Stottie

Playing pure hoof/desparation clearances now.

Huge regression like. I think our only hope is to win a corner and aim it direct at Cieran Clark's head. None of that tappy short corner nonsense.

Some improvement here. fwiw Gayle managed 2845 minutes in the Champo last year in 39 appearances.

Cue Iggy Pop

HT. Scored a good one, gave them a soft one, and ultimately did well to hang on with (probably poorly managed) players dropping like flies. Hang on for a draw is probably going to be the limit of ambition here. They were lucky/dodgy bastards against us last year, so it leaves a bad taste again if we're going to gift them a win as walking wounded.

Joelinton down. Carroll looked like he just said "fuck off" to someone who suggested him going on.

Great save by Dubs, Traore has Willems' number all ways up here. Miggy looking really good btw, wasted in this team.

Gayle's done his hamstring. Atsu on. Vive la squad rotation. Two subs down and we're only 28 minutes played.

Shame. Need to be more robust.

In the end, lucky to get a replay. Embarrassing.

Deserved, you have to say.

Yeah, did well in wide areas. Are none of them marking Yedlin? He's in acres.

MIGOAL!

Play it back once, call it inconclusive, and get on with the game. With cricket, doesn't half the ball have to be hitting the stumps for them to overturn? That's 4cm of leeway. It doesn't matter if part of the ball was hitting. The batsman stays in.

FT. Shit game where we got what we deserved but Everton who were just as bad didn't. Soft penna at the end for the silly push on Carroll would have been poetic justice.

He'll never beat his man, but Ritchie can do this.

Clear push on Carroll in the box - not given.

Yeah, ten to go and we are putting no pressure on them at all.

Dubs a bit lucky with a flappy punch.

It's all been floaty and play for the second ball.

Are we going big man-little man up top? The tried and tested 1970s favourite.

Panto dive from Schar.

Stretch the game out with some puppy dog ballchasing and ten seconds later Richarlison has the ball and acres to run into.

Weak

Ha ha Angry birds cunts!