Match Thread Bournemouth v Everton - Preview, Match Report & MotM Poll

[catcherintherye]

You know he would get a straight red immediately. Different rules for us.

Absolutely. They're only bad tackles when Gordon does them apparently.

 

[navidson]

9 shots against so far - Decent chance of another team racking up 20+ efforts against us

 

[hktoffee]

We can’t score nor create.

We better sign two starting attacking players on the 1st of Jan.

 

[Baggzio]

Apparently a two footed lunge is no longer a red card then

Even better it’s not a card at all

 

[TheBigIguana]

I agree re VAR, I wasn't saying there was a foul or offside, but I think the ref should have immediately stopped the game as tarkowski was down with a head injury - that's a rule you can't really argue with

I'm going to anyway.

Tarkowski gets up and keeps playing. Moore gets up after holding his head and keeps playing. Tavernier gets up and keeps playing. The head injury system is a complete farce from top to bottom.

 

[PhilM]

Option 1: Dont send the team back out and accuse the ref of match fixing.

Option 2: Put Gordon on for Gray and ask our boys to kick them all over the park

Option 3: someone chin him.

 

[banno]

I agree he shouldn't have stopped play for Tarks injury but when he stops play for something that wasn't even a head injury when we tried to counter just shows the quality of refs is as low as ever. I thought also that Maupays left leg got kicked up with his penalty appeal. Overall though we are just a clueless team

 

[diggerdestroyer]

Not only that but pair them up with Gordon and Gray who are both for sure championship quality players

trying to imagine the coaching and management staff meetings and how the hell they came up with the decision to go ahead and sign mcneil and maupay.

 

[atrottel]

Cook out of control, studs up and not even a yellow. Then the stoppage for a 'head injury' to the chest. We are appalling but the referee is somehow even worse.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

When we lose football matches to a moment great play, like Tieleman’s goal the other week you say ‘ok, we’ve been beaten by the better team’

Here is how I’ve seen todays first half talking points

Even start, us with the best chances, snapshot from Maupay about ten yards out, dangerous cross from Patterson

Pickford error 1-0 down

Everton player down with head injury in the six yard box. The ball is cleared out and the referee lets a new attack come, during which the goalscorer jumps over our injured player to score. 2-0 down refereeing error and another player concussed during the move and subbed off immediately for his own health.

50/50 penalty shout on Maupay obviously not given - probably not a pen for me either but you’ve seen it given

Absolute horror tackle, flying in at top speed, off the ground, studs up making contact with Onana. Goes to VAR. spends minutes looking at it… nahhhhh probably fine.

Everton on a counter attack late in the half, game stopped because Bournemouth player who was cleanly tackled with the ball at his feet is down holding his head


So yeah, from those events we should be one down and they should be a man down and also, momentum changes a lot if we’re only one goal back and they’re a man down so who knows what might have played out differently

 

[GoldenToffee]

We can’t score nor create.

We better sign two starting attacking players on the 1st of Jan.

One, on loan, final day of the window. And he'll be crap as well.

 

[hallamblue]

Bournemouth have lost their last 2 games from 2 goals up. If we could score it would change the game completely. I'm just not sure we can score!

 

[kleew]

Gray is so bad! I’m tired of screaming this at the top of my lungs every game!!

This is what we can buy from FFP, we the victim of

 

[maccavennie]

Even better it’s not a card at all

He got a yellow mate (according to livescore)

 

[Dixie1sixty]

We didn't start badly but, just like last season, when you keep gifting the opposition goals you make it 10x easier for them and 10x harder for yourselves.