Everton vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[Villanation]

Only because the pressure that Moyes is under and only because the team is under the same kind of pressure and the fans are making demands I have to go for a home win, also I would say that at some point the fairly positive start that McLiesh has made will at some point get tested, for me that will be Everton....

Hope we win, can't see it.

Please not another draw, lets at least show we aren't a born again B'ham City and let's at least go for it even at the risk of losing.

I actually think it will be the opposite of that and if we keep it 0-0 up until 60 minutes then there already restless fans will get on the teams back, they'll become nervous and we'll nick it around the 75 mark.

luke: Hope your right, and the longer it goes on without them taking the lead the more pressure they will be under to get the result and that will feed through from the fans, the more open spaces will appear on the park and we have the players and pace to take advantage of that.

Still think the very fear of that pressure will mean Moyes will set up hit team to come at us from the outset and at home, i still think this is a nailed on loss, unfortunately, otherwise i think Moyes could well quit....

[gervilla]

Well I think we will nick this one. They are on a bigger downer than us at the moment. The new Fabregas is a huge loss for them. If we just manage to mark Tim Cahill from corners we should be O.K.
I'll go for Everton 1 Villa 2. ( Bent 46,88)

[Villanation]

Well I think we will nick this one. They are on a bigger downer than us at the moment. The new Fabregas is a huge loss for them. If we just manage to mark Tim Cahill from corners we should be O.K.
I'll go for Everton 1 Villa 2. ( Bent 46,88)

Nice one..

[Shrek]

They absolutely hammered us her last year and we won 1 nil courtesy of Luke I think.

Hopefully we can play better but get the same result.

[PaulTheVillan]

They absolutely hammered us her last year and we won 1 nil courtesy of Luke I think.

Hopefully we can play better but get the same result.

That was at Villa Park, we were unlucky not to win up there at Goodison.

Gotta be a few years since we lost to Everton in the league now.

[1_Pablo_Angel]

On the basis that Hutton hasn't had a competitive game since last March, and Herd was man of the match last weekend, I'd keep Herd at right back. Jenas also won't be match fit. There's no need to rush them into an unbeaten team.

He played tonight and will again on Wednesday for Scotland.

Mcleish does not seem the type of manager where youth get a chance in my opinion.

I'm more than willing to give AM a chance. But if he continues to leave Bannan on the bench...

[Deano's Mullet]

I actually think we will win this one, we are suited to play away and they are in a mess than us. Considering that most of our chances this season seem to have fallen to Heskey mbigger ore so than Bent hopefully he can start converting a few more of them.

Everton 1-3 Villa

[tarzansbrother]

Everton 0 Villa 2. NZogbia and Jenas to finish the scoring from the bench. Our best chance to beat the toffees for quite e few seasons.

[VancouverLion]

0-1 Bent 71

[VillaSpen]

This one seems to scream 0-0 at me.

[TimTheVillain]

Given
Hutton Collins Dunne Warnock
Petrov
Delph Jenas
Agbonlahor..............NZogbia
Bent

This.

This.

Exactly this.

[TaxDodger]

Everton 0 Villa 2. NZogbia and Jenas to finish the scoring from the bench. Our best chance to beat the toffees for quite e few seasons.

We beat them last season!

[Pete3206]

Bit worried about Bent's injury. Not confident anyway, but without him, where would the goals come from.

[Des Little]

I can see this being a turgid, dire trawl.  Culminating witha n equally uninspiring 0-0.  Hope I'm wrong, mind.

[LeeB]

I can see this being a turgid, dire trawl.  Culminating witha n equally uninspiring 0-0.  Hope I'm wrong, mind.

I remember going to one up there just like that, here's hoping for the same outcome....