Sheaf Saint

Even if Chelsea win their game in hand, they will still only be level on points with Stoke, albeit with a much better GD (though still worse than our unless they win that game in hand 6-0)

Indeed. Leicester's run of form actually dates back to half way through last season when Pearson was still in charge. And we know full well he isn't exactly a tactical genius.

Stoke getting well and truly d*cked tonight by Spurs. 4-0 now. Keeps them 4 points and -20 GD behind us, so I would hope we will get enough points now to stay ahead of them.

I was working in Brum today, not far from Villa Park. It's a gloomy old sh*thole at the best of times, but the atmosphere today was so bad you could feel it. I witnessed two workmates have a blazing argument over who was having a filing cabinet FFS! We really, really should win this game. But I'm mindful of when we went away to Derby after they had already been relegated (1991 perhaps?) and lost 6-2! So I'm taking nothing for granted.

Because we wasted so many chances before they scored, and should have been ahead by that point. Hit the woodwork twice and wasted a handful of other good opportunities as well. Their goal was totally against the run of play and came from a flukey deflection.

There we go - full time. Disappointing because Everton were dreadful and we really should have won that. Interesting to hear the boos from their fans at the end. They should be cheering at a point gained IMO.

4 minutes ET

We seem to have surrendered the initiative now and appear happy to sit back and play out for the draw.

Absolutely all over them now. We HAVE to win this FFS. Will be a travesty if we don't - they have been awful.

Well that's a relief. Back on terms is no more than we deserve.

Aaargh! Need to get Tadic off the right FFS. His right-footed crossing is absolutely woeful! Why can't Koeman see that!?

For flying f*cks sake. All that pressure and possession, and they go and f*cking do that! Absolute c*nts!

Barkley coming on. We're going to regret those missed chances now aren't we

Oooooh. off the post.

Close free kick from Bertrand.

Had to be a yellow for Gibson. Long was away otherwise. Could even have been a red.

Decent effort from Mane.

Fonte injured. Yoshida coming on.

Need to switch him to the left IMO. His crossing with his right foot is awful. Always too deep and lofty for anybody to do anything with.

Oviedo struggling now. And he's already their reserve left back with Baines out injured. Could help our cause if he has to go off.

Not far away from Tadic there. Good build up and close.

Everton look very shaky at the back here.

Long looked onside to me there.

Terrible, terrible atmosphere in the ground. Hardly surprising, given their poor home form this season. We need to take advantage and get the crowd on their backs early on here. Wanyama down injured.

This comes across as a classic case of a journo asking a leading question, and trying to sensationalise the response. Given the amount of players who have left over the last two summers, and the fact that pundits and commentators still can't stop banging on about it, we have to expect this kind of thing in the run-up to the transfer window I guess.