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Sunday December 28, 2008 Finished Goodison Park

3 - 0

Everton

  • Arteta 10’, 27’
  • Gosling 83’

Sunderland

  1. Sunderland unstuck at Everton

    Sunderland unstuck at Everton

    A first-half brace from Mikel Arteta helped Everton to a convincing 3-0 Premier League win over Sunderland at Goodison Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Everton
    • Sunderland
    • - Thanks for joining us today... there's still Blackburn v Man City to come, stay right here for that. If not, see you next time!
    • 90' There goes the full-time whislte! All over and Everton win 3-0!
    • 88' Oooh! Pienaar nearly grabs a fourth! He's playued in on goal, but Fulop sticks out a leg and makes the save!
    • 86' Oooh! Phil Neville fancies a goal himself! He unleashes a super strike from fully 30 yards that whistles just over the bar with Fulop floundering!
    • 83' GOAL! EVERTON GO THREE UP AND IT'S GOSLING THE SUBSTIUTE WHO GETS IT! Arteta feeds Lescott in the area and the defender plays a super teasing ball across the face of goal which Gosling side foots home at the far post! 3-0 now and Everton have all three points!
    • 80' Anichebe turns and fires goalwards from the edge of the box! Deflected behind for an Everton corner!
    • 76' Time is running out for Sunderland to get anything from this game... it's going to take quite some comeback now.
    • 75' And Everton make another change... Anichebe replaces Fellaini.
    • 74' Another two changes to the Sunderland line-up now... on come Yorke and Healy, off go Cisse and Tainio.
    • 73' Two yellows in quick succession, one for Tainio and one for Whitehead.
    • 72' Another Everton free-kick now, 30 yards out... Sunderland look worried... but Arteta blasts way over the bar this time and the visitors can breathe again.
    • 69' Time for Everton to make a change... off goes Osman and on comes Gosling.
    • 68' Ooh! Super play by Osman who brings down Cahill's flick on before turning his man and letting off a shot! He drags it wide, but the game just beginning to open up again now.
    • 66' Cisse is over it, along with Richardson... it's Richardson who steps up! Into the wall....
    • 66' Jagielka now goes into the book for a lunge on Cisse as the Frenchman looks to break through the Everton back line!
    • 63' Super run from Edwards! He turns Neville inside and then out before firing goalwards! Howard gets down well to make the save, but that could spark Sunderland into life!
    • 58' Jones wins a header and flicks on for Cisse, but the Frenchman can't alter his direction quick enough and the ball rolls out for a goal kick.
    • 56' Nothing much happening at the moment at Goodison... hang on, that's a decent ball in by Bardsley... but Cisse doesn't look like he wants to meet it and it's headed clear.
    • 52' Bardsley fgoes into the book for hauling back Pienaar as the South African threatened to get down the left hand side.
    • 50' On comes Collins, with a fresh shirt with no number on the back and two cotton wool buds sticking out of his nostrils! Quite a comedic look from the Welshman!
    • 49' Collins has got a bloody nose here... he legs it off to the sidelines to receive a bit of treatment and Sunderland are down to 10 men for the time being.
    • 46' Sunderland have made a change at the break... Carlos Edwards is on for Steed Malbranque, who was running the risk of a red card...
    • 46' Back underway at Goodison Park!
    • 45'+2 And there goes the half-time whistle! It's been a thoroughly satisfactory opening 45 minutes for the hosts, whereas Sunderland will have some tinkering to do at the break.
    • 44' Richardson wins a corner as time runs out at the end of the first half... but he takes it short and nothing comes of it.
    • 40' Sbragia is furiously taking notes on the bench... it could well be that the Sunderland boss is penning something along the lines of 'get strikers involved more' and 'stop giving away silly free-kicks in dangerous positions'.
    • 35' Replays show that Arteta's second was not going on target... only Tainio's outstretched boot diverted the ball past Fulop... it could be one for the Dubious Goals Panel (whoever they are).
    • 34' Fellaini risies to meet the corner at the near post, but it's well defended and headed away by Collins.
    • 33' Everton are well in control of this one at the moment... Baines delivers a teasing cross from the left and Everton have another corner...
    • 31' Oooh! Cahill with a golden opportunity to put Everton 3-0 up but he can't direct his near post header from Arteta's free-kick on target! Inches wide of the mark!
    • 29' Oh dear, there could be trouble here... Malbranque slides in on Osman... surely that's a booking! But the ref takes pity on the Frenchman and it'll be a free-kick only.
    • 28' Ricky Sbragia looks a touch concerned on the Sunderland bench... and so he should... 2-0 down before the half hour mark... this is what Premier League football is all about.
    • 27' GOAL! ARTETA MAKES IT TWO! It stems from another free-kick... this time the initial effort is blocked by the wall, but it comes back out to Arteta who shapes himself beautifully for a volley... he cracks it goalwards, it takes a big deflection on the way through and Everton lead 2-0!
    • 26' And now Arteta hares off on a dangerous run forward... he's stopped in his tracks by Malbranque, who is booked for his indiscretion.
    • 25' Fellaini nearly finds a way through now! But the big-haired Belgian is foiled at the last!
    • 23' Oooh! Kenwyne Jones gets the slightest of touches on Whitehead's centre... but the ball rolls wide of the post with Howard scrambling!
    • 20' Here come Sunderland with Richardson, who's playing left-back today... he marauds forward, but there's no way through this time.
    • 17' Everton are playing some neat football at the moment... here's a deep cross which is going to test Fulop, who's sporting a cap to shield his eyes from the low sun. This time the Hungarian keeper claims and the attack breaks down.
    • 15' Oooh! Nosworthy rises to meet Richardson's free-kick from the by-line at the other end! Off target this time, but that's a decent response from the visitors.
    • 13' Cahill latches onto Fellaini's flick on... he steps inside before firing goalwards! Fulop is there to make the save, but it wouldn't have counted anyway... Cahill was adjudged to have handled the ball as he controlled it.
    • 11' What a start for the Toffees! They've enjoyed the better of the opening stages and possibly deserve their lead.
    • 10' GOAL! ARTETA BLASTS HOME FROM A FREE-KICK! Fulop in the Sunderland goal has the sun in his eyes as Arteta steps up and cracks one from 25 yards! It swerves away from Fulop and Everton have the lead!
    • 10' Cahill walks away from that chance clutching his elbow... seems he took a knock.
    • 9' Oooh! First real chance for Everton! Pienaar hoofs a high cross into the box... Cahill and Osman both go for it... it's the Australian who gets the final touch, but his header goes over the bar!
    • 7' Some more tough tackling, this time by Bardsley on Cahill on the far side... but it's a legal challenge.
    • 5' Arteta leaves a foot in on Whitehead... free-kick to Sunderland and the Spaniard walks away rather sheepishly.
    • 4' Straight down to the other end and Everton have a free-kick, 35 yards out... Pienaar delivers it, but it's headed clear on the edge of the box and the danger passes.
    • 3' Cisse fires an early warning shot across Everton's bows! But it's easy for Howard to claim...
    • 1' Underway at a bright and sunny Goodison Park!
    • - So, Leon Osman returns for Everton at the expense of youngster Dan Gosling. And for Sunderland, Anton Ferdinand plays no part after succumbing to a virus while midfielder Andy Reid misses out because of a leg injury. Dean Whitehead and Daryl Murphy come in.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's big game at Goodison Park between Everton and Sunderland!

  • Team Stats

    Everton Stats Sunderland
    58% Possession 41%
    15 Shots 10
    3 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 1
    8 Corners 2
    10 Fouls 8
    3 Offsides 2
    1 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    15 Tackles 20
    421 Accurate passes 279
    110 Bad passes 68

  • 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 10 1 0
      6 Phil Jagielka 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 37 1 1
      3 Leighton Baines 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 46 25 0
      2 Tony Hibbert 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 0 3
      5 Joleon Lescott 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 30 7 0
      25 Marouane Fellaini 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 31 8 1
      17 Tim Cahill 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 28 12 2
      18 Philip Neville 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 57 7 1
      21 Leon Osman 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 1 2
      10 Mikel Arteta 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 74 26 4
      20 Steven Pienaar 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 54 20 0
      27 Lucas Jutkiewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      26 Jack Rodwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      36 John Kissock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Andy van der Meyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Dan Gosling 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 1 0
      1 Carlo Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Victor Anichebe 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1
    • Sunderland
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      32 Marton Fülöp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      5 Nyron Nosworthy 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 20 1 2
      2 Phillip Bardsley 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 1 6
      15 Danny Collins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 3 1
      4 Teemu Tainio 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 43 14 4
      10 Kieran Richardson 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 40 22 2
      8 Steed Malbranque 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 0
      6 Dean Whitehead 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 39 3 2
      17 Kenwyne Jones 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 4 0
      9 Djibril Cisse 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 15 4 0
      14 Daryl Murphy 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18 14 0
      34 Jack Colback 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 David Healy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
      46 Nick Colgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Dwight Yorke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      45 Rade Prica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Carlos Edwards 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 1 2
      42 Jordan Henderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 88' Oooh! Pienaar nearly grabs a fourth! He's playued in on goal, but Fulop sticks out a leg and makes the save!
    • 86' Oooh! Phil Neville fancies a goal himself! He unleashes a super strike from fully 30 yards that whistles just over the bar with Fulop floundering!
    • 83' GOAL! EVERTON GO THREE UP AND IT'S GOSLING THE SUBSTIUTE WHO GETS IT! Arteta feeds Lescott in the area and the defender plays a super teasing ball across the face of goal which Gosling side foots home at the far post! 3-0 now and Everton have all three points!
    • 63' Super run from Edwards! He turns Neville inside and then out before firing goalwards! Howard gets down well to make the save, but that could spark Sunderland into life!
    • 31' Oooh! Cahill with a golden opportunity to put Everton 3-0 up but he can't direct his near post header from Arteta's free-kick on target! Inches wide of the mark!
    • 27' GOAL! ARTETA MAKES IT TWO! It stems from another free-kick... this time the initial effort is blocked by the wall, but it comes back out to Arteta who shapes himself beautifully for a volley... he cracks it goalwards, it takes a big deflection on the way through and Everton lead 2-0!
    • 23' Oooh! Kenwyne Jones gets the slightest of touches on Whitehead's centre... but the ball rolls wide of the post with Howard scrambling!
    • 15' Oooh! Nosworthy rises to meet Richardson's free-kick from the by-line at the other end! Off target this time, but that's a decent response from the visitors.
    • 10' GOAL! ARTETA BLASTS HOME FROM A FREE-KICK! Fulop in the Sunderland goal has the sun in his eyes as Arteta steps up and cracks one from 25 yards! It swerves away from Fulop and Everton have the lead!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    Captain: Philip Neville

    Starting line-up

    • T. Howard
    • T. Hibbert
    • P. Jagielka Yellow Card
    • J. Lescott
    • L. Baines
    • S. Pienaar
    • M. Arteta Goals×2
    • P. Neville
    • L. Osman
    • M. Fellaini Substitution Out (75′)
    • T. Cahill Substitution Out (86′)

    Subs

    • C. Nash
    • A. Van der Meyde
    • V. Anichebe Substitution In75′
    • D. Gosling Goal
    • L. Jutkiewicz Substitution In86′
    • J. Rodwell
    • J. Kissock

    Injured

    • J. Yobo
    • L. Jacobsen
    • A. Yakubu
    • N. Valente
    • J. Vaughan
    • S. Castillo

    Suspended

    None

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Ricky Sbragia

    Captain: Kieran Richardson

    Starting line-up

    • M. Fulop
    • P. Bardsley Yellow Card
    • D. Collins
    • N. Nosworthy
    • K. Richardson
    • S. Malbranque Yellow Card Substitution Out (46′)
    • T. Tainio Yellow Card Substitution Out (74′)
    • D. Whitehead Yellow Card
    • D. Murphy
    • K. Jones
    • D. Cissé Substitution Out (74′)

    Subs

    • D. Yorke Substitution In74′
    • R. Prica
    • D. Healy Substitution In74′
    • N. Colgan
    • C. Edwards Substitution In46′
    • J. Henderson
    • J. Colback

    Injured

    • G. McCartney
    • C. Gordon

    Suspended

    None