Chelsea vs Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[banno]

It depends on what you class as a good performance for tonight.

It wasn't a great watch, well far from it, and we never looked likely to score, but defensively we were mostly rigid, disciplined and composed.

They knew their role(s), tactics were as effective as we could have expected and they worked and played well together. In some ways, it was a really good one.

Most of us felt we were looking at a hiding here, yet instead we looked as if we might have won it later on if things had panned out.

I think we defended well to an extent and kept a shape but you have to also look at chances created against us. Chelsea were not clinical tonight and had the chance to be 3 up in the 1st 10 mins. More a Chelsea failing than good defending. Pickford was immense tonight and kept us in with the chance we eventually took. I am only looking at the negatives TBH but I am delighted with the point and especially the performances from Gordon, Pickford and Branthwaite. Also pleased that Simms and Dobbin got more than a sniff tonight and although not being great still got deserved experience and didn't stink the place out like Iwobi

 

[Sadken]

….it’s a fair shout but I think Branthwaite has a bit of an engine, I don’t think he gets out of third gear much. He’s a talent I reckon. Well done Brands.

Him and Godfrey could be very good in central defence for years to come

 

[andy4efc]

Seeing a lot of 'got tactics spot on'...

Witht he players available it probably was, but Chelsea could have been 3 up in the first 30 minutes, then tactics are all horrendous etc.

Needed a bit of luck and a bit of miracle. Pickford outstanding.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Obviously your not allowed to criticise players, when we've come away with a fantastic result. I wonder if the people having a go at me for criticising Pickford, whose legendary distribution was up to scratch again tonight, were having a go at the people criticising Iwobi who yet again was awful tonight. Even though, as I say, we came away with a fantastic result.

Just to check, you’re talking about Pickford, without whom we’d have lost by about 4, right?

 

[Dario Terracotta]

kids showed more nouse and professionalism than these other sods have shown all season,Gordon standing on a Chelsea player preventing a quick free kick, Dobbin doing a Salah trying to manufacture a pen, obviously our kid got booked!!!love it about time we had a bit of snide about us, branthwaite excellent throughout,blueboys took over the bridge too by the sound of it,up the Toffs.

 

[tsubaki]

Lousy manager unless we do ok then nothing to do with him.

just a lousy manager, really

 

[Sharpies volley]

Just to check, you’re talking about Pickford, without whom we’d have lost by about 4, right?

One good save he made tonight. All the others were meat and drink to any keeper

 

[Toffeelover]

That says it all about being an Evertonian.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Didn't even realise we played today since I've had no reason to pay attention. Gla]d I didn't know, TBH...one less worry in my day.

 

[banno]

Just to check, you’re talking about Pickford, without whom we’d have lost by about 4, right?

This is true. The shape of the defence was OK but still walked through and Pickford earned this result tonight

 

[Toffeelover]

One good save he made tonight. All the others were meat and drink to any keeper

Nonsense, he saved then that is what counts.

 

[TimHowardsBeardJuice]

Branthwhite shoud defo be ahead of Holgate , great performance

plus he's 6'5", no one else gets on the end of that

 

[Toffeelover]

Said this manmy times give our young players a go, benitez. Still does not change my opinion.

 

[banno]

That says it all about being an Evertonian.

The crowd sounded excellent tonight and got behind a team that put effort in. Well done to the fans for supporting the team all the way through. Shows when we are still in a game the supporters will back them to the hilt

 

[diggerdestroyer]

We git lucky with their poor finishing esp early in match but you could not fault the effort. Simms looked out of sorts. Dobbin however looks like he has a touch and lively.