Everton vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[SoccerHQ]

Who's injured for Everton then?

[UsualSuspect]

I have a feeling he will drop delph for jenas and keep heskey in the side

If Heskey it staying in the side as he's 'doing well', then surely Delph's performances mean the same?  I think the team sheet tomorrow will be more interesting and create more debate than the game itself!

I think the same john

I would ideally like to see jenas and delph in behind Bannan but I've got more chance of a topless hand shandy off Lucy Pinder

[Concrete John]

Trust me - that's not all it's cracked up to be!

I think we may see Jenas in for Heskey, which I'd sorta be OK with. 

[Risso]

0-0 or 1-1.  I'm not expecting a classic, probably a scrappy Bent effort and a Cahill header.

[Maradona10]

It's nailed onto be a draw or we'll see Baxter rip into us and they will go on and on about another star being born.

[UsualSuspect]

Trust me - that's not all it's cracked up to be!

I think we may see Jenas in for Heskey, which I'd sorta be OK with. 

I could live with that

As long as ivanhoe isn't a starter

[glasses]

Prediction. A surprise routine 2-0 win with goals either side of half time from Bent, then Gabby on the break.

[Matt C]

I hard fought 0-0.

[paulcomben]

Risking moderator wrath, looking ahead to the following match: Pardew says Toon are weak upfront: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14850990.stm

[paulcomben]

I have a feeling he will drop delph for jenas and keep heskey in the side

Me too. Not that it is a good idea.

[Villanation]

Guy's......Have to disagree on the draw, based on the fact we have 2 teams that are very capable of making some real errors all over the park, had this have been the Everton of a couple of seasons ago and with our new emphasis on defence or improved defence, yep I would say a draw is nailed on.

But........

Everton under pressure, got to make a fist of this, Villa need the victory, McLiesh knows he can't lose to a team in meltdown.

Much bigger Everton game than usual IMO.

[UsualSuspect]

I have a feeling he will drop delph for jenas and keep heskey in the side

Me too. Not that it is a good idea.

I just have a feeling that petrov is going to be teachers pet and heskey will be used because he makes us hard to beat.

[Concrete John]

He'll only be teacher's pet through playing well, as there is no previous connection between him and AM, and if so shouldn't he be keeping his place anyway?

I think you're right about Heskey, but if and when we look to add some guile in sacrifice of the 'hard to beat' element, or when a someone like Bannan/Ireland makes themselves impossible to leave out, then things will change in that regard.     

[manic-road]

Hard fought draw. 1-1 Gabby to score.

[eastie]

1-2 , surely jenas in for heskey which would be a positive move and i expect bent and collins to deliver the goals against an average everton team to gve their toffee nosed fans more to moan about.