Moyesy says: "We are now beginning to look a solid team again. We limited City to just a few chances. Now the next bit is to get the team to believe we can score two or three, not just the one. It was a big game to win and our first-half play merited the victory. It may have been a messy goal, but they all count and I am sure David Weir isn't bothered about how it went in. And with the amount of corners we get it was good for a change to see someone get on the end of one, whatever part of his anatomy it went in off."

* Stubbsey pissing himself when he watched the replay of the goal on the big screen and he realised the ball just hit Davie Weir.

Moyesy who has a thread bare squad still, has problems who to drop if Biffa passes his fitness test. Obvious choice will be Jimmy Mac, which seems unfortunate after the Scots last few displays against Wigan and Chelski. But who said footy was fair, and I fully expect Moyesy to throw in Biffa if fit, and Jimmy can retake his seat on the bench. The same surely does not go for Alan Stubbs. The Kirkby born centre half slipped back in to the back four, and looked like he has never been away in a Man of the Match performance against Wigan, so Matteo may be kicking his heels if he is past fit.

The midfield should have the same look to it, with Killa, Tiny, Mikky, and Phil Neville all starting, and Ossie sitting in just behind the front man, in the role which he has played to perfection in 2006. If you were not aware, Big Dunc will not be involved as apparently he has a bit of trouble at Wigan on Tuesday evening. Dickie Wright will drop back to the bench if Nige passes a test on his troublesome knee.

Jimmy Mac says: I think I have come in for a bit of stick for not scoring as many goals as maybe I should have done, I think quite rightly so. Hopefully now I can get a few more goals and I can stay in the team. It was frustrating for me (to come off injured against Chelsea) because I don't think I started the game well but I got the goal and I felt I was starting to come into the game.

It has been a good start to the year. It was important for us to get a bit of consistency in our performances and our results. We have got that now and hopefully it can continue. Even when we were losing games the morale and the spirit has always been there. It is just as high as ever. The Chelsea and Wigan games have taken a lot out of the squad in terms of numbers but the morale is good. I like to be part of a winning side, as everybody does. In the past maybe I have been unlucky that when I have been playing the results haven't been so good. But it is nice to come in, help get a couple of results and hopefully the longer we remain unbeaten the longer I can stay in the team." (03/02/06)

Everton from: Martyn, Hibbert, Stubbs, Weir, Ferrari, Nuno Valente, Neville, Osman, Arteta, Cahill, Kilbane, Wright, Turner, Naysmith, Beattie, Davies, Anichebe, McFadden, Hughes, Boyle.

Lavo's Everton XI To Start: Martyn, Hibbert, Weir, Stubbs, Valente, Neville, Arteta, Cahill, Osman, Kilbane, Beattie.

Lavo's Bet: £10 on Biffa, First Goalscorer (7/1)

City will look to field an unchanged side that destroyed the Skunks on Wednesday, and in doing so ended shit bag's Souness reign up North (ha, fuckin' ha). That will mean Scouser and troubled soul Joey Barton will start, even though he handed in a transfer request at the eleventh hour on deadline day. Ring any bells.

Anyhow, City as good as they are at home, are dismal on their travels, and they have not won an away game since early December, that being only their third all season away from Manchester. Shit should I have wrote that. No Fowler, our arch nemesis now back at Analfield, but Georgios Samaras will be involved, he the player that Moyesy was interested in before City swooped.

City From: James, Weaver, Sun Jihai, Dunne, Distin, Jordan, Richards, Sinclair, Barton, Musampa, Ireland, Croft, Riera, Cole, Vassell, Samaras, Wright-Phillips

Last Season Shittteeehh at Goodison Park