Match Thread Everton v Brentford. Preview, Match Report and MotM poll

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

We were up against a very good side who put four goals past Chelsea last month.

However, we were completely dominating them and should have been 2-0 up by the 15 minute mark. We would have been 2-0 up had we received a penalty for that foul on Richarlison just before the Branthwaite sending off.

As Micah Richards said: our fans were like a 12th man and were really spurring the players on. Then Goodison became a bit deflated and the atmosphere went down a peg or two after the sending off.

Ultimately no team in this league could keep a clean sheet while playing with fewer players for 70-odd minutes.

I’m not sure how Sorenson was still on the pitch by the time half-time came around. Two lunges at our players, two fouls on Richarlison on the penalty box etc.

I had to perpetuate the Scouse persecution complex stereotype, but when will a terrible decision finally go in our favour? I keep hearing this cliche about swings and roundabouts but these decisions simply aren’t evening themselves out.

 

[GoldenToffee]

We were up against a very good side who put four goals past Chelsea last month.

However, we were completely dominating them and should have been 2-0 up by the 15 minute mark. We would have been 2-0 up had we received a penalty for that foul on Richarlison just before the Branthwaite sending off.

As Micah Richards said: our fans were like a 12th man and were really spurring the players on. Then Goodison became a bit deflated and the atmosphere went down a peg or two after the sending off.

Ultimately no team in this league could keep a clean sheet while playing with fewer players for 70-odd minutes.

Spot on mate, but especially a side with such a poor midfield like ours. I'd love to know the reason behind Allan's lack of game time recently - it's criminal to play Gomes unless you're absolutely desperate. It was just attack against defence and watching Henry (best left back I've seen in years at Goodison) their left back have the freedom of Goodison Park was just waiting for him to create chance after chance. Did not expect him to pop up with a flying header, but when you have no decent centre back on the field these kind of things happen.

 

[Billy Dean]

I see shirt pulls ignored every week. That's all I can say at this point.

Lol. There are shirt pulls that get ignored, and there is grabbing a massive handful of shirt and almost having it off the opponent’s back. Whilst the ref stares right at it.

 

[MassBlue]

Overwhelming feeling after that game is...why didn't we try and win the game against Watford? Sitting deep against the worse team in the league and banking on home form always seemed optimistic.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Regarding the abuse of Brentford players and, in their own words, their mothers.

Sounds like the obvious insult being referenced was directed at the players themselves.

Let's hope the culprit or culprits are dealt with appropriately.

 

[GoldenToffee]

As expected, Christian Eriksen made our players look like school children. He doesn't even need to run.

 

[dannyboy]

Overwhelming feeling after that game is...why didn't we try and win the game against Watford? Sitting deep against the worse team in the league and banking on home form always seemed optimistic.

Left ourselves open to what happened yesterday with a man being sent off. Drawing against a side that didn't even want to play the game sums this season up.

 

[kiss the crest]

Just seen the replay for the goals, some shocking defending there, Coleman is absolutely awful.

 

[BlueInNZ]

Not long finished watching the game. 10 mins or so in, 1-0 up, crowd making us play like not an extra man but 2. I got comfortable, thinking to myself "cant remember the last time I could sit back and enjoy watching a game"

And then smack, back to reality.

The game v Palace is massive. I hope the fans going to the game take their A game because yet again today you were great. Once more into the breach.....

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

Did they check on var for the penalty claim before the red card

They said that VAR looked at it and wouldn't have overturned the decision if Oliver had given the penalty, but didn't tell him he should review it himself. This isn't the way VAR has been used in other games is it?

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

You’re missing my point with respect. Let’s acknowledge that many of our players today were awful and, worryingly, look to be tiring. As a collective they deserved nothing for that performance against a poor newly promoted side.

Let’s not play the RS victims card here. We and they at kickoff time knew what was needed today and these players failed abysmally. This does not bode well for the next 180 mins of prem football.

One only hopes Leeds and or Burnley lose their remaining games and these same failures don’t need to be further relied upon.

1) They're not really that poor - they could still (and let's hope DO) finish in the top half
2) It's not "playing the victim card", it's just realism - one (truly shambolic) decision changed that game yesterday. Playing 70mins with 10 men against ANYONE in the PL is astonishingly difficult - moreso with only 1 recognised centre half.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Just seen the replay for the goals, some shocking defending there, Coleman is absolutely awful.

Coleman who is having to play almost every minute twice a week at the age of about a million because we have no one else fit and competent, and who yesterday was playing as a centre back in a back 4 for over an hour?

Just checking.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I like their manager Frank a lot. But just like all other managers, he went very quiet and didn't have the good grace to say they got huge amounts of luck with the referee. I'm upset and biased but his comments about the referee were a bit of a nonsense. To say the referee had a good game shows bias and zero objectivity.

 

[ToffeeTim]

And it is very disappointing to read about these allegations this morning. If true, then whoever did it shouldn't be watching any more matches Goodison.

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

Our position is now looking desperate because of the lack of bravery against Watford. Settling for a point against them instead of going out for revenge for the humiliation they imposed on us at Goodison is coming back to bite us on the backside.

I won't be watching against Palace because I have to go and watch Warrington getting battered at home by St Helens instead. Why do I do this to myself, must be masochism