Andy

Poor for the majority of his time here, with the exception of a few purple patches that massive inflated fans' perceptions of him, especially the one towards the end of last season. He did a job when we needed him last year and helped keep us up - grateful for that, but this is absolutely the right time to sell.

Wouldn't be surprised if someone has given him a nudge to get himself to the metro tbh. Mingle with the fans, get a few photos; a bit of easy relationship building to get some of the doubters on side.

I don't blame him for what he's done like, home town club or not. His career is going nowhere at Everton and he may have asked for a move in a more professional way, then they've pissed us/him about with their inflated valuation. Any other player forcing a move like this wouldn't be criticised by the buying club. It happens all the time.

From what I've seen of him at Everton, he's always cut an isolated figure in attack, trying to create goals from very little; similar to ASM under Bruce but obviously with a lot less individual guile. Judge him on antics and personality all day long, but I think it may be harsh judging him on performances and stats in such a poor and incoherent attacking team.

Different class. Must start next week.

It's only a matter of time until we start getting punished for our finishing. We won't keep this defensive record up forever.

Mental. If that's a centre half going up, it's never given as a free kick in a million years. Abysmal refereeing.

That's an absolutely shocking decision like, can't fathom what they've seen.

"Shite" is more than a little bit hyperbolic like.

We've had three similar games against Palace, it's hardly a disaster, they can be a tough team to play against.

Think Howe could turn Gordon into a good player personally. He has something, but is never going to look a player in that Everton team under Lampard. It's like judging the likes of Miggy under Bruce.

It was a frustrating game again for the most part, but a few spells aside, I think people are overrating Fulham's performance like. I don't think Pope made a save? They were tidy enough but it was a similar performance to Leeds from them, just defensively a bit more leaky. We made the game closer than it should have been by being a bit wasteful in the final third.

Absolutely mint being able to just sit back and enjoy other clubs' misery for a change, without any worry about our own club lingering around to spoil it.

He's stepped it up even more lately, he's looking a complete player. Wouldn't look out of place in most top teams at the moment.

If he added end product he'd be overpowered tbh. Would be worth about £300m.

You don't get up to third in the league by new year by carrying a midfielder who isn't Premier League quality.

Because Leeds barely got forward, especially after half time, there was less need to cover - this admittedly exposes Burn's attacking weaknesses. I don't need to check Sofascore though, I've watched us play every game this season and have seen the system with my own eyes. The effectiveness of having Burn at left back is obvious as we are sat third with the best defensive record in the league.

My biggest criticism of us today btw, isn't the result or the wasteful finishing - those things happen - but the loss of discipline towards the end, which was pretty disappointing and naive. We played right into their hands and should've known better given that we've used similar tactics to waste time this season.

Burn plays so we can drop into three CBs and shuffle across when Trippier bombs forward, his selection is entirely focused on freeing Trippier up. It has worked in almost every game this season.

Man City are drawing with Everton as things stand. These results happen when teams lower in the league come to grind out a result. It's not the end of the world.

He is underrated and has been integral to recent form. Not always amazing on the ball, but his work ethic is outstanding and his tactical understanding and positioning goes almost entirely unnoticed. He reminds me a bit of a young Jordan Henderson, one of those players that improves a team even if you can't always see what he's bringing.

One win away from having a points tally that would've survived relegation in every season since 15/16, and it's not even the turn of the year yet. How did we get here?

The entirety of Brazilian twitter, too

Wasn't at his best in possession today, but his tenacity and defensive work were first class. It's very rare that you see teams tearing through the middle against us like they used to when Shelvey was in that position under Bruce. His off the ball work is very underrated IMO.

Great to see him playing so well at the moment. He's always had something, but was generally incredibly frustrating in the past. Seems to be forcing himself into games more now rather than letting it happen around him; something which seems to have been the biggest change in almost every player since Howe took over.