Everton vs Chelsea

[ZAPHOD2319 4,514]

PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS

 

 

 

Sunday 22nd December 2024

Premier League
Goodison Park
 2 PM UK

[Pizy 18,405]

Sounds like Lavia is out again this weekend. It’s starting to get super frustrating now. He picks up an injury seemingly every 2 matches and misses time. He’s such a talent and makes everyone’s life easier but just cannot stay fit. And he’s only 20 years old! How is someone so young so injury prone?

[Mário César 993]

With all this injuries, Im not too confident

[ZAPHOD2319 4,514]

Just Badi, Fofana, and Lavia injured and Cucu suspended. We will have a full squad with plenty of depth.

[Mário César 993]

Broja cant play, right?

[Pizy 18,405]

4 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Just Badi, Fofana, and Lavia injured and Cucu suspended. We will have a full squad with plenty of depth.

Lavia & Cucu both being out for this one could hurt us if Everton setup to counter attack, I guess. But tbh if there’s any opponent that you could hand pick to be missing a few defensive players against it’s this current Everton side who can’t score goals.

I think I heard that they had like 25% possession against Arse the other day. We know they can’t score to save their lives but are also very solid defensively at times. 

[Bluepower777 16]

Everton away and all these unavailabilities  is s bit of a worry.  Wonder who will start. Of course we do have depth too. Bad year for keepers though.

[nyikolajevics 2,595]

54 minutes ago, Mário César said:

Broja cant play, right?

Unfortunately not.

 

1 hour ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Just Badi, Fofana, and Lavia injured and Cucu suspended. We will have a full squad with plenty of depth.

James and Mudryk also out. 6 senior players out, I wouldn't quite say full squad.

 

[Mário César 993]

Everton will go full strengh? Or they will have some important players out?

[NikkiCFC 8,039]

 

[Mário César 993]

We need a cb next month

[NikkiCFC 8,039]

We really need Lavia here to play so we can put in defense Caicedo, Tosin, Colwill and Gusto. Otherwise we're fucked. 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,514]

55 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said:

Unfortunately not.

 

James and Mudryk also out. 6 senior players out, I wouldn't quite say full squad.

 

James is always out and Mudryk was not going to start and probably not coming off the bench.

With Neto, Sancho, Jackson, and Palmer starting, I think our offense will be fine. Midfield will be fine. Cucu will be missed the most.

[King Kante 1,500]

Not great to hear Badi and Fofana are put for at least a month. For me, this pushes up the need for a CB. We already needed this, but of fitness is also going to start to be an issue, then we will need to push this up. Either way, here is my predicted line-up: 

Sanchez 

Gusto Tosin Colwill Veiga 

Caicedo Enzo 

Neto Palmer Sancho 

Jackson 

I think we will end up with something like the above as:

a) I can't see us moving Caicedo out or CM without Lavia

b) Gusto hasn't been great out on the left

c) Veiga's height will likely be beneficial on set pieces. 

This said, I hate playing Everton away. It is something like 1 win and five losses in the last seven games there. This really isn't as easy a game as some have made out in the media. 

Edited 21 hours ago by King Kante

[Fulham Broadway 16,914]

Think we'll get the three points but will concede as per usual and make a meal out of it. We should change our nickname to 'the chefs'. We make a meal out of most matches

[Pizy 18,405]

If we win this tomorrow we can effectively completely dismiss City as a threat to us this season. Before fucking Christmas!

Imagine telling any of us after that first match of the season when City beat us while barely breaking a sweat that we could be 10 points clear of them by Christmas and that they would be in a serious fight just to finish 4th. It would literally sound impossible!

All 3 points here would give us a ridiculous cushion and margin for error in our quest to secure UCL football. Must win game for me.