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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on January 30, 2014, 04:59:33 PM
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Saturday 01.02.14 KO 3pm
2-2
Benteke 18, 74
A. N. Other 44, 89
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3-2. Last minute winner from Young
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Everton 1-3 Villa
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With the players they have out I actually quite fancy us to get something, though on the other hand we'll probably get the backlash from their loss to Liverpool.
1-1
Benteke and Barry, just for fun.
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3-1 them.
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0-0
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If Gabby and Vlaar are fit and play, then we win.
A point wouldn't be a bad result though
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1-2 away win .
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They lost one home game all 2013 long - against feckin' Sunderland as the year faded. We should have done them this time last year, would settle for another 3-3, would prefer another 4-3.
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I'm tempted to say 2-1 Everton but you have to think Lukaku being out is a massive blow for them No idea how good this Traore bloke is and mirallas and Naismith are better out wide. Distin still being out would be a plus. One concern would be their midfield, they had the measure of us at VP once they went 1 up so we really need to score the first goal on Saturday.
Pluses are we always seem to play amazing on Merseyside these days and we haven't lost at Goodison since March 2006 which is incredible, certainly a good ground for us.
1-1.
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Villa to win 1-3 in one of my favourite fixtures.
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3 - 3
Benteke
Weimann
Holt
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Think a draw here would still be a great result. Benteke for us with someone scoring in injury time for them 1-1
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Coleman, Distin and Lukaku out for them, Benteke getting back to his best, Villa arriving at Goodison on the back of a derby win while Everton do so on the back of a derby hiding. Gotta be 2-1 to the Villa boys.
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Gabby Agbonlahor remains touch and go for Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash against Everton.
Agbonlahor missed the epic 4-3 victory over West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion with a foot injury.
And the striker is still recovering from the problem which was caused when he collided with an advertisting board in Villa's clash at Liverpool 12 days ago.
Manager Paul Lambert will assess Agbonlahor's fitness tomorrow but he hinted that the trip to Goodison Park may come too soon for the 27-year-old.
"He's still got that foot problem at the minute but he is doing well," said the Villa boss.
"Whether this one is too early for him I don't know, but he is doing really well."
Lambert admits the rollercoaster encounter against the Baggies was an energy-sapping experience for his players.
But he expects them to be fully recharged in time for the clash against Roberto Martinez's team this weekend.
"It would have been draining last night, especially with the weather," added Lambert.
"It was constant rain and then there was the atmosphere and the way the game was going - 2-0, then 2-2, 3-2, then 3-3, and then you've got to go again.
"There were a lot of tired bodies this morning. But they'll come in on Friday and then we'll go up there and give it a go.
"Most of them came in just tired but they'll be ok tomorrow."
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Bring it.
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you've got to go again
;D
No need to pick ourselves up this time though ;)
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10-10 and we go again.
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Coleman, Distin and Lukaku out for them, Benteke getting back to his best, Villa arriving at Goodison on the back of a derby win while Everton do so on the back of a derby hiding. Gotta be 2-1 to the Villa boys.
How long you been a Villa fan? I was expecting a 3-1 Everton prediction after that post. ;)
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Villa 3-1
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I'd be more confident of Villa getting a result if they hadn't got tonked in their derby.
Martinez will have them fired up so 2-1 win for them.
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On Monday night I was completing my Sky Super 6 forecast.
Well before Everton's tonking by Gerard & co and our heroics against the Tesco bags. I predicted a 2-1 away win and I feel even more confident now.
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After our respective derby results midweek and the impact on each club's Belgium striker, I'm confident of getting at least a draw. I'll go for 1-1.
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My old man was asking for tips for him and his mates' coupon this weekend. Based on our away form, I told him Villa were a decent bet at 11-2.
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Such a difficult game to call, they've got players out (Lukaku, Coleman, Distin) as mentioned, along with Oviedo and maybe one or two others, they've also just been spanked in the big derby whilst we're off the back of a win in a derby-ish.
However, this is Everton at home, they lost once in the whole of 2013 and that was with 10-men. They're a top 6/7 side and will be favourites with most people.
Then again the Villa are in town, 8 years since a defeat there, 2 Villa wins 5 draws, very impressive. Not to mention how well we travel as opposed to playing at home.
2-1 either way would not surprised me one bit, but I'll go with 2-2 which would be a very good result.
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Who knows but even with a weakened Everton side our defence has got to shape up or we'll get nothing.
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Everton play a high defensive line, we have quick players. I am optimistic.
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Traore is out too.
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One all, although I hope I'm wrong for the right reason. If we go at them we can win this one.
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I think we've got a great chance of winning. With gabby in I think we would win. Without him I think it's possible but perhaps not probable
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1-1
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Them 2 - 3 Us
They will attack us relentlessly from the kickoff, our defence will hold for the first 15 minutes then the cave-in. But eventually our famed counter-attacking will seize the day.
Lucana Traore & Baines for them. A hat-trick from Benteke, the Beast is really back!
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Lacina Traoré is out with a hamstring problem.
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Lacina Traoré is out with a hamstring problem.
No worries, there are a lot of Traores out there in the football world. Especially the French league.
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Everton 2-0 villa
Down to earth with a bump
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Another early goal against followed by a spirited come back.
3-1 to the Villa.
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Isn't Barclay still out too?
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Gabby is vital, hopefully weiman and benteke's returns to form can compensate, if indeed he is out. Bad feeling about one im afraid, 3-1 loss my prediction, really hope im wrong
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2-2 Benteke and Barry og
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Doesn't look like gabby will be fit which is a real shame. I wonder who will play in his place? Not sure the bacuna as the tip of the diamond experiment really worked? Plus Lowton isn't looking convincing at the moment
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1-1. Their reaction to the Liverpool game could go either way but they do have injuries.
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I'm with Damo. 1-1.
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Without Gabby I think we may struggle!
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We will lose to Everton, because they are a good team and we will be on the come-down from Wednesday night. Our only hope is that Everton's injuries do bring them down a few notches. But, it does not matter at all, because the important thing is to go on and defeat West Ham & Norwich and get something out of Cardiff.
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Why will our mid-week match be more significant than the humping they took at Anfield?
They are there for the taking. Injuries, on a wobble, playing poorly, a ground where we have an excellent record of picking up results.
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Why will our mid-week match be more significant than the humping they took at Anfield?
They are there for the taking. Injuries, on a wobble, playing poorly, a ground where we have an excellent record of picking up results.
And a style of play which we do well against away from home - high line, committing players forward, leaving nice open spaces on the counter.
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1-1 Draw for me Benteke scoring for us.
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Why will our mid-week match be more significant than the humping they took at Anfield?
They are there for the taking. Injuries, on a wobble, playing poorly, a ground where we have an excellent record of picking up results.
And a style of play which we do well against away from home - high line, committing players forward, leaving nice open spaces on the counter.
Famous last words, but if Gabby is fit to play, then I think we have a very good chance of winning it.
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Distin, Coleman, Lukaku and Traore all out. Not sure who they will play up front?
We need to repeat the Liverpool game and press the living day lights out of Barry and McCarthy.
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They'll struggle for goals without Lukaku. They're still a decent side and hard to beat though. We're not too shabby away from home.
Draw written all over it I reckon.
1-1
Benteke.
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I'd take the draw now but seeing how they performed against that Albion defence recently and with them missing some key players a win for us would not be a shock.
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Tom Ince is stuck in the Channel Tunnel and is desperate to get out in his attempts to find a way out of Blackpool.
oops sorry wrong thread!
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A draw will do me.
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Our defence is crap. 3-2 Everton.
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heart says Villa win 2-1 but head says Everton win 2-1....so I will bet on a draw ;)
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Our defence is crap. 3-2 Everton.
Is it?
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Our defence is crap. 3-2 Everton.
Is it?
Without Vlaar it is. Imperative he stays fit
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Our defence is crap. 3-2 Everton.
Is it?
Without Vlaar it is. Imperative he stays fit
You can say that about any side though. Look how awful Everton looked without Distin the other night.
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One thing that's held us back this season (other than our home form) is not building on good results. We go to Sunderland and get a good win, only to lose to Sheffield United a few days later. Tomorrow's another chance to build on the last few decent results and a point would be fine but with the amount of players they have out, we can beat them.
The only thing I am certain of is that the view will be terrible as normal.
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I am certain that Everton fans will whinge and moan about absolutely everything and sing their one song, maybe once.
Awful fans.
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I am certain that Everton fans will whinge and moan about absolutely everything and sing their one song, maybe once.
Awful fans.
And they'll play that god awful song before the game and at half time.
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I am certain that Everton fans will whinge and moan about absolutely everything and sing their one song, maybe once.
Awful fans.
And they'll play that god awful song before the game and at half time.
We used to get along OK with them until about 10 years ago - what happened?
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I am certain that Everton fans will whinge and moan about absolutely everything and sing their one song, maybe once.
Awful fans.
And they'll play that god awful song before the game and at half time.
We used to get along OK with them until about 10 years ago - what happened?
Is a question often asked.
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Everton fans blotted their copybook with me forever when I was stood outside Goodison waiting to get into the ground and I overheard two of their fans bemoaning the fact that the Villa team was "full of n*****s." This was the first game of the season late in the BFR era if I remember rightly.
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2-2 draw opening day probably, Fashanu scored on his debut and Deano got the other. At that stage in 1994 I think Daniel Amokachi, their summer signing, was the first black player they ever fielded. Earl Barrett must have been no 2, they got him from us at the end of that campaign.
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"Everton are white" used to be the song.
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Welcome to the first weather report of the weekend. It's bloody freezing and there's snow on the ground.
However, I am currently at the Chillfactore ski slope, Trafford Park.
Outside it's just a bit drizzly.
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Steven Naismith to lead the line according to the BBC, have to be happy with that. Maybe Martinez will play a false nine and totally engulf the midfield, who knows?
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Everton like to play with their full-backs (Baines/Coleman) in a very attacking role, overlapping down the flanks and even getting them in the box to support the attack, so as others have said this leaves a lot of potential space to get in behind them. In the Liverpool - Everton derby during the week Liverpool really exploited this, played the counter attacking game, and it paid off. Hopefully then Martinez will play a similar style tomorrow as this would really suit us. Would like to think we can at least get a draw out of this.
If Gabby isn't playing I would like to see Albrighton start to give us that counter attacking pace, if we can catch their fullbacks out of position and pressed high up the field we can exploit that space in behind down the wings, so while i expect any break by us would still involve a hoof up the middle of the park to Benteke, we really need someone running on into the space either side to pick up the flick ons.
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4-3 to villa. easy win :o
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I am certain that Everton fans will whinge and moan about absolutely everything and sing their one song, maybe once.
Awful fans.
And they'll play that god awful song before the game and at half time.
God, can they whinge. No one has a bigger 'victim mentality' at home if decisions start going against them. Two free kicks in the opposition's favour is usually enough to get them going with the ironic cheers etc when they then get a decision
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I am certain that Everton fans will whinge and moan about absolutely everything and sing their one song, maybe once.
Awful fans.
And they'll play that god awful song before the game and at half time.
If you mean 'It's a grand old team to play for', we used to sing that.
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I say it seemingly every time before "the top division's most played fixture", but I like Everton, see lots of similarities between the two clubs and can't comprehend where their animosity towards us has come from.
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3-1 Villa
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EFC 1-2 AVFC
Benteke 6, 83
Barry 18
We must exploit their full back Stones I think it is, Sturridge ran him ragged in the Mersey derby. We need to play with some width I don't fancy us with a narrow 3 up against their midfield.
UTV!!
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i will go for a 2-2 draw
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0-0.
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Doug at the game. Lerner not.
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I am certain that Everton fans will whinge and moan about absolutely everything and sing their one song, maybe once.
Awful fans.
Agreed, true smallest repotoire of songs of any club I know. I think that last minute goal by our Ashley really fucked them off tbh. They still seem to have a massive chip on their shoulder about it.
Fuck em - 0-2 to the Villa.
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Famous last words.....
Villa win 3-2.
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I fear a backlash from their midweek result. I think 3-1 them. They're normally a very good side, and i still have no faith in us defensively.
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Wish I was going think it's going to be a cracker 2-2
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If Villa push up like they did at Anfield I think we will win this. They have no outlet with Lukuku out and no real goal scorers in the team. We will have Benteke-Weimann and if Gabby makes it to totally exploit them ..... 0-3 Benteke-Wemann-Holt comes on to open his account !!!
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It suits our style to play away from home so a draw is the least I really expect from this game and we might actually sneek it, play safe and go for 2-2.
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>:(
Doug at the game. Lerner not.
1-1 the pope comes to bham more than lerner does
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>:(Doug at the game. Lerner not.
1-1 the pope comes to bham more than lerner does
Randy sends his apologies he's been tied up the last few years drawing pictures of the new North Stand
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Doug at the game. Lerner not.
He was at Anfield the other week as well
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Just watched the Ashley Young moment against Everton. We have a good record at Goodison and I hope we are up for another winning performance. This is a great chance to really move on and building for the all important changes we need in the summer to move us to the next level .......
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Even tho they have injuries it will still be a very tough game but I fancy us to bring a point back down the M6
2-2 Benteke, Holt.
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If Villa push up like they did at Anfield I think we will win this. They have no outlet with Lukuku out and no real goal scorers in the team. We will have Benteke-Weimann and if Gabby makes it to totally exploit them ..... 0-3 Benteke-Wemann-Holt comes on to open his account !!!
I don't think Gabby will make it. Matt Kendrik said yesterday that Gabby had only just started to walk without pain, so it'll be a while yet before he comes back.
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2-0 Villa.
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Greetings from Walton Hall. Its cold and windy but still dry at the moment.
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Everton will be keen to put the derby match behind them in style.
2:7 Benteke 5. Tonev 2
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Tonev has disappeared? Is he the new Holman?
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The everton fan at work tells me they have a lot of injuries and he is worried about this one. I'm going for 1-1.
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Doug at the game. Lerner not.
Who`s Lerner??.....
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Romelu Lukaku (ankle) and Lacina Traore (hamstring) and Gerard Deulofeu (hamstring) are all out.
Everton Last Five: LWDWW
Think they have conveniently forgot to add the Liverpool defeat along with Distin-Coleman-Gibson-Oviedo-Kone all injured !!
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its probably last result first - the L is the Liverpool result.