Matt Read

Another piece of transfer market rule manipulation by Chelsea. Is it clever or a sign of how broken the model has become since... Chelsea offered their first 8-year contract? Dominic Cummings levels of sneak.

Are Manchester City's players unaffected by the lingering charges/verdict/imminent punishment? 🤔

What a ball from Gustavo Hamer. Vision and weight of pass. Unlucky there.

Hackney's movent off the ball - what a difference for Everton. Space created by his 5-yard bursts, dynamism and drive. Completely reshaped the triangles in midfield.

Dewsbury-Hall's been pretty good, again, tonight. But too often he makes the wrong decision. A detail which leaves him just short of the England No. 10s.

Merlin Rohl currently winning vital headers as the last line of defence and leading the attacks, ahead of Dibling, on the right. Two vital headers, and enabling space for the winger in front/behind. Sibling needs to get more involved. #EFC

And Everton score. Barry. What was I saying? This is Everton under David Moyes, against weaker sides.

Prediction: Everton will now play with more attacking freedom. It is the approach. And a furstration that echoes around the Hill Dickinson stadium.

Coventry score and they deserve it. Everton sitting too deep and too passive for much of the last 30minutes of play. Rohl being dragged back by defensive focus. A tactical change is needed.

Inspired from Moyes to name Dibling - a player he's felt isn't quite ready for the Premier League, for Everton - against a recently promoted side? A test? Dibling needs to show what he can do. Moyes generally insists on a body of evidence for regular starters.

A prediction: Man. United's midfield will significantly improve with Mainoo in it. See results from before and during injury absence for details. He is the legs.

Everton classy tonight, as they were in the Cup. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall again magnificent and Jake O'Brien + Merlin Rohl a defensive, but highly capable, right-sided pair. Newcastle. Lacked intensity and ideas - a plan! Jaissle making a small number of good players look mediocre.

Hackney's had four minutes and he's broken the lines twice. Effortless for him, bar the foul by Ramsey... Which has created this red card moment. A serious player.

Michael Keane being prep'd to be introduced as - to quote commentator, "Newcastle are really struggling to come up with anything." Why change it? Why go defensive? Why invite a switch of momentum when it's all so comfortable? Questions for David Moyes after the final whistle.