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

[deipnosophist]

Regarding people describing spurs squad as dismal, I think they've just been mismanaged. Maybe not top four but they're threat with Conte at the helm. I feel we're in for a drumming but hopefully I'm wrong.

I think you might have conflated ‘drubbing’ and ‘bumming’

 

[Milkman]

With a squad as good as ours, we should be destroying these. 4-0 to the Lilywhites.

 

[billybadger]

How many times have we BEAT Spurs at HOME in the last 20 years? I know it’s a very bad record... is there any stats people out there who know exactly?

 

[ELMSWOOD48]

Steven Pienaar scores Everton’s first goal against Tottenham Hotspur in the 90th minute of this premier league match played at Goodison Park on the 9th December 2012.

 

[Nymzee]

Feel like we never play on Saturday’s now and we haven’t even got Europe as a nice reason for it.

 

[evertony]

Not confident at all with this. We’re totally deflated and missing too many players and they’ll have new manager ‘bounce’. The galoot who’s been sulking for month will suddenly pop his dummy back in and score at least two and the fella we don’t like following previous antics at Goodison will obviously bag one and assist a couple.
Dreary, dismal and deflating Sunday afternoon incoming. It’s going to be a hard watch. I’m thinking of how flat the drive home is going to be already.

 

[Jeff Jones]

The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.

Is that one of Nietzsche's proverbs? I wonder if he could have come up with a logical reason why Everton should win this.

Probably not.

 

[mccole]

Benitez won't play a 5 at the back or 3 in midfield so it will be the same 4-2-3-1.

Hopefully Digne is back and Delph (god help us) is able to join Allan in the middle of the park but I would still rather we had an extra player supporting in a 5-3-2.

Spurs will line up in Conte's 3-4-3 so we have to control the wings so I wouldn't be surprised if Godfrey is back at centre back but I'd prefer Holgate at right back over Coleman.

4-2-3-1

Pickford
Holgate - Godfrey - Keane - Digne
Delph - Allan
Townsend - Gray - Gordon
Richarlison

UTFB!

 

[Ring master]

Steven Pienaar scores Everton’s first goal against Tottenham Hotspur in the 90th minute of this premier league match played at Goodison Park on the 9th December 2012.

Our last home league win v Spurs, we are way overdue a win in the league at home

 

[DeadB4red]

Morning boys. New to this on here so finding trying to find my way round. Massive game tomorrow but feel we can nick a point at least. Conte hasn't had much time with the team and seems a few have turned on Kane. COYB

 

[Nyhus]

I dont think Ill watch this game, its going to end with us bloody and battered once again. They have a superior squad and a world class manager, and they’ll have the new manager effect to boot.

 

[DeadB4red]

Anthony Gordon has to start tomorrow. COYB

 

[navidson]

How many times have we BEAT Spurs at HOME in the last 20 years? I know it’s a very bad record... is there any stats people out there who know exactly?

4 wins, 5 defeats and 12 draws since 2000

 

[4737carlin]

I just hope the players get some support, no booing, no abuse, let them play and see what happens

 

[hippopotamus]

I just hope the players get some support, no booing, no abuse, let them play and see what happens

Agree. Singing "You're just a fat Spanish waiter" will do.