Wednesday, February 12, 2025

A Proper Merseyside Derby, and Arsenal Injury Crisis DEFCON 5

 Everton got a 98th minute equalizer to send the Goodison crowd into ecstasy.  120 of these derbies have been played at Goodison, each team winning 41 and drawing the rest; this was the last to be played there, Everton moving to a new ground next season.  The play was typically spirited and spiky, with plenty of yellow cards, and there were afters, causing three red cards, one to Reds manager Arne Slot.  Great game.

It seems that Kai Havertz twanged his hamstring in Dubai during training.  It's being reported as a season-ending injury, but who knows?  We now have no strikers, and just three forwards, one of them being the over-the-hill Raheem Sterling, and another being the 17 years old Nwaneri.  Trossard is the third.  Arteta will have to pull a few rabbits out of his hat if we're to remain competitive.

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