Everton Player Ratings Vs Newcastle Utd (h)

Well, what can I say?!?! Do I really have to do a match report? I have never been an advocate of technology in football, but have to say, last night's performance of so called referee Mike Jones has proved once and for all, it is now not an option, it is a given! Mike Williamson was nearly in the back of the net when he cleared the ball, and Mike Jones knew it too, as he blew for a free kick seconds later when Newcastle Utd were 3 on 1!! Some Toon fans may argue it was never a free kick in the first place for the so called 'goal' that never was, well, it might not have been, but we got absolutely nothing out of the knob of a referee the rest of the game. Not since Mike Riley cost us a place in Europe against Man Utd on the last day of the season some years back have I been so incensed at a refereeing performance, and that includes when Rodwell got sent off in the derby!

So, anyway, we bossed the first half, and took the lead through a lovely movement down the left culminating in Baines finishing brilliantly. We had a goal disallowed before then too! From then on, it was all Everton, and to be honest, Newcastle Utd were lucky to be in it at half time! Demba Ba came on at half time, and not having scored this season, Leon Osman decided to give him an opportunity, which he duly took, although it all seemed so casual!

That goal gave Newcastle the impetus, and we started to hang on! Why oh why we can't play football in 2 halfs is beyond me, if we have one good half, we all know we won't be the same in the other one! We managed to get ourselves back in the game, and took the lead when again, a lovely move, this time in the centre led Peanuts to feed Fellaini who finished! Oops, no, hang out, he was offside apparently!! I sit in the Gladwys, so I was in front of Fellaini, and even I could tell it wasn't offside, and that's not me being biased, it was just so obvious!

Once again, Newcastle Utd kicked on, but then we got a freekick, it was swung in, after a few headers, it fell to Big Vic, who to be honest should have finished it, but Harper got a touch, and it went behind the line, surely 2-1!! Oops again, how the f*** was it missed, the more I look at the pictures today, the further it goes over the line!!

With 2 mins of the 90 left, the ball was fed into Big Vic, and for once he controlled it, turned on it, and scored a quality goal, Goodison went mental, partly due to going in the lead, but partly because no one could believe it was Vic who hit it!!

I don't care how many chances we had, how many goals were disallowed (well I do to a point), but with 5 mins to go, if you cannot defend a long hopeful balls being pumped, then you don't deserve to win, simple as!! All we needed to do was concentrate, and we couldn't! Demba Ba ran through onto a flick, and I would love to say Howard came out, but not sure what he was doing to be honest! 2-2.

If Mike Jones ever returns to Goodison, it will be too soon!! Anyway, onto the ratings!

6

Did pull off a great save in the final few mins when it was 1-1, but felt he could have done more for the first, and no idea what he was doing for the 2nd, other than selling himself!!

6

Tony has become a cult hero with the younger fans who haven't had to watch him for years! Love him as he is a blue, but he goes wandering in games, stay on the bloody right hand side Tony!!! Your a full back mate!!

5

Sorry Jags, poor for me! Bluekipper gave you an 8, not sure how or why! You can play the ball on the floor if you want, like you did for England!! Stop being so one dimensional and lumping the ball up front!! Time for  Johnny for me!

6

Again, not his best game, pair him up with Johnny again, simple as!!

8

Everton Man of the Match - Unplayable in the first half, and capped it with a well taken goal! Not so effective in the 2nd half, but can't complain, he always gives us everything! Shame old whiskey nose was there to watch it!!

8

Very close to being Man of the Match. Gave his all, has pace, and even showed passion when no one else was chasing the ball down with him! A little greedy at times, but think that was more down to enthusiasm! Very promising.

5

Not a central midfielder, right back at best. Phil is a blue, and is passionate, but I think when push comes to shove, in my starting XI, he would struggle to get in! Mr Moyes loves him though!

5

Another one of Moysie's children, who will need to be injured to be dropped! Squad player at best when everyone is fit in my eyes, but then I am not a manager. Would never have guessed Ossie and Phil were our central midfield last night! Poor!

7

Again, not his best game, but kept going, and showed a few tricks. You always have a chance with him and Baines playing down the same side.

8

Was battered left right and centre by any Newcastle player near him! Worked hard to deal with Jagielka's one dimensional lumping forward of the ball! Cracking goal disallowed!

7

Always a danger, but went off injured just 2mins from half time! After that, we struggled up front.

SUBS

7

Weird game for Vic! Despite his good goal, he is still a poor player, there wasn't one of us happy when he was brought on! He had that 'goal' disallowed, scored one, but then fell over his own feet when through on a one on one! Trouble is that goal keeps him in with a shout! Might as well sell Velios, Moyes obviously doesn't like him!!!

6

No real time to make an impact, he might have done if Moyes was watching the same game and seen how desperate we were for a change!!