Everton vs Leeds United: Preview, Predicted Lineups and Where to Watch

Apparently Tarkowski and O'Brien will be pushing up to the half way line in Keane's absence...

It will be a higher line though.

Your turn

But you don't listen to my advise

Well This could be The last time.

This could be the last time

Maybe the last time. I don't know

Let’s hope we get some satisfaction tomorrow night

I read your recent debate,a lot of it anyway,on the depth we play when Keane and Tarkowski partner up,i agreed with the majority of it.

Keane is the slowest turning centre half in the Prem so easy to see why that happens.

Do you not consider we will play even 1 metre higher with a much faster centre half partnering Tarkowski?

For once please don't bottle it Blues

Getting my crystal ball out. I can see a few of the Irish posters on here putting a tape measure to their screens and peering through their green tinted glasses and declaring "Look. We are playing at least 15 yards higher. Jake HAS made Tarks faster !!!"

If Jake O'Brien thinks he is going to get Tarkowski away from his own area. He may need a bit more than his own pace to do it.

A couple of wild horses might help

It sends a message to all weaker teams who practice this method if Arsenal can come unstuck other teams are sure to get punished and they do.

Sometimes the big hoof clearance is the best option.

I'll leave it there.

Too much pain and too much sorrow

Leeds might feel the same tomorrow

I get it might be the best way in some circumstances but not all the time.

I've lost confidence in us getting a result at home, Moyes needs to tell the players to go all out for it, because we play too cautious and do neither one thing or the other.

Pickford

Patterson Obrien Tarkowski Mykolenko

Gana garner Armstrong

Ndiaye Barry Mcneil

We need to string a few results together and tomorrow is the perfect opportunity to start doing that after last weekends excellent win.

It was nothing like the penalty awarded against Tarkowski, imo, and watching this Arsenal v Man Utd game, it looks like the United players are trying to outdo each other with the quality of their goals.

As a long serving Irish toffee, I don't think Jake is the player that everybody seems to think. So far so good but I predict before long if he commits another brain fart like he did against Arsenal, the tide won’t be long turning against him. I hope I'm wrong but I do get depressed with his continuous square passing to Tarks or back to Pickford and rarely see a pass to midfield or our wide men. To give Keane his due he does have a forward pass in his game.

Mark 12, Ian 20. Why are you dropping Rohl after the his performance in the Villa game. It was not long ago that there was an outcry on TW after the away win against Forest when the team was changed. Now we are in one case bringing in Aznou instead of Rohl, why because of a brief cameo against Sunderland. We have no idea if he can retain the ball in attack or is a competent defender so this game is not the place to take such risk. As a sub for McNeil maybe but certainly not instead of Rohl.

Similarly dropping him for Gana who has just come back from AFCON, played the full 120 minutes in the final and is what 36 years of age. I thought we were supposed to try and give the new guys an opportunity to fit into the team and plan for the long term especially if we see that they take the opportunity when given to them. Rohl was excellet against Villa so replacing Rohl with Gana is a retrograde step.

I generally only make it to one game a season, so went with Seat Unique as at the start of the season it looked like it was much the same price as Forever Blue plus the ticket and guaranteed a seat.

Has anyone used them before and know how the £10 food and drink voucher works? There's a separate QR code for the programme but not for food...

Someone gave a shout to Invisible Wind Factory?

I was talking to an old lady this morning and she's had that £10 voucher and a free programme, but the two times she tried to use the voucher they had run out of food!

So use it early when you get there, not joking unfortunately.

I used them to go to the Sunderland FA Cup game and it worked out brilliantly except for the result.

Everton aren't we???

There's a “beer garden” to the side, on Regents Street. Side entrance. Laid back, street food, quick bar service and entry to the main bar.

Neil, how did you use the £10 voucher -- is it just your ticket? A separate voucher?

Looks like we might have a chance in signing him. Particularly with his club wanting Beto.

Such is the state of the Premier League that any sort of by the numbers, workmanlike home performance will shoot you up the table... not a foregone conclusion..

I've nothing against Calvert-Lewin, but I have a deep -- Cloughesque -- dislike of Leeds Utd (dirty dirty Leeds). It's not just Revie and all that, which would be enough on its own.

No, the icing on the cake is the saying: "By their friends shall ye know them". All through the 70s, Liverpool and Leeds fans would organise away trips to each other's social clubs, like it was a family reunion.

So just this once Don't 'kin Bottle it! I don't care about Europe and the Thursday Cup, we don't have the depth of squad... and the thought of being 3 points off the Champions League places is just laughable.

I just don't like 'kin Leeds.

More in hope than expectation - 'Over to you, Moyes'

Rohl deserves another go and no way is Moyes going to play Aznou.

Pickford
Patterson O'Brien Tarkowski Mykolenko
Garner Rohl Armstrong
McNeil Ndiaye
Barry

I had originally logged into the Premier package with Seat Unique to book the package with the £10 voucher but saw a full meal package for £50 more so went with that as my other half was travelling with me. So short answer is I don’t know but I presume you order something to eat and as it is likely to cost more than £10 you pay with the vouch and top the balance.

Our seats were brilliant

I would hope he would go with that line up

A 03:00 kick off here means I can acoid watching it in my Leeds mate's bar with his ex-villain mates. Mind there's plenty of Scouse Blues that get in there as well so it also avoids the potential for a bit of bovver.

I'm sure I'll be subjected to the replay if they win though.

I find Jake O'Brien very easy to like. He wouldnt be a candidate for my player of the season so far, but he would be a strong candidate for "clubman" of the year. Please don't mistake that for a backhanded compliment. I think they are equally important.

I don't believe there are many top class full backs around today. It's such a specialised position. Some defend well, Some support the midfield well, some are particularly good at overlapping and getting good service in. Few excel at everything. In fact I cant think of one.

Being built like a basket ball player hasnt helped O'Brien in his efforts to "fill in" at full back. A tricky winger should be able to expose that. But to his eternal credit, not many have been able to do it O'Brien's problems only really begin when he is, unreasonably IMO, expected to be creative.

You point out his "brain farts" and you are right to do so, but very few defenders go through a season without having them - I think we are all delighting in watch St Virgil unravel.

I know people like to compare Moyes to Dyche, but the only real difference I see is that, besides having better players, Moyes has crucially recognised the steel and stronger mentality Jake brings to the team. If an upturn in results can traced back to Moyes's appointment. Then it can also be traced back to the introduction of big Jake. If any player has earned a shot at a run in his favoured position, it has to be him. AND unlike the other two. He has the potential to improve.

My problem with posts about O'brien. Is this oft repeated claim that he will drag Tarkowski up the pitch. He wont. I have seen too many games where the fastest man at the club (Branthwaite) has failed to drag him out of his comfort zone. Big Jake has no chance.

Tarkowski will call the line from which we defend.

I'm really looking forward to what could be seen as a TW match up tonight. The Irish Bobby Moore up against the "Div 1 striker at best". I expect Leeds to be far more direct than Villa.

I'd snatch your hand of for a win right now

That's a fair post I reckon,pretty much agree.

I am not suggesting the back four push to the half way line,far from it,that would expose us.

I posted we will play higher,even if its only 10 yards.

We have tended to come unstuck when this is the case.

That said, Leeds are not a possession based team either, bit more direct. Could make for a physical encounter. Set pieces important.

Three points moves us up the table, knocking on the European places, I hope we have the ambition to chase it.

It’s not just DCL that will have to be dealt with.if NMecha starts. He looks a handful.

The betting is 6/4 Everton, 15/8 Leeds, 2/1 a Draw. you can get better odds if you fish around.

That would appear to be a good price for us but its taking into account our dismal home record. I'm hoping for the best but its hard to be confident.

No reason to change a winning side.

that said, I'll be a bit gutted if we don't stuff these.

But we're being told by the CEO not to expect any players to improve us in the transfer window and kick us on into Europe 'cos we don't have the players to cope with the extra fixtures. And don't forget the £40 million black hole that potential transfer money went into (quotes Judie Ormond "pay yourself first).

So Moyes has probably been told 'don't get too ambitious with this Europe talk Davey, KITNAP will do us just fine for the rest of the season'

Also I hope the crowd treat DCL with respect whether he scores against us or not.

Lets prove we are not like the Trent haters who were once on the other side of the park to us.

Yes he obviously was not happy with what contract we offered but don't forget the goal against Palace that kept us up and his joy in the crowd after.

Lets show some class, plus a good win of course.

I'm hoping your wrong and the only change from the Villa game is Ndiaye straight in for Grealish.

Maybe Gana in for Rohl but I hope not, personally.

Moyes has confirmed Armstrong goes back to PNE but I hope he gives him another start tonight.

For many that’s fine. Fair enough.

We’d spend now I think if we wanted to push hard for Europe ( and what an opportunity given the tightness of the league this year), knowing we’d have to spend again in Summer to add depth to the squad.

I don’t think that’s the TFG plan, Kinnear confirmed as much.

Well carry on as we are, with some players coming back, win some lose some, probably send Armstrong back to Preston, as Moyes seems desperate to do, finish mid table.

European qualification brings in extra revenue for the ownership, as does a higher finish up the table, and makes us a better prospect for potential recruits. TFG would be a very rare breed of owners if they didn’t want European games next season as they’d be turning down revenue.

Based on these facts I expect both Moyes and TFG would welcome European football next season.

Instead they gave themselves a £40 million pat on the back.

We have all seen this scenario before coming back home against a ''lesser'' team.

Yes they will have the two Afcon players available but I would also have liked KDH and Grealish available too.

However we have to take what we can get and in the absence of nothing new in the striking department we have to hope Messrs. Barry and Beto can grab the points but I wouldn't care who scores the winner.

Leeds stole the points at Elland Rd. and have a decent squad who have done well recently with DCL starring. Hopefully Jake and Tarks. stay solid today.

I don't see Leeds sitting back, so let them come on to us and we will have more joy hitting them on the break, rather than them being able to punish us, like we've seen this year.

They do have pace, but I believe our defence should cope well.

We need a win here, get back to being solid at home !

Don't get me wrong, I really want Jake O'Brien to succeed.

Your piece is well balanced and my only concern is that like all Everton players he ends up a whipping boy like so many others.

I think it's good that he goes back to playing weekly for PNE.
Although if I were manager of the team, I'd make them all eat Heinz Baked beans.

Sorry, had a flash back there, I mean if I was manager I'd play Armstrong Garner and Dewsbury-Hall as starting midfield... but Moyes won't.

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I'd like him here and available to come off the bench and replace tired legs as required. Either way a great prospect!

Alan #68, has Moyes confirmed that Armstrong goes back to Preston? I hadn't seen that.

But if he doesn't see the kid as a starter ahead of Gana and Garner, I'm all for him getting starter's minutes at Preston. That club is one point out of the final playoff spot, with 7-8 teams in the mix. A Championship playoff battle is a crucible that forges players under pressure. Garner, KDH, Tarks, Seamus, and in past years Jags and Cahill all came through that fire, and look what they became. I think it'll be the greatest experience a teenager could have, and he'll return to Everton ready to step into the 11 permanently.