Match Thread Aston Villa v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[NilSatisOptimum]

Haaland will score 10+ against us

Godfrey tied him in knots last season so much so he cried.

 

[HappyJack]

Onana can do one and Gana. No effort.

 

[ForeverEverton]

4 points from the first 4 games is still on! 0-0 against Wolves and 1-0 against Sheff Utd and we will keep the dream alive

Even an average of a point a game from here to the end of the season is touch and go whether we stay up.

 

[IllinoisBlue]

Watching Onana being invisible for chunks of the match, and then popping up to show his obvious skills, I have to think there is a better position for him in the side, or is he just lazy?

 

[Toffeepot]

Of course. But could be a case of Branthwaite making mistakes but allowing them to improve. That would be fine if we could score and win games. We can't. So it's catch 22.

I miss big Yerry

 

[sandybrownsbighead]

Is it too early change our manager? This definitely isn't the Everton way. Just not good enough. If Graham is available, I'd get him in

We're going to need that new manager bounce earlier than we thought

 

[Bob Latchford]

Hopefully with Andre Gomes and Grey not being in the squad that their transfers out are imminent….

There must though be 2-3 in this week.

 

[GraemeS1980]

Villa players shirt’s dripping with sweat, each to a player has ran their knackers off. That’s the difference they want it, they’re guided and coached on what to do, our lot have no idea

 

[Steve EFC]

Official ratings:

Pickford - 5 - Soft of him to come out the way he did. Always going to be a penalty.
Patterson - 4 - Just offers so, so little as a modern full back. Slow, clumsy, poor in possession. I have a bit of sympathy as it has to be soul-destroying as a full back for Everton with no support on the wing.
Tarkowski - 5 - Brought down to his CB partner's level but he's the captain there and is doing nothing to fire them up.
Keane - 1 - Just the performance we all expected really. Two decent assists for Villa.
Young - 5 - Skinned alive for the first goal, no real impact after that. Must be hard with absolutely nothing on the wing ahead of him mind you.
Onana - 4 - Didn't notice him whatsoever, as usual. Needs selling to get some money in, but it'd probably just end up disappearing anyway.
Gueye - 4 - Best days are long gone. Liability today leaving gaping holes in our midfield. Him and Onana cannot play together again, but will.
Garner - 6 - Our best player again, but zero support in front or alongside him so it's impossible for him to have an impact on the game.
Doucouré - 4 - Nowhere to be seen.
Iwobi - 3 - Pathetic as per. Get kin rid ffs.
DCL - N/A - So many terrible players 'supporting' him, up front by himself, injured in an innocuous challenge early on.

Dyche - 0 - Abysmal team selection. Why not start Danjuma who appears to be fit? Michael Keane, really? Four central midfielders on the field? Get gone you useless waste of space.

Can’t really argue with any of that.

 

[Stoffee]

Worth throwing out there cos he gets away with it a lot....tarks was also atrocious today

 

[funkygibson]

At least we know now that protests or no protests the players performances are still sh**e

 

[Huyton Layne]

Yep they’re the only ones
Maybe Tarkowski for not looking disastrous next to many disasters

Nah, watch that first goal again. Walks around watching them pass and score. Literally not in the game, drifts past the near post when there's 3 other defenders around. He's been bad today just Keane make everything look better by comparison.

 

[GoldenToffee]

We will lose to Wolves.....

And Dyche will retain the full backing out the club. Disgrace from top to bottom.

 

[maccavennie]

Garner been abysmal 2nd half as well.

I'd say him 1st half and Danjuma 2nd half only ones who can walk off and say they had any kind of moments where a standard was met.

 

[sandybrownsbighead]

Even an average of a point a game from here to the end of the season is touch and go whether we stay up.

37 is the new 40