Nine

Ughhh that Spurs line up

No chance does Howe make wholesale changes for me, it’s an opportunity to progress in another cup and keep the momentum going.

Felt he was more solid than the first leg at least

I guess I’ll bump this then, motm for me tonight. On Rice like a dog and peak Almiron like distance covered, unreal. He was Joelinton tonight, so much aggression and he really helped set the tone I think.

Massive respect due and a big set of balls to play that formation tonight

When Trippier returns, the dark arts return. Tino will keep his spot, but Trippier put in a big performance tonight against a side that he’s well equipped for.

Funny how the dark arts return with him on the pitch, he leads the way for us in that sense.

They are finished Crowd needs to liven up, nervy even for our fans at 3-0 up

Never thought we’d see the day that he played a back 3 here, it’s a big call to make. I wonder how much Joelinton being out influenced his decision? Going to be interesting

No way Howe lets that happen in this window now

He never really got a chance and when he did unfortunately for him it didn’t really come together, he put in a couple of bad performances. Hes also been kept out by a consistent Burn and the emergence of Hall, I think he’d have got a run in the team at LB if not for Hall coming on so quickly. Great deal for us and he’s a decent player, hopefully he gets back into playing regularly for them.

I get the feeling he’s carrying an injury

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Says a lot about our bench really, that those are the options when 2-1 down

Fulham have done well, they made the game chaotic and denied us any real control. They deserve the 2 goals.

We’ll be lucky to take 3 points unless this game calms down, need to take some control First half was a transitional mess

Van Nistelrooy cooked

Joelinton has been

Getting dragged into transitional chaos here, clever from Bruno

Full momentum and confidence now, great to see

Tonali covering for Joelintons sloppiness again

Moyes gamble paying off, typical Everton

This is a freak result

I’m not saying he’s ONLY good in transition, I said he is great in that role. He’s a decent player outside of that, and I advocated for signing him in summer ‘23. I don’t feel his attributes are best suited for us anymore though, and I think we could get more out of a different player. (Forest would also want big money for him now).

In transition, yes he is