Match Thread Everton v Leicester City - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[MrGrumpy]

Need a win tonight, hoping for a 2-3 goal win, need the points and goal difference

 

[deipnosophist]

pretty relaxed about this...we'll win 2-1

 

[FOXINPEACE]

While Leicester are a decent side they are only 3 points above Newcastle and 1 above Brentford. So they aren't that good

In fairness we have 2 games in hand over Newcastle and 3 over Brentford. But yeah we've not been great

 

[Cels]

Going for an Everton defeat with this one. I'm hoping that I am wrong, and we can take something from the game, but I don't feel confident.

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[zaitken]

That lovely, warm, fuzzy feeling after the much-needed win against Man Utd last week has now completely evaporated.

I'm absolutely worried sick again. I just can't get those future fixtures out of my head, completely aware that Burnley have a far kinder run-in than we do.

I'm just praying we don't repeat what happened after we beat Newcastle, only to follow that up with two avoidable losses. We have to take something from this tonight.

 

[Moderatelywarmwater]

Going for an Everton defeat with this one. I'm hoping that I am wrong, and we can take something from the game, but I don't feel confident.

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Oh for goodness sake. We’re at home, they’ve got nothing to play for in the league. This match means nothing to them.

3-1 win, no sweat.

 

[DanEFC92]

I do worry as we haven't strung two good results together since the start of the season.

 

[TheRealist]

They've just been so heavily reliant on Vardy for years that when he doesn't play they're literally a relegation side. He's played twice since December 28th and scored once, then got injured again and is out for a while yet. Prior to his injury he'd scored 9 times in 16 games, which says everything. If he'd have got injured in October, and not the end of December, they'd probably be where we are now.

Leicester's defense has been more of an issue than their attack, as they almost always score goals but almost always concedes as well. They have had their starting defenders Evans (surgery), Fofana (broken leg), Justin (ACL), Castagne (surgery) and Ricardo (surgery) out for the greater part of the season. But guess what? They are ALL back fit now - just in time for this game!

 

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[perth_blue]

Madison back as well, big in for them.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Fact is they're a better footballing team than us.
But will they be up for a fight .
I doubt it.
Home win...?

 

[Clarky cat]

Brenda has never won at Goodison

Why have you typed this ffs?!

 

[PhilM]

Going for an Everton defeat with this one. I'm hoping that I am wrong, and we can take something from the game, but I don't feel confident.

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All we need is @davek to be pessimsitic and predict an Everton defeat, so we can put our feet up with a comfortable victory ensured.

 

[davek]

Even the official Twitter misses him:

He's vermin.

Let it go.

He jetted off back home and shat all over the faces of the Goodison faithful.