Today’s games

[Westleigh]

Everton under the cosh ,but still 0 -0 ,half of their goals this season have come from set plays,can we swap set play coaches?

[wilks_bfc]

I’ve obviously missed something, but why isn’t Dyche in the dugout today?

[taio]

I’ve obviously missed something, but why isn’t Dyche in the dugout today?

one game touchline ban

[jojomk1]

Just think Pep sees wrong things sometimes
De Brunye and Silva on the bench and Akanji in midfield
Everton coping reasonably well - City with no shots on target in first half

[FCBurnley]

Masterclass by Dyche despite his ban. Showing exactly how to play City although they have looked flat. Haaland looks way off his best. Hope VK is watching

[Mansfield claret]

Masterclass by Dyche despite his ban. Showing exactly how to play City although they have looked flat. Haaland looks way off his best. Hope VK is watching

I think it's more city being poor than anything Everton are doing

[warksclaret]

Has good as 45 minutes of defensive play I have seen this season, City still to get a shot on goal. Tarks & Braithwaite are immense, as unlike most other teams, SD just not tinker with his centre half pairing and its showing. Could of course all change in next 45 minutes

[Westleigh]

How Tarks doesn’t play for a top 4 club I’d baffling.

[Billyblah]

Tarks is a very solid defender with the occasional headed goal from set pieces in his locker but he doesn't have 'all rounds' skills demanded at the very top. I always thought his distribution was lacking.

[ClaretTony]

How Tarks doesn’t play for a top 4 club I’d baffling.

Totally agree

[Westleigh]

Tarks is a very solid defender with the occasional headed goal from set pieces in his locker but he doesn't have 'all rounds' skills demanded at the very top. I always thought his distribution was lacking.

Don’t you think he’s better than Maguire?

[ElectroClaret]

I think it's more city being poor than anything Everton are doing

I reckon Everton have been excellent.

Even if they lose this to a late(ish) goal, no way will they be going down with more performances like this.

[PremierLeagueClass]

Masterclass by Dyche despite his ban. Showing exactly how to play City although they have looked flat. Haaland looks way off his best. Hope VK is watching

Pep’s record against Dyche will show he’s pretty clueless when it comes to playing City. But then again, the same can be said of most managers.

[Colburn_Claret]

I think it's more city being poor than anything Everton are doing

City have had this problem for years. Every so often they throw in a game where they insist on walking the ball into the net.
67% possession and no shots on target is truly awful, yet they never seem to learn the lesson from these blips. I just wish they'd save one of these for us.



And as I write they score

[ElectroClaret]

1-0 Haaland

[Clive 1960]

How Tarks doesn’t play for a top 4 club I’d baffling.

probably because he's to slow and gets turned easily but still a decent central defender..

[Westleigh]

Cracking 2nd goal for Haarland.

[IanMcL]

Haaland is so strong!

[ecc]

2-0.

But they won't go down. Whatever people might say, the stats show SD has steadied that ship (unfortunately).

[Whitgord]

Everton don’t look too bad but 3 points from 21 suggests it is anything but a “steady ship”.

[Lip]

Everton don’t look too bad but 3 points from 21 suggests it is anything but a “steady ship”.

I really do hope that Everton go down..

[NewClaret]

I really do hope that Everton go down..

Sadly, their games get much easier from here in.

Only really Newcastle, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal (the two former ones not being in the best of form) of any note. The rest look very winnable for them.

Although I have thought for a while they don’t look like scoring from open play. Their set plays are obviously fantastic though.

[BobSykes]

I really do hope that Everton go down..

Will that help our probably already limited promotion prospects next term with Everton likely to be head and shoulders above the rest, like Leicester?

[Lip]

Will that help our probably already limited promotion prospects next term with Everton likely to be head and shoulders above the rest, like Leicester?

Probably not,but I don't like to see teams that cheat prosper.

[Percy]

Totally agree

I am trying to post why can’t I do it?

[claretburns]

Tella starts for Leverkusen in the big game in Germany at 17:30 on Sky, Leverkusen v Bayern

[ElectroClaret]

Forest 0 Toon 1

[Dyched]

1-0 Leverkusen.

Really refreshing watch is this.

[jrgbfc]

1 nil to Leverkusen.

[ElectroClaret]

Forest equalise.

[jrgbfc]

20 million for Tella is starting to look a bargain when you look at what we blew elsewhere, Tresor springs to mind.

[warksclaret]

20 million for Tella is starting to look a bargain when you look at what we blew elsewhere, Tresor springs to mind.

Just said the same in another post-just watching todays results. Sheff Utd 3 chances, 3 goals. And just seen the electric break by Forest for the equaliser. Malanga's finish deadly. We forget how ponderous we are at attacking and taking chances, instead we hang our players to dry every week

[jrgbfc]

Just said the same in another post-just watching todays results. Sheff Utd 3 chances, 3 goals. And just seen the electric break by Forest for the equaliser. Malanga's finish deadly. We forget how ponderous we are at attacking and taking chances, instead we hang our players to dry every week

It just felt like we never went all out for Tella. Expected Southampton to sell him on the cheap then the idiotic social media video by Pace's daughter killed off any hope of signing him.

[Dyched]

20 million for Tella is starting to look a bargain when you look at what we blew elsewhere, Tresor springs to mind.

Especially if you think about the minutes Benson has played. 30 goals them 2 alone last season.

[Vegas Claret]

2-0 Leverkusen, Tella assist. The decision not to get him looks increasingly bad (and I was one that thought 20 million was too much for him)

[Aclaret]

2-0 Leverkusen, Tella assist. The decision not to get him looks increasingly bad (and I was one that thought 20 million was too much for him)

Yeah nice pass from Tella.....wonder what is worth is now.

[CoolClaret]

2-0 Leverkusen, Tella assist. The decision not to get him looks increasingly bad (and I was one that thought 20 million was too much for him)

Worst decision of the summer.

[Dyched]

Glad for him though. Always had a smile on his face.

[chekhov]

2-0 Leverkusen, Tella assist. The decision not to get him looks increasingly bad (and I was one that thought 20 million was too much for him)

He’s hardly played for them up until after the winter break. Due to injuries (and Afcon maybe?) he’s come in and made an instant impact, in fact he’s been sensational.

[Vegas Claret]

Worst decision of the summer.

looking like it mate, glad for him though. From Southampton reserves to where he is now is nuts

[ElectroClaret]

Forest lose 2-3.

[Sheedyclaret]

3 nil leverkusan another title for tella hopefully