Everton F.C. --- The Roberto Martinez era (FIFA 15)

[Keano16]

Quote: Originally Posted by pfeifere1

Keano, glad to have you along for the ride here as well! I wasn't too upset with an early COC exit...I'm throwing my main focus into the Premier League and Europa League. Whatever happens in the FA Cup from here on is just a bonus as well. With that said, the game with Ipswich Town was a fantastic, tactical game by both sides. Lukaku is a monster that has great feet as well. He is so much fun to play with! Premier League Crests: http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/premier-league/teams/ That is what I use since they are nice and small and clean looking. Good luck with your CM!

Good luck in both of those competitions! Thanks for the site! And I'm posting about my CM in the FIFA Last-Gen forum. I think I'll start a dynasty here when I begin my FIFA 15 CM after Christmas.

I made a poll between the following teams:

http://strawpoll.me/3216086

[pfeifere1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Keano16

Good luck in both of those competitions! Thanks for the site! And I'm posting about my CM in the FIFA Last-Gen forum. I think I'll start a dynasty here when I begin my FIFA 15 CM after Christmas. I made a poll between the following teams: http://strawpoll.me/3216086

I voted! I put in for the Swans. I'm biased with all the Premier League teams...EA Sports really makes it hard to run with anyone else with all their exclusive licensing with the Premier League. I also voted for 'Other'. I think it would be cool to do one with Tottenham and bring them to the next level...plus you'll start with a rising star like Christian Eriksen!

[Keano16]

Quote: Originally Posted by pfeifere1

I voted! I put in for the Swans. I'm biased with all the Premier League teams...EA Sports really makes it hard to run with anyone else with all their exclusive licensing with the Premier League. I also voted for 'Other'. I think it would be cool to do one with Tottenham and bring them to the next level...plus you'll start with a rising star like Christian Eriksen!

I'm leaning toward them for that reason as well. We'll see what the poll says after the weekend. I will defiently do a Premier League CM at some point! I'll consider Spurs.

[pfeifere1]

Round 4 Draw

October 28, 2014
Burnley vs. Swansea City
Crystal Palace vs. Stoke City
Hull City vs. Cardiff City
Oldham Athletic vs. Ipswich Town
Wigan Athletic vs. Millwall

October 29, 2014
Chelsea vs. West Brom
Manchester City vs. Charlton Athletic
Norwich City vs. Aston Villa

[pfeifere1]

Matchday 2 Results

September 30, 2014
AS Monaco 1-2 Real Madrid
Besiktas JK 2-1 Chelsea
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Olympiakos CFP
FC Basel 0-0 Napoli
Juventus 1-1 Galatasaray SK
LOSC Lille 1-1 Bayern Munich
PSG 1-0 Ajax
RSC Anderlecht 0-2 Barcelona

October 1, 2014
Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Sporting CP
FC Schalke 04 1-1 Liverpool
FC Shakhtar 2-2 CSKA Moskva
Feyenoord 0-2 Arsenal
Manchester City 0-1 Athletic Bilbao
Roma 0-0 Atletico Madrid
Standard Liege 2-2 SL Benfica
Zenit 1-1 FC Porto

[pfeifere1]

Europa League
Matchday 2
October 2, 2014
Goodison Park

Everton 1-1 Lech Poznan

79' Karol Linetty - POZ
87' Romelu Lukaku - EVE

In a game that many experts picked Everton to walk through and grab all three points from, they were given all they could handle. Lech Poznan absorbed the early onslaught of Everton chances until the 30th minute when they mounted their first attack of their own, culminating in a terrific save by Tim Howard. From then until the halftime whistle Lech Poznan knocked at the door, creating numerous dangerous corner kick opportunities. Yet through it all, the scoring never occurred until late in the match. Karol Linetty gave Lech Poznan the lead in the 79th minute when he collected a ball in the box and blasted a low shot passed Howard's outstretched foot. The lead would be challenged as the time dwindled down and was drawn level by none other than Romelu Lukaku with a controlled finish below the keeper's outstretched arms. For Lukaku it was his second goal in the Europa League so far as he continues to carry Everton through this season.

October 2, 2014

1. FSV Mainz 05 1-1 AIK Fotboll
Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 Rosenborg BK
Brondby IF 1-1 Sevilla FC
CD Nacional 1-1 Bursaspor
Dinamo Moskva 2-2 Torino
EA Guincamp 0-0 Estoril-Praia
Everton 1-1 Lech Poznan
FC Krasnodor 0-1 Olympique Lyon
FC Kobenhavn 0-1 Villarreal CF
FC Luzern 0-2 Fiorentina
FC Rostov 0-2 Inter Milan
FC Zurich 2-2 Motherwell
IF Elfsborg 1-1 PAOK
Lokomotiv 2-0 Zulte-Waregem
Malmo FF 0-1 Real Sociedad
RB Salzburg 0-1 Tottenham
Ruch Chorzow 1-1 BSC Young Boys
Saint-Etienne 4-0 Molde FK
SK Rapid Wien 1-3 Hull City
Sligo Rovers 1-3 Club Brugge
St. Johnstone 2-1 FC Twente
Trabzonspor 1-1 Sporting Lokoren
VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 Esbjerg fB
Zawisza 1-2 PSV

[pfeifere1]

October 4, 2014
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City
Chelsea 4-0 Arsenal
Leicester City 2-1 Burnley
Liverpool 0-0 West Brom
Sunderland 2-2 Stoke City
Swansea City 1-1 Newcastle United
West Ham 1-1 QPR

[pfeifere1]

Barclays Premier League
October 7, 2014
Goodison Park

Everton 3-0 Aston Villa

45' Leighton Baines (pen) - EVE
90' Aiden McGeady (pen) - EVE
90'+5 Aiden McGeady - EVE

We had a battle of two American goalkeepers at Goodison Park on this rainy evening. One of them could have done the job asleep, while the other wishes he was dreaming. Tim Howard's Everton squad was just too good in the attacking third of the field as they created chance after chance and were eventually rewarded with a penalty just before halftime. Leighton Baines calmly disposed of it into the back of the net and Everton were able to go into the half with a 1-0 lead. The game would stay this way with Everton still controlling much of the game until the 90th minute when Aiden McGeady was taken down in the box and was rewarded with the spot kick goal. Just a couple minutes later he was fed through passed the pushing Villa defense by Arouna Kone as the pair of second half subs iced the game. A great home win by Everton following a very disappointing Europa League result should have the fans at ease with Everton finding themselves currently occupying 4th in the Premier League table with a game in hand.

October 7, 2014
Arsenal 0-1 Hull City
Burnley 0-2 West Ham
Crystal Palace 0-2 Chelsea
Everton 3-0 Aston Villa
Manchester City 1-1 Tottenham
Newcastle United 2-0 Leicester City
QPR 1-0 Liverpool
Southampton 2-2 Sunderland
Stoke City 1-0 Swansea City
West Brom 1-2 Manchester United