Match Thread Everton v West Ham. 5th March at 1500.

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Tbh in a weird way I find it comforting - we often seem to lose when it is all happy prematch!

Yeah, I remember being buzzing last season when Barkley, Eto'o and Lukaku all started against Sunderland. All we managed was to limp our way to a crap 1-1 draw.

 

[Elvis]

I think we will simply see Stones in midfield. Besic/Cleverley/Gibson not deemed fit enough to come in for Barry.
I hope it's not a back 3. Martinez tried changing to it in midweek and once a while ago at home (can't remember the game). Each time the wheels seem to come off!

 

[Titus Bramble]

Love how cocky Kev looks!

Always think Mori's thumb is too bendy in the wrong direction

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Tubey]

Weird side.

 

[nsno-chris]

Why change a winning formula clueless managing yet again.

I think he had to mate, West ham are dangerous and our defending at home is questionable to say the least. May be a great move, could totally back fire.

At least something different

 

[HughesyEFC]

Funes mori hattrick today lads, calling it now

 

[DualityNSNO]

3-5-2 FFS

 

[DualityNSNO]

I think he had to mate, West ham are dangerous and our defending at home is questionable to say the least. May be a great move, could totally back fire.

At least something different

Or, and this is a guess really, he can't not have Stones in the team, and we already have 2 good CB's in good form.

I'm actually fuming 'ere. Hope this works, but this is pretty silly.

 

[Goat]

3-5-2 FFS

CATALAN CLOWN OUT

 

[Anna]

Will there be a minutes silence before hand for Payet's ankle? lol

Everton 4-1 winners, Funes Mori hattrick, Lukaku with the other one because it's customary.

Funes mori hattrick today lads, calling it now

 

[mitchell1996]

sake, whats the point? that side looks extremely unbalanced
we'll miss barry badly here i think

 

[Tubey]

Barry and Besic are both on the bench - if they're fit enough for the bench, they should be fit enough to play a sizeable portion of the game.

I don't see the need for the system change personally when you could have started Barry and replaced with Besic after 60.

Ah well, we'll see, might work out well. Big game for Mirallas - he simply has to turn up and impact the game from the start. The odds of him doing so are about 1 in 5.

 

[Titus Bramble]

sake, whats the point? that side looks extremely unbalanced
we'll miss barry badly here i think

In what?

 

[LinekersLegs]

Why change a winning formula clueless managing yet again.

Tbh think the change is because Barry is too ill to last 90 mins and all of Besic/Cleverley/Gibson lack enough fitness to survive against a West Ham that press at lot.

Doubt we'd see the same lineup if Barry wasn't sick.