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title: "Everton: Fans fume at early FA Cup team news"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Everton"
published: "2021-03-19T17:15:21Z"
modified: "2021-03-19T17:15:21Z"
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# Everton: Fans fume at early FA Cup team news

**Many Everton fans have been left to fume at some early team news ahead of their FA Cup home tie against Manchester City on Saturday evening.**

Speaking in his pre-game press conference ahead of the match against Pep Guardiola’s men, Carlo Ancelotti has [confirmed](https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1372905881378168839) that Jordan Pickford, Robin Olsen, James Rodriguez, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Jean-Philippe Gbamin and Fabian Delph will all not be able to play any part at Goodison Park for the Merseyside club.

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It leaves the Toffees a little light in the centre of midfield, while third-choice goalkeeper Joao Virginia will have to be called upon to try and stop what could be a particularly devastating MCFC attack.

Nonetheless, it seems as if a lot of Blues supporters have now given up all hope before the fixture has even started.

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### Everton fan reaction to early team news

These EFC fans fumed upon hearing of the early team news on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1372905881378168839), with one fan even going as far as to call it ‘brutal’:

**“This is tough”**

[Credit: @WinnieM34343181](https://twitter.com/WinnieM34343181/status/1372906753797541890)

**“Don’t even want to watch, it’s going to be brutal”**

[Credit: @gracebeddows](https://twitter.com/gracebeddows/status/1372912114101288962)

**“Might as well just give them the win now”**

[Credit: @\_\_\_\_\_h23](https://twitter.com/_____h23/status/1372906229417267201)

**“I’d take 0-3 right now”**

[Credit: @jakelawless\_](https://twitter.com/jakelawless_/status/1372914547099639814)

**“Pointless turning up”**

[Credit: @JayMooney1878](https://twitter.com/JayMooney1878/status/1372913966322749447)

**“Big quarter final and we can’t even field a first team goalkeeper, typical”**

[Credit: @ShaunPinner](https://twitter.com/ShaunPinner/status/1372910118443028481)

[***In other news, find out which pundit has urged Everton to play one ace here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/everton-alex-mcleish-urges-toffees-to-play-josh-king/)