Match Thread Everton v Rotherham United, Preview, Report and MotM Poll

[mightymoyes]

Available for keague cup

He's not, suspended

 

[Kurt.]

The first of 3 Home games on the bounce sees us welcome Championship side Rotherham United in The Carabao Cup, a team that managed to gain promotion via the playoffs last season. They currently find themselves just above the relegation places, after a start of 1 win and 3 defeats so far, they play today at 12.30(Sunday) in case anybody wants to check them out.

It will be the first time VAR has been used at Goodison Park, which should make things very interesting. Also with the changes to the competition this season the match if level at 90minutes will go straight to a penalty shoot out.

They should not be taken lightly of course, but its difficult to predict what sort of side we will play, few little niggles in the squad and of course we have 2 players serving a suspension, I would probably go with something like this, it would depend on the fitness of certain players and I know people like us to field a first team, I just feel that some players need a run out and some players would benefit from a rest.

Goats 11 to start :

Pickford
JJK - Zouma - Holgate - Digne
Gana - Davies
Dowell
Lookman - DCL - Bernard
​

COYB

Booooooo!!!

 

[Dr O]

No it’s not in the UK. I was wondering if it’s been picked up by an overseas station?

All the tv companies around the world seem to be going with Forest/Newcastle.
Everton looks likely to be audio only, tho I will check Kd on the day...

 

[Eggs]

..Rotherham currently playing (beating Millwall 1-0). Days extra recovery for us if Silva uses any of yesterday’s team.

 

[Ring master]

..Rotherham currently playing (beating Millwall 1-0). Days extra recovery for us if Silva uses any of yesterday’s team.

watched bits of this game,Rotherham missed a few good chances,while getting pretty lucky not to conceed

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Stekelenburg

Kenny - Zouma - Pennington - Digne

Davies
Bernard -------------------- Lookman
Dowell

Niasse -- DCL​

Bit of a mad lineup, but I reckon we just ring all the changes for this personally. That team should still comfortably see Rotherham off.

Swap Bernard & Lookman's sides every so often to give them both a go at being the inverse winger.

 

[sageyefc]

Stekelenburg

Kenny - Zouma - Pennington - Digne

Davies
Bernard -------------------- Lookman
Dowell

Niasse -- DCL​

Bit of a mad lineup, but I reckon we just ring all the changes for this personally. That team should still comfortably see Rotherham off.

Swap Bernard & Lookman's sides every so often to give them both a go at being the inverse winger.

That team gets beat

 

[Brisan123]

Stekelenburg

Kenny - Zouma - Pennington - Digne

Davies
Bernard -------------------- Lookman
Dowell

Niasse -- DCL​

Bit of a mad lineup, but I reckon we just ring all the changes for this personally. That team should still comfortably see Rotherham off.

Swap Bernard & Lookman's sides every so often to give them both a go at being the inverse winger.

Would they still be inverse wingers if the pivot is in transition lol

 

[ToffeeTim]

Stekelenburg

Kenny - Zouma - Pennington - Digne

Davies
Bernard -------------------- Lookman
Dowell

Niasse -- DCL​

Bit of a mad lineup, but I reckon we just ring all the changes for this personally. That team should still comfortably see Rotherham off.

Swap Bernard & Lookman's sides every so often to give them both a go at being the inverse winger.

NO

 

[Toffe3m4n]

That team gets beat

I highly doubt it.... say they did though then every one of them deserves binning.

 

[RomanReigns]

If lookman doesn't play in this game then I just give up

 

[Toffe3m4n]

C'mon lads....... it's a squad game so we need to be, you know, using the squad.

If that team of mine gets beaten by Rotherham at home then we may as well just pack it all in.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Pickford

Kenny - Holgate - Zouma - Digne

Gana

Bernard - Sandro - Sigurdsson - Richarlison

Tosun

Richarlison is banned

 

[Goat]

C'mon lads....... it's a squad game so we need to be, you know, using the squad.

If that team of mine gets beaten by Rotherham at home then we may as well just pack it all in.

Using the squad is 1 thing, but playing 8 attacking players in a side is a different thing.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Thought Richarlison is suspended?

He is