Everton VS West Brom Match Thread 1-1-2012

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Everton V West Bromwich Albion Match Thread 1-1-12
Venue: Hawthorns
Final Score: 1-0
Scorers: Anichebe
Team: Howard, Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Rodwell, Neville, Heitinga, Osman, Cahill, Saha
Bench: Mucha, Gueye, McFadden, Bilyaletdinov, Stracqualursi, Barkley, Anichebe.

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EvertonFC report (EFC OS)
BBC match report
EPL report
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Match report

Last match: 1-1 draw with Sunderland
Last season:

Team News: Felliani, Rodwell, Coleman, Anichebe out/doubts
Team last match: Howard, Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Drenthe, Neville, Heitinga, Osman, Cahill, Saha
Bench: Mucha, Bilyaletdinov, Stracqualursi, McFadden, Gueye, Barkley, Vellios

Opposition News:

Form: Everton - Draw / Win / Draw / Loss / Loss = 5 pts from 15
West Brom - Draw / Win / Win / Loss / Draw = 8 pts from 15
(league games only)
Position: Everton are 10th in the league on 21 points, one place below West Brom, on 22. Everton have a negative goal difference of -2 while West Brom have a goal difference of -7. Everton have a game in hand.

Lawrenson Prediction: 2-1 victory
West Brom are going well. They were good value for their draw against Manchester City on Boxing Day and gave them a really good game. Everton, by their own admission, didn't deserve a penalty against Sunderland in their last game but thought they deserved a point and they were probably right on both counts. On form alone, I would have to go for the Baggies but I am wondering whether Everton might be able to spring a bit of a surprise. Toffees boss David Moyes says he is searching for a striker to sign in January but I'm not sure he will have the money to get one. Having Landon Donovan back on loan is a boost for them, and he will make a difference, but the reality is they have little or no money to spend. Their fans want to know where all the money has gone but no-one has taken it - it has been spent on wages to keep players there and to keep the club in the Premier League. It is all very well the supporters saying they want a rich owner to come in but Everton need a new ground and they need a multi-multibillionaire to fund that too. So I don't really understand the fans marching before games calling for chairman Bill Kenwright to go, because that won't change the club's situation. Those sort of protests are fine in my book, however, because unlike what is going on at Blackburn, once the game starts the Everton fans are 100% behind the team.

My prediction: 1-0 defeat
If the baggies can shut out Man City, we can't hope to score there. They are in good form so expect another gritty, uninspring performance. Hodgson will relish seeing Neville and Heitinga in midfield and we can probably expect little possession here as well which will be just brilliant. West Brom are certainly not a better side than us, will we attack them, will we inject some youth or pace in the side, will be give players who have not had a chance a run in the team, all these factors could make us excited about the game. I am not excited about the game.

[Mein blut ist blau]

If the baggies can shut out Man City, we can't hope to score there. They are in good form so expect another gritty, uninspring performance. Hodgson will relish seeing Neville and Heitinga in midfield and we can probably expect little possession here as well which will be just brilliant. West Brom are certainly not a better side than us, will we attack them, will we inject some youth or pace in the side, will be give players who have not had a chance a run in the team, all these factors could make us excited about the game. I am not excited about the game.

Crackin' pre-match analysis. Couldn't have put it better meself.

A few thousand (mainly hungover) blues puttin' themselves through torture by travelling the 90 or so miles to watch moyes almost wilfully hinder us by playin' neVILE & saha once again........God bless their tenacity. If those fans are still pished by k.o. , then by full time I guarantee they'll have sobered up, should moyes persist with his pets.

Anyways, I'm goin' for another laboured draw. Undecided as to how many goals - If any at all.

[Ryan]

Providing we have the same players available...(compromise)

-------------------------Howard------------------------
Hibbert--------Jagielka--------------Distin-----Baines
Drenthe--------Barkley--------------Neville----Gueye
----------------------------Osman
-----------------------------Saha


(No chance aha!)
-------------------------Howard------------------------
Neville--------Jagielka--------------Distin-----Baines
Drenthe--------Barkley--------------Osman----Gueye
----------------------------Saha
-----------------------------Vellios

[OJL]

I think we've got more chance of winning this than the Sunderland game, however that said I'd take a point again. Let's hope their players sneek a few too many be bevvies in on new years eve

[Chucky Egg]

A New Year, undoubtedly the same old shite.

We'll all (well, most of us) will go in with great hopes, only to be bored shitless with the same old negative rubbish.

0-0, or 1 goal for the throstles.

[Bluesince68]

0-0 or 1-0 to the baggies. Moyes will start with 7 defenders for this game.

[evertonandchelmsford]

If we play both Neville and Heitinga in midfield again we will struggle to break them down. Heitinga did play well against Sunderland however I would drop Neville as I thought he was awful!

We will play the usual 4-5-1 system. But I would pick...

Howard
Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin,Baines
Osman, Heitinga, Barkley, Drenthe
McFadden
Vellios

[1878evertonian]

You would pick mc fadden to start???? Oh dear

[OJL]

Howard
Hibbert Jags Distin Baines
Drenthe Heitinga Barkley Gueye
Osman
Vellios

[The Class of a Jag]

(12-27-2011 11:09 PM)OJL Wrote:  

Howard
Hibbert Jags Distin Baines
Drenthe Heitinga Barkley Gueye
Osman
Vellios