Match Thread Everton v Aston Villa - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Sarnia Kevin]

I've just watched the match. We were incredibly unlucky to come away with nothing from the game. If it was a penalty for Villa, then we should have had one when Miko was wiped out in their area by Kamara. And the ref was atrocious, but what's new? Both Onana and Doucoure bookings were a joke.

MoM was McNeill, we just needed someone to put the crosses into the net. Having said that the Villa keeper had to make 2 or 3 vital saves to keep them in the game.

Onward and upward boys

 

[tommytowne]

Imagine my glee, when in an attempt to put yesterday's result out of my mind, I was just scrolling through some FB posts last night and came across us against Villa in the League Cup final replay at Old Trafford back in 1977.
Just no escaping the total abject misery that this current side is subjecting me to

 

[terryefc]

Imagine my glee, when in an attempt to put yesterday's result out of my mind, I was just scrolling through some FB posts last night and came across us against Villa in the League Cup final replay at Old Trafford back in 1977.
Just no escaping the total abject misery that this current side is subjecting me to

What a team we had though. I was at the 0-0 at Wembley - no ticket to be had - £5 handed to the fella on the gate who let me in. Some great images from those 3 games - Big Bob standing on the fence after he scored in the replay...we all agree....

 

[degsy]

also it was mcginn who had the ball in the box, not prime kane, maybe just maybe he would not have scored even if he got his shot away, similar to how maupay shot straight at their keeper in the box

Nah mate sorry, this is Everton, if Gana (fairly or no) doesn't tackle him, even if - as they say on MotD - he felt the initial knee on knee contact and was thus on his way down before the foot swept round to get a faint touch...so was entitled to go down you just Know! its Blammo into the top corner.
Not only, but also...
It will come out later that;
A) He hasn't scored for 3 yrs
or
B) That was his first ever goal for anybody anywhere - Ever.

But the key point is...baring 1 in 20...when it needs to, VAR  never looks at our incidents and gives us the benefit of the doubt.
But Always looks when it maybe iffy and pings us.

 

[degsy]

I've just watched the match. We were incredibly unlucky to come away with nothing from the game. If it was a penalty for Villa, then we should have had one when Miko was wiped out in their area by Kamara. And the ref was atrocious, but what's new? Both Onana and Doucoure bookings were a joke.

MoM was McNeill, we just needed someone to put the crosses into the net. Having said that the Villa keeper had to make 2 or 3 vital saves to keep them in the game.

Onward and upward boys

Also - Last week and this week - we have to learn not to put the crosses too near the keeper.
They have to go into that 'Goldilocks Area' that 'Area of Uncertainty'

Oh and maybe not have just one midget there to attack them.

 

[Sharpattack]

Unlucky? You’re unlucky when you concede a goal against the run of play. We lost 2-0.

 

[Jeff Jones]

I've only just watched the recording - wasn't in a hurry as I'd heard the result - and I don't think we deserved to lose.

It's hard when you lose in our situation, but there'll be days when things go our way.

Who knows, we seem to play better against teams up at the top and we might get something at Arsenal.

 

[joebocop]

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Mina, preferably.

Completely forgot about him tbh. I think my head is already thinking of 6 months time when we almost certainly won't have him anymore.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

I've just watched the match. We were incredibly unlucky to come away with nothing from the game. If it was a penalty for Villa, then we should have had one when Miko was wiped out in their area by Kamara. And the ref was atrocious, but what's new? Both Onana and Doucoure bookings were a joke.

MoM was McNeill, we just needed someone to put the crosses into the net. Having said that the Villa keeper had to make 2 or 3 vital saves to keep them in the game.

Onward and upward boys

Their keeper got man of the match which says it all.
A fit and firing Dom plays and we win that game comfortably. If we still have Richie we'd have won that game comfortably.... and despite the managers best efforts to try and not make Doms absence and the lack of signing a striker the narrative, the failure from those at the top has us going into every game with a massive disadvantage.
Dyche has done a great job given what he's inherited and if we can get some sort of consistency upfront then we'll be ok.

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

Unlucky? You’re unlucky when you concede a goal against the run of play. We lost 2-0.

So you don't think them getting a dubious penalty against the run of play wasn't unlucky? Okay

 

[Bluerover]

What a team we had though. I was at the 0-0 at Wembley - no ticket to be had - £5 handed to the fella on the gate who let me in. Some great images from those 3 games - Big Bob standing on the fence after he scored in the replay...we all agree....

Was that not 1980 FAC SF v WHU at Elland Road? Then Lampard senior gutted us all

 

[Dixieslaces]

Was that not 1980 FAC SF v WHU at Elland Road? Then Lampard senior gutted us all

Latchford got the equaliser at Hillsborough, dont recall him standing on the railings may have been the West Ham one below

Then Old Trafford, no more words necessary!

 

[micknick]

What was Coady doing for the second goal.

We were the better team but they had some people that can score.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

What was Coady doing for the second goal.

We were the better team but they had some people that can score.

watching it back it looks like Tarks steps on his heel. Still no excuse though. Maybe time to give Coady a rest and bring Yerry in.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

watching it back it looks like Tarks steps on his heel. Still no excuse though. Maybe time to give Coady a rest and bring Yerry in.

Definitely especially as Mina is good in the air and with set pieces being so important to us the more goalscoring options from corners the better