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Post by Everton News. on Sept 26, 2019 16:33:37 GMT
 Everton’s Carabao Cup fourth round meeting with Watford will take place at Goodison Park on Tuesday 29 October (kick-off 7.45pm). The Blues navigated round three on Tuesday night with Dominic Calvert-Lewin grabbing both goals in a 2-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday. Watford, who have so far overcome Coventry and Swansea City in the competition, will now head to Merseyside to battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Last month, Everton defeated Watford in a Premier League game at Goodison, with forward Bernard netting the only goal. For a full Everton fixture list visit HERE |
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Post by Avinalaff on Oct 26, 2019 16:59:05 GMT
Need our players to step up, as Saturday's game was woeful.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Oct 26, 2019 20:32:27 GMT
Not confident , but expect a scrappy win
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Post by rugbytoffee on Oct 28, 2019 19:44:04 GMT
Everton boss Marco Silva has urged his players to move on from the perceived injustice of their dramatic defeat at Brighton and focus on securing Carabao Cup progression.
Silva admitted his players were left dejected in the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s 3-2 loss on the south coast after controversially becoming the first Premier League club to concede a penalty awarded by VAR
The Portuguese coach has been given little time to lift his team and will be keen for a swift response when his former club Watford visit Goodison Park for the fourth-round tie on Tuesday evening.
“The next game is a different competition and if we have a goal, an ambition to go until the end, to the final, we have to win,” said Silva, speaking after being beaten at the Amex Stadium.
“It is our obligation (to lift the players), we have to. Of course, the mood is really low. It is difficult for a football team when we felt we did a big effort, we did everything that we should do.
“For them (the players), it is really difficult to understand why it happened against us but you have to respect the decision, you have to keep going.”
Everton, leading 2-1, were on course for a first league away win since March when Michael Keane was penalised for inadvertently stepping on the foot of Brighton forward Aaron Connolly following VAR intervention.
Silva, who saw Neal Maupay’s penalty equaliser compounded by a stoppage-time own goal from Lucas Digne, criticised the inconsistency of the match officials after Richarlison was not given a spot-kick for a pull by Martin Montoya.
In addition to the morale-sapping defeat in Sussex, preparation for the Watford clash has been hit by the serious injury suffered by Bernard.
Scans have shown the Brazilian winger suffered ligament damage to his right knee against the Seagulls and will be unavailable for the foreseeable future.
Centre-back Yerry Mina could return to contention after missing out at the weekend with a minor knee issue.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Oct 28, 2019 19:47:42 GMT
Everton will be without midfielder Bernard after he suffered a serious injury in the 3-2 defeat at Brighton on Saturday.
Scans have shown the Brazilian winger suffered ligament damage to his right knee against the Seagulls and will be unavailable for the foreseeable future.
Centre-back Yerry Mina could return to contention after missing out at the weekend with a minor knee issue.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is pushing for a recall to the starting line-up after coming off the bench to score against the Seagulls.
Watford head coach Quique Sanchez Flores could be tempted to use players from the U23 side for the trip to Goodison Park.
The Hornets are without the injured Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck, Troy Deeney, Etienne Capoue, Ismaila Sarr and Isaac Success for the game on Merseyside, with Chelsea visiting Vicarage Road on Saturday.
"It's clear for me we must use this competition to use other players," he said at his press conference.
Heurelho Gomes, Domingos Quina, Dimitri Foulquier, Adrian Mariappa, Andre Gray and Will Hughes are in line to play.
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