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[I]t is no exaggeration to suggest that since the turn of the year [Everton] have been the best team in the Premier League…
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I saw (Heitinga’s tackle) as nowhere near as bad as the challenge by Gary Caldwell on Louis Saha for the penalty kick that wasn’t given. When I first saw it I thought it might have been in (the box). But after seeing it again, I think he (Probert) has got it right. What I can tell you is - was Gary Caldwell’s pull in the first minute a sending-off? Stonewall. Was Louis Saha’s a penalty kick? Stonewall. Was it a goal that Fellaini scores? Stonewall, because Cahill cuts it back from the byline. So we’ve had a real difficult afternoon with the officials.
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Everton’s squad: Run to Europe
A year ago, Everton finished fifth in the Premiership and made it to the FA Cup final. This year, they have stayed in the Europa League, but have been wretched for the first half of the Premier League season, and on Saturday were eliminated from the FA Cup. Nevertheless, with the return of Mikel Arteta from injury, the Everton roster looks far better than it did at the end of last season, when Arteta and Phil Jagielka went out with long term injuries.
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Post-Boxing Day Premiership projector
What my Premiership projector says after Boxing Day. Yes, United is/are only two points behind Chelsea, but Arsenal has/have a game in hand and their goal differential is off the cheese.
Right now, it looks like there’s a top three separated by six points, followed by four more, separated by seven. After that, Birmingham and Fulham are looking strong. Then there’s a muddle. Hello, Everton.
Yes, this is almost exactly what the current table says, on a points-per-game basis. Goal differential and points are so closely correlated that this analysis can’t tell us much. Right now, the only meaningful thing it predicts is that West Ham will survive.
Projected points in parentheses:
1: Chelsea (84)
2: Arsenal (82)
3: Man Utd (78)4: Spurs (71)
5: Man City (67)
6: Villa (65)
7: Liverpool (64)8: Birmingham (58)
9: Fulham (56)10: Sunderland (46)
11: Everton (45)
12: Stoke (43)
13: Bolton (40)
14: Blackburn (39)
15: West Ham (38)
16: Burnley (36)
16: Wigan (36)18: Wolves (35)
19: Portsmouth (34)
20: Hull (32) -
In Marouane Fellaini, we have probably got the best midfield player in the country at the moment.
David Moyes
Traca traca traca.
