 Welcome to Toffy TV, it is the match preview Everton vs West Ham, United, good at some park, Sunday 2, 15, kick off in a game that goes ahead, and also Everton needs to be getting the three points in this, don't we? This is the opportunity, obviously no game last weekend with Arsenal being cancelled but this is a game now, isn't it, with Everton? If Everton can get three points out of this game going into the international break, you look at the start and you think that's not too bad, bit of a dodgy couple of first games but it's not the worst thing in the world and we'll have grown through that period with the new signings. It will look quite to a point of game only, seven points from seven games but where it will put us in terms of how we started and what we've developed from that, then yeah I think it will represent a big improvement and a growing improvement because obviously we started, even though I feel like we should have way more points than we've got, you've got to start winning those games but we had the first five games with the Irish striker and it's old, you know, it's old, forest and Chelsea, you know, it's old massively there, leads away, another one, we should have won, so yeah, if we could, and it disappeared, a really tough game, West Ham had a good side, strong side, but they're not in great form right now and obviously they've got, at the time they could, they've got another away game in Europe as well to contend with, so for us, it's a case of just getting the victory at the weekend, by hook or by crook and if we can do that and go into that break like you say, with that win under our belt, the change is the narrative then and then it's like what can we build on, you know, before we go away to Southampton. Have you been surprised by West Ham's start, obviously they've only won one and drawn one with four defeats? Yeah, no, it seems weird this season just because of how early it started, the transfer window being open for the first five family league games, I was not really massively surprised that they've lost a couple of games, but I'm surprised that there's loads where they haven't. I thought they would have picked up another couple of points, but for the first time I feel like their transfer window wasn't as good as what the others have been under me, he's like focused, he ended up bringing Luchus Prykettir in, he's really good, and that he can guarantee me on bow and score and then they'll be sad because obviously they're strong side, definitely nice, just brilliant, but they've done all right in Europe, they've won in Europe haven't they? I'll be honest, I'm not surprised by anyone's start just because it has been such a weird season, I expect West Ham after the international break to really improve. Yeah, because obviously they've brought in players at different times, I haven't mentioned Pachwet today, and Shomachar came in and he's still to get the game time, Cornyn coming quite late, Emerson late. They had the centre-back on injured, Haggad and then Keirek is a key res, that's how you pronounce it, from PSG who's come in to take his place, and they've all come in quite, quite late, so you'll still be trying to patch that team together. I think Antonio, who obviously got most of the goals last season early on, he got a lot of goals early on last season and he's still to drive up, they haven't quite got him firing yet this season, and obviously they'll be looking for more goals, bowing hasn't really got going this season either. Yeah, I think it's just, it is a case of the season starting early and sort of maybe, maybe different managers or different squads sort of outcome out of the pre-season, a hit day stride later on, you know, I know when Moj was out of it and it always felt like after the international break his team always hit stride with, because play is typically did come in late when he was out of it, but I don't think necessarily the performances reflect, the results reflect their performances as such. I think a forest, they were very, very unlucky, I think you know on that day, forest just had all the luck that day, they had a penalty, they had a penalty, things hit in the bar, they had a goal this lad where 50-50 were there, a forest goal to keep a side there at the striker and bounce back in. I think, you know, so you've got that, obviously when they played City over and down, City did what City do, but Chelsea came last time out, you know, very, very unlucky day, you know robbed of a VAR decision after getting a decent point at home to Spares, you know they have played Chelsea Spares, Manchester City already so, I think they are a team that, again, once the international break, you'll see a little bit more from them as they hit their stride, so it's not an easy game, it's not an easy game by any means, it is a game that, you know they do start the game below us, but on the same points, and it is a game that we will look at and think right, we can win, this has got to be our opportunity to win. You know, obviously we've got more, a fuller squad now, you're matching Dominic Cavallun to be involved, Garner to be ready to go, obviously Jordan Pickford won't be involved, but you know, we've got, we're getting closer to having them back, certainly with the international break as well, but you also feel playing at home, that the goalkeeping situation might be as important as it is. So, it is going to be an interesting game because we, you know, the games against West Ham have genuinely been a lot closer than the last three years, they've been very, very tight, so I know they've done the double overs last season, but the games have been a lot tighter, so it is going to be an interesting game. Yeah, it is. You know, David Moise has shut a long time, we know that, your team is always competitive, and even when we started slowly, you knew that it would be alright, and that's the same at West Ham, you know they'll be fine, and it is, it's a physical battle, cos that's how it is, but I think we're better equipped to cope with that now as well, I think I'm in the field. I think the last few games against West Ham, Dachlan Lais has had their all his own mind in the field, he's just bossed in the field, I don't think that'll be the case this weekend, I think Evans in the field is very strong now, so I think it'll be a quite well contested game in the middle of the park. I think they're always narrow games, I think they've won, West Ham have won three out of the last four of Godus, which is unaid off in my life, so we haven't beaten them more than any other Premier League side, scored more goals against West Ham than any other Premier League side, but at the moment they're on a good run. Last season, both games were settled by the old goal, I think we deserved more in both games, I think. The God of someone was a 0-0 unless someone was going to score a set piece, and it was Akbar who scored for West Ham and needs up the points. And down at the London stadium, we played the last half an hour, 10 minutes, and we should have got some of the game that day. The same year before, they beat us 1-0 at Godus, and then again that was very even, and we beat them 1-0 at the London stadium, and again that was very even. The last few years, the games have been really tight with the two sides, so I think for Everton, like you just said, just because they're not fully flying at the moment, and again, whether or not they have a much changed team on Thursday, it's a complication going and playing away in Europe. You can't start thinking about the games on Friday, on Saturday and get back. That's a definite positive for us then being away in Europe and having to come back and maybe not putting, being able to train as much for what we're doing. We've had a whole week to train for this game, so that's a definite positive teams do tend to struggle when they come out of the back of that game, certainly when it's away. So, we've got that going for us, and we can plan for this game, and hopefully there's no other issues going into the game. I know it's not a full strength squad because of the likes of Miner and Ben Goffy and that kind of thing, but we know what we're dealing with. We've got the goalie situation, which has been the same for the last week, hasn't it? We know where we are, bigger vitals starting goal, that's not a problem. The back four will pick it up. Well, let's have a look at the team last time out. Obviously, like you've just said, no Jordan Pickford, so it'll be big of it. You expect that back four if they're all fit to be the back four that starts, wouldn't you? The midfield would obviously own on and a low build will start. What happens with Tom Davis? Yeah, that's the interesting one, isn't it? Because obviously Garnir will have had two weeks of training, you know, tactically will be well up to speed. I do think, I think, certainly with Dechling Rice being such an important player for them, I think it's important that we have, you know, really strong midfield, and I think for me that means bringing Garnir into the side. You know, I think, I think, I think, you know, we know, we know how good he is. He can just do a little bit more than Tom Davis and breaks the play up so well. And I think, I think we need that as well. Then maybe that's, you know, get on and just a little bit further up the pitch and then he becomes more of a presence in the game, getting older the ball, maybe a little bit less defensive responsibility. So that would make sense to me, and I think that would probably be that front three as well, and Tom would come on as a sub and be introduced later on in the game if it all goes well. So I can imagine that's what we'll go for. That makes sense to me, but let's have a little look at Estham's team from that time out. Yeah. I mean, you can see straight away, you know, Antonio bowing up front. We could pick a right and shoot check, which is a strong midfield. Yeah, and I get, again, you look at that shoot check with the kind of hidey he's got as well. It's important that we've got O'nana obviously in there as well, giving us that bit of a physical presence. They played with a three at the back the last time out, and obviously we know he's a good player. We know he's got a little bit of pace. So four arrows left wing-back. Yeah, there is strong. You could see, you could see Tingle playing left wing-back for them, couldn't you? Cornyn. Cornyn. So obviously they're a strong team. That's the thing, they're strong, they're competitive. And I think that's what's tearing them round from being a team when Moise came in. You know, that team we flirted with relegation to getting them away from there and getting them into Europe, and obviously the back in Europe again this season. And that's because the strong plays, solid side, nothing overflashy or complicated about them. They've got decent back-ups as well. And that's where he's moved them on to, and I think that's where Frank Lampard has to be doing the same for us. You make your team strong, competitive, got a chance in every game, and I think that's what we've seen from Moise Dam and that's what we've got to start seeing from Everton. But let's just have a look at Antonio's numbers so far this season. So six games, one goal and one assist. Not as well as last season, obviously, bit of a slower start, but that's where they've brought in the competition, haven't they, to try and get a bit of variation up front, because that's where they've struggled a little bit. I think scoring goals of later has just been an issue for them. Yeah, it is, it is. Again, it does mirror like what we had with David Moise. We've always had a strong side, we just didn't ever have enough goals in us. And the seasons when we were good was because defensively we were good. We've nicked a lot of games by the odd goal. And West Ham, dude, that built on strength, and Antonio is a powerhouse up front. He's hard to play against, even if he's not scored, he creates chances. He won the corner, didn't he, for them last season, jumping into Jordan Pickford, and that's where the corner come from when they scored. That's where he does give you a fantastic focal point. I don't think he should always be judged on how many goals he scores. It's the bigger picture of how he occupies the centre-backs and thinking that your way game, he resists one-on-one, wasn't it? I think that felt it, felt it, bro, to Bowen's being there and putting the ball in regularly for them. Probably more so than the expected, but it is because of the likes of Antonio. Knocking people up the way or creating space. He's very unselfish-waker as well. We've got two cents of action, one piece quick as them, so that means that maybe we have to play a little bit deeper, but they're both very experienced. We've come up against them a lot of times, so we will know the strengths of them. I think the best I've seen us handle them is Jerry Mayne. We won there, and he just bullied them. He got them involved in all the talking in his ear, and Antonio lost his concentration. So we have to be wary of him. Obviously he's got some action on the bench for them, so he's got enough threats, westam. For us, it's a home game with the crowd. It's about time we won a game. We've been getting better and better with five unbeaten in all competitions. We're starting to get a little bit of momentum if we could just get that victory. Like I said before, by hook or by crook, just get a scruffy win if it is. Ideally it'd be a lovely 3-0 win, but these don't get battered really, so a scruffy win. And then just we can both move on, and then David Moyes can do what he wants. Then you can pick them up after the break. Like I'm sure he will, but for us it's a game you need to win. Yeah, definitely. It's just the right time, isn't it, with the international break coming up? It's just the right time to get that three-pointing, get that off our back in any issues people have of, you know, because you do hear people saying, you know, what if we don't win this one? What if we go on to this game and we haven't won yet? I think it does take that little bit of pressure away and we'll have the win, you know, and then we can move forward and hopefully have a decent season to build on it. So there you go. Tough game, always is against Westam. You know, David Moyes has built a very, very competitive side there, so let us know your thoughts in the comments on this one. You're expecting three points for Everton or are you a little bit nervous? Let us know your thoughts. Don't forget to give this video a like. Subscribe if you haven't already and you want more great videos daily. Exclusive live videos. Join us over on Toffy TV Premiere. The link is in the description and it will be on the screen in a moment. See you later.