Match Thread Brighton v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[stretford blue]

Could we not have left Dobbin and Welch out the u23s and at least given them match day experience.

It's no wonder we are losing players like small thinking there is no pathway

 

[Toffeelover]

What an awful line up.

 

[rossi toffee]

My god. 2 goalies & a lad that cud be gone by kickoff

 

[Ufotone]

Oh dear, hope Keane can do better today.

2-3 victory

COYB

Tony

 

[HowitzerThe5th]

Why is Benitez not outlining the squad's injury absentees or covid related status in press conferences? I accept that they may be waiting for one or two players to come back or someone has a slight knock between Thursday and Saturday but this set up is absolutely ridiculous.

 

[DanEFC92]

Two goalies on the bench

I'm going to become the joker.

 

[Chegsy]

Jesus Christ, squad depth hasn’t been addressed this summer at all.

Imagine we hadn’t signed Gray or Townsend. Sort of happy we added them now with hindsight.

 

[Davidoff]

We’re a proper amateur club

 

[davek]

No Davies either

Make weight deal for Edouard?

 

[Joey66]

No Davies either

Injured

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Davies did his quad on Tuesday. Gbamin probably feeling the impact of doing 90 mins for the first time in 2 years.

Godfrey not recovered from COVID. Mina - we don't know there. James, is offski, Kean suspended and on his way to Italy anyway.

It shows how weak and thin the squad is and how much work Mr useless has to do.

Dont remember Davies getting injured how longs he out for?

With Gbamin you never know if he's injured or not as even if goosed you would imagine he would be on the bench as an emergency.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Weirdly comes across as a bit of a 'f* it' approach today given loads of players are out and the transfer window closes on Tuesday, almost as if it's being treated as a bit of a throwaway game given the circumstances ?‍

 

[Mrk]

That back 4 is an absolute joke.

 

[messymascot]

It's no wonder we are losing players like small thinking there is no pathway

Exactly. They probably aren't ready but it would be good for them to experience a match day atmosphere. Dobbin last 10 minutes would give him a boost.

 

[peteblue]

I assume this is a none too subtle message from Benitez to the Board & DoF…..