*** Everton v Champions - Official Match Thread ***

[Moonchesteri]

oooooooooooooooooooo fuck , why ???!

MCFC Twitter says '@MCFC: Yaya Toure is unwell. Nothing serious, but bad enough to keep him out unfortunately. What do you think of the team? #evertonvcity #mcfc'

Shit

[AG7]

It could be three at the back with Zaba/Nasti/Kolo and Milner and Kolarov playing wing-backs ...

3-5-2
Hart
Zaba - Kolo - Nasti
Milner - Garcia - Silva - Barry - Kolarov
Tevez - Dzeko

But I think (and desperately hope) it is four at the back like this ...

4-2-3-1
Hart
Zaba - Kolo - Nasti - Kolarov
Garcia - Barry
Milner - Tevez - Silva
Dzeko

Still no Yaya is a concern against Everton.

[chips]

Looks like 3 at the back to me

[Beefymcfc]

4-4-2 (2 = 1-1)

[AG7]

Everton Side
Mucha, Baines, Gibson, Heitinga, Mirallas, Distin, Osman, Pienaar, Coleman, Fellaini, Anichebe

[Cit.revenge]

We really have shit whit injury this season , look just how long is list.Yaya is big miss here.

[Beefymcfc]

Come on Lee Probert, give us all you've got.

[AG7]

Stuart Brennan: "Yaya has a migraine, and that gives City a headache"

[AG7]

CITY SUBS

Panti, Razak, Nasri, Sinclair, Lescott, Clichy, Lopes

[Beefymcfc]

CITY SUBS

Panti, Razak, Nasri, Sinclair, Lescott, Clichy, Lopes

Bloody hell, that looks a little short. Although I do like to see the youth I'd prefer to have a recognised replacement.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Gonna be interesting.

[Camebro]

Time for dzeko to step up and smash 3 past them.

[paulmclaren]

No forward on the bench.

[mr_nool]

This will be a very tough nu to crack. I'm really nervous about this match. If we lose and "they" win the (PL) season is over. But the again, that goes for every remaining league game.

[carl_feedthegoat]

TEAM NEWS

Hart, Zabaleta (c), Kolo Toure, Nastasic, Milner, Garcia, Barry, Kolarov, Silva, Tevez, Dzeko

As I thought, with the exception of Clichy for Kolarov and where's Yaya? Milner to cover when Baines goes on his runs with Dzeko there to help against Everton's set-pieces. Are own set-piece specialist with Kolarov could be the thinking there.

Yaya though?

That was my thinking as well - re Yaya I bet a pound to a penny he has a headache or some other pussy side effect and not an injury of sorts!

[ruralblue]

Right I have been nervous as fook about this game all week. However for some strange reason this morning my gut instinct has changed. I feared a loss, draw at best but now confidently think we will tear them a new arse hole. Four nil to us. City to dominate the game and run riot! Might stretch to five nil city after I take my lucky shit

[Duckman]

got a good feeling. its not gonna be a draw, it could go either way, I hope its our way.

Come the fuck on CITY!!!

[MR IMAINEROAD]

No forward on the bench.

Lopes scored against Leeds. :)

[AG7]

Wigan wrecked havoc there last week playing 3 at the back ... so maybe Mancini trying something different as he saw Everton didn't cope well with wingbacks ... also with Yaya missing the shape allows Silva in the pocket instead of out on left ... so maybe Mancini has thought of things ... I just hope he hasn't over-thought as he sometimes can ...

No pace on either side, so this'll be one scrappy game ...

C'MON CITY!!

[chips]

Put it this way, when we play them with 4 at the back, we don't really win, so it can't be worse with 3 can it?