Manchester City v Everton. Monday 20th December @ 20.00.

[devinewilliam]

it's gonna be 1-0 either way, so I can see a tense and tight game for 90 mins. Would be delighted if Yakubu started and just held the ball up and allowed us to counter attack from past our half way line.

 

[RFUS]

That fist is going straight up Jagielka's backside.

He scored against Juve tonight.


Brace yourself Jags.

 

[tango]

" Those who know need no explanation ... Those who don't , don't matter " It's been my ethos for 41 years since my first game , I'm not changing now ..... 2-0 to Everton

 

[somuchfun]

Feeling much better today, maybe another late fitness test on Monday for the game vs. Man City

on Twitter 13 mins ago, so dunno, maybe he'll be fit for the match after all.

 

[uknightbreed]

probable man city line up....

...................hart
zabaleta ktoure kompany kolarov
........de jong.....barry
....silva......ytoure.....balotelli
................tevez

Subs from Given, Jô, Vieira, Lescott, Boateng, Milner, Boyata, A Johnson, Santa Cruz, Wright-Phillips, Richards, Bridge

Form guide WWDWDD

probable everton line up ...

................howard
......neville jags distin baines
coleman.rodwell fellaini.pienaar
..................cahill
..................saha

Subs from Hibbert, Yakubu, Osman, Anichebe, Mucha, Saha, Bilyaletdinov, Turner, Gueye, Baxter, Mustafi, Duffy

Form guide DDLDLD

with city lineing up like that i would play 3 at the back and go man for man ...... but thats not going to happen.
cahill and toure are the 2 players who will have the most space ,so cahill will have to get the better of kompany (there weak link) and someone is gonna have to stay tight to yaya toure.
neville will be our weak link against balotelli (thank god it isnt hibbert playing there)
this match will be won or lost in the middle of the pitch though imo. fellaini and rodz will have to dominate de jong and barry.

 

[Blue 1]

Man, I just watched the highlights from last season at Goodison, we schooled them.

I just don't think it's going to be like that this time.

 

[faldo]

on Twitter 13 mins ago, so dunno, maybe he'll be fit for the match after all.

honest to god lad..do you really care how that greedy pr1ck is feeling..is it just me or am i wrong in saying it..if the pr1ck doesnt want to re-sign fcuk off..is our great club not good enough for the south african..just wondering?

 

[kenada_blue]

honest to god lad..do you really care how that greedy pr1ck is feeling..is it just me or am i wrong in saying it..if the pr1ck doesnt want to re-sign fcuk off..is our great club not good enough for the south african..just wondering?

No, no it's not mate. He's given us about 3 good seasons and wants to move on to somewhere that can give him better high end football.

Deal with it.

 

[davek]

I think he'll use Heitinga.

 

[RFUS]

I think he'll use Heitinga.

If I see Heitinga or Saha starting, I'm going to shoot either myself or Moyes. Maybe both.

 

[Matt Damon]

I think he'll use Heitinga.

He's already said Heitinga's not available.

 

[faldo]

deal with it..

 

[ijjysmith]

If I see Heitinga or Saha starting, I'm going to shoot either myself or Moyes. Maybe both.

Agreed. I'm still 98% certain that Saha will start. I'd put my chrimbo presents on it!

Do we think Tevez will play for them?

 

[davek]

He's already said Heitinga's not available.

Heitinga is a doubt (knee injury) it says on the OS preview.

Thanks Matt.

 

[ijjysmith]

Off topic: have we seen the last of Heitinga in an Everton shirt?

On topic: Erm...hope we win!