Everton’s cheat sheet exposed
Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was snapped having West Ham’s penalty takers listed on his water bottle.
The 27-year-old has become renowned for the cunning manoeuvre having utilised it to great effect in England’s World Cup 2018 last-16 penalty shootout victory over Colombia.
Cameras on Sunday at Goodison Park showed Pickford is continuing to take notes of the opposition on a printed cheat sheet .
On the water bottle, the names of Mark Noble, Michail Antonio and Declan Rice can be seen.
The sheet also shows their previous attempts, with a green marker indicating a goal and a red circle showing a missed shot.
The notes reminded him that Michail Antonio and Mark Noble were likely to shoot to the right if selected for a penalty while Declan Rice was more likely to shoot to the left if chosen.
But Pickford’s research came to nothing as West Ham failed to be awarded a penalty in Merseyside on Sunday afternoon.