Everton vs Newcastle United

Hibbert Jags Distin Baines

Osman Fellaini

Mirallas Naismith Pienaar

Jelavic

For this particular game, seems like the most balanced lineup. I like Coleman at right back for the future just so we have more attacking options. We need a boss in midfield while Gibson is out and Fellaini is the only real candidate. If Neville ends up there, I'm gonna be annoyed. Plus Tiote is out I think so it should be up for grabs. Take it please. Naismith and Jelavic know how to partner up so that should be golden with Coloccini out. Pienaar and Baines overlap should be more effective with Simpson out. Mirallas out right where he fits perfectly on this team. Finally somebody that can run at people and cause problems. Without being overconfident, I like our chances given their injury concerns.

Such a shame about ofoe as middle of the park is such a crucial position and the one area we have zero depth in. Not that he was setting the world alight but rodwell really should have been replaced.

Wherever they play, pienaar, fellaini and jelavic will have to improve on their west brom showings if we are to take 3 points.

So I have a few quid on the same score!

Peter 157 I agree with your side but doubt Moyes will go for that.....

Fellaini absolutely must drop into a deeper role. However I fully expect Moyes to keep Fellaini up top and bring in Heitinga. Neville probably to right-back.

I'm fond of Peter's team above...but I can't see us playing such an attacking side. Moyes knows Newcastle are a threat. He will try stifle them and hope to nick one.

I hope I'm wrong about everything and we wallop them 4-0.

And on my birthday in 1968 we battered Leicester 7-1... but I remember us getting battered at home1-3 by Sunderland on my birthday some years later.... I don't want to piss on your chips but take nothing for granted! This IS Everton, after all.

Happy Birthday, anyway, let's hope you're scoreline is correct!

Fuck KITAP1.... COYB!

I think tonights line up will tell us a lot about Moyes's philosophy this season, will he play to our strengths and play a attack minded team or has the West Brom game knocked his confidence and he plays a team to counter Newcastle's attacking ability?

I really he hopes he goes all out for the win and he has no excuse not to. We're the home side, Newcastle have a few injuries and their form has been patchy.

Fellaini has to be brought back into the midfield, its not like we don't have plenty of options to play in the hole while we're short further back in Gibson's absence. If I see Neville in midfield I will cry my eyes out and Ben Arfa will tear him apart.

I think its time Moyes dropped his trusty 4-5-1 formation, it does not suit the players we have no more. 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 will bring the best out of the players we have, especially for home games.

Howard
Hibbert Jagielka Heitinga Baines
Osman Fellaini Pienaar
Naismith Jelavic Mirallas

Or

Howard
Hibbert Jagielka Heitinga Baines
Osman Fellaini
Mirallas Naismith Pienaar
Jelavic

This Newcaslte team will probably start with 2 strikers, and that will leave gaps in midfield - so there is no requirement to play a 5 man midfield tonight.

Even if Moyes plays Fellaini as a defensive mid, we should have plenty of cover in that area.

If we start with 4-5-1 and Neville in midfield, it will be a defensive line up and Moyes will have gone back into his shell after that West Brom defeat.

4-3-3 with Pienaar & Mirallas on the wings, they both work hard so can track back. 2-0 will do with us third & the R.S. third from bottom !!!!

We have match winners in Felli, Jelly and Peanuts and if one of them comes good we will do well tonight.

Goodison under lights usually fires up the crowd so hoping that the players react to what should be an intimidating atmosphere for the bar codes.

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum!

We have lost games before and "the arse" didn't "fall out of us" then.

It will be a tough game and hopefully we can keep Ben Arfa and Cisse quiet, do that and I feel we have a chance for the three points, but I won't going all Private Frazer if we don't......"We're doomed"....

I hope we go for it though... if we play the Moyes 'dropping back' defensive game, they have the players to take us to the cleaners.

Contrary to popular belief, Moyes has not played the same formation for the last ten years. In his early days he used to play a 4-1-4-1 with Carsley in between two banks of four. It wasn't until 2007-ish that Carsley and Neville played as a holding two with Cahill behind the striker in a definite 4-4-1-1. Now we definitely seem to line up in a 4-2-3-1.

Ultimately it all depends on how the players interpret the system but I don't think there is definitely a 'Moyes formation' that is inherently negative and has been the norm for the last ten years, absolutely not.

Ps. Pardew is a deluded gobby wanker. Didn't he say last season they where on a different planet to us, or something like that and we went out and battered them 3-1.

Tenner on 3-0 for me.

On the other hand, if we get the 3 points, we will hopefully have the belief to win our next game vs Swansea.

"Don't Panic!"

Are you joking ? Are you saying playing Neville in front of Hibbert is not a 5 man midfield ?

If you play Naismith / Mirallas / Pienaar in midfield - that is an attacking 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, depending upon instructions.

Neville is a good leader - but as an attacking midfielder he is toatlly out of his depth.

I didn't say would would get beat if we played 4-5-1. In a 4-5-1 formation which I believe we play the wide men do as much defending as attacking. I want us to do any with that at home and deploy the wide men further up the field, they still work hard by pressing high up the pitch rather than constantly dropping deep when the other team has the ball.

When has Neville ever played ahead of Hibbo?

I agree with James Martin.

Formations are largely meaningless. It's the interpretations that count.

So many posters(not just Toffeeweb) are panicking and fearing a banana skin.

We have to believe that the team is so much better than Newcastle who have some serious injuries of their own, that we are not a one man team based on Darren Gibson and that West Brom (where the whole team was flat) was a one off.

Monday night floodlights,Goodison buzzing it could be 4-0.

Behave fellas, for 90% of the time Moyes has played 1 striker with Cahill supporting, but Cahill had to defend for large portions of the game.

4-5-1 in anyone's book. Now we have the ammunition, let's use it !!!

I'd be amazed if he doesn't start – if he isn't could we really be starting 4-4-2 with Pienaar / Fellaini / Osman / Naismith / Mirallas / Jelavic as the front 6...?

Swoon......

Matron! : )

If we win people will call it 4-3-3 or 4-4-2, if we draw or lose it will be 4-5-1.

And, provided we keep Ben Arfa quiet, I think we'll have a big win.

3-0 Fella, Jelavic (2)

If we're going big Jelavic is 25/1 for a hat-trick.......

This season has seen different tactics, let's put our fingers in our ears and sing at the top of our voice so we can forget about the last nine seasons playing 4-5-1.

I must have been hallucinating when I have been shouting at Neville all these years - "DON'T PLAY THAT FLOATER DOWN THE RIGHT LINE AGAIN FFS !"

Mirallas - Osman - Naismith - Pienaar and Jelavic the focal point.

See, no need for any floaters !

Anyhow,lets hope the big mercenary Felli puts in a better shift than he did at west brom. If he does and Bainaar play well,we'll be in 3rd tonight!

Predictable but let's hope it works....

Is this you guessing or has the team been announced?