Everton (H) 3pm Saturday 9th November (not on TV)

edited November 6 in Match Threads
Just for a change I'm going to start with us

No Kudus, no Alvarez, no Fullkrug

Hopefully Tommy Soucek is fit, hopefully we don't play three at the back and hopefully Antonio starts!

Normal service will now resume

Everton haven't had their worst start to a season (that was 1994-95 when they went 12 games without a win) but its not been great with just two wins (Palace, Ipswich) and three draws.

In his defence Dyche has had a few injuries to deal with although surprisingly Dominic Calvert-Lewin isn't one of them!

He's one of just four players to start all 10 league matches along with key player Dwight McNeil (top with 3 goals and 3 assists), Jordan Pickford and James Tarkowski.

Jarrad Branthwaite, subject of transfer speculation in the summer, has been struggling with a thigh issue but has had a few minutes from the bench in the last two matches. With Ben Godfrey gone to Atalanta Michael Keane has started alongside Tarkowski and picked up a fourth yellow card at the weekend. 23yo CB Jake O'Brien, signed from Lyon for £16.4m and won his first full Irish caps in August, is another option on the bench.

On the left of defence Vitali Mykolenko has started eight while on the right Ashley Young, who celebrated his 39th birthday in July, has been preferred to Nathan Patterson, recovered from the hamstring he picked up in April, and 36yo club captain Seamus Coleman, back from a thigh problem.

In the centre of midfield its been a bit thin, Amadou Onana, once linked with West Ham, left for Villa after just two seasons at Goodison while James Garner and Tim Iroegbunam, signed from Villa for £9m, are both long term injuries. Abdoulaye Doucoure was unavailable last weekend with a minor knock which left Idrissa Gueye and Orel Mangala who arrived on loan from Lyon just 8 weeks after he joined from Nottingham Forest

Either side of Dwight McNeil CF Iliman Ndiaye, signed from Marseille for £15m a year after he left Sheffield United for £20m, has been playing on the left while Jack Harrison and Denmark's Jesper Lindstrom, on loan from Napoli, have been rotated on the right

Apart from Calvert-Lewin the only option up front is Beto who has only had 6 substitute appearances in the league

Neal Maupay is on loan at Marseille (hooray) and Armando Broja has been injured since his deadline day loan from Chelsea (because having just one sicknote striker isn't enough).

Starting XI against Saints last weekend

Pickford
Young Tarkowski Keane Mykolenko
Gueye Mangala
Lindstrom McNeil Ndiaye
Calvert-Lewin

But could be...

Pickford
Patterson Tarkowski Branthwaite Mykolenko
Gueye Doucoure
Harrison McNeil Ndiaye
Calvert-Lewin

As for their worst start to the season Everton finally got three points on 1st November against us
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Comments

  • Team can only be…

    Fabiański
    Wan-Bissaka - Todibo - Kilman - Emerson
    Souček - Rodríguez
    Bowen - Paquetá - Summerville
    Ings
  • Lukerz said:

    Team can only be…

    Fabiański
    Wan-Bissaka - Todibo - Kilman - Emerson
    Souček - Rodríguez
    Bowen - Paquetá - Summerville
    Ings

    I'm still not convinced with Tobido, he's made a few crucial mistakes so I'd go with Mavropanos. Ings has been very effective as an impact sub so I'd start Antonio
  • And Mav hasn't made crucial mistakes? IMO Todibo looks head and shoulders above the rest.
  • Todibo is one of the first on the team sheet for me. We also need to get a settled back four out
  • Mavropanos seems to attract mistakes. There’s something going wrong every time he plays. Sometimes he just seems unlucky but he makes a lot of brash decisions I think. A bit like Kehrer imo in that looks good most of the time but costs us with decisions.
  • A very important game before yet another international break which will be followed by 2 tough games, away to Newcastle and then home to Arsenal. A win for Everton would see them climb above us.
  • From today's presser:

    "I don't know how long Fullkrug will be out. He started with a little injury but it has got more complicated.

    "He will be out for the next two or three weeks but I don't know exactly. It depends how he responds to the treatment, so we'll see."

    What a disaster of a signing.
  • Tommy Soup back in contention

    From the OS
    Souček is back in training now, though, feeling much better and ready to take his frustration out on a familiar opponent in Everton, who visit London Stadium this Saturday afternoon.
  • Also Areola not called up to the Latest French squad
    Not sure if because of Injury. Form. Or both 🤷‍♂️ 🧐
  • And talking of internationals, no call up for Jarod
  • We have been woeful in most areas, especially midfield. Rodriguez is very pedestrian. why not try someone who is hungry to play - Irving. Pacqueta hasn't done anything and is more likely to lose the ball in crucial areas. He needs to be dropped. Can someone from U-21s step up?
  • I thought Irving has looked OK so far. Anyone but Soler ...
  • Lads, my son lives in Germany, and just dropped round Fullkrug’s house to borrow some sugar, and he sent me this photo. It’s not looking good.
  • It would look a bit better if there was a right one too.
  • It would look a bit better if there was a right one too.

    Typical. Only West Ham could sign a striker with one leg but two left feet.
  • From Dyche's presser yesterday

    Seamus Coleman out with a hamstring, Doucoure "he has a chance" and Ndiaye (came off with a dead-leg against Saints) "looks ok".

    Mangala is "getting along well" as he builds fitness

    Jarrad Branthwaite might not replace Michael Keane as last time they brought him back too soon and he reinjured himself so this time they're "being careful".

    Beto could replace Calvert-Lewin who hasn't scored since 14 September

    But...

    Liverpool Echo reports that Dwight McNeil might be unavailable this weekend. He picked up a knee problem against Fulham, managed 90 minutes against Saints but it has flared up again
  • edited November 8

    Lads, my son lives in Germany, and just dropped round Fullkrug’s house to borrow some sugar, and he sent me this photo. It’s not looking good.

    Can't help thinking about the Mr. Spiggot sketch with Pete & Dud.
    "I've not got anything against your right leg but the trouble is - neither have you"
  • Suggestions that Bowen and Todibo are doubts for this 😱😱😱.
  • Lads, my son lives in Germany, and just dropped round Fullkrug’s house to borrow some sugar, and he sent me this photo. It’s not looking good.

    Can't help thinking about the Mr. Spiggot sketch with Pete & Dud.
    "I've not got anything against your right leg but the trouble is - neither have you"
    I wouldn’t worry about it, it’s only his leg that is false, the foot is real
  • Bowen is pictured on website training today.
  • would be nice to see Guilherme get a run out ,But guess we need to be 3 up before that happens ,Not much on the bench to change things .Anyway everything crossed need the win
  • No Dwight McNeil as predicted, Doucoure replaces McNeil and Branthwaite replaces Keane,

    Otherwise same as last weekend

    Got a good feeling about this

  • Got a good feeling about this

    I wish I shared that.

  • edited November 9
    Given the circumstances, this is the best eleven we have - I cannot quibble about the starting line up - Paq needs to show up
  • edited November 9
    Antonio down injured in the first minute.

    Back up now.
  • Good job AWb was alert there
  • Lucky to escape as Everton break after our corner. Great cover block by Summerville.
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