick off on Spanish TV. No real context though

 

[RomanReigns]

mad stat that there was only 1 player who started today who played in the last home derby under benitez

 

[Houghty19]

Typical motd van dyke only should have had an amber card not enough for a red absolute nonsense as usual. I'll guarantee that if onana had done the same to van dyke they would have been crying out for a red.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

That Onana tackle looks every bit as disgusting on MOTD.

 

[Coggy]

We are not the finished article yet - but what a breath of fresh air seeing competent footballers in every position in the team.
I can watch us for the first time in ages and not expect a major balls up from someone.
We've ditched Gomes and Gbamin thankfully - but it's no coincidence that the team doesn't include Mina, Godfrey or Holgate. Don't let any of these back into the squad. They may be 'athletes' - though generously including Mina in that term - but they have no football ability. Would have loved to get rid of these if they were not injured.

Agree with you , but certainly not about Mina

 

[RomanReigns]

introduce amber cards then

get 10 minutes in the sin bin for an amber card or something

 

[BlueStevie35]

How's Sky got Chelsea/West Ham as game of the day? Even listening to this game it was an absolute belter of a game even for the neutrals.

Because our game was on TV earlier in the day, the game of the day gimmick on Sky is for the 3PM games

 

[David09]

I have a long memory of bad refereeing in this fixture - the numerous penalties we've been denied at The Pit, the 1984 League Cup Final and more.. The dodgy goals (McAllister), the dodgy red cards (Rodwell, Hibbert but not for Kuyt (the clearest of them all), The Carragher fouls on Lescott, The Poll Disallowed goal, The Hamilton goal.. The Lyons goal in the 70s..

And now the Coady goal..

So don't tell me these things even themselves out - because they damn well don't.

Super Kev at Anfield though and the Lee Carsley pile on? Them times keep us going.

 

[RomanReigns]

so i've been a season ticket holder for about 4 years now and i've managed to get tickets for the derby before

this is my record

0-0 - february 2015 - ticket
0-0 - april 2018 - season ticket
0-0 - march 2019 - season ticket
0-0 - june 2020 - couldn't attend due to covid-19
2-2 - october 2020 - couldn't attend due to covid-19
1-4 - december 2021- season ticket
0-0 - September 2022 - season ticket

i've seen 4 0-0's and the only game we scored a goal in that i could celebrate it was a game we lost 4-1

 

[carolinablue232]

That Onana tackle looks every bit as disgusting on MOTD.

I know I shouldn’t do it but I can’t help but compare every decision to not go to VAR to Allan’s var red against Newcastle last season. This like many others was so much worse.

 

[navidson]

That VVD tackle is as clear a red as it gets