Everton vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[Marlon From Bearwood]

It seems weird talking about our next game which is still 9 days away!

Goodison (like Craven Cottage) is a ground we seem to draw at a lot. Therefore I'll say 1-1.

[Toronto Villa]

as an Everton you have to be massively gutted right now. It's not the best round here, but they've done pretty much fuck all. It will be interesting to see where they stick Drenthe who is really a wing back playing on the left where arguably they have one of the best attacking full backs in the league. For me a very odd move by Moyes. Know nothing about the forward they acquired from Tigres. The fans are getting very restless up there and if we get into them early we can take all the points. Our first XI isn't bad, and once we figure out how to get them to work and move together we'll be ok. Defensively we'll be fine in this game. They've just moved out three attacking players. This is a manager who has played before with 0 forwards, and some thought McLeish was negative while at Blues.

I'm going for a 2-0 win with Bent back on the scoresheet.

[john e]

If we can't beat Everton now with all the negative vibes around and their confidence must be on the floor, we will need are pants taking down and are bottoms given a severe thrashing

1 nill Villa, og

[TheBarneyArmy]

0-2 Bent & Jenas, shouldn't be a better time to play them really.

[murgsy]

we better get something out of that game - I am going with a bunch of non-Villa mates...

[Ads]

It makes you wonder what morale will be like at Everton.

I think we'll be quite buoyed to be honest. The team I saw PaultheVillain post earlier had a nice balance about it.

I'm aware there has been much bed wetting, but I'm please with the two signings and think we may be up for a cheeky away win here. We'll be solid at the back, that's for sure (famous last words) and without Arteta, do they have the guile in the midfield?

[Clark W Griswold]

---------------------------Given---------------------------
-----------Cuellar----Heskey----Dunne---Clarke--------
Hutton---------------------------------------------Baker--
-----------------------Delph---Petrov----------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------N' Zogbia--------------------------
----------------------------Bent-----------------------------

Subs; Guzan, Warnock, Collins, Herd, Bannan, Agbonlahor, Ireland.

0-0

[cdbearsfan]

Everton 0 Villa 3 (Bent 23, Hutton 63, Messi 86 Jenas 86)

Corrected my pre-deadline day prediction.

[Legion]

0-1 Villa win.

N'Zogbia 33

[hawkeye]

So they have lost Arteta that was out for most of last season anyway. Everton are a hard team to beat up there, smacks of a low scoring game 1-0 or 0-1

[midnite]

I don't see Everton losing arteta as such a big blow for them in that they are use to playing without him recently. Great player but has spent a while injured. They still hve quality in Cahill and fellaini and will still be a hard team to break down. Even without a pot to piss in they can still pull in signings (granted on loan) that make you raise an eye brow and go hmmm ok. Stracqualursi and Drenthe are a gamble in that they're not proven in the English league but I think that's a good bit of business and can prove a real threat on the attack.
I'm going for a 1-1 draw. We may sneak a late winner if I'm being very optimistic.

[Irish villain]

Everton 0 Villa 3 (Bent 23, Hutton 63, Messi 86 Jenas 86)

Corrected my pre-deadline day prediction.

Maybe we're waiting until the January window?

[SoccerHQ]

What will Everton's attacking options be against us?

Saha who's made of glass, Anchiebe and that south american striker they got on loan. Have I missed anyone out?

[luke25]

What will Everton's attacking options be against us?

Saha who's made of glass, Anchiebe and that south american striker they got on loan. Have I missed anyone out?

An Evertonian I know says it'll be Cahill with Fellaini supporting.

[SoccerHQ]

Cahill picks up a fair few injuries aswell and I don't think he's scored a league goal since February so not the force of old.

I assume he's playing for Austrialia aswell so him or Fellani might get injured during the International break.