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Sunday December 7, 2008 Finished Goodison Park

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Everton

  • Lescott 30’, 90’

Aston Villa

  • Sidwell 1’
  • Young 54’, 90’
  1. Young sinks Everton at death

    Young sinks Everton at death

    Ashley Young grabbed his second of the game deep in injury time to give Aston Villa a 3-2 win over Everton in an amazing finale at Goodison. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Everton
    • Aston Villa
    • - Thanks for joining us tonight! Villa move back into fifth after one of the best games of the season so far! Bye for now!
    • 90'+5 And there goes the full-time whistle! All over and Villa win! What a finish! What a game! Breathtaking! There were just 15 seconds remaining after Lescott's goal went in... but that's all Young needed!
    • 90'+4 GOAL! NO! ASHLEY YOUNG PUTS VILLA BACK INTO THE LEAD IN THE FOURTH MINUTE OF ADDED TIME! ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! LESCOTT THOUGHT HE HAD NICKED A POINT! But Young finishes brilliantly virtually from the restart to give Villa all three points!
    • 90'+3 GOAL! LESCOTT GRABS A POINT AT THE DEATH! AMAZING! Jagielka heads a corner back into the mixer... Arteta helps it on and Lescott is there to hook a volley past Friedel and draw Everton level!
    • 90'+2 Yobo meets the corner with a thumping header! But it's wide of the mark!
    • 90'+1 Great stuff! Friedel flaps at a cross... put behind for a corner!
    • 89' Everton are piling on the pressure as the clock runs down! But still no breakthrough!
    • 86' David Moyes makes another change... off goes Anichebe and on comes Baines.
    • 84' Van der Meyde comes on to replace Neville... he's aged.
    • 80' Into the last 10 minutes... and time is running out for Everton to grab an equaliser.
    • 78' HE LIVES! Andy van der Meyde looks like he's going to come on! Haven't seen or heard of him - that incident with the dog apart - for ages and ages.
    • 76' Real chance for Villa to increase their lead! Again it's Jagielka who presents the chance, only this time it's not really his fault... he flies into a challenge only to see the ball bounce back past him and into the path of Ashley Young! But this time the youngster doesn't keep his cool and as he tries to cut inside he loses his footing and the chance evaporates!
    • 72' But the third one is poor from Osman and hits the side netting without troubling the Villa defence.
    • 72' Pienaar takes it... headed behind for a second... which is then put behind for a third... good Everton pressure.
    • 71' Oooh! Great delivery into the box by Lescott! But Laursen is there to head behind for another Everton corner!
    • 70' Arteta delivers but this time it's met early by Barry and cleared to safety.
    • 69' Fellaini gets a decision about 30 yards out, to the left of Friedel's goal... could be danger here...
    • 64' Great challenge by Cuellar on Lescott! Hard but fair from the Spaniard... but Everton have a corner!
    • 59' This is a cracker! Sidwell goes in hard on Lescott, who falls to the ground... an almighty battle for the ball ensues, which Sidwell wins, but there's handshakes afterwards! Great stuff!
    • 55' That really was out of character by Jagielka... he's played well this season...
    • 54' GOAL! VILLA ARE BACK IN THE LEAD! And it's a criminal error by Jagielka that gifts it to them! The Toffees defender simply plays in Ashley Young with a terrible back pass... The youngster gratefully accepts the invitation, running onto the ball before finishing past Howard! 2-1 Villa!
    • 53' Barry goes for goal! But it's easy for Howard who plucks the ball out of the air with consumate ease!
    • 52' The linesman incurs the wrath of the home crowd by flagging Pienaar offside even though the ball came off Luke Young's head!
    • 48' Great start to the second half from the hosts! Unlike the first...
    • 47' OFF THE BAR! FELLAINI AGAIN! This time his close range header rattles against the crossbar! Terrible marking from Villa... he was left all alone! Replays show Friedel got something on it to divert the effort against the woodwork!
    • 46' Back underway at Goodison! Let's hope for more of the same in the second half!
    • 45'+3 And there goes the half-time whistle! 1-1 at the break after a cracking opening period!
    • 45'+2 Young takes it himself... but it's straight at Howard, who holds on!
    • 45'+1 Fellaini is booked for a desperate hack on Ashley Young... free-kick to Villa in a dangerous position too.
    • 43' OSMAN! Oh dear, the ball sits up nicely for him, but his volley blazes over the bar and Friedel is not bothered...
    • 41' OFF THE LINE BY CUELLAR! The Spaniard is forced to head Fellaini's header off his own line!
    • 39' Arteta with a chance to whip in another dangerous ball into the Villa box... but this time his free-kick hits the wall.
    • 37' The ref is going to have a word with Barry here... the official is unhappy the Villa man chased after him to remonstrate about a decision.
    • 35' Villa are all over the show at the back at the moment! Young sees his attempted clearance blocked by Arteta who then crosses for Anichebe! Inches away from grabbing Everton's second!
    • 33' Arteta pumps a long ball into the Villa box... Fellaini's there to get his head on it! But his effort drops into the grateful arms of Freidel...
    • 32' This one's back up for grabs again! Although it's Everton who have the wind in their sails at the moment!
    • 31' Luke Young becomes the first man into the book for a lunge on Osman...
    • 30' GOAL! LESCOTT LEVELS THINGS UP! The defender, so prolific last season, sticks out a leg to divert Arteta's free-kick - which is flicked on by Osman - over the line! It's that simple and the hosts are back on level terms!
    • 27' Big penalty shout for Everton as Milner goes in on Anichebe! But Martin Atkinson waves play on!
    • 25' Fellaini! Form a corner the Belgian directs a header goalwards, but Friedel is there again to snaffle up the ball!
    • 24' Oooh! Cahill! The Austalian bursts onto an Osman header through but his sweetly struck first-time volley is straight at Friedel, who stands his ground and parries clear!
    • 18' The ball comes over... Laursen can't get to it, but it'll be another Villa corner, from the other side... nothing comes of it though and Everton clear their lines.
    • 17' Ashley Young nearly gets his head to a deep cross... but Neville's there to head behind for a corner!
    • 15' Villa's defence aren't looking too comfortable tonight... Laursen in particular seems to be struggling to clear his lines. Hope for Everton...
    • 13' A huge roar comes from the Goodison faithful... they're desperate to see their side get back into this!
    • 12' Oooh! Sidwell shapes up to unleash another effort! But Agbonlahor rather nicks it off his feet and the chance goes begging!
    • 10' Cuellar launches a free-kick from inside the Villa half up towards Laursen... and the visitors win a throw...
    • 8' Everton fans are doing their best to lift their team after that early blow...
    • 6' Laursen and Fellaini go up for a high ball... and the Villa man comes out of the challenge slightly worse off.
    • 3 What blow for Everton... at least the hosts have got 90 minutes to find two goals.
    • 2' Amazing! What a start to the game! That really was some strike by Sidwell from the edge of the box after Milner had laid the ball off for him!
    • 1' GOAL! Just 32 seconds on the clock and Villa have the lead! And what a strike it is! Sidwell finds the top corner with an absolute screamer! Incredible!
    • 1' Underway at Goodison Park!
    • - So, Victor Anichebe leads the line for Everton in the absence of Yakubu, Louis Saha and James Vaughan. And Gabriel Agbonlahor will be once again asked to do the same for Villa with John Carew out injured.
    • - Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)
    • - Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Laursen, Davies, Luke Young, Sidwell, Petrov, Barry, Milner, Agbonlahor, Ashley Young. Subs: Guzan, Harewood, Delfouneso, Knight, Reo-Coker, Shorey, Gardner
    • - The teams are in... Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Osman, Fellaini, Arteta, Pienaar, Cahill, Anichebe. Subs: Nash, Baines, Van der Meyde, Castillo, Jutkiewicz, Gosling, Kissock
    • - Hello and welcome to our coverage of today's big game at Goodison Park! Kick off is at 16:00 UK time, so be sure to join us then for all the action as Everton take on Aston Villa!

  • Team Stats

    Everton Stats Aston Villa
    59% Possession 40%
    13 Shots 6
    7 Shots on target 5
    0 Saves 5
    10 Corners 6
    17 Fouls 18
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    16 Tackles 28
    274 Accurate passes 149
    82 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 8 1 0
      4 Joseph Yobo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
      5 Joleon Lescott 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 22 14 1
      6 Phil Jagielka 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 41 10 1
      17 Tim Cahill 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 16 5 2
      21 Leon Osman 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 19 3 4
      25 Marouane Fellaini 0 5 3 6 1 0 0 24 9 2
      10 Mikel Arteta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 16 2
      18 Philip Neville 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 1 2
      20 Steven Pienaar 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 30 17 1
      28 Victor Anichebe 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 9 4 1
      7 Andy van der Meyde 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
      36 John Kissock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Leighton Baines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
      32 Dan Gosling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Carlo Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Lucas Jutkiewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Segundo Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Brad Friedel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
      15 Curtis Davies 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 3
      2 Luke Young 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 16 10 6
      24 Carlos Cuéllar 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 0 2
      5 Martin Laursen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 2 2
      6 Gareth Barry 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 16 10 3
      4 Steve Sidwell 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 22 5 7
      19 Stilian Petrov 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 24 10 2
      8 James Milner 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 17 0 3
      7 Ashley Young 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 8 9 0
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 9 5 0
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Craig Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Nathan Delfouneso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Brad Guzan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Nicky Shorey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • - Thanks for joining us tonight! Villa move back into fifth after one of the best games of the season so far! Bye for now!
    • 90'+4 GOAL! NO! ASHLEY YOUNG PUTS VILLA BACK INTO THE LEAD IN THE FOURTH MINUTE OF ADDED TIME! ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! LESCOTT THOUGHT HE HAD NICKED A POINT! But Young finishes brilliantly virtually from the restart to give Villa all three points!
    • 90'+3 GOAL! LESCOTT GRABS A POINT AT THE DEATH! AMAZING! Jagielka heads a corner back into the mixer... Arteta helps it on and Lescott is there to hook a volley past Friedel and draw Everton level!
    • 90'+2 Yobo meets the corner with a thumping header! But it's wide of the mark!
    • 76' Real chance for Villa to increase their lead! Again it's Jagielka who presents the chance, only this time it's not really his fault... he flies into a challenge only to see the ball bounce back past him and into the path of Ashley Young! But this time the youngster doesn't keep his cool and as he tries to cut inside he loses his footing and the chance evaporates!
    • 54' GOAL! VILLA ARE BACK IN THE LEAD! And it's a criminal error by Jagielka that gifts it to them! The Toffees defender simply plays in Ashley Young with a terrible back pass... The youngster gratefully accepts the invitation, running onto the ball before finishing past Howard! 2-1 Villa!
    • 47' OFF THE BAR! FELLAINI AGAIN! This time his close range header rattles against the crossbar! Terrible marking from Villa... he was left all alone! Replays show Friedel got something on it to divert the effort against the woodwork!
    • 45'+2 Young takes it himself... but it's straight at Howard, who holds on!
    • 41' OFF THE LINE BY CUELLAR! The Spaniard is forced to head Fellaini's header off his own line!
    • 30' GOAL! LESCOTT LEVELS THINGS UP! The defender, so prolific last season, sticks out a leg to divert Arteta's free-kick - which is flicked on by Osman - over the line! It's that simple and the hosts are back on level terms!
    • 27' Big penalty shout for Everton as Milner goes in on Anichebe! But Martin Atkinson waves play on!
    • 25' Fellaini! Form a corner the Belgian directs a header goalwards, but Friedel is there again to snaffle up the ball!
    • 24' Oooh! Cahill! The Austalian bursts onto an Osman header through but his sweetly struck first-time volley is straight at Friedel, who stands his ground and parries clear!
    • 1' GOAL! Just 32 seconds on the clock and Villa have the lead! And what a strike it is! Sidwell finds the top corner with an absolute screamer! Incredible!
    • - Hello and welcome to our coverage of today's big game at Goodison Park! Kick off is at 16:00 UK time, so be sure to join us then for all the action as Everton take on Aston Villa!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Martin Atkinson

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    Captain: Philip Neville

    Starting line-up

    • T. Howard
    • P. Neville Substitution Out (84′)
    • J. Yobo
    • P. Jagielka
    • J. Lescott Goals×2
    • M. Fellaini Yellow Card
    • M. Arteta
    • T. Cahill
    • S. Pienaar
    • L. Osman
    • V. Anichebe Substitution Out (87′)

    Subs

    • C. Nash
    • A. Van der Meyde Substitution In84′
    • L. Baines Substitution In87′
    • S. Castillo
    • D. Gosling
    • L. Jutkiewicz
    • J. Kissock

    Injured

    • L. Saha
    • T. Hibbert
    • A. Yakubu
    • N. Valente
    • J. Vaughan

    Suspended

    None

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Martin Laursen

    Starting line-up

    • B. Friedel
    • C. Cuellar
    • C. Davies
    • M. Laursen
    • L. Young Yellow Card
    • S. Sidwell Goal
    • S. Petrov
    • G. Barry
    • J. Milner
    • A. Young Goals×2
    • G. Agbonlahor

    Subs

    • M. Harewood
    • Z. Knight
    • N. Shorey
    • N. Reo-Coker
    • C. Gardner
    • B. Guzan
    • N. Delfouneso

    Injured

    • J. Carew
    • W. Bouma

    Suspended

    None