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Everton will be looking to return to winning ways when they travel to Turf Moor to face relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday afternoon.
Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye are at Afcon with Senegal while Jarrad Branthwaite, Seamus Coleman and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are in the treatment room, nursing hamstring injuries, and only 8 players on the bench, with of course 2 goalkeepers.
A big shock that Jack Grealish is out with sickness issues, further depleting the hapless Everton midfield, but David Moyes gives a nice Christmas present to Tyler Dibling — only his second Premier League start of the season — and we're almost halfway through, with Beto making a rare start instead of Barry.
First Half
Garner kicked off with Everton in their changed kit, hoofed balls ceding possession to Burnley, who had their first touch in the Everton penalty area. McNeil looked to turn in midfield but was summarily dispossessed.
Tarkowski came off tops in his first duel with Broja, but the free-kick was hacked away. Dibling then played a poor ball back down the line to Tarkowski who gave up the first corner under pressure. The ball in caused some concern before Pires blasted wide.
Beto looked to work forward down the right but all the Everton players just ignored Dibling, who was in good space, and O'Brien put in an awaful cross. On the other side, Mykolenko put in a rather soft aerial ball that Beto could not do much with, heading over.
At the other end, Pickford smashed his clearance into Broja who could not react and Jordan quickly regained the ball. But Dibling produced the first bit of magic, beating his man and laying it on a guild silver platter for Beto coming in at the far post. But you can guess what happens. He completely misses the ball!
The cross may have been touched toward Beto; the resulting Everton corner was cleared at the far post. Another loose ball forward by McNeil is immediately turned into a Burnley breakaway, Pickford foiling Broja in the end.
Iroegbunam was next to be too easily sandbagged in midfield, the Clarets surging again, Larsen firing wide. More Burnley pressure, Laurent's attempt blocked away.
Dibling beat his man Pires brilliantly, Alcaraz the only Everton player feeding him the ball, but Dibling was too selfish with a daft shot from far too wide an angle. Iroegbunam finally played the ball to him but he turned and played it back to no avail.
Burnley: Dubravka, Laurent, Humphreys, Ekdal, Walker, Ugochukwu, Cullen, Lucas Pires, Edwards, Broja, Bruun Larsen.
Subs: Weiss, Hartman, Anthony, Florentino, Tchaouna, Flemming, Sonne, Ndayishimiye, Barnes.
Everton: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Garner, Dibling, Alcaraz, McNeil, Beto.
Subs: Travers, King, Patterson, Barry, Röhl, Aznou, Welch, Campbell.
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2 Posted 27/12/2025 at 13:57:27
The other half knows he's not been given anywhere near enough game time by Moyes to be properly integrated with the group, and spends too much time when he does play trying to emulate Grealish... but I'll stop now.
Good luck to the lad. He's gonna need it!
3 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:04:06
It's ridiculous that even our own supporters want to have a constant dig at our own players.
By definition you're meant to support (supporter) our team and our players, not deride them at every oppportunity.
4 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:12:33
So come on, Tyler -- show us what the club paid £40M for. COYB
5 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:21:58
Sometimes it's this type of scenario that gives a player the chance needed to show what he can do.
But let's face it, Moyes wouldn't have him in the 11 by choice!!!
6 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:22:20
Or could that be of the jippy hamstring?
7 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:28:07
I'm teetotal and wasn't out with Grealish last weekend, but no doubt people will blame his party lifestyle on him being ill!
8 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:40:25
The team as set up looks to be easily overrun in midfield. Just hope I am wrong. COYB.
9 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:41:32
10 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:46:04
11 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:50:44
I was trying to be seasonally festive and not think the worst of our wonderful manager...
But you caught me.
12 Posted 27/12/2025 at 14:55:11
Reading about their team as well though, they are all over the place too, so what the result will be your guess is as good as mine.
They bet - 6/5 Everton 13/5 Burnley 11/5 a Draw approx odds.
13 Posted 27/12/2025 at 15:00:54
14 Posted 27/12/2025 at 15:05:30
15 Posted 27/12/2025 at 15:10:54
Keep taking the meds.
16 Posted 27/12/2025 at 15:34:07
Three points really important today. Come on you lesser-spotted Blues!
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1 Posted 27/12/2025 at 13:57:10
It's a big loss Grealish not being fit, maybe rolling out of a club in Mayfair at 4 in the morning after the Arsenal game wasn't such a good idea after all?