Match Thread Everton Vs Manchester City - Capital One Cup - Semi Final 1st Leg - Wednesday 6th January - 20:00 KO

[orly]

Good preview chap.

3-1 to Everton

 

[daza_1973]

So has Hibbert.

No save him for then final - he can pocket origi again.

 

[Bilko]

for the first time this season,i'm not confident for the blues, so it hopefully means a 2-0 win.Howard has a stormer and the fan base don't know whether to cheer or cry

 

[MartSlinger]

Need a clean sheet here, if not then a 3-1 win.

 

[n01efc]

Any lead would have to be the aim

 

[carlos21]

Come on Everton.

 

[TheAlmightyFloater]

Do away goals count?

Or would it be decided by penalties?

 

[ElPorto]

Hat-trick to King Kone and a 4-1 win to the royal blues!!!

I'm high on painkillers.... leave me to my delusions!!

 

[BlueToff]

Based on the presser then, I'd say it will be the same team (bar Robles) that finished against Spurs - as it should be.

Jags, Lennon and Kev will start in the FA Cup I'd imagine.

Robles

Coleman - Stones - Funes-Mori - Baines

Besic - Barry

Deulofeu - Barkley - Cleverley

Lukaku

Subs: Jagielka, Kone, Mirallas, Lennon, Osman, Howard, Galloway.

That team would be more than capable of getting a result, IMO. Get Besic to mark tight to Toure and burst forward when needed, with Barry sitting. Let Barkley push further up top and give Cleverley a role on the left.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Really need to keep a clean sheet to have any chance of going through. Ideally we need a 3-0 however i think we will lose 2-0

 

[toffee matt]

 

[Carlito]

I've reneged on my threat to not bother going, like I always do.

It seems too big of an ask to do City over two legs, but they're not exactly the most motivated side in the face of adversity, so you never know.

Deulofeu has to start.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

1-1 we score at the end after they have led all game. Everton like

 

[GwladysBlue]

He can't help but talk rubbish at these things, can he?

 

[HibbertsLeftFoot]

Call to Arms, Blues.