Match Thread Everton v Nottingham Forest : 3pm KO : Saturday 20th August 2022

[The Legend of Southall]

2-0 to forest ☹

 

[pejic]

So many teams already have a win under their belt, we need a solid 2-0

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Pickford

Holgate - Coady - Tarkowski
Patterson ------------------------- Mykolenko

Iwobi -------- Onana

McNeil -------------------- Gordon
Rondon​

Has to be that for me. Dunno if I can cope with another game with Gordon up top..

 

[GoldenToffee]

A loss simply because I can see Forest being able to convert at least one opportunity in front of goal, whereas we'll likely need to score from a set piece and we've nobody who can put in a good ball on a semi-regular basis. Disgraceful by the board to essentially forfeit at least three matches, but it is what it is. 0 points here.

 

[diggerdestroyer]

A loss simply because I can see Forest being able to convert at least one opportunity in front of goal, whereas we'll likely need to score from a set piece and we've nobody who can put in a good ball on a semi-regular basis. Disgraceful by the board to essentially forfeit at least three matches, but it is what it is. 0 points here.

these 3 matches without a forward will have a huge bearing on this season coming off a relegation battle end of last season. imagine if it was another club who were in this situation. I'm sure we would thinking... yep no forward in yet... they will be in trouble.

need a win here and looking for it without a match fit front man. completely ridiculous 3 matches into a new season.

 

[IV(AC)]

Rondon hattrick
5-0 Everton
Routine home win

*puts crack pipe away

 

[Amw79]

For anyone on the train on Saturday.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

A win here would be great, means 3 Prem games out of the way with points on the board before Fleetwood Town and the final days of the transfer window. Then we can properly start to concentrate on the squad we're left with & DCL on his way back.

 

[murphy89]

Play Rondon and tell him to not move from the striker position, ensure he is in the box when the ball is out wide and I'm positive he will score. Every game the ball ends up wide and either no one is there or the person who is there can't actually win a header.

 

[Goodisongang]

Anyone else worried about this?

No striker and forest coming off a big win, they've got so many new players you don't know if they are going to click or not.

 

[kev]

A quite comfortable 2-0 Everton win.


*admittedly this prediction is based on nothing but hope and blind optimism.

 

[johnjoeefc]

For me the first two names on the teamsheet at the moment are iwobi and holgate

 

[overkill]

Pickford

Holgate - Coady - Tarkowski
Patterson ------------------------- Mykolenko

Iwobi -------- Onana

McNeil -------------------- Gordon
Rondon​

Has to be that for me. Dunno if I can cope with another game with Gordon up top..

Agree with this, unless Gordon is actually going then he'd not play.
If that's the case it would have to be Gray

 

[banno]

Think we will do these quite comfortably. Don't see much to write home about. West Ham should have got something against Forest, good goal chalked off, hit the underside of the bar twice and missed a penalty. One of those days for West Ham and Forest riding their luck somewhat

 

[Thomasc]

Pickford

Holgate - Coady - Tarkowski
Patterson ------------------------- Mykolenko

Iwobi -------- Onana

McNeil -------------------- Gordon
Rondon​

Has to be that for me. Dunno if I can cope with another game with Gordon up top..

So unless we are gifted another OG or a set piece, hard to see any goals coming from that lot.