Hibbert fit for Toffees

Thu, 26 Jan 14:45:31 2012

Everton defender Tony Hibbert (groin) is fit for the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Fulham at Goodison Park.

Manager David Moyes will consider whether to recall the long-serving full-back and reshuffle his back-line or stick with Shane Duffy in the continued absence of Sylvain Distin (hamstring) and Phil Jagielka (knee).

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov drops out from the last squad with a move to Spartak Moscow imminent while Seamus Coleman (thigh), Leon Osman (knee) and Jack Rodwell (hamstring) are still missing.

 

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  1. Hibbert was playing as well as at any time in his­ career so it will be a welcome return for him.­ Fortunately for Everton, Fulham are still terrible­ away from home , hardly ever winning. The obvious key­ will be to keep Dempsey quiet by cutting off his supply­ and than maybe we can get a result and progress to the­ 5th round to generate a bit more income. Moyes must­ drop Saha and i`d like to see Anichebe given a chance­ in the middle instead of playing wide where he is­ ineffective.A starting spot for Drenthe as well on one­ side and Donavon on the other. Midfield options to­ support the striker are still limited so Cahill has to­ be used, but right up with the striker. Against­ Blackburn Gibson played so deep he was almost­ un-noticeable, bnoth he and Fellaini need to get a grip­ on the midfield and push forward, but be prepared to­ track back when necessary. We should be able to beat­ Fulham, but it`s not a foregone conclusion. COYB

    From Martin, on Fri 27 Jan 4:36
  2. The way we are playing Fulham must be favourites as­ they score goals and we do not.Come on the only fight­ we have is against relegation we are a team going­ backwards who with the right investment could be up­ there look at 2005.I was at Villa and saw Donovan,Duffy­ and Gibson perform well but we are vulnerable and lack­ strength in depth.Premiership safety is the only­ priority.

    From Anthony, on Fri 27 Jan 0:14
  3. I am not terribly confident but hope that we achieve a­ home win against Fulham. I would play Hibbert and use­ our Captain on the bench. Duffy has deputised­ effectively and deserves a place in the middle of­ defence. I just hope that our midfield can be­ creative and we can score a couple of goals.

    From WILLIAM, on Thu 26 Jan 23:08
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