Match Thread Everton v Manchester City, Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[johnjoeefc]

I would take the positives of a good performance. But I wouldnt be surprised to hear news of van de beek and dcl out for the season and us to play 2 in the middle against spurs and turn in another turgid performance. Its on that basis why a penalty not given was a very big decision that's disgracefully gone against us. If it can be proven it was offside then fair enough but I've not seen that evidence.

 

[Ring master]

Via BBC, if not already said

Everton have 22 points from 24 Premier League matches this season (W6 D4 L14), their lowest tally at this stage of a league campaign (assuming 3 pts/win all-time) since 1929-30 (also 22), when they were relegated from the top-flight.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

No they haven't, they've been talking about it for ages after the game

At the time I posted that he’d asked them both and they completely ignored it, it’s only because they went back to it.

 

[MartSlinger]

The ref will win these the game here.

ABSOLUTE RATS

 

[MisterJ]

No way we're going down

 

[MisterJ]

At the time I posted that he’d asked them both and they completely ignored it, it’s only because they went back to it.

Fair enough

 

[Seamus Colemole]

I don’t know where all this possible offside stuff has come from that I’m reading about, but I can guarantee you that they didn’t even check for an offside. If they had they would have shown it on the VAR replays with all the lines before or after checking the handball

Yeah, i believe that after Rodri handballed it that play carried on until an offside was given and the game stopped. Then they did the VAR check, after it wasn't given play restarted with the offside.

It was not an offside against Richarlison before the handball. If he was was, and Var didn't want to give the penalty they would have just said there was an offside before the handball and there'd be no argument, not some crap and being insufficent evidence.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Completely missed everything. How did we play? Did we deserve to lose?

 

[Lee Smith]

Lampard :

"Even if the VAR says not sure, then go have a look. It is incompetence at best, if not that then someone needs to explain what it is."

My man.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

I generally don’t think it’s corruption but when it’s as obvious as this decision should’ve been, I start to waver

Today's ref behavior felt very dishonest

 

[spudmuncher]

What a performance! So unlucky.

keep that up and we’ll finish top 10.

COYB!

Lol... no we won't

 

[Zatara]

Completely missed everything. How did we play? Did we deserve to lose?

Very dogged and had a few breakaways.

Keane gave them a goal when it was an easy clearance...flat footed.

Clear pen in front of the ref for handball...VAR went down the match fixing route.

Allan and Doucoure immense

 

[Wat Tyler]

 

[ToffeeTim]

The officials were one sided the whole game not just the big decision. Absolutely disgraceful the whole game.

 

[Mashtray]

The premier league relasing info on why it was inconclusive. They know their backs are against the wall on that call.

They have never been so quick to release a statement