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

[Aberblue]

———————Pickford————————
Holgate——Godfrey—Branth———Myko
—————-VDB———Doucs——————
Gordon————-Iwobi——————Rich
————————Dom—————————

Idk if VDB is fit, but this seems like all we can do at this point.

VDB isn't fit.

It's crazy, we signed FIVE players in January and four of them have hardly played, and Mykolenko has only featured off and on.

 

[Milkman]

What odds for 3-0 Burnley?

 

[gonetomorrow]

There might be a booking or two in this match.

 

[blueblood]

Given the injuries and suspensions, I’d probably stick with the formation we played on Sunday that was a marked improvement and we at competed in an away game for the first time in a long time. I’d be tempted to throw Price a start in place of Delph and possibly Dele instead of Iwobi.

——————Pickford——————
Holgate-Godfrey-Branthwaite-Mykolenko
————Delph———Doucoure————
——Gordon—Iwobi—Richarlison——
———————DCL———————

 

[GoldenToffee]

We're in for a bumming here.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Not looking good from the bookies...

Correct Score: Burnley 1-0 Everton (Sky Bet odds: 6/1)​

• Sky Sports: Wednesday, 19:30

What a massive game we have on our hands here.
Just four points separate second-bottom Burnley and fourth-bottom Everton, with both having 10 games remaining, meaning this is a huge football match.
The Clarets were comfortably beaten by Manchester City at the weekend, but only lost 2-0, meaning their goal difference is currently the best of the teams in the bottom four.
That was their fourth straight loss, though their home xG process has been the glimmer of hope for Sean Dyche's side in a difficult season (1.24 xGF, 1.42 xGA per game), and that, along with Everton's torrid away results and process, makes this a favourable match-up for the Clarets.
Frank Lampard has overseen four away league matches as Everton manager, losing all four by an aggregate score of 12-2, with their xG process over those games reading a pathetic 0.59 xGF and 2.68 xGA per game.
They have been simply horrible on the road under the new manager, and weren't much better before he arrived with their season-long xG figures away from home standing at 1.01 xGF and 1.99 xGA per game.
It is therefore hard to make a case for the Toffees here, especially given Burnley have averaged 1.48 xGF and 1.33 xGA per home game against non-big-six opponents this term.

The result of this game is set to have a huge bearing on who goes down and who stays up this season, with a Burnley win seeing their chances of going down reduce to 37% while simultaneously increasing Everton's chances to 44%.
A draw harms Burnley's chances more than Everton's, while an Everton win would see Burnley's relegation percentage increase to 76%, and all-but seal the fate of the bottom three.
The first of those results looks likely given the figures discussed though

 

[LEONARD]

I have my rosery beads ready for every time they get a corner, or a free kick on the edge of the box.

 

[mccole]

With Patterson and Van de Beek definitely out, Coleman 50/50 and Delph likely to play some part so I think we will set up the same as West Ham 4-2-3-1

Pickford
Coleman/Kenny - Godfrey - Holgate - Mykolenko
Doucoure - Delph
Gordon - Gray - Richarlison
DCL

 

[Del-boy]

Are Burnley missing any first team players?

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

With Patterson and Van de Beek definitely out, Coleman 50/50 and Delph likely to play some part so I think we will set up the same as West Ham 4-2-3-1

Pickford
Coleman/Kenny - Godfrey - Holgate - Mykolenko
Doucoure - Delph
Gordon - Gray - Richarlison
DCL

Perhaps Iwobi in for Gray.

 

[Mr PEN86]

I have absolutely no right to feel like I do but I feel we'll get a result tomorrow. Maybe the West Ham performance made me feel less bad. No Keane so one less liability to worry about. Gordon comes in to start for me. Would keep Iwobi in and drop Gray. Feel he's been ineffective

 

[Blue Sky]

I have absolutely no right to feel like I do but I feel we'll get a result tomorrow.

Me too , surely our footballers are better than their footballers , feeling fairly confident the closer it gets , going for a stress free win 0-2 .

 

[ToffeeTim]

Are Burnley missing any first team players?

Mee and Collins I think

 

[witchdoc187]

We're in for a bumming here.

This is the matchday thread mate

 

[Baines' left foot]

If this doesn’t work then perhaps we can change manager twice in the next two games after it as this also works incredibly well.

Dunno about you mate but I’m getting a lot of enjoyment out of slating the team selection even though Lampard generally doesn’t have any other options.

Get him gone. I’m bored now.