Everton Preview

[evertonfan]

Personally, I can see Rovers getting a win here. It will be a close match but Everton just can't seem to play well against more physical and organised teams, Reading's organisation is a good example. Johnson, Arteta, Osman, all of Everton's creativity will get pushed aside by Blackburn and I'm expecting a 1-0 win to Blackburn or perhaps a 1-1 draw today as much as I wish Everton could get the win in what will probably be one of the ugliest games of the season from a neutral perspective. I'm also expecting a red card, Savage or maybe Neville or Carsley.

[grizfoot]

I think this will be a draw (1-1), two evenly matched teams. Key is to stop Arteta playing if we do that we may even end up with all three points.

[budha]

EVERTON: Howard, Hibbert, Baines, Yobo, Arteta, Johnson, McFadden, Stubbs, Neville ©, Osman, Carsley. Subs: Wessel (GK), Lescott, Jagielka, Pienaar, Anichebe.

ROVERS: Friedel ©, Emerton, Ooijer, Samba, Warnock, Bentley, Dunn, Savage, Pedersen, McCarthy, Santa Cruz. Subs: Brown (GK), Tugay, Mokoena, Derbyshire, Roberts.

From official site. No surprises in Rovers lineup and I guess Everton's is too pretty much what was expected.

Edit: Lescott on bench might be a surprise.

[grizfoot]

Benni & Santa paired alongside each other for the first time.

And Big Brad is given the captain's armband (I dont recall him ever being captain before)

[modes98]

Suprised that Sav didn't get it.

It will be good to see these 2 up front together. Wigan just taken the lead at the hammers!

[brfcshabba]

We are conceding far too many freekicks

[American Rover12]

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL

[tony gale's mic]

WHOOOOOOOO SANTZ CRUUUUUUZ

[rovers1993]

giving them free kicks in dangerous areas.

its starting to be like arsenal game now... really rough challenges going around...

SANTA CRUZZZ!!! YAAEAAEAR!!! LOVING IT!

[Finch]

yessss! Against the run of play but who cares?

[Oakland]

nice one! SANTAAAA!!!!!!!

[rovers1993]

everton starting to play roughly now...

they'll end up with 10 men more likely than us..

[American Rover12]

yessss! Against the run of play but who cares?

Haha thoes are the best

[tony gale's mic]

im watching it on a stream so dunno if setanta have the same commentators, but they REALLY dont like us.

[rovers1993]

im watching live by tv cause its showing in thailand so lucky me!

they show every game in the premier league.

we're starting to play better now. lets hope we can keep it up

[American Rover12]

the main one of FSC in the states is pretty fair, but his color man side commentator is a real tw@t

[American Rover12]

Dunn is on his game today

[rovers1993]

samba off the line!!! DAMMIT!

dunn with good shot......

we're playing like a top 4 side now! loving it!!!

[tony gale's mic]

the main one of FSC in the states is pretty fair, but his color man side commentator is a real tw@t

yeah mines coming from the states i think, agreed.

christ we're all over them.

[American Rover12]

Lovely, lovely technical football being played right now, Samba having a MOTM performance. Loving it

[rovers1993]

samba = legend!

another vital interception...

[American Rover12]

best quote so far, announcer 1 on Samba:

"Well i've got him down at Six foot four, but right about now he looks about 7 foot two"

[Presty On Tour]

HAS ANYONE GOT A LINK TO A STREAM?

[rovers1993]

haha yea i heard that too...

the two commentators doesnt sound too exicted about anything today... they sound kind of boreddd

[philipl]

HAS ANYONE GOT A LINK TO A STREAM?

Who do you want to get banned?

Loving the threat we are posing when we go forwards.

Looks like Stubbs is struggling,

The ref is a homer.