Burnley v Everton

[Shogun]

Saturday 3pm!

Garner once again sitting on 4 yellow cards. Will need to avoid a yellow here and against Forest to avoid a suspension.

Out: Tuanzebe, Roberts, Humphreys, Jordan, Hannibal, Foster, Amdouni / Ndiaye, Gueye

Doubtful: Esteve / Coleman, Branthwaite, KDH

Sigh. Craig Pawson is the ref:

Everton: P32 W6 D8 L18 https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/craig-p ... n/1/plus/0
Arsenal: P21 W5 D6 L10 https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/craig-p ... n/1/plus/0

[Gary1878]

Anything other than a win here will be disappointing.

If KDH is back then I fully expect the 3 points. Burnley aren’t terrible but they also aren’t PL quality across most of the pitch and we should have too much for them going forwards, providing KDH makes it.

I would like to see KDH and Garner in the middle with Charlie in the 10, despite him being dreadful against Arsenal. I think he’s generally better away from home with his pressing.

Questions are; do you play Beto or stick with Barry, and who do you play on the right. Surely we can’t have McNeil again and I would love to see Dibling start. We can hope.

[Bob Sacamano]

Pawson is a joke. I hate it when he refs our games.

[Audrey Horne]

Anything other than a win here will be disappointing.

If KDH is back then I fully expect the 3 points. Burnley aren’t terrible but they also aren’t PL quality across most of the pitch and we should have too much for them going forwards, providing KDH makes it.

I would like to see KDH and Garner in the middle with Charlie in the 10, despite him being dreadful against Arsenal. I think he’s generally better away from home with his pressing.

Questions are; do you play Beto or stick with Barry, and who do you play on the right. Surely we can’t have McNeil again and I would love to see Dibling start. We can hope.

Isn't KDH out till end of January?

[blueToffee]

Feels like it could be a grind. Burnley are pretty decent defensively and we're not exactly making chances for fun with Ndiaye and KDH out and question marks up top.

[Risky]

I feel like this is a must win when we are seemingly as content as we were with losing to Arsenal on Saturday without laying a glove on them. I think we will win it too tbf, even with our missing players.

Would expect the same starting 11 as Arsenal too, mainly because the only way Moyes can drop Alcaraz is by putting Dibling in.

[AjaxAndy]

Feels like it could be a grind. Burnley are pretty decent defensively and we're not exactly making chances for fun with Ndiaye and KDH out and question marks up top.

They're averaging two goals against this season... They were very solid last season but that hasn't translated to the premier league.

[brap2]

Have a feeling Beto comes in, and maybe another change e.g. Dibling for McNeil or maybe Röhl in for Charly Chalk.

[Duncandisorderly]

Difficult game this with our injuries and absentees. We don't create much, they're similar but worse, got 0-0 or 1-1 written all over it. I'd be okay with a draw as sad as it seems. Think we're going to struggle next few games and I'd be delighted with 4 points from the next 3

[Evertonfc15]

Isn't KDH out till end of January?

im not telling you

[Evertonfc15]

yeah could be a score draw with no KDH but then maybe a cjeeky davy moyes forest are knackered after europe one nil away win next

[Bumble]

Chance to get the good feeling back here after the recent, not unexpected, last two poor results.

Feel like KDH was integral to our recent good away performances. Links everything together nicely in the middle of the park and without him we're back to the functional and not overly exciting patterns of play we saw last season.

With a full squad we win this comfortably, without key players I'm not so sure.

[Free Agent]

Tonking these. Post-Xmas spanking coming to Turf Moor.

[Gash]

No major squad updates, Branthwaite may or may not be ready to play again at some point in the near future.

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2025/dec ... nley-trip/

[Shogun]

I've just got an awful feeling that he's probably going to start McNeil on that RW. Absolutely has to be starting Dibling here.

They'll just get Walker on Grealish and then you struggle to see another avenue for goals outside of set pieces.