closed Everton 0-0 Chelsea

[Jase 43,479]

Everton 0-0 Chelsea
PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS



2017/18 Premier League Match 19
23rd December, Saturday, 2017
Goodison Park
12:30 Kick Off (UK time)

[Jase 43,479]

One way or another, we'll be playing without a striker in this one.

[robsblubot 3,205]

21 hours ago, Jason said:

One way or another, we'll be playing without a striker in this one.

you mean Bats will start?!? 

[Pizy 17,860]

Considering how awful Batshuayi has looked and how poor the false 9 looked against an actual decent team in Southampton I'm not looking forward to this one. Was expecting us to win this relatively easily had Morata played since Everton are shit.

This has all the makings of a drab 0-0 or ugly 1-0 from a fluke goal for either side.

[Milan 17,835]

3 points as the best Christmas gift. Not asking for anything more.

[Magic Lamps 11,445]

Draw would be fine for me. Everton are shit but always play out of their skins against us.

[Jase 43,479]

A reminder that the 4 teams directly below us play each other this weekend as well - Arsenal v Liverpool and Burnley v Tottenham. So, this game is a great opportunity to pull further away from at least 2 sides!

[Laylabelle 9,292]

5 minutes ago, Jason said:

A reminder that the 4 teams directly below us play each other this weekend as well - Arsenal v Liverpool and Burnley v Tottenham. So, this game is a great opportunity to pull further away from at least 2 sides!

Yay.. That means we're bound to drop points then

[Tomo 21,681]

5 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

Draw would be fine for me. Everton are shit but always play out of their skins against us.

Not recently they haven't.

343 is needed for this, Allardyce is almost certainly going to try and close down the centre of the park like Moyes did, so we need to stretch Everton and open up the game.

[cosmicway 1,247]

Seriously yesterday's performance against the cherries was one of the worst I 've seen ever.
The substitutes used were funny players.
This one now against Everton is not so easy because they have improved a little and because they always play well against us.

 

 

[Milan 17,835]

11 hours ago, Jason said:

A reminder that the 4 teams directly below us play each other this weekend as well - Arsenal v Liverpool and Burnley v Tottenham. So, this game is a great opportunity to pull further away from at least 2 sides!

Plus Man United play away at Leicester!

[Pizy 17,860]

Any significant injuries or suspensions for Everton? 

[Special Juan 27,093]

Morata suspended, Luiz will be out too.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

13 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

Draw would be fine for me. Everton are shit but always play out of their skins against us.

Do they ?. 6-3 a couple of years ago and the 3-0 and 5-0 last season if that's playing out of their skins then they have some serious problems.

[Jase 43,479]

We have alternated between a LOSS and WIN in our last 6 league visits to Goodison Park.

L 0-2
W 2-1
L 0-1
W 6-3
L 1-3
W 3-0

So if that trend continues...

[Jase 43,479]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

We have alternated between a LOSS and WIN in our last 6 league visits to Goodison Park.

L 0-2
W 2-1
L 0-1
W 6-3
L 1-3
W 3-0

So if that trend continues...

Our Premier League record at Goodison Park:

First 13 visits - W5 D5 L3

Last 12 visits - W5 D2 L5 (all 5 losses have come in last 8 visits)

[OneMoSalah 8,611]

Wait and see them show up and do what they did against Liverpool to us 😂

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

I've got a bad feeling about this one.  I'd be delighted with 3 points.