Premier League — Week 14
Saturday 19 December 2020
Crystal Palace v Liverpool 12:30
Southampton v Man City 15:00 Amazon Prime Video
Everton v Arsenal 17:30 Sky Sports
Newcastle United v Fulham 20:00 Sky Sports
Sunday 20 December 2020
Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield United 12:00 Sky Sports
Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City 14:15 Sky Sports
Man Utd v Leeds United 16:30 Sky Sports
West Brom v Aston Villa 19:15 BT Sport 1
Monday 21 December 2020
Burnley v Wolves 17:30 Sky Sports
Chelsea v West Ham United 20:00 Sky Sports
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Posted
19/12/2020 at
23:42:15
Should Brighton beat Sheff Utd tomorrow, then arsenal will drop into the bottom five. We've been in that situation and you really do begin to worry about the situation. Alan Shearer on MOTD tonight even thinks it's quite feasible Arsenal could face the stark reality of relegation. Nah, it's not possible, is it?
Posted
19/12/2020 at
23:45:20
Rob #1
I agree that for many of the Arsenal players and the manager it's a different kind of pressure when you find yourself in the lower reaches. But I don't believe that the Gunners are in serious trouble. yet. I imagine they'll ship a few out in January and add Tosun to save them :)
Posted
19/12/2020 at
00:10:37
How on earth did we lose at St James' park? They are a dreadful side.
Palace threw the towel in at 0-3.
City don't scare me one bit. Saints are a decent side. Not top 6 though. There wasnt much quality on show at St Mary's. We will find out soon whether my optimism is misplaced.
9 from 9 should turn into 15 from 15 for me.
It would be very Everton to give Sheff U their 1st win of the season though.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
00:45:25
I've plenty of Arsenal mates. They've got the past the wailing and gnashing of teeth stage. They've been a mess for years. Arteta stays in job for the majority of them, partly because it's time to pick a horse and secondly no world class manager will touch them, Kronke won't invest on the scale they want.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
15:44:35
Kronke got his prize with the Rams( not Derby). Gunner fans may be in for a domestic existence for a while. Arsene looking good historically.
Elsewhere in London, this latest performance clearly shows Spurs intent for a title run.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
16:34:38
Dale #5,
I haven't watched the Spurs v Leicester game; however, the Foxes triumphed by two goals to nil, overtaking Everton in the process, which shows just how important and significant our win at Leicester was.
I meant to add that Dele Alli wasn't included in Spurs' matchday squad; however, I still find it unlikely that he'll be at Goodison Park in the New Year... more likely to go abroad I would think.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
16:37:29
Uh-oh...
We might need to be on song from the kick-off on Wednesday! Two goals for McTominay inside the first 3 mins against Leeds.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
16:43:39
That's a bit of a pain, MK, as we could have done with Man Utd being involved in a difficult match today, but given they're two-nil up so quickly they can ease themselves to victory without too much-expended energy. Plus it puts them closer to us in the Premier League.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
16:56:46
Former Everton player Steven Naismith's dream of lifting a trophy with Hearts ended following a penalty shoot-out defeat by Celtic.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:01:19
I watched this game and I was wanting Hearts to win, but they missed their 4th and 5th penalties.
It will take a bit of pressure off Celtic, but there's a long way to go, this season, for them.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:14:30
4-0 puts man Utd above us. Leeds pull one back now 4-1, so back up to third.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:17:03
Not yet, Rob - Man Utd now have a higher goals-scored, so we need Leeds to score again...
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:19:20
Cheers Will. I was only looking at the goal difference.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:41:12
Play open football and Man Utd have got the players to destroy any team, and this is also probably why they have got such a fantastic away record at the minute.
So backs to the wall on Wednesday: fight, graft, run, tackle, deny them space, be hard to play against and hit them on the counter whenever possible!
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:43:12
Darren Griffith's in a tweet reminds Evertonians that it was
141 years ago today, St Peter's were thrashed 6-0 on Stanley Park by a team playing their very first game since changing their name from St Domingo FC to EvertonDarren has denied that he was there to report the game!
St Peter's vs Everton
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:44:43
It's incredible, Tony - seven wins, all coming from behind, all with three goals scored. We have to be careful. Not scared, but careful...
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:46:39
Patrick - free admission too.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:48:54
Will #16,
It's just a pity that the game won't be played in front of a full-house on Wednesday night as that may have helped Everton to swing the odds in their favour. Everton can beat Man Utd on the night but it may have to be done, as Tony says, by keeping them at bay and perhaps even relying on the dreaded penalty shoot-out.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
17:51:23
Will - but no Z-Cars.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:01:53
Well I think this game is over. Currently 6-1.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:03:11
And even when they are winning 5-1, they still have cheats in their line-up!
Get a grip referees, you're getting the piss taken out of you every week by these cheating bastards (said in my best Brummie accent) – it's shite!
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:09:22
That's a brilliant find, that programme Patrick mate.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:16:14
Tony #22
I can't take credit for it as I think it was Darren Griffiths who also linked that 'Notice' for Everton's first game.
Talking of great finds, the Grand Old Team's "Watch classic matches again' thread has some rarely seen footage of Everton games from the past – the defeat of Sheffield Wednesday in 1970 being the latest where Harvey made a wonderful pass to Johnny Morrisey to score the winner 6 minutes from time.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:35:22
I watched much of that second half at Man Utd. Leeds basically kamikaze in approach to concede that way, but still think it will be a tough 'un on Wednesday.
Z-Cars could be the difference...
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:35:55
Is there a crowd at all on Wednesday, it being a cup game?
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:39:53
Yeah, Will. Still the 2,000.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:46:46
So we are 4th at Christmas. Blimey, I think we'd have all accepted that at the start of the season.
We could easily get back up to 2nd on Boxing Day, as Leicester City play Man Utd at home. A draw there and we beat Sheffield Utd and we go 2nd again.
COYB FTRS.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:48:45
Thanks, Rob. Makes sense, but you never know...
Posted
20/12/2020 at
18:56:02
Rob,
We most certainly would have taken our current position at this time of year before a ball had been kicked. I notice that the two postponed matches from the start of the season involving Man Utd at Burnley and Man City vs Aston Villa have yet to be scheduled, which means that Everton will have to open a gap with those clubs, else those two having a game in hand could prove decisive in the later stages of the season – assuming we are still in and around the top places at that time.
I still think our best hope of Europe is via the League Cup.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
19:21:33
Sam's magic at West Brom clearly not working. Villa lead 1-0 after 5 minutes.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
19:21:46
And he's back! Tuned in, watching West Brom v Aston Villa now. He who should never be mentioned as an Everton manager is back in the dugout.
Not a great start!
Posted
20/12/2020 at
20:52:42
And VAR doin' its thang again...
Posted
20/12/2020 at
21:19:15
I'd just as soon see West Brom go down and put an end to Sam's overblown rep once and for all. Knowing him, he'll resign before they're mathematically doomed and then go around claiming he's still never been relegated.
Posted
20/12/2020 at
21:30:06
Say what you like but I prefer Sam to the vile Koeman. Sam did get Everton to 8th in just a few months without Lukaku.
Yes, he saddled us with Tosun, I don't know how much he was involved in that, but he certainly didn't leave as much damage as Koeman and Walsh did.
Posted
21/12/2020 at
21:14:34
Agreed Patrick, I'd say PSG but don't really keep up with the other league acquisitions. Hopefully there is a shakeup there and Gana makes noises about coming back. And perhaps I'm being tight about the Saha and Pienaar business but I just do not want to be inheriting Spurs players for a while.
Posted
21/12/2020 at
21:31:36
Watching our other old manager's team, West Ham, and it looks like he's acquired some bulletproof vests, because his team are really having a go tonight
Posted
21/12/2020 at
22:01:27
Tony (36), they were the best team for long periods of the game but couldn't find the target, I thought 3-0 really flattered Chelsea.
Posted
21/12/2020 at
22:38:20
Very sad that, in our lifetime, Moyes and Allardyce are among the managers we have had — and we wonder why we never win anything? Carlo is not on the same planet to them.
Posted
22/12/2020 at
07:28:25
Think I'll reserve my judgement and comparisons to previous incumbents and how good Carlo is for Everton when we manage to actually win something. Until he does, he could become the most decorated manager in Everton's history to achieve the same result.
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