Utd-Soton with the early game.
Massive inflection point for the Toffees today, hosting Leeds. Win, and look good doing it, and we'll all feel that the ship has been steadied. Lose, and that will be 4 points in 11 games. That's not just relegation form,. that's all time worst, Sunderland relegation form. Unfortunately, the defense is a shambles. Godfrey and Mina both out, leaving the putrid Keane and Holgate and the rookie Branthwaite as the only CBs. New LB Mikolenko also out, so there are literally 0 natural LBs. At Newcastle, we tried a back three with Townsend as a left wing-back. He put in a shift but he had no idea where to be or what to do. Expect one of newbie Nathan Patterson, with 0 PL starts, or wraith RB Seamus Coleman to try to make do on the left. The thought of either trying to keep up with Raphinha for 90 minutes already has me hiding behind the couch.
Massive inflection point for the Toffees today, hosting Leeds. Win, and look good doing it, and we'll all feel that the ship has been steadied. Lose, and that will be 4 points in 11 games. That's not just relegation form,. that's all time worst, Sunderland relegation form. Unfortunately, the defense is a shambles. Godfrey and Mina both out, leaving the putrid Keane and Holgate and the rookie Branthwaite as the only CBs. New LB Mikolenko also out, so there are literally 0 natural LBs. At Newcastle, we tried a back three with Townsend as a left wing-back. He put in a shift but he had no idea where to be or what to do. Expect one of newbie Nathan Patterson, with 0 PL starts, or wraith RB Seamus Coleman to try to make do on the left. The thought of either trying to keep up with Raphinha for 90 minutes already has me hiding behind the couch.