Moyesy says: We had enough of the ball but maybe didn't work their keeper hard enough. I felt our performance just about merited the points, so we are a bit disappointed, but I thought we played well enough. I think we have played better over the season than our points total suggests. I felt Andy Johnson was tugged and it was a penalty early on, but we just don't expect to get them now."

Mikky says: "We wanted to get the three points and I think we did enough. They didn't create anything during the 90 minutes and we were the team looking to score all the time and controlling the game. We had one or two penalty claims as well we should have had as well as some chances. The one with Andy is really clear - you can see clearly the defender is holding his shirt and it should have been a penalty and maybe a red card. AJ looks like he is going to take it and score but he is pulled back. It is going to be the same thing again where people are trying to say AJ is trying to win a penalty but it was an obvious one for me. It should have been a penalty and that would have changed the game." (26/12/06)

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* I'd just like to congradulate Simple (Simon Davies) on a great game at right back, he's come into a little bit of form (about time). Well in Simple lad, keep it us me old mucker. Big Dave, Bootle

* Julio Arca pissing himself laughing after he messed up the funniest free kick seen in years.

* The two poorly inflatable Chang Elephants behind the Park End, what was that all about.

I fully expect Moyesy to stick with the same eleven that performed superbly at Reading on Saturday. Stubbsey looks like still being sidelined with the knee injury that handed Nace his first start in a while. Nuno is still not 100%, so me thinks the Scots left back will get the nod again. Jimmy Mac has done enough to keep his place even with Big Vic returning to the squad. The only addition to the squad will be Yozzer Hughes, as a precaution to Stubbsey knee troubles.

Everton and Boxing Day wins are a bit thin on the ground, with only 2004's success against Man City our only win in the last six odd seasons. In saying that the Blues have recorded 4 wins and two draws against Boro in the last six seasons, so obviously its team we like to play at Our Grand Old Stadium. Boro sneaked a 2-1 against us back in early October, and hopefully its payback time for the game that gave us our first defeat of the season.

Joey on Boro Challenge says: "I was disappointed we lost the game at The Riverside but I know Yakubu well and I don't think he really fancies playing against me. We are going to see that again on Boxing Day because it is going to be tough, we are both strong and quick. As friends we want to have something we can talk about when we go back home - and getting the three points would be very important.

These are games we need to win. You can see that from our three games already against Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Manchester City because we played really well and deserved to win the three games but let things slip. With two of those return matches at home that is vital because things can change quickly at Christmas. We need to take advantage of the home games and go to Manchester City confident knowing we can win that. Since the early part of the season we have not got back-to-back wins and when you do that you can take a lot of confidence." (25/12/06)

Everton from: Howard, Wright, Neville, Yobo, Stubbs, Weir, Lescott, Valente, Naysmith, Osman, Carsley, Arteta, Davies, van der Meyde, McFadden, Anichebe, Beattie, Johnson, Vaughan, Hughes.

Lavo's Eleven To Start: Howard, Naysmith, Lescott, Yobo, Neville, Carsley, Osman, Arteta, Davies, Johnson, McFadden

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Boro like the Blues started off the Christmas period with a win, turning over hapless Charlton 2-0 at the Riverside. No doubt the retuning Abel Xavier will get a hero's welcome on his return to Goodison (not). Robert Huth is still out, and like the Blues expect Gareth Southgate to name an unchanged side.

Boro from: Schwarzer, Jones, Parnaby, Taylor, Xavier, Woodgate, Pogatetz, Davies, Wheater, Boateng, Cattermole, Morrison, Downing, Arca, Johnson, Rochemback, Mendieta, Viduka, Yakubu, Christie.

Last Season: Everton 1 Boro 0