FOOTBALL Live

Saturday March 22, 2008 Finished Goodison Park

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Everton

  • Yakubu 8’

West Ham

  • Ashton 68’
  1. Hammers peg back Everton

    Hammers peg back Everton

    Everton missed the opportunity to put pressue on fourth placed Liverpool after being held to a 1-1 draw by West Ham at Goodison Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Everton
    • West Ham
    • 90+2 The final whistle goes, and West Ham will go home thinking that they could have won this game. Freddie Sears was unlucky not to dominate the headlines yet again. Thanks for joining us, remember that there is more LIVE Serie A action coming up real soon!
    • 90' Sears is through on goal again! Jagielka can't catch him and Freddie Sears rolls it past Robert Green... OFF THE POST!! That should have been the winner!
    • 89' The ball runs loose about 25 yards from the Everton goal and NOBLE HITS IT... A fearsome strike but over the bar!
    • 85' Jagielka makes a mess of his possession and has his pocket picked by sears. He tries to go round Green but is forced too wide and ends up shooting straight at the goalkeeper! A real let-off for Everton!
    • 84' The Goodison crowd are getting behind their team now as they go looking for a winner. fourth spot is still up for grabs in their eyes and, more importantly, getting one over on Liverpool.
    • 83' Another Hammers change, as Spector replaces Parker.
    • 80' West Ham finally make the change that has been threatened for the past 15 minutes, bringing on Nolberto Solano for Freddie Ljungberg.
    • 77' Ljungberg slides through a ball for Sears to chase, but the teenager can't shake off Baines and has to fire from a tight angle, and the effort is comfortably saved by Howard.
    • 76' Everton have looked a bit out of sorts since the equaliser, whereas West Ham had continued to play their own game after conceding the early goal.
    • 69' Arteta seemed to be impeded by McCartney, and trips him up from the floor by way of revenge. Play had already moved on, so it would seem that the Spaniard got away with it!
    • 68' GOAL!! Lucas Neill sends in a specualtive ball in from deep, and Dean ashton outjumps and outmuscles Phil Jagielka to power in a superb header past Tim Howard and level the score!
    • 66' osman has it again and this time weaves past his man to have a shot himself... Flashed across the face of goal, but Green watched it all the way.
    • 65' Everton have numbers forwarsd now as Leon Osman plays it across for BAINES... Green is off his line quickly to smother it!
    • 62' Carsley has acres of space in midfield and decides to HAVE A GO... It was always rising, and it ends up in the Goodison crowd.
    • 61' Noble has it this time... Well over the bar!
    • 60' Everton can't fully clear the danger and West Ham build again. Sears draws the foul from Carsley on the edge of the box and West Ham have another free kick.
    • 58' Noble releases sears down by the byline, and the teenager almost finds him with the return pass. The 18-year-old has looked lively since he has come on. Dean Ashton tries a lame effort from distance, but has somehow won a corner! Howard punches it clear.
    • 57' Leighton baines has time on the left to play the ball in low to the nearpost for YAKUBU... Well tackled by Ferdinand!
    • 55' Noble's corner is half-cleared and headed back in by Ljungberg. Ferdinand nods it down and almost into the path of Ashton! The ball is scrambled away eventually.
    • 50' The uninspiring Luis Boa Morte is trotting off to be replaced by the new young star for the Hammers, Freddie Sears.
    • 47' Fernandes skips over a challenge and lays the ball off to Arteta who will SHOOT... The shot from diastance was charged down. Bright start by Everton this half.
    • 47' Yakubu controls well with his chest and plays the ball out to Arteta. The Spaniard characteristaclly digs out a greaqt cross, but it's just over Anichebe's head.
    • 46' No changes at half tiem for either side as Everton get the second half underway.
    • 45+2 Half time is called, and Everton go in a goal to the good!
    • 44' Ashton shoots and it DEFLECTS OFF LESCOTT... HOWARD SAVES WITH HIS FEET! The American keeper did fantatically well, as he had been sent the wrong way by the deflection but managed to stick a strong leg out to kick the ball away!
    • 42' Parker slips a ball out to Ljungberg who shoots form a tight abngle... Straight at Howard. But play had already been called back for a foul on Parker, so West Ham have a free kick in a good position. Noble may fancy hitting this...
    • 41' Anichebe is in on goal now. He holds off Tomkins and bears down on goal... Green is out off his line to cover the shot well!
    • 39' Ljungberg lifts forward a good ball for Ashton to chase, but he's crowded out in the box.
    • 38' Tomkins is up for a West Ham free kick. Noble fires one in but it doesn't clear the first man.
    • 36' Yakubu has the ball in the area, but is blocked with his back to goal.
    • 31' West Ham still putting the pressure on and ASHTON ON THE HALF-VOLLEY... STRUCK WIDE! Ashton could have hit that a lot better. Credit to Lescott for doing enough to put him off his stride.
    • 30' Some good possession from West Ham, and Dean Ashton knock a neat into Boa Morte's path. He fancies those after last week's winner for Freddie Sears was set up by an Ashton backheel!
    • 28' West Ham have been determined in trying to play football on the deck, despite the early goal, which in truth came against the run off play.
    • 24' Arteta's cross in is a good one. It misses Anichebe but could come for LESCOTT... Just out of his reach!
    • 20' Leighton Baines tries to dig out a cross on the run, but it sails straight to Green.
    • 15' GOAL!! The ball breaks for Yakubu again, and he rolls it past Green cold as ice to make it 2-0! Wait, it's been disallowed for offside! Replays show that Scott Parker played the ball through while trying to tackle Anichebe, so it should have stood!
    • 10' It's not all good news for Everton though, as Tim Cahill has pulled up. He's up on his feet, but will be replaced by Manuel Fernanades after just ten minutes.
    • 8' GOAL!! Anichebe flicks on the long ball for Yakubu to chase. The big Nigerian shrugs off two defenders and blasts in a finish to give Everton the early lead!
    • 5' The Hammers have a corner now. Noble' ball in is headed by TOMPKINS... OFF THE BAR!! what a way to mark his debut that would have been!
    • 3' Mark Noble swings in a well-sruck free kick, but it goes over everyone and out for a throw.
    • 1' Welcoem to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of Everton v West Ham! Tim Cahill has been passed fit to start for the Toffees, while Hamers boss alan Curbishley has given a debut to 18-year-old centre back James Tomkins. The match is underway.

  • Team Stats

    Everton Stats West Ham
    48% Possession 51%
    17 Shots 13
    5 Shots on target 4
    2 Saves 3
    4 Corners 4
    12 Fouls 10
    3 Offsides 4
    0 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 27
    292 Accurate passes 314
    54 Bad passes 67

  • 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 9 1 0
      3 Leighton Baines 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 12 1
      5 Joleon Lescott 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 20 0 1
      16 Phil Jagielka 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 32 1 4
      26 Lee Carsley 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 3 4
      17 Tim Cahill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      6 Mikel Arteta 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 36 7 1
      18 Philip Neville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 1
      21 Leon Osman 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 35 16 2
      22 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 22 6 2
      28 Victor Anichebe 0 4 2 0 2 1 1 19 3 1
      19 Nuno Valente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Thomas Gravesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Tony Hibbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Stefan Wessels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Manuel Fernandes 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 43 5 2
    • West Ham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robert Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
      5 Anton Ferdinand 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 20 1 0
      3 George McCartney 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 22 12 1
      2 Lucas Neill 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 37 2 3
      30 James Tomkins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 2
      17 Hayden Mullins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 16 4
      8 Scott Parker 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 6 10
      7 Fredrik Ljungberg 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 2 4
      16 Mark Noble 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 49 11 3
      9 Dean Ashton 1 6 2 4 2 3 0 28 5 0
      34 Luis Boa Morte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0
      18 Jonathan Spector 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
      15 Nolberto Solano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      12 Carlton Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      40 Freddie Sears 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 10 4 0
      23 Jimmy Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90' Sears is through on goal again! Jagielka can't catch him and Freddie Sears rolls it past Robert Green... OFF THE POST!! That should have been the winner!
    • 89' The ball runs loose about 25 yards from the Everton goal and NOBLE HITS IT... A fearsome strike but over the bar!
    • 85' Jagielka makes a mess of his possession and has his pocket picked by sears. He tries to go round Green but is forced too wide and ends up shooting straight at the goalkeeper! A real let-off for Everton!
    • 68' GOAL!! Lucas Neill sends in a specualtive ball in from deep, and Dean ashton outjumps and outmuscles Phil Jagielka to power in a superb header past Tim Howard and level the score!
    • 65' Everton have numbers forwarsd now as Leon Osman plays it across for BAINES... Green is off his line quickly to smother it!
    • 57' Leighton baines has time on the left to play the ball in low to the nearpost for YAKUBU... Well tackled by Ferdinand!
    • 44' Ashton shoots and it DEFLECTS OFF LESCOTT... HOWARD SAVES WITH HIS FEET! The American keeper did fantatically well, as he had been sent the wrong way by the deflection but managed to stick a strong leg out to kick the ball away!
    • 41' Anichebe is in on goal now. He holds off Tomkins and bears down on goal... Green is out off his line to cover the shot well!
    • 31' West Ham still putting the pressure on and ASHTON ON THE HALF-VOLLEY... STRUCK WIDE! Ashton could have hit that a lot better. Credit to Lescott for doing enough to put him off his stride.
    • 15' GOAL!! The ball breaks for Yakubu again, and he rolls it past Green cold as ice to make it 2-0! Wait, it's been disallowed for offside! Replays show that Scott Parker played the ball through while trying to tackle Anichebe, so it should have stood!
    • 8' GOAL!! Anichebe flicks on the long ball for Yakubu to chase. The big Nigerian shrugs off two defenders and blasts in a finish to give Everton the early lead!
    • 5' The Hammers have a corner now. Noble' ball in is headed by TOMPKINS... OFF THE BAR!! what a way to mark his debut that would have been!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Halsey

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    Captain: Philip Neville

    On the Field

    • Howard
    • Neville
    • Jagielka
    • Lescott
    • Baines
    • Arteta
    • Cahill Substitution Out (10′)
    • Carsley
    • Osman
    • Yakubu Goal
    • Anichebe

    Subs

    • Gravesen
    • Wessels
    • Hibbert
    • Fernandes Substitution In (10′)
    • Valente

    Injured

    • Gardner
    • Johnson

    Suspended

    None

  • West Ham

    Manager: Alan Curbishley

    Captain: Scott Parker

    On the Field

    • Green
    • Neill
    • Ferdinand
    • Tomkins
    • McCartney
    • Ljungberg Substitution Out (80′)
    • Parker Substitution Out (82′)
    • Mullins
    • Noble
    • Boa Morte Substitution Out (50′)
    • Ashton Goal

    Subs

    • Solano Substitution In (80′)
    • Walker
    • Cole
    • Spector Substitution In (82′)
    • Sears Substitution In (50′)

    Injured

    • Bowyer
    • Upson
    • Etherington
    • Dyer
    • Quashie
    • Gabbidon
    • Collins
    • Faubert

    Suspended

    None