Everton 1 - Bolton 2

what a dire game and dire performance from the boys - i love them to bits but this is really one to forget. bit worrying that we seem to be in a bit of a rut right now - thought that Landon would lift us now hes here but we seem so short on confidence that thats not even helped. and don't even talk about stirkers and goals!

what do you mean i'm up front next game boss?!

West Brom 0 - Everton 1

oh the chance to put one over on Woy Hodgson - not to be sniffed at and for once we didn't mess it up. i always used to like Woy but ever since he managed that shower over the park i would welcome any chance to do a number on him.

not a classic school of science performance by any means but the more the season progresses i think its gonna be one where we need to win anyway we can. i guess when you have to sell your best and most creative players to raise money thats what happens. but on a more positive note we won so thats another three points on the bag. and good to see Big Vic back and playing specially with our lack of strikers at present. he got a really good winner here showing real desire and poachers instinct to get to the loose ball and bury it.

just what la doctor ordered thanks boys :-)

Sunderland 1 - Everton 1

aaahhhhh and as usual things are never simple in everton land. why couldn't god have waited a few weeks to appoint o'neill as manager of sunderland so we could have played them when they down & out?! instead we travel to the SOL facing a side suddenly high on confidence and keen to impress the new gaffer. which would explain why what had looked an entirely winnable game was actually a lot more difficult.

as usual for this season we decided to be nice and let the opposition have the first goal - poor defending again to let Coulbeck net for them. things looked to be petering out for a loss when for once we benefited from all the dodgy refereeing decisions goin round. it never looked a pen but we've had a fair few go against us so nice to get one in our favour. as usual Bainesy put it away to rescue a point. go on leighton :-)

Everton 1 - Swansea 0

another game , another goal for our little midget gem Leon Osman! well done Ossie - you have often come in for undeserved stick from the fans but always come up trumps when it matters. it was a great header from the little man from an equally fine corner from Drenthe. it was funny cos his corners had been pretty bad till then so all the lads were hoping he wasn;t gonna take it at the time. bloody glad he did though ha ha! isn't it weird as well how so many smaller guys get the headers in when theres taller defenders round to clear it?!

great win although it has to be said a not exactly inspiring display again - please Moyes can we have some attacking flair and creativity soon to keep us awake?!!!

Everton 1 - Norwich 1

what a turn up for the books this was - i know they play good football under Lambert but i fully expected us to win this one. maybe the teams coming up have closed the gap and are better than before but we seem to have trouble with them all this season.

the major thing about this game for me was the way we conceded - how the hell did we let Holt turn and slide the shot in when there was apparently no danger at all. v v poor and symptamatic of our poor season so far. for the rest of the game we huffed and puffed to no real affect which is not good enough at home to anyone really.

and then the scouse maradona Leon Osman popped up with a goal to spare our blushes. although the real work was done by royston to go on a run and fire a shot in. it was heading wide and then little Leon shimmied in and snuck it home past Ruddy.

all in all a point wasn't really good enough specially at home and the performance & desire wasn't really there either #worrying