Match Thread Everton v Brighton - Preview, Match Report & MotM Poll

[lungo]

We started off like a house on fire, then regressed back to our old ways.

Definitely need another before I feel safe.

Discipline is great... it would be nice to keep the ball more than 2 seconds. Garner and Gana is zero level football!

 

[Rita_Poon]

whats the mither at the tunnel at HT?

 

[Gilbert..]

Just hang on. The table is looking half decent right now. Creating a gap.

 

[Neiler]

We’re dictating our style of play on them, they don’t like it!

 

[Tel001]

I like to imagine how good we could be playing like this but with wingers actually suited to breaking and winning 1v1 in wide areas

Harrison is shocking offensively, works hard but loses the ball every single time .

Works hard off the ball and never leaves the fb outnumbered which is good, but it would be good if he didn’t have to run backward all match because we actually had some possession

 

[Foxache]

Brighton don’t have any creativity so the possession in front of our defence goes nowhere and I don’t think that we’re particularly worried.

However, they’ve started to throw in those long diagonals to get their wingers in a foot race against Young or Mykolenko and suddenly I’m worried about Mitoma against Young

 

[Tommy Chong]

Discipline is great... it would be nice to keep the ball more than 2 seconds. Garner and Gana is zero level football!

Gana definitely needs to be our first sub!

 

[jazzy]

Would sub Gana, he's a walking second caution.

Who with?
No midfielder on the bench worthy of coming on

 

[jayden28]

This has 1-1 written all over it.

Yep need to get hold of the ball more

 

[Runub]

Everton did a lot of running out of possession that half. Could be some tired legs second half.

 

[Karbutar]

Pretty good half, think Doucoure is going to run emtpy soon if we can't hold the ball a bit better tho..

 

[joebocop]

Clear foul no question. It was outside, so a free kick. VAR doesn't interfere there unless it was foul that should follow a possible red.

"If a defender starts holding an attacker outside the penalty area but continues holding inside the penalty area, the referee shall award a penalty kick."

I thought this was the rule, in which case I think it would be close on this incident. All in all, can't complain. I feel the offside goal could easily have been allowed.

 

[davek]

COYBs!!!!!!!!!!!

Played with the U21's the other day.

I don't think the young 'uns liked having old man Coleman cramping their style, but at least it means he's one step closer to returning.

Great news.

 

[Lee Smith]

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   Absolutely not for me.
   Just a coming together of shoulders between Veltman and McNeil. So correct decision.
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2. 'Everton protecting what they have'​

   Everton 1-0 Brighton
   
   
   
   Pat Nevin
   Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at Goodison Park
   At the moment it really has settled into a pattern of attack v defence. Brighton dominating the ball and Everton sitting deep.
   Everton are just sitting back and protecting this one-goal lead. They had been looking to contain and break but that has gotten less and less as this half has gone on.
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   Everton 1-0 Brighton
   
   Shamoon Hafez
   BBC Sport at Goodison Park
   Everton are doing well to snuff out any Brighton danger here.
   Striker Evan Ferguson has barely had a kick because the colossal Jarrod Branthwaite is handling him out there.

Nevin always comes across as a bit of a knob’ead whenever he talks about us.

 

[Foxache]

Harrison is shocking offensively, works hard but loses the ball every single time .

Works hard off the ball and never leaves the fb outnumbered which is good, but it would be good if he didn’t have to run backward all match because we actually had some possession

He doesn’t have vision and is indecisive so ends up running into a cul-de-sac and loses the ball. Work rate is top notch but needs to get that ball out earlier and maybe play an easy pass to keep possession.