Your Everton evening headlines for Monday, November 21.
Pickford commentary error and baseless vendetta can't hide truth
In a game in which England hit Iran for six, the cardboard cut-out of Jordan Pickford that BBC news showed on display at a Knaresborough primary school earlier in the day could have been deployed in between the sticks for long periods but given the dominance of his side, the Everton goalkeeper will be disappointed to have conceded two goals.
The Blues player could not have been faulted for either but predictably, his usual critics will no doubt find some pedantic stick to try and bash him with.
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Such is the scrutiny that Pickford is regularly placed under, you wouldn’t be surprised if some viewers even blamed the aforementioned life size replica of him for being beaten easily by a couple of pea-roller shots that the children tapped past him as they geared up for the big game.
Chris Beesley has the full story here.
Everton announcement surprises journalists
There was surprise in the press box when the announcement came over the stadium sound system with about 10 minutes to.
With Everton and Celtic still goalless, the 41,121 supporters - and those working at Sydney's Accor Stadium - were told there would be a penalty shootout to decide the champions of the Sydney Super Cup should neither side find a winner. Questions about whether there was actually a Super Cup trophy, and whether there was even a way of deciding who wins a series in which four teams play a combined total of three matches, had previously been met with silence.
But there it was, being announced to us all, there would be a penalty shootout and a title on the line in another 600 seconds. It made writing my match report all the more interesting to compile. Waiting for news on how anyone could win the competition, I was working on the basis that at the very least all the games would have to be played before a winner could emerge.
Joe Thomas has the full story here.
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