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

[ForestBlue]

DCL & Paterson confirmed out with injuries

 

[blue to the bone]

Godfrey also out.
Onana fit and Mykolenko a possible

 

[arch stanton]

Not a forward but can play full back

Feckit, that'll do bring yer boots on sunday lad, you're in.

 

[Tony101]

Godfrey also out.
Onana fit and Mykolenko a possible

Hope Myko makes it’s not fussed whatsoever about Godfrey even with our full back crisis. He’s a liability.

 

[bullybeef]

Dyche’s presser has left me feeling flat.

No DCL
No Patterson
No Coleman
No Godfrey

It’s gonna be a nail biter

 

[ForestBlue]

Whoever plays and in what ever system we need to find a way for McNeill to get lots of possession in their half. Him and Jimmy Garner are our best hopes of a match winning performance.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Lot of injuries to deal with in a huge game

 

[gedefc]

Paul Joyce saying Onana doubtful aswell - I wouldnt have started him anyway tbh

 

[NathDogg]

Lot of injuries to deal with in a huge game

Everton that mate - it’s what we’ve always had for as long as I can remember.

Yet you see other clubs going months without any serious injuries, or one or two at most.

Whoever pulls on the royal blue needs to play like it’s their last ever match, and leave everything they have out on the grass. Anything less and we’re done.

 

[DanEFC92]

Worrying.

 

[blue to the bone]

Paul Joyce saying Onana doubtful aswell - I wouldnt have started him anyway tbh

Dyche said he's fit and available

 

[steven]

So many problems. Who plays striker and what the hell we do at full backs.

Two clear options.

Either stick to usual system with Holgate and Mykolenko (if fit) full backs.
Or
A third centre back comes in with Iwobi and Mcneill as wing backs.

I worry about both tbh but feel we need to get McNeil further up the pitch…so with a heavy heart I think Holgate at right back is the way to go…and even during the process of writing this sentence I have already changed my mind and think Holgate will be our undoing.

Up front I think he will go with grey…but I have a bad feeling maupay plays. Either way it weakens us massively with no dcl, I hope we can replicate the type of performance we put in without DCL against Brentford.

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

Not a single word said that we didn’t already know. And yet the task feels 19 times harder than it did half an hour ago.

Need a training video quick of the lads looking relaxed and happy and banging them in from all angles.

 

[bitter-no-better]

So many problems. Who plays striker and what the hell we do at full backs.

Two clear options.

Either stick to usual system with Holgate and Mykolenko (if fit) full backs.
Or
A third centre back comes in with Iwobi and Mcneill as wing backs.

I worry about both tbh but feel we need to get McNeil further up the pitch…so with a heavy heart I think Holgate at right back is the way to go…and even during the process of writing this sentence I have already changed my mind and think Holgate will be our undoing.

Up front I think he will go with grey…but I have a bad feeling maupay plays. Either way it weakens us massively with no dcl, I hope we can replicate the type of performance we put in without DCL against Brentford.

Agree the forward and full backs is the big issue as well as McNeil needing to be further forward.

I thought the team looked good the last half hour against City with Coady in there. He will probably go for Maupay based on his work rate rather than his quality.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Pickford

Coady Mina Tarkowski Mykolenko

Garner Gueye Doucoure

Iwobi Simms McNeil


Please. Just keep Michael Keane away from our penalty area no matter what happens.