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

[Milk]

We do like inviting pressure .... crickey that was an unpleasant overtime.

MoM for me DCL but honourable mentions for the back four as a unit

 

[everton1953]

Bad decisions by Carlo to give up attacking near the end and try to hang on. It paid off in the end but DC off for Tosun?? Rich off for Kenny?? It said come on Arsenal have a go at our goal. We survived but it could have gone badly wrong. 3pts though and we played well for most of it.

 

[Frenk]

Much more nervous defence with Pickford in goal.

 

[Davideeyore]

I feel a bit deflated loved the goals and we won woop woop but it was far from satisfying. We took the posession stats quite literally in the second half nearly all Arsenal. Still glass half full we're second. Still 5 off the top.

 

[Wolf8312]

We weren't very good in that second half were we? But that's got to be the end for Arteta, surely.

We were very bad at the start of the first half. Good for the middle of it, and tailed off a bit again at the end.

 

[royalblue66]

WTH voted forPickford ?

 

[ToffeeTim]

That's the kind of winning a game you have no business winning because you find a way that we need to be doing if we want to be a great side.

That said let's get James back in and start playing a bit better. Also drop Pickford. Or shoot him into the face of the sun. Either or.

With the injuries we have, I'm delighted with those 9 points. No team will consistently perform missing key players.

Will be great to have Seamus and hopefully James back on Wednesday, but I'm going to enjoy this weekend first.

Ground out wins are the foundation of good seasons. Did we only deserve a draw? Probably... but we found a way.

 

[Toffee-nerd]

Dogged performance. Love it. What a great run of results and defensive performances. Lets get through the cup now lads. UTT

 

[deipnosophist]

@johnjako...the Duke of Edinburgh told some funny stories about bummings at his boarding school...it was very commonplace and just seen as ‘one of those things that happens to young boys’

 

[Bullens Rd]

MOM DCL

MOM 2 Godfrey

 

[Tigger]

Keane commanding, DCL class, Ben is well.. God! Wonderful win with the players available. Davies and Pickford did themselves no favours.

 

[Khalekan]

Young Godfrey for me.

Smashing game all round and that sprint up the line was pure Ussain Bolt.

 

[bag a yoko]

Easy win against a team creating nothing. Defending calmly and solidly.

 

[Death]

Merry Christmas

 

[Seathestars]

Delighted with the result but Carlo needs to say something about the 5 minutes injury time and then another 90 seconds, stop being a soft touch Everton FFS.
Mourinho, Klopp, Wenger, SAF would make a right song and dance about it, win or not.