Match Thread Everton v West Ham United (Sunday 16th Sept 4.00)

[Eggs]

Pickford

Kenny
Holgate
Zouma
Baines

Gueye
Schneiderlin

Lookman
Gylfi
Digne

Tosun

..Baines/Digne is an interesting shout.

 

[Aberblue]

Until we get an injury update we are down to the bones.

And half those bones are broken!

 

[MACCA75]

If we did a similar line up to mine above (well, the same)

Niasse
Bernard (hopefully!)
Stekelenburg
Davies
Dowell
Browning
Hornby

Good God.

That’s assuming Gueye is fit as well!

 

[BlueToff]

..Baines/Digne is an interesting shout.

I wouldn't if everybody was fit, but as it stands I think we need some balance and Digne on the left would at least help sure us up down that side plus give us that option of two natural left-footers.

 

[BlueToff]

That’s assuming Gueye is fit as well!

Aye, if not switch Davies for him and then yeh, we're looking at Feeney or perhaps Evans for the bench.

 

[Eggs]

I wouldn't if everybody was fit, but as it stands I think we need some balance and Digne on the left would at least help sure us up down that side plus give us that option of two natural left-footers.

..yep, it might be a ‘safe’ option as opposed to going Lookman and Dowell on the wings.

 

[brieverton]

Another huge game, I'd really not be playing them off the back of their awful start either.

I worry that players will be a bit iffy confidence wise, whereas this is the exact type of game to hit West Ham hard and early. Even with a two goal cushion we can look jittery as we all know.

I'll take any win, but I'm just not sure how this will go. If we were to lose then it would be disastrous.

 

[Sir Alan]

Why are people putting a LB LW?

Surely there’s better options than that even with all our injuries. Play a LB and stop trying to shoe horn two lb’s into a team. Dear lord Allardyce would have been slaughter on here for even considering that.

 

[Nymzee]

Why are people putting a LB LW?

Surely there’s better options than that even with all our injuries. Play a LB and stop trying to shoe horn two lb’s into a team. Dear lord Allardyce would have been slaughter on here for even considering that.

Name some.

 

[BlueToff]

Why are people putting a LB LW?

Surely there’s better options than that even with all our injuries. Play a LB and stop trying to shoe horn two lb’s into a team. Dear lord Allardyce would have been slaughter on here for even considering that.

If he was fit I'd have played DCL and have Sigurdsson left, with DCL up top with Tosun.

But it doesn't look like he will be fit, so it's a balancing act.

I'd be happy to go with Dowell, Lookman, Gylfi, but it doesn't leave us with many options to change the game if needed.

It also leaves our defence massively exposed.

 

[scotchbutterpin]

I hate the international break. Good to get back to real footy.
Anyhow West Ham are still all over the place so we should do a job on these. 4-1 to us.

 

[Thomasc]

Bernard, Gomes, Mina going into the Slaven Billic “never available” hall of fame?

 

[BigDuncFunk]

If Mina is fit - 3-5-2

Pickford

Holgate Mina Zouma

Kenny Davies Siggurdsson Schnerderlin Digne

Tosun Niasse



If not 4-2-3-1

Pickford

Kenny Holgate Zouma Baines

Davies Schnerderlin

Lookman Siggurdsson Digne

Tosun

Got to give Digne a run at LW over Niasse with DCL out.

 

[Pete Campbell]

That’s assuming Gueye is fit as well!

I don't think he is

 

[ToffeeTim]

Why are people putting a LB LW?

Surely there’s better options than that even with all our injuries. Play a LB and stop trying to shoe horn two lb’s into a team. Dear lord Allardyce would have been slaughter on here for even considering that.

Name me better options who are fit.

We have a 12 player injury crisis. How could you possibly by cryarsing about us not having our strongest team.

Weird behaviour.