“Scottish Cup 4th round up here today, and I’m at Tannadice to see two-time Cup winners Dundee United start this season’s quest for Scottish Cup glory against Stirling University. Like Andy Murray, United don’t do comfortable wins, so I’m expecting a tight, competitive affair against the Lowland league side. Celtic beat Morton 5-0 in the early kick-off, and other ties worth keeping an eye on include Arbroath v Motherwell, Hamilton v Ross County and the teatime kick-off in Perth where St. Johnstone host Rangers. ” The Lowland league side! An early bid for elegant variation of the day. Team news in briefFor Everton Frank Lampard largely sticks with a losing team, making just one change – Yerry Mina for Ben Godfrey.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ongoing revenge like the Seagulls have gotten during and since that 4-1 pasting. ”“Starting Zouma, ” says Chris in Corfu. “‘Is Moyes looking for a dead cat bounce? ” Haha. All four games have kicked off. And not a goal between them yet. I’d been wondering when we would hear from our Everton correspondent. And here she is! “Lampard will get the sack, if not tomorrow then soon, ” says Mary Waltz. “But unless there is a major transfer addition I don’t see my Everton side avoiding relegation with a different manager. Losing Richarlison wasn’t just a loss of goal scoring, it was a loss of fight, of never giving up. ”At the London Stadium tributes are being paid to David Gold, West Ham’s joint-chairman, who died this month aged 86. Mark Noble is on the pitch with members of the Gold family, and warm applause is ringing out.
Photograph: Molly Darlington/ReutersGOAL!! West Ham 1-0 Everton (Bowen 33)Jarrod Bowen scores! After a flick from Kurt Zouma. There’s a VAR check and it’s tight but the goal stands. First blood to Moyes. Jarrod Bowen pounces to put the Hammers in front. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty ImagesWest Ham 0-0 Everton29' Strong hand from Pickford to deny Benrahma's strike from 20 yards. 0-0— Everton (@Everton) January 21, 2023 “All the bottom four teams are looking sprightly, ” says Tony Rutt on Twitter.
A tribute to the late West Ham Joint-Chairman David Gold. Photograph: Simon Dael/REX/ShutterstockSo Liverpool reach the halfway stage of the league season with 28 points dropped. After finishing the right side of 90 in three of the last four seasons, Liverpool can’t manage more than 86 this time. Mind you, Chelsea have dropped 31 points, and played a game more, so the most they can get is 83. Different cast, same resultLiverpool and Chelsea have now drawn their last 5 games in normal time:🤝 1-1 (Premier League)🤝 2-2 (Premier League)🤝 0-0 (EFL Cup)🤝 0-0 (FA Cup)🤝 0-0 (Premier League)All square.
West Ham’s David Moyes goes for more of a shake-up, bringing in Kurt Zouma, Emerson and Said Benrahma and switching to what looks like a back three, which means no room for Tomas Soucek. Leicester have good news from the physio’s room as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall returns to the starting XI and James Maddison is fit enough to make the bench. Brendan Rodgers also recalls Dennis Praet, while Danny Welbeck returns to lead the line for Brighton, who give a full debut to the Dutch centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke. For Villa, Alex Moreno gets his first start at left-back.
West Ham are now level on points (18) with Leicester, who are 15th. Bournemouth have rocketed to 14th, with 19 points. Everton are rock-bottom on 15, with Southampton (16) and Wolves (17) keeping them company in the relegation zone. Forest remain 13th despite being a goal down at Bournemouth. Brighton, who had a heady glimpse of fifth, have slipped back to sixth, below Spurs. HALF-TIME! Southampton 0-0 VillaThe game did resume at St Mary’s, but you wouldn’t know it from the scoreboard.
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