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Everton vs Chelsea (PL) Sun 22nd Dec 24 14:00 GMT

Sconnie Blue said:
Really shouldn't complicate anything. Disasi at RB has always, always been a disaster. 

Sanchez​

Gusto Tosin Colwill Veiga​

Caicedo Enzo​

Madueke/Neto Palmer Sancho​

Jackson​
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Yep. Exactly my predicted lineup too

 
In recent matches this lot have been really tight at the back - apart from when they got turned over at Man U. Conversely they don't score many - apart from when they turned over Wolves (but who hasn't?).

Bodes well for us I reckon - we're a scoring machine.

I reckon we can get a win here.

 
Everton has frequently been a tough ground for us and typically they are over aggressive and we get nothing from the officials.

Win this though and if Liverpool can only draw we will be dead level on points although they have a game in hand. 

Looking forward to see how Maresca handles this lot. 

 
I won't be really upset with a draw tbh. Well....ish!

I'm more upset that we've lost lavia though 😥

I hate all this xG, xGA, etc. Confuses the fk out of me, but bear with me for a sec...

Imho Caicedo, Cucu and Lavia are vital to this team. Even with them fully fit and doing the defensive work on the pitch we have the 10th highest xGA, expected goals against. We have 2 of the 3 missing for this game. 

Maybe we will be fine against Everton, 🤷‍♂️, but I still believe we need backup in that area as well as a cb and gk in the transfer window. Especially for caicedo and lavia. Not that worried about left back (veiga, Gusto, Acheampong, even Vale (iirc) or Colwill if really stuck).

Could be anything from 2-2 to 1-3...!

 
Simplymo said:
I won't be really upset with a draw tbh. Well....ish!

I'm more upset that we've lost lavia though 😥

I hate all this xG, xGA, etc. Confuses the fk out of me, but bear with me for a sec...

Imho Caicedo, Cucu and Lavia are vital to this team. Even with them fully fit and doing the defensive work on the pitch we have the 10th highest xGA, expected goals against. We have 2 of the 3 missing for this game. 

Maybe we will be fine against Everton, 🤷‍♂️, but I still believe we need backup in that area as well as a cb and gk in the transfer window. Especially for caicedo and lavia. Not that worried about left back (veiga, Gusto, Acheampong, even Vale (iirc) or Colwill if really stuck).

Could be anything from 2-2 to 1-3...!
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Yeah against a side like Everton you really want Cucurella and Lavia available. Is a blow they are not.

 
BS66 said:
If Villa can hold on (leading 2-0 with 10 minutes left) a win tomorrow would put us 10 points above City after 17 games. Who had that possibility in their pre-season predictions? 
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If anybody did it probably came with us also being 10 points clear at the top.

Tough ask tomorrow though. Everton run a tight ship. Don't let in many, don't score many.

So 0-0 or 4-4 then lol.

 
If Gusto plays right back I think Palmer will go back towards the left side he played earlier in the season allowing Gusto to mirror Cucu’s game in forward positions

 
Simplymo said:
I won't be really upset with a draw tbh. Well....ish!

I'm more upset that we've lost lavia though 😥

I hate all this xG, xGA, etc. Confuses the fk out of me, but bear with me for a sec...

Imho Caicedo, Cucu and Lavia are vital to this team. Even with them fully fit and doing the defensive work on the pitch we have the 10th highest xGA, expected goals against. We have 2 of the 3 missing for this game. 

Maybe we will be fine against Everton, 🤷‍♂️, but I still believe we need backup in that area as well as a cb and gk in the transfer window. Especially for caicedo and lavia. Not that worried about left back (veiga, Gusto, Acheampong, even Vale (iirc) or Colwill if really stuck).

Could be anything from 2-2 to 1-3...!
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Tomorrow will tell us a lot about whether we are in the title race or not. Top teams cope without their best players and get the job done.

Can we beat a very physical Everton without Fofana, Cucu and Lavia? I’m hopeful but not so sure.

Could be a game that make the eyes bleed.

 
BS66 said:
If Villa can hold on (leading 2-0 with 10 minutes left) a win tomorrow would put us 10 points above City after 17 games. Who had that possibility in their pre-season predictions? 
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I thought City would finish 4th this season as I thought they’d drop off but I didn’t think we’d be 2nd and thought we’d finish 5th or 6th

 
19seventyone said:
Tomorrow will tell us a lot about whether we are in the title race or not. Top teams cope without their best players and get the job done.

Can we beat a very physical Everton without Fofana, Cucu and Lavia? I’m hopeful but not so sure.

Could be a game that make the eyes bleed.
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Spot on it will. Remember Blackburn kicking the sh*t out of us on our way to Jose's first title?

Our team is mostly young players with little experience though, it will be a real trial by fire/combat.

 
Doubts over Braithwaite and McNeil for them.

Just as we heard doubts over Lavia. Let's see if their doubts make it. We know Matescas policey. No risks over player fitness.

 
Everton have kept 4 clean sheets in the last 5 games. Only their 4-0 surrender at OT blotting the copy book.

Given 39 year old Ashley Young is their right back we really need a big performance from Sancho/Neto, whoever ends up on our left side.

Final point for the night, another reason I think Gusto starts at LB is to deal with Dwight McNeil cutting in. Maresca used this same tactic vs Liverpool and Salah.

 
axman2526 said:
Everton have kept 4 clean sheets in the last 5 games. Only their 4-0 surrender at OT blotting the copy book.

Given 39 year old Ashley Young is their right back we really need a big performance from Sancho/Neto, whoever ends up on our left side.

Final point for the night, another reason I think Gusto starts at LB is to deal with Dwight McNeil cutting in. Maresca used this same tactic vs Liverpool and Salah.
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Neto for 60 mins then madeuke for 30 mins should have Ashley Young creaking.

We have possibly the youngest squad in the Premier League whereas Evertons is amongst the oldest so i expect this ( hopefully ) to be happening all over the park.

 
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Marescas teams are much better at seeing off medium quality opposition than previous managers, i think we can win this maybe by a margin, 3-1 to the Chels!

 
I want us to win this but I also need spurs to lose to Liverpool.  We can't be top by Christmas because the media will kill us with the stat of teams top by Christmas winning the league even though Liverpool would have played a game less.

The honest truth is we aren't even guaranteed top 4 so I dont get this title talk 

 
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