Drenthe spent more time on his belly & arse than he did his feet the conning ****. **** him, he wont be missed by me that's for sure.
Looking at some Everton forums it seems Gibson might play, at one time he was supposed to come here with O'Shea and Brown but either him or his gent had a bust up with Brucie, is that right? Hope he has a poor game!
He won't stand out Gibson but he never seems to play poorly either. One of those players which just some to keep everything organised and help the team play as a team. Thrilled he is back. P.S. He hasn't lost in an Everton shirt yet
TEAM NEWS Skipper Lee Cattermole is available for Sunderland's FA Cup quarter-final replay against Everton after completing his four-match ban. Winger Sebastian Larsson and full-back Phil Bardsley, who was unwell, are fit, but John O'Shea and Kieran Richardson are out with calf problems. Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar is cup-tied so Darron Gibson is expected to keep his place in the side. Jack Rodwell (hamstring) and Seamus Coleman (thigh) are doubtful. Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill said: "It will be a big match, a big match for both clubs. "The incentive is great too - for Everton, the chance to play Liverpool in an all-Merseyside semi-final, and for ourselves, just to be there would be really terrific. "We have battled all this way and we don't want to give it up without a fight." Everton manager David Moyes said: "The fixture congestion will affect the squad but you have to take the games as they come. "You have to get on with it but, as I've said a couple of times, I don't think it has been particularly fair on us. "The Premier League have been hard on Everton this year, that is for sure." When asked to expand on why he felt that, Moyes replied: "None of your business." Sunderland squad: Mignolet, Gordon, Bardsley, Bridge, Turner, Kilgallon, Kyrgiakos, Lynch, Cattermole, Gardner, Larsson, Elmohamady, McClean, Vaughan, Meyler, Colback, Sessegnon, Bendtner, Wickham, Ji, Campbell. Everton squad: Howard, Neville, Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Heitinga, Baines, Cahill, Gibson, Fellaini, Osman, Barkley, Gueye, Jelavic, Mucha, Drenthe, Stracqualursi, Anichebe, McFadden. MATCH FACTS Head-to-head • These clubs drew 1-1 in the original tie at Goodison Park, with Phil Bardsley's 12th minute goal for Sunderland, cancelled out by a 23rd minute effort from Tim Cahill. • Everton have won 75 and lost 66 of 171 competitive matches against Sunderland, with 30 drawn. • The Merseyside club are unbeaten in 16 against Sunderland, having won 11 and drawn five in the Premier League and FA Cup, since the Black Cats' 1-0 home win in December 2001. They have played out two 1-1 draws this season. • This is the 12th time they have been drawn to meet each other in the FA Cup. Everton have progressed on seven occasions, most recently in 2005, and Sunderland four, the last being in 1979. • A semi-final tie against Liverpool at Wembley awaits the winners on Saturday, 14 April. Sunderland • The 1937 and 1973 winners are aiming to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2004. They have made progress in five of the last eight occasions they have qualified for the quarter-finals. • Victory over Arsenal in the fifth round was only the second time in six attempts the Black Cats had prevailed against top-flight opposition in the FA Cup. • Under Martin O'Neill, Sunderland have won 12 of 21 league and cup games, including their last three at home. Everton • Everton lie immediately below Sunderland and equal on points at ninth in the Premier League table. • The five-times winners and eight-times runners up are on their best FA Cup run since losing in the final to Chelsea three years ago. • The Toffees are appearing in the quarter-finals for the 41st time, which is more than any other club.
