Match Thread Nottingham Forest vs Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Zatara]

Tom Davies comes on and does what Tom Davies does every time he’s on a football pitch - give the ball away in a stupid area. How does this clown get on?

We were lucky not to lose when he came on.

Everyone blaming Doucoure for the goal as if the entire back line didn’t respond to the ensuing buildup in embarrassing fashion.

He was clearly at fault...had a good game but that was poor and he knew it.

This result today is not on the footballers, or the management.

The officiating today was 100% committed to sticking it to Everton in anyway possible.

Clear and obvious bias.

It would appear the Premier League officials are committed to relegating Everton.

How can this be permitted? There should be a formal investigation and officials need to be sacked.

Wasnt necessarily bias.

Just the ref lost the plot.

 

[lungo]

this team cannot play football

Thats the BIG problem.

 

[coollino]

Stop it! You're blowing my mind!

Well people are making it very complicated for some reason

 

[Fralahna]

This result today is not on the footballers, or the management.

The officiating today was 100% committed to sticking it to Everton in anyway possible.

Clear and obvious bias.

It would appear the Premier League officials are committed to relegating Everton.

How can this be permitted? There should be a formal investigation and officials need to be sacked.

I dont think it was bias from the officials. They were just naff.

 

[teppic]

Quite simply, won't get a better opportunity for an away win.

 

[gazzaa2]

Reminded me of the Burnley away game last season, a toil between two poor teams. Should have won the game but didn't lose it at least.

 

[Amokachi1995]

We keep getting into situations where all 3 midfielders are ahead of the ball. Usually because one of them has lost possession. One of the 3 needs to stay goalside of the ball and protect the defence.

 

[ForeverEverton]

Got to beat Brentford, anything less and it is goodnight.... scored 2 goals and still cant win a game, it was there for the taking. A point still no good and keeps us in the relegation zone....

This is my point, we just cant get out of it no matter what we do, I`m still feeling THIS is the season we go. Forest bitched us for the last 30 mins of that game and and no point did I ever think we wouldnt concede again. 5 wins from 26 is absolutely criminal, everyone else with a game in hand... Thats it lads pack it up, that was must win and they got to the position and bottled it....

Now there will be those going "what if" and "all it was", that is F`in irrelevant because we been saying the same all season and we are STILL in this position.

Brentford is now MUST MUST win, anything else and we are gone, we arent getting anything from the next 3 or 4 games after that. The only games we have against teams in the bottom HALF OF THE TABLE is Palace away, Leicester away, Wolves away and Bournemouth at home. The other nine are against teams in the top half....

Likely scenario is there is no way back from here.....

 

[good times bad times]

Frustrating not to see it out for the win but pleasantly surprised that we actually went for it away from home and scored 2 goals as a result.

An away point isn't that bad in the greater scheme of things.

 

[Daz1878]

Would have taken a point before the game, and away points are particularly hard to come by for us, but yet again a stupid individual error costs us. But on the whole we look so much sharper with Gray up top, so hopefully that will be how we set up from now on. Was mighty relieved he was on the field when we won that pen.

 

[Drico]

Quite simply, won't get a better opportunity for an away win.

And we have failed to drag them in.

 

[Sheedy's right knee.]

I'm not trying to overthink it. A win next week will mean that this draw fine as it will be 4 points to Everton over two games, which is good

Winning Saturday is huge but it’s definitely a given. 1 game at a time.

 

[Marius57]

We’re equally if not more so.

If only we had a player like Johnson.

Yeah, they were poor though and we really have to take those chances to see out a win when teams are playing poorly.

They have a good home record but that was entirely in our hands at 2:1 against a team who were not showing a performance of the home record they have.

 

[teppic]

And we have failed to drag them in.

Yes, that goal for Forest was massive for them

 

[bluelife]

Saying it now: those 2 points dropped are the ones which send us down.