Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Everton FC - Monday 3rd November 2025 - KO 20:00

Aye you're right there - still looking at safety first here as well.

 

Cheers as always to the man, the legend @RTB for the always flawless thread.

This is a good game. We are a better balanced side than them, we have better form and we are flying. I live a game under the lights and I expect it’s pretty raucous and buzzing pre match.

They’re not to be underestimated. They have dangerous players of the type you can’t rely on brilliant defenders to naturally close out. Grealish is reborn and he can make something happen, Ndjie or however you spell it is a live wire as well and a threat.

I like their CM, I know a lot of us like Dewsbury-Hall and would have taken him in summer but I think we can control the game from there, they have defenders who are solid and have had superb careers but can be hurt with pace.

If they come for us, we win, the toughest route for us is they come to camp and sit deep, which I fear they will.

It’s a win for me. This threat we carry from set plays now we have Nordi’s rocket throws and Granits deliveries means we will always have a chance, they area slow die and if we move it about we can break them down.

Talbi goal last week, and the clear release of emotion from him for it felt like an arrival and he will be flying, him and Enzo down the channels can absolutely heap it on their full backs hopefully separating their CBs.

I do think they score, so I’m saying 2-1 the lads, second on league, and no annoyance at arriving home at half 10 on a Monday freezing.


Ha’waaaaaaaaay

 

RLB on Traoré ...

"He's a different character, a different type of player as well. He didn't connect early with us and struggled a bit during the pre-season because he had an injury. He missed probably two weeks. We were aware that his fitness level wasn't the best when he came here. Now, he's training really well. He understands the game model, the way we want to play in this position especially. He's the captain of his national team, so he has a different personality, a different character, and he's improving a lot."

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/spor...sunderland-news-regis-le-bris-everton-5383926

 

But...someone on Twitter said hes worse than Glen Loovens.

Some people never learn.

 

...mind...maybe I will never learn. I had a real anxious feeling toward the Wolves game, given my expectation vs United. I thought to myself "is this where the bubble bursts?". Its very much an angel/devil on the shoulder situation, you've gotta snap out of it and hit the middle ground.

I still have this worry vs Everton who are not only a lot better as a team, but have some class individuals. Pickford, Grealish, N'Diaye, Dewsbury Hall, are all class. Wolves dont stand out like Everton do.

Its sort of why I get the sentiment of being content with a point if the game comes to it. Its all about the manner of the situation, like the Villa game.

 

Than SAFC team you mean? Are they?

 

Better than Wolves

 

I see. Now I feel silly

 

Well that sets it up nicely.
If we win the game tomorrow we will be second in the Premier league

 

If we draw we will be 4th, so not to bad

 

In the summer, if someone told me that on the 2nd of November I'd be disappointed as we'd fallen to 7th in the Premier League, I'd have assumed they were coked out of their head

 

Utter and complete Madness to think we can go into the Arsenal game, knowing (if we beat Everton) that we can close the gap on them to 2 points

 

Hopefully we turn up the volume tomorrow just like we did against West Ham on the opening day and Chelsea last week.
The crowd were a bit nervous against Wolves and we need to be up for it from the start.
After 5 hours on the train - I certainly will be

 

My boy has just informed me its our duty tomorrow and every game this season to sing out hearts our as the players need it.

He's all in on us being the greatest team the world has ever seen and by god its wonderful

 

@Chunksafc I am in my 60s. Still think we are the greatest team the world has ever seen....... and we have been **** most of my life

 

We’re starting to make the SoL a fortress

a big win tomorrow and confidence will be rocking

 

Im 50 and still think the same mate.

All his friends support the big 6, since promotion I thought he would be a bit interested, but since his grandad passed he has took on supporting the lads to another level. He's there evert game with dads cap on, but away from the games he watched loads of you tube clips from last year and older games.

Hes right though, these lads deserve us singing our hearts out and tomorrow night me and him will do our bit

 

Its games like this where we have a good chance of winning which make me more nervous. Before Chelsea i was chilled, but the daft bastards only went and gone a won it!

 

Good for him mate. He’s right.
I’m 60 and we’ve had some right wasters here during my time as a fan as well as odd times when we’ve had good characters in the squad including last seasons squad.

This lot are, to a man, proper lads and fully deserving of our constant support.

This is without doubt my best time supporting the lads. Moved home 25 years after leaving and have never been happier.

Love going to games with my two lads, my brother and extended family and going for beers before and after games rather than doing 300+miles each home game.

I loved Reid’s time here but this lot can be whatever they want to be. Loved Murray and still do but KLD is able to provide the backing that Murray would have loved to have done but didn’t have the resources.

Brilliant times for the club and city. All of which is richly deserved.

 

Nice touch by the club for our Mexican fans