Match Thread POSTPONED: Everton v Manchester City - Preview only

[catcherintherye]

What with City still being in the League Cup, in Europe and also probably still in the F.A. Cup, they are going to have a massive fixture pile up so when the game finally gets played this will be very good for Everton.

True. Would have likely been better today though.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Do you think it says the outbreak at City is feared to be a lot worse than is reported?

I do - they'd have had more key players missing than us.

 

[NorthernBlue]

Palace winning to. Could be a good day this

 

[visitingholte]

Blessing in disguise for you guys. I still don't know how and when City will be able to schedule their games

 

[Azza]

Are drug tests happening while players are isolating?

 

[TheBigIguana]

Fine but there shold be consistency.

Have they not got 11 full time pro's they can put out?

Unfortunately within the PL the consistent move is to postpone like Villa and Newcastle was. League Cup is a different competition with different dates available to play the games.

I also think making Orient forfeit was the wrong decision and two wrongs don't make a right as the saying goes.

Edit: The League Cup semi isn't far away though and that should be forfeited if they can't play as that is consistent with what they've done before.

 

[RomanReigns]

There better be an investigation why so many city players and staff have COVID

Who had a bunga bunga party on Christmas Day

 

[Kantareller]

Damn covid-iots those mancs

 

[catcherintherye]

I do - they'd have had more key players missing than us.

I think thats without doubt. I wonder how many, more games they miss? Going to make the league really odd this year.

Also with my FPL hat on, this will be wild.

 

[maccavennie]

Gutted for those with a ticket but on the plus side its great news for the lads to have extra rest plus get a few players back hopefully.

The things the Premier League do to stop us from going top of the league for New Year is insane, they knew we'd hammer them about 12-0 tonight.

Palace beating Leicester 1-0 as well.

 

[radiostar]

This is disgraceful. Every single club in the league has had to play on with multiple covid cases.

Why should city be allowed to cry it off?

 

[Tubey]

City have at least 6/7 players out, on top of 5/6 staff

That’s an outbreak. It’s not worth risking our players and our safety by playing them.

The thing is, after the Gabriel/Walker positives, the same risks existed without any further testing due to how COVID works.

So if safety is suddenly their most pressing issue, cancel any game featuring any club that has one infection, or better yet call off football altogether.

 

[Ruairi77]

I dono I thought maybe we would have got a result out of necessity due to parking the bus. We get out players back and it's an open game we might get trashed

dunno man, Richarlison, James, Digne, Allan could all be back, those four with our new found defensive solidity have a better chance of beating city in an open game than the team he would have played tonight sitting back and counting on Davies and Gomes getting a sniff in midfield

 

[Sharpies volley]

FFS. That's the evening ruined. Was just starting to get cranked up. Watching the Palace, Leicester game as an appetiser. What's on the tele lads.

 

[hktoffee]

Good, for the West Ham game.