Match Thread Everton v Tottenham Hotspur, Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Dougie]

First thing all our best wishes to Gomes. On the game though we was in control wasn’t a great like but Pickford had nothing to do until mistake from iwobi. There keeper had a few standard saves and we should of had pen. Big telling point is the players are lacking in confidence though defence was solid but going forward we are scared.

 

[Yorkie89]

You might not agree with his politics but we need a team full of guys with his mentality and passion.

Couldn’t agree more

 

[Yorkie89]

First thing all our best wishes to Gomes. On the game though we was in control wasn’t a great like but Pickford had nothing to do until mistake from iwobi. There keeper had a few standard saves and we should of had pen. Big telling point is the players are lacking in confidence though defence was solid but going forward we are scared.

Mina and holgate complemented each other I thought

 

[Paul Rideout]

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Not clear and obvious.

not clear and obvious.

The whole officiating is farcical and appears (probably is) corrupt. How can we be the only league to get this so wrong and so biased.

I can answer it. Brand Premier League and how it’s run. The sooner there’s a big European league and the premier league goes back to being run by the FA where all the small teams like bury get a (small) slice of the pie the better.

its Been a 27 year experiment of how to systematically destroy football from inside out in this country.

 

[RomanReigns]

anyone worried we are going to be in a relegation scrap ?

11 points from 11 games is relegation form.

we are on target to get 38 points so we should be fine

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Always liked that guy.

 

[4737carlin]

anyone worried we are going to be in a relegation scrap ?

11 points from 11 games is relegation form.

Yes we are for sure

 

[swright1990]

One of our "fans" has been caught on film racially gesturing to Son as he gets sent off. Hope he gets banned for life and I'm sure he will.

 

[ToffeeDan]

I hate to mirror my comments of last week but... why I am not surprised.

That Atkinson can’t see Walcott didn’t commit a foul (and I’m the best part of six times further away than the ref). For the record if it deserved review why book Walcott in the first place when there are three options?)

Why isn’t a clear handball (in a non natural position) not a routine penalty ?

Why was Atkinson bringing out a yellow card for such an apparently awful challenge (VAR adjusts to red) and indeed - was it the collision that caused the serious injury which suggests the red card might have been harsh)

And indeed the non foul on Richarlison didn’t warrant a red card review

We’ve now reached the point where refs feel the need to check every moment of controversy - and yet still not have the balls to follow through. As I had already remarked - would Brighton have benefitted from VAR 1-2 down with ten minutes to go at Goodison? I’m not so sure.

 

[Dougie]

Mina and holgate complemented each other I thought

Yeah only a game and half but they look they have a decent understanding of each other.

 

[Kenshin]

I get the sentiment and whole heartedly agree.

Except rather not have players saying they would rather lose games when we are losing most weeks.

 

[BlueTX]

Not clear and obvious.

not clear and obvious.

Help out a Yank here. Clear and obvious? What does Alli have to do to make it so, actually try and catch the football?

Alli raised his arm above his head and placed himself in jeopardy for handball the moment he did so. Mina's actions, IMO, have nothing to do with it and using him is the worse kind of excuse.

 

[Caolam]

Saw the incident right in front of me. Horrific.
Thought Son was wound up after what he thought was an elbow. And he clearly intended to bring him down. But didnt see it as a red card. Gomes fell/slid into the oncoming Aurier. Horrible. Yellow card I thought.
Atkinson is abysmal. Stood there like a statue when Gomes was stricken. Coleman came onto the pitch to hurry up the emergency first aiders.
Atkinson got so many things wrong. Needs to retire. As for VAR.........needs binning!

And....Silva has next weeks match to save himself in my opinion. Defeat at Southampton and its over for him surely.

I disagree with your Son evaluation, he chased Gomes down and threw himself into a tackle from behind. Definite red for me and Son is culpable in the injury.

 

[Sadken]

m,carthy, coleman,gomes, we must have the worst record with injurys than any other club, we are jinxed.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

In light of Gomes absence, does this mean Schneiderlin or Sigurdson come back in? In the former case and assuming Delph is next to him, we are back to crab sideways ball and if Sig starts we are back to playing with a horribly unbalanced side. A hobson's choice if ever there were one for Silva. In each case, we have looked dreadful this season when these guys have started.

Perhaps Davies and Delph in the middle, Rich/Walcott on the wings and two up top (Tosun plus DCL/Kean/Iwobi) might be a new option?