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Sunday March 2, 2008 Finished Goodison Park

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Everton

  • Yakubu 1’, 81’
  • Cahill 73’

Portsmouth

  • Defoe 38’
  1. Yakubu brace downs Pompey

    Yakubu brace downs Pompey

    Just hours after slipping into fifth place, Everton reclaimed the final Champions League spot with a 3-1 win over fellow European hopefuls Portsmouth, red hot striker Yakubu grabbing a brace. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Everton
    • Portsmouth
    • 90'+4 There goes the final whistle! And it's a great win for Everton as they continue their march towards Champions League football, largely thanks to Yakubu!
    • 90' Three minutes of added time to be played!
    • 90' Here comes a time wasting change... Baines comes on for Pienaar...
    • 87' Time running out, and Pompey look a beaten side...
    • 83' And the Nigeria striker is brought off to a standing ovation! Great performance! On comes Anichebe...
    • 81' GOAL! YAKUBU AGAIN! Everton break with Johnson who feeds the Yak on the right hand side... he cuts inside Campbell and you all know what happens when he's fed! 3-1!
    • 78' Pompey make a change now... Utaka on for Diop...
    • 76' Brilliant from David James! He makes a trademark blooper, slicing and missing a clearance... the ball falls to Osman who crosses into the box... but James gets in the way with a diving header! And he laughs about it on his way back to goal!
    • 73' GOAL! Cahill restores Everton's lead with a super header! Yakubu is too strong for Johnson... he plays it back to Pienaar who delivers a cross which Cahill leaps to meet with his head! 2-1 Everton!
    • 70' Twenty minutes left... and Everton have a corner...
    • 69' Johnson has the ball in the back of the net! But it won't count as the flag is already up against Yakubu for offside!
    • 67' Johnson gets involved immediately! He hares into enemy territory before playing the ball across to Pienaar... he takes a tumble, but the ref isn't impressed by the crowd's appeals for a penalty!
    • 66' Here's the first change of the day... and here comes Andy Johnson! That's a positive move from David Moyes...
    • 65' Pienaar goes into the book for an ill-timed tackle... nothing malicious...
    • 63' The crowd starts singing Andy Johnson's name... they want their team to go for Pompey's jugular...
    • 61' Lescott makes a break down the left, and Campbell is forced to concede another corner!
    • 61' This is a great battle between Cahill and Diop... the difference in size in enormous, but Cahill is a physical player and he's fighting for everything...
    • 59' Hreidarsson nods over the bar from the corner, and everyone can just take a deep breathe...
    • 58' Again Pompey are unsure of their clearance... Kanu eventually brings it out... he feeds the marauding Distin... and he wins a corner for the visitors!
    • 57' Everton win another corner as Diop and Campbell get in each other's way... Osman to deliver...
    • 54' Pienaar's a real live wire for Everton today... here he turns brilliantly before feeding Cahill, who wins a corner!
    • 52' Pompey have started the second half in a much better mood than the first!
    • 51' The Everton defence make a bit of a hash of the clearance... it comes out to Defoe, but his cross sails over everyone's heads and out for a goal kick.
    • 50' Kanu muscles his way through the Everton defence and lets off a shot which Howard deals with! Corner to Pompey though...
    • 47' The Yak turns and runs on to a through ball... but Distin is across quickly to snuff out any danger....
    • 46' No changes to tell you about after the break...
    • 46' Back underway at Goodison!
    • 45'+3 And there goes the half time whistle! It's been a decent enough opening 45 minutes, but Everton will be kicking themselves for blowing that early lead.
    • 44' Osman and Yakubu link up nicely to fashion a shooting chance for the former... but he snatches at his shot a little and the ball rolls wide of the post!
    • 40' That will change the whole complex of the game in the second half now... just what Pompey needed to steady the ship...
    • 38' GOAL! Defoe brings Pompey level as he gets the slightest of touches on Johnson's delicious cross into the box! Howard can't do anything about it and the visitors have an unlikely equalsier!
    • 35' James flaps at it, but Pompey are able to clear their lines in the end... really uncomfortable period for Pompey...
    • 34' Here come Everton again... Pienaar wins a corner off Campbell and the hosts will have another chance to put in a ball...
    • 33' Pienaar lashes wide of the upright as the ball falls to him from the resulting free kick! Another Everton chance...
    • 32' Cahill looks well up for this one! He wins another free kick here as Distin is forced to bring him down... yellow for the Pompey man...
    • 28' Cahill and Diop will contest a drop ball... the Australian is about two foot smaller than the man they call the Wardrobe! Surprisingly, he comes out better...
    • 24' Pompey really have given themselves a mountain to climb... but as things stand, Everton will reclaim fourth place from Liverpool today.
    • 20' Yakubu and Campbell get involved in another physical tussle now... Cahill nips in to lash a shot goalwards! It's wide, and the ref had blown for a Pompey free kick anyway...
    • 16' Here come Everton again! Pienaar breaks down the left hand side... but Cahill slips and can't quite get on the end of the South African's cross!
    • 14' Diop brings a round of jeers from the crowd with wildly optimistic effort from distance that sails into the crowd behind Tim Howard's goal...
    • 10' Johnson does really well to get to the byline... he pulls the ball back to Kranjcar! Must be! Oh dear, the Pompey midfielder doesn't hit it well at all and his effort is easily blocked.
    • 7' And now Diop hits the deck in some discomfort! What's going on?! This is a nightmare for Pompey!
    • 6' But Carsley leathers the ball high and wide!
    • 5' Campbell fouls right on the edge of the box and it'll be another free kick in a dangerous position...
    • 3' Things get worse for Pompey as Muntari hobbles off the far side of the pitch! Terrible start to the game for the visitors!
    • 2' Not bad going if you can effectively start the match a goal to the good!
    • 1' GOAL! 48 seconds on the clock and Yakubu puts Everton in the lead! Incredible! Pienaar's free kick isn't dealt with at all by the Pompey defence and The Yak swoops to nod past James!
    • 1' Here we go! Underway at Goodison!
    • - Today's referee is Andre Marriner (W Midlands)
    • - And Portsmouth like this: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Muntari, Diop, Diarra, Kranjcar, Defoe, Kanu - Subs: Ashdown, Lauren, Baros, Utaka, Davis
    • - The teams are in... Everton line up like this: Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Osman, Neville, Carsley, Pienaar, Cahill, Yakubu - Subs: Wessels, Baines, Johnson, Vaughan, Anichebe
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's big game at Goodison Park!

  • Team Stats

    Everton Stats Portsmouth
    52% Possession 47%
    14 Shots 9
    4 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 1
    10 Corners 3
    18 Fouls 13
    3 Offsides 0
    1 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    30 Tackles 20
    248 Accurate passes 239
    97 Bad passes 54

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Everton
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      24 Tim Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      4 Joseph Yobo 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 16 1 1
      5 Joleon Lescott 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 14 1
      2 Tony Hibbert 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 1
      17 Tim Cahill 1 4 2 5 5 0 0 37 24 4
      26 Lee Carsley 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 28 6 3
      18 Philip Neville 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20 1 4
      21 Leon Osman 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 33 14 4
      20 Steven Pienaar 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 32 18 5
      16 Phil Jagielka 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 9 4
      22 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 2 2 2 4 2 1 0 20 8 1
      14 James Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Andrew Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2
      3 Leighton Baines 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Stefan Wessels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Victor Anichebe 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
    • Portsmouth
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 David James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      23 Sol Campbell 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 10 0 3
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 21 11 1
      5 Glen Johnson 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 24 0 2
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 9 2
      8 Papa Bouba Diop 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 26 0 2
      6 Lassana Diarra 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 28 8 4
      19 Niko Kranjcar 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 34 12 3
      11 Sulley Ali Muntari 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 31 7 2
      14 Jermain Defoe 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 1 0
      27 Nwankwo Kanu 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 23 6 0
      17 John Utaka 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
      9 Milan Baros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Bisan Lauren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Sean Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Jamie Ashdown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 81' GOAL! YAKUBU AGAIN! Everton break with Johnson who feeds the Yak on the right hand side... he cuts inside Campbell and you all know what happens when he's fed! 3-1!
    • 73' GOAL! Cahill restores Everton's lead with a super header! Yakubu is too strong for Johnson... he plays it back to Pienaar who delivers a cross which Cahill leaps to meet with his head! 2-1 Everton!
    • 69' Johnson has the ball in the back of the net! But it won't count as the flag is already up against Yakubu for offside!
    • 50' Kanu muscles his way through the Everton defence and lets off a shot which Howard deals with! Corner to Pompey though...
    • 38' GOAL! Defoe brings Pompey level as he gets the slightest of touches on Johnson's delicious cross into the box! Howard can't do anything about it and the visitors have an unlikely equalsier!
    • 10' Johnson does really well to get to the byline... he pulls the ball back to Kranjcar! Must be! Oh dear, the Pompey midfielder doesn't hit it well at all and his effort is easily blocked.
    • 1' GOAL! 48 seconds on the clock and Yakubu puts Everton in the lead! Incredible! Pienaar's free kick isn't dealt with at all by the Pompey defence and The Yak swoops to nod past James!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Andre Marriner

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    On the Field

    • Howard
    • Hibbert Substitution Out (66′)
    • Yobo
    • Jagielka
    • Lescott
    • Osman
    • Neville
    • Carsley
    • Pienaar Yellow Card Substitution Out (90′)
    • Cahill Goal
    • Yakubu Goals×2 Substitution Out (83′)

    Subs

    • Wessels
    • Johnson Substitution In (66′)
    • Vaughan
    • Baines Substitution In (90′)
    • Anichebe Substitution In (83′)

    Injured

    • Arteta

    Suspended

    None

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    On the Field

    • James
    • Johnson
    • Campbell
    • Distin Yellow Card
    • Hreidarsson
    • Muntari
    • Bouba Diop Substitution Out (78′)
    • Diarra
    • Kranjcar
    • Defoe Goal
    • Kanu

    Subs

    • Lauren
    • Davis
    • Baros
    • Ashdown
    • Utaka Substitution In (78′)

    Injured

    • Mendes
    • Nugent

    Suspended

    None