Blues held to disappointing but hugely instructive draw

As you rightly say, we just don’t have enough goals in the team full stop

Bernard neither scores enough nor creates enough. Same for Gomes (or MS when he plays). Gaye is the same.

Indeed Richarlison and Siggy are our only reliable sources of goals and neither are stickers

I like DCL and he can definitely do a job and he’s had an excellent 2nd half of the season. But he seems unable to shoot nor score with any conviction/regularity. To develop he should spend the summer with a goal scoring coach (Fowler, Henry, Cottee, Wright, Shearer etc) and simply understand where to be, and how to feel out goals

But aside from this we need to get a goal scoring centre forward.

We need to create and we need to take chances and win ugly and win when we’re not playing well

Saying that, we’ve made great strides this year

I think DCL should have done better with the two or three half chances he got - likewise Bernard Cribbins still seems to lack composure in the box.

Lookman looked electric whenever he got on the ball - he's going to be some player.

I think that's the Euro league gone for us this season, particularly with Wolves beating both Arsenal and Watford. I'm not too disappointed however as we are finishing strongly and there are signs that the team are gelling. I don't buy the theory that some mythical unicorn 20 a season striker will solve all our goal problems - its a team game. If the team clicks we will score goals and we do score goals. I'd rather have DCL than Lukaku. Lukaku would have loved the type of chance that DCL spurned, but his presence would ruin our build up play.

I think Calvert-Lewin might be better if his runs into the penalty area where on more of an angle between or across the central defenders. At the moment he seems to come on a straight line, a right angle to the goal, which makes it easier for the defence, on the angle shows up zonal defending and requires both central defenders to know where he is and which of them needs to be with him.

Let's face it, only Siggy and Charlie score goals. Even Bernard has only scored one premier league goal. Not good enough. We all know what we need. We also need Silva to show a plan B when things aren't going to plan. Plan A should be to score a goal and win the game. If things aren't going to plan he stands with arms folded wondering what to do and very rarely sorts it out baring throwing on his forwards. Never a change in shape and if he does change it's too late.

All-in-all, though there are signs that next season could be a breakthrough season. A season to finally bring in those couple of players that make the difference instead of seeing another 5 or 6 new faces start the new season. We don't want or need wholesale changes that means any bedding in period. Let's hit the ground running. That means a productive pre-season for once.

Summer will be interesting as others look to nick our best but hopefully we manage to keep the best of the squad together and add to it. If we can keep Zouma, Gomes and Gueye that would be great.

As for DCL, I appreciate what he does for the team and look forward to him improving further next season. Clearly we could do with another striker or two.

Recall Arsenal and Man Utd away and two games that we could have easily been 2-0 up at half-time, with clinical finishing. Priority is a pair of lethal strikers, but easier said than done, but finishers are essential if we are to progress, rather than making up the numbers.

To get close and whilst still a chance, depending on Wolves, we could still sneak 7th so let's see... if rejuvenated Fulham can stop Wolves, whilst we must put a tough Burnley side away, this Friday.

To beat Spurs away, can be done, and we owe them for the Christmas hiding at Goodison Park.

As for DCL... he's obviously feeling it in front of goal, but he's also come on so much and creates space for others to play in. As someone else has said, we wouldn't create half as much with someone like Lukaku, but he'd score a lot more. I think he needs a break at the end of the season and he'll come back even better next season. I'm confident that, if he is the first choice striker next season, DCL, Sigurdsson and Richarlison will all be on around 15 goals, which would be a good return.

Also, time and time again we had weak crosses into nobody in the box. If you get past your full back and the 6-yard box is packed fizz it in hard and low for God's sake. That way even if one of ours doesn't get a touch a defender can inadvertently deflect it not his own goal.

We seemed to overplay at times which when it works is great to watch but we need to mix it up now and again. Having said that, our improvement is there for all to see, despite no improvement in league position and I feel completely different to this time last season when me and my match-going mates couldn't wait for the season to end due to the zombie footy we were playing.

I'm not TOO down after Saturday; even the very best teams struggle now and again.

With regards to late subs, I just don't think Silva trusts them to be able to make a difference. I think, if we had some real talent on the bench, then he would have changed things quicker.

I just feel that we are banging our heads against a brick wall when it comes to our need for a top class striker, I am sick of hearing that we have not replaced Lukaku, sick to death of it, but it is true. It's the plain, bald truth that we will not get further than 7th without that addition.

Let's not beat about the bush, there is zero chance of bettering 7th without major investment [or an unbelievably shrewd buy] in the top class striker department.

This perennial striking issue with Everton FC makes Brexit look a fast paced and efficient process.

Dermot Gallagher on Ref Watch on SSN said Atkinson never saw the challenge by Rojo, otherwise he would have sent him off. So if he never saw it, why was he booked?

Also, the yellow card means Rojo cannot receive a retrospective 3-match ban. A yellow card, in my opinion, means the referee saw something but, as usual, Atkinson is too much of a shithouse to send off any player from the so-called top-six teams.

Man Utd's top scorer is Pogba on 13, they have Lukaku on 12, and Rashford on 10. Chelsea have Hazard on 16 and nobody else has reached double figures.

We can match them with a striker who scores 10-15 goals as long as Bernard can raise his output and we have better options off the bench. I think Arsenal, Man Utd, and Chelsea are all vulnerable next season.

A disgraceful challenge by Rojo, how was he not sent off for that? It is as clear-cut as you will see. Willian lucky to not have his leg or ankle smashed to pieces. The tackle forced him off.

Jagielka and other defenders that have been shown red this season for less, will be gutted by the shocking inconsistencies.

Atkinson can hang his head in shame for that one, probably the big crowd got to him. If that's so, he should pack it in.

Unlike some, I don't believe that we need an out-and-out striker because I don't think that they exist or are even needed anymore. Kane is the nearest to it but his game is much more than being a striker and amazingly he isn't really missed. Saleh plays wide and not as a striker he just scores from that berth as the amazing Christiano Ronaldo did.

Lukaku is a striker but he's like a spare part in a toy factory in the modern game. What a great bit of business getting rid of him. Rather than a specialist striker, we need more players who can score and assist and that could be 12-15 goals a season rather than having the one unobtainable guy who can score 30.

Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored 14 goals and Richarlison has also scored 14 goals this season and Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored 8. So from our attacking players they have collectively scored 36 goals.

That is pretty good, but with Dominic Calvert-Lewin progressing well at present, I would hope that come next season he could take his tally to 12. He is still young, but I think that he is capable of that.

So if he scored that next season and Gylfi and Richarlison scored 15 goals between them, then that would be 42 goals from our attacking players. But however, if we get into Europe for next season, then that will mean more games and so perhaps a striker that will bring 15-20 goals may be required.

I do worry about Ademola Lookman, as he does seem to be wasting away on the bench and even when he has come on, has had very little game time. I think he's a good talented prospect and can do well for us, but if he's not getting a chance in the team then I can't see him staying with us and that would be a shame.

Chris Gould 17, I do agree that Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea will be vulnerable next season, as in challenging for the league title they have been well off the pace and having not long ago played all three and won against them, I think at present we are better than them.

I hope we can be successful in trying for permanent deals for Kurt Zouma and Andre Gomes in the summer and hopefully, Idrissa Gueye will be convinced to stay at Everton but if he pursues a move to PSG and that happens, then of course we will need a replacement.

There have been promising signs of late with our recent performances, of which I think gives a lot of room for optimism for next season.

Huddersfield scored 20 and conceded 74, I am truly lost for words.

That Maddison should also get a retrospective ban for deceiving the match official with his blatant cheating.

How many of their players actually get sent off? Very very few.

Funny how ever since City beat Utd and Burnley, I seem to be hearing several pundits saying that it will be "unfair" for either team to lose out on the title. I have even heard some saying that the title should almost be "shared" this year because both teams have been so good.

I wonder would we be hearing the same rubbish from the pundits if it was Liverpool in the driving seat... I don't think so.

Atkinson won't change, he's always been weak, scared of big decisions, and takes me back to Clive Thomas at Maine Road in 1977, when he disallowed Brian Hamilton's winning goal. Don Hutchinson's legitimate goal in the dying seconds of the Goodison Park derby in 2000. Call us bitter and angry... And without mentioning events of 1985, and the ultimate dereliction of Everton FC as a major force in the English game.

Chuck in a minimum of 20 more bad critical decisions and it's a fair sketch. Don't get me wrong – all teams get them – but Everton seem to get treated as bad as any if not the worst.

Niasse gets banned for alleged diving last season, Salah does it most weeks, this season, gets away with it every week.

Back to DCL, his confidence has improved and his all-round game has improved, so in pre-season to focus on centre-forward positional play in the box and finishing. If he can add this to his game, then he'll be a very good player.

But we can't wait and must get a striker who can finish as, aside from DCL, we have no back-up, and rumours via a Turkish mate say that he will go back to Turkey this summer, but we shall see.

Let's hope the results go our way this week, and we may well still be in with an genuine chance of Europa League next season.

Fulham in good form though, won their last 3 ?, and Brighton got a draw at Wolves a couple of weeks ago so it is not pure fantasy that Fulham can get us result.

The glass is full, and here’s to a good week for a Evertonians.

As for the top 6. Sadly long term they will destroy their own business model as people will eventually become bored.

Sport journo said tonight about how exciting the PL race is. Funny how the Leicester year was far more exciting nationally

I think the best we can hope for is a striker who can become top class in time. It’s possible of course that we already have one.

Fox News in the US reports that BOTH bus drivers fell asleep.

Not sure what you really expect from these players other than the goals you mention. Because I feel both have been creative this season, given the struggles of the whole team at times.

In my opinion, both players, should we be able to keep Gomes, will become huge assets for us next season. Still, everyone to their own opinion. I just happen to disagree with yours quite strongly.