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Saturday May 16, 2009 Finished Goodison Park

3 - 1

Everton

  • Saha 37’ (pen.), 76’
  • Yobo 48’

West Ham

  • Kovac 22’

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  1. Saha takes Everton fifth

    Saha takes Everton fifth

    Louis Saha struck twice as Everton came from behind to end West Ham's European hopes with a 3-1 Premier League win at Goodison Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Everton
    • West Ham
    • 90' Phil Dowd brings this to an end. Everton win 3-1 in their final home game of the season thanks to two goals from Louis Saha and another from Joseph Yobo. If Villa fail to get a late goal against Boro, that will move the Toffees up into the fifth.
    • 88' Boa Morte is booked for a foul on Baines - returning the compliment from a few minutes ago.
    • 86' Noble shoots from the free-kick - but he skews it hopelessly wide.
    • 85' Everton clear, but then West Ham win a free-kick within shooting range on the edge of the hosts' area.
    • 84' West Ham win a corner.
    • 82' Everton are playing out time as they head for fifth spot in the table. Baines picks up a booking for a late tackle on Boa Morte.
    • 79' David Moyes has no sympathy for Saha and Cahill after those misses - he hauls the pair of them off, with Vaughan and Jo coming in up front.
    • 78' Saha had to score there - it would have been his hat-trick!
    • 77' The West Ham defence goes missing again as Saha is sent through on goal - but he shoots right-footed too close to Green, who makes a smothering save! The rebound comes to Rodwell on the right side of the West Ham box. The sub stands the ball up for Cahill at the far post - his header hits the turf, bounces up on to the crossbar, then gets hacked away!
    • 76' GOAL FOR EVERTON! Pienaar leaves Neill on toast on the left wing and squares the ball for Saha to tap into an empty net! Game, set and match to the Toffees!
    • 73' Stanislas makes a barnstorming run from the left flank and shoots low - but it's well saved by Howard.
    • 71' Upson heads away Pienaar's corner.
    • 70' Baines win a corner for Everton on the left flank.
    • 69' Everton make their first change: Rodwell on for Fellaini in midfield.
    • 67' Gianfranco Zola makes a third and final change. It's an attacking one, with the goalscorer Kovac coming off for Stanislas.
    • 66' Now Cole gets on to a long ball ahead of the on-rushing Howard, but the ball just gets away from the striker, allowing the Everton stopper to mop things up.
    • 65' Boa Morte misses a fantastic chance! The midfielder was clear through on goal thanks to defence-splitting pass from Cole, but he shot tamely straight at Howard as the keeoper raced off his line to close the angle!
    • 63' Carlton Cole does really well to cross from the byeline on the left after a throw - but there's no one there to get on the end of it. That's the trouble with playing one up front.
    • 61' West Ham appeal for a penalty! A West Ham player headed the corner goalwards and it struck Cahill on the arm! There's no question it hit the Everton man on the hand, but ref Phil Dowd thinks it's unintentional and waves away the visitors' appeals!
    • 60' West Ham win a corner after a counter-attack.
    • 59' Pienaar curls it towards the corner. But it lacks power and Green plucks it from the air.
    • 58' Everton win another free-kick on the edge of the West Ham box.
    • 57' Spector is booked for dissent after arguing about a decision from Phil Dowd.
    • 55' Boa Morte crosses the free-kick towards UPSON - but the defender heads straight at Howard! Anywhere else and he would have scored!
    • 54' West Ham get some respite as they win a free-kick inside the Everton half 40 yards from Tim Howard's goal.
    • 53' Still Everton drive forward. Baines crosses from the left for Cahill - but he can't get his effort on target.
    • 52' Saha takes the free-kick - but he thrashes it high and wide with his right-foot! Ambitious effort from the usually very left-footed striker!
    • 51' Everton are swarming all over the visitors as they look to kill the game early in this second half. The Toffees win a free-kick right on the edge of the West Ham box on the left for a foul by Neill.
    • 49' So close to a third from Everton! A cross comes in from the right and Saha heads it goalwards - but it takes a deflection and falls just wide of Rob Green's left-hand post!
    • 48' GOAL FOR EVERTON!! Peinaar's corner falls for Yobo at the far post. The defender takes a touch then side-foots the ball home!
    • 48' Everton force a corner on the left.
    • 48' But Noble wastes the free-kick - he overhits it straight into touch.
    • 47' West Ham win a free-kick in a promising position 40 yards from goal on the left.
    • 46' We're going again as the second half gets under way.
    • HT Welcome back. West Ham are making a double change at the break - both their starting strikers, Tristan and Di Michele, are being replaced by Carlton Cole, who's back from injury, and Jonathan Spector, who will slot into defence in the absence of the dismissed Tomkins.
    • HT The referee was at the centre of the action as he controversially sent off West Ham's James Tomkins for a foul on Tim Cahill. The Australian was in on goal - and the decision to give a penalty was definitely the right one - but Lucas Neill could have got back to Cahill I think, so the straight red was really harsh. Can Everton take advatange of their man advantage in the second period? Join us in around ten minutes to find out.
    • 45' Phil Dowd brings the first half to an end.
    • 44' Saha tries a curler from the edge of the box on the left - but he gets too much on it and it flies out for a goalkick.
    • 43' West Ham are sitting deep, trying to hang on till the break.
    • 41' But Baines drives the free-kick straight into the West Ham wall. That's a very poor free-kick.
    • 40' Boa Morte dives in with a poor tackle on the edge of his own box. This gives Everton a great chance to shoot from the resulting free-kick right on the edge of the West Ham box.
    • 38' Jacobsen crosses from a dangerous position deep in the West Ham half on the right but West Ham get it clear.
    • 37' ...and he slots it into the bottom corner to his left to equalise! And West Ham are down to ten men for the rest of this match.
    • 37' It's Saha to take the penalty...
    • 36' PENALTY TO EVERTON! And Tomkins is sent-off! Cahill burst on to a flick into the area from Pienaar and the West Ham defender tripped him! It was definitely a penalty, but the red card is harsh!
    • 34' But West Ham clear at the near post and look to break. But Boa Morte is fouled to stop the counter.
    • 33' Baines whips the cross in - but Kovac gets to it first and puts the ball behind for the first corner of the net.
    • 32' Everton win a free-kick 35 yards from the Hammers goal wide on the left. Baines will cross this into the box.
    • 30' Tristan has another shot from distance - it hits Di Michele and falls nicely into the Italian's a path in the Everton box - but the flag goes up for offisde! And Howard saves from Di Michele in any case.
    • 28' Di Michele and Tristan are isolated in attack, but they're causing the Everton defence problems when they have the ball at feet.
    • 27' Everton gift Tristan the ball deep in the Toffees' half. The Spanish striker drives a shot towards the near post from the edge of the box on the left, but it hits the side-netting.
    • 25' Saha clatters into Neill as the West Ham right-back clears the ball. The striker's lucky to avoid a booking. Everton are frustrated.
    • 24' The goal came against the run of play, and Everton will have to regroup.
    • 23' Wow - well it was a rocket of a shot from Kovac, and it may even have been 35 yards out, but the ball hit the back of the net towards the centre of the goal, so you have to question Howard's keeping.
    • 22' GOAL!! Kovac scores a stunner for West Ham! The midfielder picks the ball up 30 yards from goal and drives a shot in from way out! Tim Howard probably should have saved it.
    • 18' Osman picks the ball up in the middle of the pitch in the West Ham half. He dribbles to the edge of the box and drives a shot on target - but it's a nice height for Green, who parries the ball down, then picks it up.
    • 17' Now Tristan picks the ball up on the right wing and dribbles in towards the Everton box. He works a yard of space on the edge of the box - but then skews a shot miles high and wide.
    • 16' West Ham beat the Everton offside trap with a ball over the top from right to left by Kovac. It falls into Tristan's path, he tries to round Howard - but his touch is too heavy and the keeper just gets to it first.
    • 15' West Ham are struggling to get a foothold in this match so far.
    • 13' Fellaini heads a high ball down perfectly into the path of Osman, who's driving into the box on the right - but Osman makes a complete hash of his shot and the ball bobbles tamely into touch. Good chance though.
    • 11' Pienaar cuts in from the left wing and drives a rising shot towards the top left-hand corner of Rob Green's goal - and it goes so, so close! Brilliant strike from the little South African.
    • 10' Saha has been brought in for Jo up front today - no doubt with the FA Cup final in mind as the Brazilian is cup-tied for that competition. And that was a good effort there for the Frenchman.
    • 9' Saha picks the ball up on the edge of the box and drives a left-footed shot towards goal - and it flashes just wide!
    • 7' Tristan is caught offside again. It's too easy for Yobo and Lescott to catch him off there.
    • 5' Tristan is caught offside. Everton are playing a high line in defence, which can be risky. But with West Ham playing two 33-year-olds up front, David Moyes must think that tactic will work.
    • 4' Baines bursts forward down the left for Everton and collapses under a challenge on the edge of the West Ham box - but there's nothing giving from Phil Dowd, who waves play on. West Ham clear.
    • 3' Just one change for West Ham, with Collison coming in for Stanislas in midfield. Most of the play in the opening minutes has been in the Hammers' half.
    • 2' Everton have made three changes from the side that drew 0-0 with Spurs last time out - Gosling, Rodwell and Jo drop to the bench, with Osman, Jacobsen and Saha coming in.
    • 1' Ref Phil Dowd blows his whistle to get the game under way.
    • - ...or, as some might put it, the race to avoid a Europa League place. Either way, the sides are out and ready to go.
    • - Here it is. Everton-West Ham in the Premier League as the chase for a Europa League place hots up...

  • Team Stats

    Everton Stats West Ham
    65% Possession 34%
    19 Shots 11
    7 Shots on target 4
    2 Saves 1
    6 Corners 3
    14 Fouls 15
    1 Offsides 4
    1 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 1
    17 Tackles 18
    500 Accurate passes 221
    111 Bad passes 34

  • 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 6 0 0
      3 Leighton Baines 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 50 24 3
      15 Lars Jacobsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 1
      5 Joleon Lescott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 5 3
      4 Joseph Yobo 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 43 3 1
      17 Tim Cahill 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 66 15 4
      21 Leon Osman 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 42 6 1
      20 Steven Pienaar 0 3 1 0 5 0 2 44 17 2
      25 Marouane Fellaini 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 36 9 0
      18 Philip Neville 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 87 21 0
      9 Louis Saha 2 8 3 2 2 0 0 26 5 1
      2 Tony Hibbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Jack Rodwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 1
      1 Carlo Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 James Vaughan 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
      11 João Alves de Assis Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0
      8 Segundo Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Dan Gosling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • West Ham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robert Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 0
      3 Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 6 3
      2 Lucas Neill 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 27 0 7
      15 Matthew Upson 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16 0 0
      30 James Tomkins 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 1
      31 Jack Collison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 7 2
      16 Mark Noble 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 39 5 1
      13 Luis Boa Morte 0 2 1 4 3 0 0 14 0 2
      14 Radoslav Kovac 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 18 3 0
      25 Diego Tristán 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 1
      32 David Di Michele 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4 0
      17 Peter Kurucz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Jonathan Spector 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 2 0
      35 Josh Payne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Carlton Cole 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 2 0
      10 Savio Nsereko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Walter Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      46 Junior Stanislas 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1

  • Summary

    • 77' The West Ham defence goes missing again as Saha is sent through on goal - but he shoots right-footed too close to Green, who makes a smothering save! The rebound comes to Rodwell on the right side of the West Ham box. The sub stands the ball up for Cahill at the far post - his header hits the turf, bounces up on to the crossbar, then gets hacked away!
    • 76' GOAL FOR EVERTON! Pienaar leaves Neill on toast on the left wing and squares the ball for Saha to tap into an empty net! Game, set and match to the Toffees!
    • 73' Stanislas makes a barnstorming run from the left flank and shoots low - but it's well saved by Howard.
    • 65' Boa Morte misses a fantastic chance! The midfielder was clear through on goal thanks to defence-splitting pass from Cole, but he shot tamely straight at Howard as the keeoper raced off his line to close the angle!
    • 61' West Ham appeal for a penalty! A West Ham player headed the corner goalwards and it struck Cahill on the arm! There's no question it hit the Everton man on the hand, but ref Phil Dowd thinks it's unintentional and waves away the visitors' appeals!
    • 59' Pienaar curls it towards the corner. But it lacks power and Green plucks it from the air.
    • 55' Boa Morte crosses the free-kick towards UPSON - but the defender heads straight at Howard! Anywhere else and he would have scored!
    • 52' Saha takes the free-kick - but he thrashes it high and wide with his right-foot! Ambitious effort from the usually very left-footed striker!
    • 49' So close to a third from Everton! A cross comes in from the right and Saha heads it goalwards - but it takes a deflection and falls just wide of Rob Green's left-hand post!
    • 48' GOAL FOR EVERTON!! Peinaar's corner falls for Yobo at the far post. The defender takes a touch then side-foots the ball home!
    • 37' ...and he slots it into the bottom corner to his left to equalise! And West Ham are down to ten men for the rest of this match.
    • 36' PENALTY TO EVERTON! And Tomkins is sent-off! Cahill burst on to a flick into the area from Pienaar and the West Ham defender tripped him! It was definitely a penalty, but the red card is harsh!
    • 27' Everton gift Tristan the ball deep in the Toffees' half. The Spanish striker drives a shot towards the near post from the edge of the box on the left, but it hits the side-netting.
    • 22' GOAL!! Kovac scores a stunner for West Ham! The midfielder picks the ball up 30 yards from goal and drives a shot in from way out! Tim Howard probably should have saved it.
    • 18' Osman picks the ball up in the middle of the pitch in the West Ham half. He dribbles to the edge of the box and drives a shot on target - but it's a nice height for Green, who parries the ball down, then picks it up.
    • 16' West Ham beat the Everton offside trap with a ball over the top from right to left by Kovac. It falls into Tristan's path, he tries to round Howard - but his touch is too heavy and the keeper just gets to it first.
    • 13' Fellaini heads a high ball down perfectly into the path of Osman, who's driving into the box on the right - but Osman makes a complete hash of his shot and the ball bobbles tamely into touch. Good chance though.
    • 11' Pienaar cuts in from the left wing and drives a rising shot towards the top left-hand corner of Rob Green's goal - and it goes so, so close! Brilliant strike from the little South African.
    • 9' Saha picks the ball up on the edge of the box and drives a left-footed shot towards goal - and it flashes just wide!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Phil Dowd

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    Captain: Philip Neville

    Starting line-up

    • T. Howard
    • L. Jacobsen
    • J. Yobo Goal
    • J. Lescott
    • L. Baines Yellow Card
    • L. Osman
    • P. Neville
    • M. Fellaini Substitution Out (69′)
    • S. Pienaar
    • T. Cahill
    • L. Saha Goal Substitution Out (79′)

    Subs

    • C. Nash
    • T. Hibbert
    • J. Vaughan
    • .. Jo
    • S. Castillo
    • D. Gosling
    • J. Rodwell Substitution In69′

    Injured

    • P. Jagielka
    • M. Arteta
    • A. Yakubu
    • N. Valente
    • V. Anichebe

    Suspended

    None

  • West Ham

    Manager: Gianfranco Zola

    Captain: Lucas Neill

    Starting line-up

    • R. Green
    • L. Neill
    • J. Tomkins Red Card
    • M. Upson
    • H. Ilunga
    • J. Collison
    • M. Noble
    • R. Kovac Goal Substitution Out (67′)
    • L. Boa Morte Yellow Card
    • D. Tristan Substitution Out (46′)
    • D. Di Michele Substitution Out (46′)

    Subs

    • C. Cole Substitution In46′
    • J. Spector Substitution In46′ Yellow Card
    • S. Nsereko
    • W. Lopez
    • J. Payne
    • J. Stanislas Substitution In67′
    • P. Kurucz

    Injured

    • S. Parker
    • K. Dyer
    • D. Gabbidon
    • J. Collins
    • D. Ashton
    • V. Behrami

    Suspended

    None

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  1. everton ware 2 good for west ham but the hummers are­ good 2 they had grat matches this season

    From kristianvladimirov, on Mon 18 May 4:17PM

  2. Thanks 82!!

    From Fast Eddy, on Sat 16 May 7:31PM

  3. Everton is a district in Liverpool and lots of people­ live there, 79.

    From ALAN G, on Sat 16 May 7:16PM

  4. where is West Ham?????????????
    i could say exactly­ the same about you.
    I only hate teams who are cocky­ like United and Chelsea why are you sssooo bitter.
    ­ Good win lads bring on Fulham

    From Fast Eddy, on Sat 16 May 6:35PM

  5. well done everton i was wrong

    From John, on Sat 16 May 6:13PM
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    It's 'loser'...not looser. You loser.

    West­ Ham couldn't beat a primary school team if they­ were wearing Everton kit. Probably have the worst­ record V's Everton more so than any other­ team...

    I hate Everton. Where the hell is it anyway?­ I've never heard enyone ever say "I live in­ Everton" in 36 years.

    From Paul, on Sat 16 May 6:12PM

  7. saha saha

    From p.mcveigh01, on Sat 16 May 5:56PM

  8. well done the blue boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, the cockneys­ will be crying in their jellied eels tonight!!!

    From dave o, on Sat 16 May 5:51PM

  9. Where have you been Ginge its 2009 and get your facts­ right about crime figures.
    I think i would sooner­ take my chanses in Liverpool than London so float away­ in your f ucking bubble you bad looser.
    Come on the­ blues

    From Fast Eddy, on Sat 16 May 5:36PM

  10. Fantastic Everton! This season we have got into the­ habit even when we havent played that well. Well done­ Moyesy and the lads.

    From jonathanminers, on Sat 16 May 5:34PM

  11. lol @ Ginge - somebody from East London having a go and­ calling others thieves! :p

    From Martin H, on Sat 16 May 5:30PM

  12. It seems that merseyside have stolen referees.....Makes­ a change from stealing cars i guess!!! Only last week,­ West Ham we on the receiving end of poor refereeing,­ how ironic it seems the case again against another­ merseyside team. Tomkins did not deserve to be sent off­ as he was not the last man!!! It changed the game­ completely!! Congratulations to abysml refereeing­ again!!! C**NTS!!

    From Keith, on Sat 16 May 5:17PM

  13. GREAT result for the mighty blues same again in the cup­ final come on you blues.

    From mervynhughes301, on Sat 16 May 5:17PM

  14. ha ha west ham are @#$%

    From ainsley sad ex pat, on Sat 16 May 4:57PM

  15. yesssssssssssssss get the mighty blues

    From louise, on Sat 16 May 4:55PM

  16. There you go Everton.comon boys

    From Davidson, on Sat 16 May 4:53PM

  17. Oh well,no Europa league for us next­ season.......didn't want to play in it anyway­ lol
    Up the hammers

    From Terry D, on Sat 16 May 4:49PM

  18. toffees on a roll bring on the chelsea pensioners

    From celia552, on Sat 16 May 4:49PM

  19. hard luck hammers, a lot of bad luck this season, but­ looking good for the future. Everton @#$%s

    From Colin H, on Sat 16 May 4:48PM

  20. EVERTON EVERON EERTON...... EVERTON EVERTON EVERTON

    From mand_73, on Sat 16 May 4:45PM
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