Everton versus Arsenal Sky 8pm

I actually thought Arsenal were pretty decent at United in the week and a bit unlucky to lose in a very even game.

My logic says Everton will score but then so will Arsenal and Arsenal may even get two.  So my two bets would be:

1-1    and    1-2  which 'Dutched' comes to about 100/30.  Worth a Tenner for an interest I suppose.

Good luck

not a bad shout either of those imo. i've gone for a draw as well

Everton to win this 2-1 and Rafa to be saved from the brink.

This will be 2-2 lads get on at @18.0 

Tricky tie this, I'm favouring unders at a shade of odds on but not a particularly strong fancy.

Everton — Pickford; Coleman(C), Mina, Keane, Godfrey; Gordon, Doucouré, Allan, Gray; Townsend; Richarlison.

Arsenal — Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel Magalhães, Tierney; Partey, Xhaka; Gabriel Martinelli, Ødegaard, Saka; Lacazette(C).

Xhaka first start for along time, must be a negative for Arsenal. Dropping Aubameyang understandable but not sure if Arsenal will improve up front.

Have the bookies paid out on the draw yet

This 27th minute walk out could be on

Lower mid-table snoozefest thus far.

0-0 looking good, so far.

Everton turning the screw.

About 10 people walked out. Probably to watch the game on their phones on the concourse.

Great match for insomniacs

People who walked out are the lucky ones, ever been a game with no shots on target?

Lads, this is Barry White, isn't it.

1=-

1-0

VAR doesn't want any goals either.

FFS

comeon the TUFFEES

Oh dear Everton. Those 10 fans ran back in and now they are out again

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Arsenal's luck not run out yet it seems.

I was just going to say phew, with that Everton offside goal and then Arsenal get a goal from absolutely nowhere.

ffs Everton are absolute gar-bage.

Arsenal have been bad but Everton are even worse!

Mina going off is a big thang too.

Maybe God is a cockerney after all!

Wayne Rooney seen in the Cheshire area

Only two shots on goal in the half and the England goalkeepers got nowhere near them

Benitez wrong man for Everton

Rooney? Jesus wept, he was on a hiding to nothing at Derby but their overall form even without the deductions would still be bottom 5

Definite red for me too

If it wasn't a straight red then what is? 10 game ban for me, could have blinded the guy.

1-1

Looks off side

Toe nail

Off

Feck me sideways no way that was off

Arsenal need a good kicking. Really sheite from them today although the ref hasn’t helped by letting Godfrey kick everyone

Someone needs to teach Richarlison to time his runs into the box properly.

no luck, toffees

Offside & I couldn't believe nothing was said at the time re the poss red card

Course it was off!

Are you blind?

Unlucky but rules is rules!

It wasnt crisp by vars decided the toffees are getting nothing

Its time players gave the goal back in my opinion

That would this filth out quickly

Its not rules is it

Its var adding their line

pickford is truly truly terrible

VAR is ruining football.

var = worst thing to ever happen to the game

Arsenal are awful, be surprised if they don't concede. Partey is getting worse game by game. Xhaka usual booking for not being able to tackle. Arteta sitting back twiddling his thumbs doing nothing to sort out Arsenal.

VAR was always going to go this way. Now they have VAR they can manage the game to suit themselves

They jump in when it suits thats been obvious for months

Theyve let them go recently so its nothing to do with rules

It was offside. Looked level but Richarlison's foot was in the air, not on the ground and was over the line, looked like it was on the line

I cant be bothered to argue about the micro managed rules anymore

Rafa deserves to be fired for losing at home to this Arsenal side. FACT.

Football fans must be amongst the most stupid and ignorant people in the World

It wasn’t offside?

Truly stupid!

Almost as stupid as this Arsenal team. They cannot be trusted here!

Aresnal hanging on

VAR is ruining the game?

Not this one. Both sides are awful!

Everton still yet to register a shot on target mind

Why did he take Tierney off?

why the anti-football, time-wasting by Arteta's team? They surely can't be scared of Everton.

Will they review that?

Omg Partey did something useful!

No red for Gordon there?

got what they deserved

Var time baby

He deserved that and so did Arsenal

Var will be taking a look

When the var boys say no... you aint getting paid fact

Rafa knows about facts

2-1 Demari

Awesome goal tbf

Who chickened out if that tackle?

1-1 ft then

some hit that

Everton deserve that and so do Arsenal!

Aresnal deserve a var jump in

Ball was hit to hard in my opinion

Can anyone explain why Saka is so highly rated?

Odegaard os 5hite as well

Pat u mug

Aubameyang misses sitter with last kick

Iwobi is some donkey. Perfect pass and needs to take it first time. Like most dire players, he tries to take a touch.

35m ffs

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This will be 2-2 lads get on at @18.0  Shocked


Cheers Pat ffs

Serves you right arteta, you absolute wuss! Imagine trying to waste time and kill the game with nearly half an hour to go. Against one of the worst teams in the league.

Only Arteta could engineer a loss from 0-1 there. Deserved it with his ridiculously negative tactics.

Richarlison a Slimfast shake away from a hat trick

Defending a lead by sitting back as usual and takes Tierney (who was playing well) off for Tavares who can't defend and who gave the ball away for the equalizer. Makes no sense on any level

Tavares was woeful against Utd and simply isn't a PL left back

After the United game he said 'we were in total control of the game' after Arsenal took the lead.

Getting 11 men behind the ball with zero attacking threat = 'total control of the game'

Everton were decent tonight, good performance that

Arteta frustrated with his players  after the game,but I think his tactics are the problem.

Dec 6, 2021 -- 4:43PM, sofaking wrote:

Everton to win this 2-1 and Rafa to be saved from the brink.

Stopped watching and went out at 1-1 and 85 minutes. Got a surprise when I checked the fulltime score.

Dec 6, 2021 -- 9:55PM, Racingqueen wrote:

Can anyone explain why Saka is so highly rated?Odegaard os 5hite as well

He is ridiculously overrated and I've been saying it since he came on the scene. Very little end product and rarely scores or assists. If he was a white lad he wouldn't get a mention from the same pundits and he wouldn't be in the England squad.

had to look up who saka played for then,havent got a scoobies about a lot of the teams outside the top 6...who's playing for england

VAR - meant to help eradicate mistakes. Well why was that thug Godfrey still on the pitch. A blind man could see that was a stamp on  Tommy's face.

And Gordon 'tackle' on Tavares was a leg breaker. Should have been sent off too.

The offsides against Richarlisson were very harsh. We are talking about a cig paper offside, assuming VAR have drawn their line correctly. I thought that offsides for such narrow margins were to be stopped, and the benefit given to the strikers?

He was outside the margin for offside, his foot was off the ground and so it looked like it was on the line in the still. If his foot was level or only very slightly offside then it would have looked like it was behind the line on the still as it was off the ground. Last season the lines were pencil thin but on the screen they looked thicker for illustration. This season they are thicker, which gives a margin and he was still outside the margin.

I thought Godfrey's was a red but he did a 'no look' stamp, looked away from the player when he stamped and that's what prob got him off as they gave him the benefit of the doubt that it might have been accidental. Didn't think Gordon's was high enough for a red. It's usually the height of the foot or being out of control with both feet off the ground that gets you a red there.

I think both offside calls were fair. Richarlison was definitely a touch offside on both occasions. Seems Arsenal are dropping off again after a good run of form. Arteta is clearly not the answer long term.  His in-game tactics are still non-existent.

Arteta in-game tactics are indeed non-existent and now for some reason the team feels it is necessary to play negatively as soon as they get the lead no matter how the match is going or how much time is left. Everton beat Arsenal through effort and commitment. Arsenal on the other hand have no belief and the younger players are carrying the older players. Pepe and Aubameyang out of favour, players like Partey now going backwards, it is recipe for failure for Arteta.

Tactics are not the only issue. The team is bereft of quality.