After beating the potters both home and away in their return season of 08/09, the least two meetings has ended with no winners. You have to go back to 1982 to find the last Everton defeat, 1-0 at Victoria ground. Current league form suggest a home win, Everton are starting to look strong at Goodison, while Stoke doesn't take many points away from Britannia.
They got the potential to surprise, and their style of play is simple but effective. Even though United was too strong for them in the last round, they must be taken seriously. Kenwyne Jones is an attack in his own, and will be dangerous, even if our center backs should be able to deal with whatever Delap throws at them.
Team news, injuries and such, according to Stoke and Evertons official sites:
Stoke: Jermaine Pennant (winger) , and Kenwyne Jones (striker) are possibly out due to a virus, and Danny Collins (defender), and Ricardo Fuller (forwarder) are doubtful, Winger Matthew Etherington may return.
Everton: Rodwell, Fellaini, Osman and Anichebe out, Arteta is doubtful.
My Prediction this time is a hard fought 2-1 win for the Toffees.
discuss my prediction and other stuff to do with this match in the match thread.
The review part
Spurs v Everton 1-1.
The game was all in all what you'd expect. Spurs are a very tough team to beat at White Hart Lane, and even with a European game just ahead of our game they did look like the strongest team.
Not by much though, and even though Spurs looked very strong in the second half, we were never outplayed. It was definitely a game of two halves though, like every game.
We were the best in the first half, and they took over more in the second.
A fair result when you look at the match overall, and one we have to be happy with.
- MF
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