Match Thread: Everton v Wolves 04.12.2024 KO 7.30pm
Last terms winner
By Ivybridge Wolf December 4 2024
With several of the sides at the bottom playing each other during this midweek premier league fixture list, something had to give and the table had to alter. To what end was the debate, and last night our relegation rivals Palace and Leicester showed their respective opponents a clean pair of heels and put us under more pressure. Of course, in our predicament, if we win our matches, then the rest will fall into place and with a win this evening, Wolves will leap frog Everton after we dropped into the danger zone again yesterday.
In terms of history, barring an unlikely meeting in the FA Cup, this will be Wolves’ last ever fixture at Goodison Park. Everton moved to Goodison in 1892 (after a famed switch from Anfield) and Wolves’ very first match there was on 10th December 1892 which we beat The Toffees 3-2 in front of a crowd of 10,000. This therefore brings to an end of 132 years of history prior to the move to Bramley Dock, which by the way looks fantastic. If you like bit of football ground nostalgia, see the link here https://www.toffeeweb.com/club/goodison/gp-history.asp . I sincerely hope this clash repeats again next season, and in the top flight. This particular fixture will also see the dual landmark of both Jordan Pickford and Craig Dawson playing their 300th premier league appearances. Congratulations to them both.
Seasons of late have been kind to Wolves at Goodison and the picture above reminds us of our August 2023 late winner v Everton by Saša Kalajdžić. The statistics read well because of the last six games at Everton, we have won 4 and lost 2 (F9 A5) including being victorious on the last three outings. In fact, our overall record since promotion under Nuno is P12 W7 D2 L3. How we need that kind of form to be replicated tonight. In terms of more recent form, then Everton have only won one of their home games this season, perfectly matched by Wolves who have only managed one away win.
What Wolves will we see tonight? Another defeat will see GON in the proverbial heightened spotlight once again and his big choice is what to do in defense. Semedo was booked versus Bournemouth and is suspended for this match. He certainly played his part, as did most of the team to include Sa, in another shambolic defensive effort which was frankly embarrassing. The first 25 minutes were hideous and although we offered a threat up front, the way the Cherries cleaved our back line with such ease was pitiful ….. Bournemouth could have been out of sight by half time. Will GON revert to a back five again? Perhaps not without Semedo, so an expectation to see Dawson back in (despite his dreadful error) with Doherty and Lemina occupy the midfield.
We still offer a very decent threat in attack and, in all the general chaos last Saturday, we did score two really good goals and I was delighted Larsen was on the end of both. We have scored 2 or more goals in the last 5 matches and were we to do that today, it would equal a run of 6 top flight games from 1972!! Cunha was quieter at the weekend so perhaps he’ll be cranked up today again? This player is a bit of quality.
Everton haven’t scored for 4 matches, Calvert-Lewin hasn’t netted in 9, and there have only been 2 goals in the last 3 games at Goodison. We all know Wolves have exceptional quality at bucking trends! Apparently Armando Broja could be in line for a Toffee debut, this after his transfer from Chelsea – who was also muted as a Wolves summer target.
For anyone with Amazon Prime, then good news, this match will be screened ‘live’ (not forgetting the inevitable online delay) with a kick off of 7.30pm.
Good luck to the team, we’ll need a bit as was seen during our 4 match unbeaten run. Tonight is really not the night for defeat, as that would put us 3 points off Palace and with a poorer goal difference, effectively 2 matches away. Additionally any defeat (combined with its manner) will magnify the pressure on Fosun to review GON’s position.
All the best, enjoy the match and please leave your comments about the match in the thread below.
UTW!!
Match Thread: Everton v Wolves 04.12.2024 KO 7.30pm
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Date: 04/12/2024 17:57
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2024:12:16:13:42:37 by Ivybridge Wolf.
Three new entries into what looks like a back 4. Dawson, Santi Bueno and Doherty in with Lemina moving into his favoured midfield. Guedes gets a start too. I was utterly unimpressed with him previously, but this season, he has made more of an effort and more of an impact, credit where credit is due.
Bellegard, Rodrigo Gomes and Toti lose their places, Semedo is not eligible after getting 5 yellows.
Anything below 5 is evidence of progress under super GAZ. Ivy and a few others described his contract extension as "Good news" a few months back, so if we keep it below 6 maybe the contract will be extended again for GON to continue on his good work!
We’ve had moments when we’ve looked dangerous and created good chances but when we have no idea at the back, irrespective of who plays where, then we will constantly have a mountain to climb. And against a side who cor score!
This team of ours has no identity, very little belief and they are beginning to look like they are on the verge of giving up, the body language is so revealing.
Somebody needs a new contract but it's not GON!!!
Aston villa are supporting stonewall tonight, a " charity" which support child mutilation under the guise of depraved trans ideology by chemically castrating young children so it could be worse. On their twitter feed they have some kid waving a rainbow flag with the trans symbol - I'm more disgusted with the premier league every day. Villa park turned into a makeshift mosque last year, this evening we have 1 English player starting in a supposed English premier league team line up with Chinese owners. I'm not even sure what we are supporting these days - when we are relegated, hopefully they can fck off with their passports
The message is quite simple gentlemen, defend for your lives and pray it is under 6. 6 was the target set out by Fosun as the "trigger point". Gaz set to play a 10-1 formation with Sa upfront and Lemina taking over in goal
I hate communism, but GON is a walking advert for the negatives of capitalism. One of the worst managers the league has ever seen but earnt millions of pounds in his payoff for being utterly useless
We are a laughing stock yet again and it's sad to see.
No fight tonight just a gutless performance to get O'Neil sacked and for the love of God let's hope he does go, I can't see him surviving that pathetic performance.
God help whoever comes in he will need a miracle sorting this shower out.
Sad times.
Apparently fans were vociferously objecting to yet another turgid display at the end by various chants. They would get the message across better if they learnt the chants in Portugese and Arabic to convey the feelings of dissatisfaction across to GON's mob instead of English. They probably couldn't understand a word of it
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2024:12:04:22:51:25 by An angry wolf.
Fosun probably think they can get more money selling players with relegation and bouncing back than investing in January. GON confirmed recently there is little to spend in January. It doesn't matter if he is sacked, we are going down anyway, too many points have been dropped approaching Xmas. It's too late now, we all know we need around 40 points to stay up and teams just above us will go on runs like they normally do.
I got up this morning half expecting to hear that Gary had gone. After six months of total rubbish, the Brentford match was the crowning turd in the waterpipe and with the international break that would have been a good time to change and the Fulham result is looking like a complete one-off. I know you shouldn't wish your club to be relegated but personally I won't miss the Premier League that much. It's as bent as a fiddler's elbow, there's no VAR in the Championship and we may even win a few matches. So, there's always a bright side.
I'm the same Andy, even if we do stay up, it's the same every year. Avoiding relegation, beating a club like Burnley in the league Cup early rounds before going out with a similar fate in the FA Cup. In a good season, the season is over in February with nothing to play for and in a bad season it's like this. Football is supposed to be entertaining, this isn't enjoyable year after year. Teams rammed full of foreign players and a contest of which club has the richest owner ensues.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2024:12:05:14:50:43 by An angry wolf.
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