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

[WalterBecker]

Allan with his arms out saying why take me off. Holgate time bomb replacement

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Away at City, away at Brentford, home to the RS and home to a much improved Arsenal next four games… we really needed 3 points there!

 

[Furey1878]

To be fair Kavanaugh originally gave the pen.

He really shouldn't have blown up though. Worry about it being a pen once the play has stopped.

Yeah that was the worst part of the play. We still had the ball with their keeper of his line when the ref blew up.

 

[Papa Shango]

Got lucky not hiring nuno at Everton, could have been us.

They are above us in the league.

Just saying...

 

[bcblue1878]

Jon Moss there, absolutely guessing his way through games even when he has the benefit of an actual video he can control.

Worst ref in the PL, and that’s saying something!

 

[Tipp blue]

Spot on. Been saying it all season: 45 points is the realistic first task this season, then try and pile up some points from there to get top half.

This squad is a dire dogs breakfast spewed up by Brands, Koeman, Silva and Ancelotti.

We need a new type of player.

Agree.. Rafael bought in 2 players who've arguably been our 2 best players so far. Give R.afa another few windows with some money to spend.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Fair result. They hit the post. We should have had a pen. It wasn't pretty but an inflamed crowd made it a cracking occasion.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Allan with his arms out saying why take me off. Holgate time bomb replacement

Allan was absolutely seething since the penalty got VARd and I wonder if he was taken off as he’s the last player we can afford to have suspended right now with Doucoure injured.

 

[johnjoeefc]

I genuinely thought it wasn't a pen looking at the replays. Richarlison didn't think it was at the time either as he got up and tried to get the ball without claiming. And the Holgate red was a red as well so not sure some of the abuse directed at the ref is fair

 

[ForeverEverton]

12 points, easy.

4 wins? From who?

Edit: 12 points will leave us on 27 points from 20 games, that will be bottom half

Bad times

 

[Frenk]

Agree.. Rafael bought in 2 players who've arguably been our 2 best players so far. Give R.afa another few windows with some money to spend.

Well whoever the manager is I think we can all agree they need money to spend.

 

[Papa Shango]

I'd just like to see us be able to build some better moves and actually get shots on goal.

Two shots on target isn't good enough.

We could do with someone taking more risks in the box. Digne put a fantastic first time ball in today and everybody just looked at it fizz across the six yard box. Make the run, whats the worst that can happen?

 

[Bedfordblue]

It was a standard clearance. Hojbjerg didn't even put a challenge in and turned his back.

Due to how bodies and physics work there was nothing else that was going to happen there.

It was a classic case of Holgate intending to ‘leave one on him’. Studs up & ends up both feet off the ground when he makes contact. This day and age was completely reckless and gave the ref no choice but a red. If he had done anything at all to mitigate the studs first flying kick he would have stayed on.

 

[J'aime Les Bleus]

4 wins? From who?

Glad you asked. None of them man, we ain't getting more than 4 points, but I gotta stay positive.

 

[Eggs]

…much, much better and very unlucky to not get deserved 3 points. The penalty might have been debatable but it certainly wasn’t a ‘clear and obvious error’. The fact they looked so many times is a clear admission it wasn’t obvious. No doubt about the reckless Holgate challenge, it was deserving a red.

I’ve long been of the opinion that PL referees should not be VAR officials. We don’t know if they might subconsciously hold grudges against individuals or teams, we know some of them love being controversial. VAR should have dedicated VAR officials.