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Saturday August 15, 2009 Finished Goodison Park

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Everton

  • Saha 90’

Arsenal

  • Denílson 25’
  • Vermaelen 36’
  • Gallas 40’
  • Fabregas 47’, 69’
  • Eduardo 88’

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  1. Gunners bang six past Everton

    Gunners bang six past Everton

    Arsenal got their Premier League campaign off to a flying start as they hammered Everton 6-1 at Goodison Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Everton
    • Arsenal
    • 90+3' The whistle goes, mercifully for Everton, and Arsenal have begun their season in emphtaic style.
    • 90+1' GOAL!! Everton get the most scant of consolation goals when Pienaar's shot is blocked by the legs of Almunia and Saha is there tap in the rebound.
    • 90' Three minutes of added time are announced just as Phil Neville has to get in front of Arshavin to head behind for a corner.
    • 89' GOAL!! There is still a sting in the tail at the end of this match! Arshavin toe-pokes a shot that rebounds off the far post and Eduardo is the only man moving in the box to follow up and tap in the rebound to finally mark the end of his injury nightmare.
    • 86' Alex Song has gone down holding his ankle. He gets up and hobbles off, seemingly ok.
    • 85' An Everton player has barely touched the ball in the last few minutes. Aaron Ramsey fancies a goal, but his shot was always going wide.
    • 83' You could almost hear a pin drop at Goodison now. Well, obviously not, but you get the idea. The Gunners have proved they can still silence even the most staunch of opposition crowds.
    • 81' Cahill rises to head away another Arsenal corner. The Gunners still have them pegged back in their own half.
    • 80' Saha also has an effort on the turn fly wide. The striker has looked bright since he came on under such difficult circumstances.
    • 79' Eduardo shows great instinct to fire a shot on the turn, but the effort is wide. A goal for the Croatia international would surley cap this day off for Arsenal fans.
    • 76' Sagna's header lands in front of Saha, who drills his shot just wide of the post with Almunia nowhere near it.
    • 75' Pienaar shows he's still awake by fighting past Arshavin and Eduardo to play Everton out of danger.
    • 74' Eboue takes a corner, which is headed away by Saha at the near post. Lescott chases it down but can't prevent another corner.
    • 73' Fabregas makes way for Welsh youngster Aaron Ramsey, while van Persie is replaced by Eduardo, making his first Premier LEague appearance since that horrendous leg break against Birmingham 18 months ago.
    • 71' The Arsenal captain then goes over to the bench to hold up a shirt bearing the name of Espanyol captain Dani Jarque, who died last weekend.
    • 70' GOAL!! Almunia throws the ball out and Fabregas sprints forward from his own half before firing a low strike past Howard to make it FIVE!
    • 69' Fellaini finds himself on the edge of the box and he strikes but the shot is right at Almunia.
    • 68' Fabregas bursts into the box but cahill has tracked back to help out and challenges the Arsenal skipper.
    • 67' Arshavin will take another corner. Vermaelen misse sit but everton are unable to clear.
    • 66' Rodwell tries to find fellow youngster Gosling, but the latter is crowded out by Clichy and Arshavin.
    • 63' A change for Arsenal now as the impressive Bendtner comes off for another man who has a patchy relationship with his fans, Emmanuel Eboue.
    • 62' Everton keep the pressure on and Saha lays it back to Rodwell, who blazes his shot over.
    • 61' Pienaar and Baines are standing over a dead ball on the left side of the area. Pienaar strikes it but Almunia punches away.
    • 60' Tony Hibbert has also come off to be replaced by another youngster, Dan Gosling.
    • 58' Pienaar races forward as Everton break only to be fouled in midfield. Louis Saha comes on for Osman, while Jo comes on for Jack Rodwell.
    • 57' Van Persie's corner is headed behind for another from the opposite side. This time Arshavin's delivery is headed away but the Russian has it back and Arsenal have a throw.
    • 56' Once more, Almunia comes to claim to ball unchallenged. There are a couple of Everton fans making their way towards the exit. Just a couple mind.
    • 55' Clichy gets in the way of Hibbert's cross and Everton have a corner.
    • 53' Van Persie dives in to tackle Baines and concedes the free-kick on the wing. He gives a nonchalant shrug. The set piece is caught by Almunia.
    • 52' Denilson is down holding his shoulder following a challenge. He's up soon enough and Everton have a throw.
    • 51' Depending on which side you are on, this is either an exercise in damage limitation or a chance to show some character for Everton now.
    • 50 Gael Clichy fancies his chances now, cutting inside from the left to strike, but his shot is charged down.
    • 48' GOAL!! Arsenal break forward and van Persie slips the ball intot he path of Fabregas, who casually sweeps it through the legs of Howard!
    • 47' A long throw from Everton goes in but Hibbert's toe-poked shot is blocked.
    • 47' Everton push forward from the off, but Vermaelen deals with balls in from Cahill and Hibbert.
    • 46' Arsenal kick off.
    • HT No changes at half-time as the two sides come out for the second half.
    • 45+2' Everton will be grateful to hear the half-time whistle. Arsenal go into the break with the game virtually in the bag already.
    • 45+1' Bendtner jinks inside the Everton area and lays it back for Sagna to cross... Fabregas heads wide from behind the far post.
    • 45' Cahill dinks a ball over the top but Jo can't bring it down under his control. There will be two minutes added to the half.
    • 44' It's the travelling supporters who are doing all the singing now. Denilson is almost in for a fourth but Hibbert is there to rescue the beaten Howard!
    • 42' David Moyes does not look happy on the Everton bench! His side have been undone by some elementary defensive errors when they have otherwise competed in this game.
    • 41' GOAL!! Fabregas sends the ball in and Gallas rises all alone to glance the ball past Howard!
    • 40' Another free-kick for Arsenal, this time on the opposite side.
    • 39' Baines goes flying down the flank and digs out a great ball across goal that three blue shirts just can't get a telling touch on! That could easily have gone in.
    • 37' GOAL!! Van Persie wisely chooses to loft a ball over to the far post and Thomas Vermaelen is unmarked to rise and head back across Howard and into the net!
    • 36' Leighton Baines is penalised for a foul on Bendtner. Will van Persie have another dead ball strike from distance?
    • 35' Bendtner has had a good game thus far, but his pass back to Gallas is intercepted by Jo! fortunately for the Dane, Gallas is canny enough to shepherd Jo wide and then take the ball from him.
    • 34' Arshavin lifts the ball over Howard and into the net, but the flag was already up.
    • 34' This time Fellaini heads on target and Denilson clears it off the line! Scored one, saved one lready - Denilson is doing all right thus far.
    • 33' Cahill shapes up to shoot on the edge of the box, but Vermaelen is there to clear with the Australian about to pull the trigger. The Belgian then denies Osman and concedes the corner. He then does a job once more to give Everton another set piece.
    • 32' Arshavin controls the long ball and has loads of space, but that's because he's offside.
    • 30' Arsenal are starting to play now, with Fabregas lifting a ball over two Everton players to song. The move culminates with van Persie winning a corner, but again Howard rises to catch it well.
    • 29' Arsahvin rides the challenge of Yobo and gets his cross in, but it's just too high for Bendtner.
    • 28' Van Persie takes a big run-up and he does strike, but it goes along the floor and well wide.
    • 27' Neville trips Bendtner up and Arsenal have a good dead ball opportunity here. It's too far out to shoot, but there are plenty of red shirts up there.
    • 26' GOAL!! Bendtner holds the ball up and goes past Baines. He finds Fabregas who taps the ball across to Denilson and the Brazilian unleashes a lovely curling strike that gives Howard no chance!
    • 25' Cahill slides in on Clichy, taking the ball but with his studs showing. Referee Mark Halsey gives the free-kick to Arsenal.
    • 24' Everton send a free-kick from the centre circle into the Arsenal box, and Almunia comes through the pack to catch it.
    • 23' Fellaini nicks the ball from Denilson as the Brazilian comes through midfield. This match is nicely poised with a quarter of it gone.
    • 22' A mistake by Lescott almost lets Arshavin in, but he's well supported by Hibbert and Everton survive.
    • 21' Pienaar sneaks in a ball and Cahill gets in front of Vermaelen but just can't get it under control.
    • 20' Nice build-up by Arsenal, with Van Persie and Arshavin involved, but Clichy's ball into the box is a disappointing one.
    • 19' Baines is not fooled by Bendtner's attempted trickery and clears the danger.
    • 18' Jo controls the long diagonal ball forward, but he had strayed into an offside position.
    • 17' Arsenal send men forward for a free-kick from deep. Van Persie's delivery is plucked out of the air by Howard.
    • 16' Gallas heads away Baines's cross. Arsenal are pegged back inside their own half at the moment.
    • 15' Almunia spoons Gallas's backpass into the crowd for an Everton throw, but the home side fail to make the most of it.
    • 14' Sagna looks to have run off that knock as he tackles Fellaini to concede the throw. Everton are forced back into their own half to keep possession.
    • 13' Everton head the set piece clear.Arsenal retain the ball, but eventually it comes to Howard.
    • 12' Van Persie tries to work a shot on the turn, but Yobo is across to clear for a corner.
    • 11' Baines hits the deck as Sagna powers past him, but the Frenchman does not look comfortable as he runs to chase the ball.
    • 10' Cahill goes over to challenge sagna, and the French defender goes down in some discomfort. Cahill did not go in hard on the Arsenal man, who is now holding his left thigh in pain.
    • 9' Leon Osman gets between Arshavin and the ball down by the Everton corner flag and draws a foul from the Russian. How big a player he needs to be for Arsenal this season.
    • 8' Denilson finds Bendtner with space to shoot from distance, but the ball is swiped into the crowd.
    • 7' Pienaar chests down the long ball on the run through the middle, but the flag is up for offside. That was a close call for the linesman.
    • 6' Bendtner bursts down the right and tries the one-two with van Persie, but can't quite link back up with the play inside the Everton box.
    • 4' Thomas Vermaelen is sticking tight to Everton striker Jo. Everton have a throw-in but Arsenal clear.
    • 3' Apparently Bendtner has had to shell out around £10,000 so far after promising to reimburse any fans who got his name on the back of their shirt before he changed his squad number. Really?
    • 2' A cheer goes around the ground as Lescott gives Bendtner a cheeky shove in the back as the Dane goes for a header and gets away with it.
    • 1' Everton kick off to get their new season underway!
    • 17:33 The Goodison Park crowd is in full voice even before the minute's applause for Sir Bobby Robson begins. These tributes have been held at every Premier League ground today.
    • 17:30 On the other hand, Everton have scored once in each of their last six Premier League home games against Arsenal.
    • 17:30 Arsenal are also unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League away games.
    • 17:29 The teams are coming out on to the Goodison Park pitch now. The Gunners are traditionally strong starters in the Premier League, having won 11 on the opening day, more than any other side.
    • 17:24 Everton fans - do you think its time for Everton to cash in on Joleon Lescott, or is David Moyes right to tell Man City where to go? Let us know your thoughts by posting a comment below.
    • 17:18 And you can see who was voted as the best to ever turn out for the Toffees here. The Greatest: Everton verdict
    • 17:17 Find out which Arsenal legend Gunners fans voted as their greatest ever player. The Greatest: Arsenal verdict
    • 17:10 Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal have what it takes to finish top of the table once more despite failing to compete last season. Wenger aiming high
    • 17:05 Midfielder Abou Diaby (groin), England forward Theo Walcott (back) and defender Johan Djourou (knee), reserve goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (knee), Czech international Tomas Rosicky (hamstring) and France winger Samir Nasri (broken leg) are all sidelined so Arsene Wenger opts for 4-3-3 with Nicklas Bendtner and Andrei Arshavin flanking Robin van Persie.
    • 17:00 Thomas Vermaelen makes his debut at the heart of the Arsenal defence.
    • 16:55 Marouane Fellaini will play just off Jo with Louis Saha on the bench.
    • 16:50 Wantaway defender Joleon Lescott starts for Everton as they kick off their Premier League campaign against Arsenal at Goodison Park.

  • Summary

    • 90+1' GOAL!! Everton get the most scant of consolation goals when Pienaar's shot is blocked by the legs of Almunia and Saha is there tap in the rebound.
    • 89' GOAL!! There is still a sting in the tail at the end of this match! Arshavin toe-pokes a shot that rebounds off the far post and Eduardo is the only man moving in the box to follow up and tap in the rebound to finally mark the end of his injury nightmare.
    • 76' Sagna's header lands in front of Saha, who drills his shot just wide of the post with Almunia nowhere near it.
    • 70' GOAL!! Almunia throws the ball out and Fabregas sprints forward from his own half before firing a low strike past Howard to make it FIVE!
    • 48' GOAL!! Arsenal break forward and van Persie slips the ball intot he path of Fabregas, who casually sweeps it through the legs of Howard!
    • 41' GOAL!! Fabregas sends the ball in and Gallas rises all alone to glance the ball past Howard!
    • 37' GOAL!! Van Persie wisely chooses to loft a ball over to the far post and Thomas Vermaelen is unmarked to rise and head back across Howard and into the net!
    • 26' GOAL!! Bendtner holds the ball up and goes past Baines. He finds Fabregas who taps the ball across to Denilson and the Brazilian unleashes a lovely curling strike that gives Howard no chance!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    Captain: Phil Neville

    Starting line-up

    • T. Howard
    • T. Hibbert Substitution Out (58′)
    • J. Yobo
    • J. Lescott
    • L. Baines
    • P. Neville
    • T. Cahill
    • L. Osman Substitution Out (58′)
    • M. Fellaini
    • S. Pienaar
    • Jô Substitution Out (58′)

    Subs

    • L. Saha Substitution In58′ Goal
    • C. Nash
    • D. Gosling Substitution In58′
    • J. Baxter
    • S. Duffy
    • J. Vaughan
    • J. Rodwell Substitution In58′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsène Wenger

    Captain: Cesc Fábregas

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia
    • B. Sagna
    • W. Gallas Goal
    • T. Vermaelen Goal
    • G. Clichy
    • A. Song
    • N. Bendtner Substitution Out (62′)
    • Denílson Goal
    • C. Fábregas Goals×2 Substitution Out (72′)
    • R. van Persie Substitution Out (72′)
    • A. Arshavin

    Subs

    • M. Silvestre
    • E. Eboué Substitution In62′
    • V. Mannone
    • K. Gibbs
    • E. da Silva Substitution In72′ Goal
    • A. Ramsey Substitution In72′
    • F. Merída

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. this is just the beginning of the show .way­ gunners,that is a excellent start.with the live of­ thomas V. the sky is ur limit.thanks.

    From Justice, on Thu 20 Aug 1:25AM

  2. Well done Arsenal- a really good line up, and thats­ without Rosicky, Nasri and Walcott.

    Good game. We­ should do even better against Portsmouth.

    From famrich5, on Wed 19 Aug 4:41PM

  3. what a superb job from arsenal!!!!

    From madilinkinpark, on Wed 19 Aug 10:51AM

  4. We Arsenal fans know it is just the beginning and that­ a lot still need to be done, but we have also to­ acknowledge that it was a good start...Many haters­ would have laughed at us could we have lost ar drew at­ Everton...and now that we won convincingly, they are­ first ones to say that its just one much....Everton­ never played well bla...bla....bla.......we want an­ injury free season and so many haters will be­ disappointed.

    From Sammy, on Tue 18 Aug 8:48AM

  5. GOD of england""""

    From koyfatboy, on Tue 18 Aug 6:40AM

  6. Were is the player stats gone in the live commentary???

    From michaelbradley190, on Tue 18 Aug 6:26AM

  7. I'm really happy a arsenal victory but i want to­ charge everton to wake up and start winning matches.up­ gunners.

    From drdre19, on Tue 18 Aug 2:52AM

  8. Scum Gooners

    From Ray O, on Mon 17 Aug 5:57PM

  9. Sad loss for Everton. Based on this game, they might be­ consigned to mid-table. Moyes is my favorite manager­ too, but they're giving him too little and­ expecting too much.

    From E, on Mon 17 Aug 5:17PM

  10. loool okay people CALM DOWN. Im a arsenal fan but nooo­ way does this mean we are going to win the title...­ COME ON!!! Like after 1 game your goina say..yea thats­ it we've won? dont be stupid. And the man u fans­ saying liverpool are out of it..what..after 1 game..?­ are you guys fu'cking serious... its ONLY BEEN 1­ Fuking game!!! im sick of seeing people talk @#$% ­ about winning the trophy this early. And man city are­ DEFINETLY NOT going to break into the top 4. bloody­ hell, ..,.if we are doing well by xmas only then­ should be start thinking about winning trophies. WE­ only won 6-1 because everton played super shi*...not­ because we played great.

    From Jin, on Mon 17 Aug 12:48PM

  11. Fabregas and arsenal keep going and we will wind the­ premier league

    From pre_e, on Mon 17 Aug 12:47PM

  12. up gunners we are going4 d title

    From bigslam, on Mon 17 Aug 10:53AM

  13. sell lescott,sack neville..yobo..hibbert..and buy some­ quality defenders.Then send the midfield to boot camp­ lazy sods and buy the front line some brains and­ glasses.Send the little south african on a long weekend­ in the bahamas cos he must be knackered carrying that­ team every match he plays.only my oppinion but im sick­ of seeing the same rubbish over and over again. come on­ moyes'y see the light before we slump to relegation­ material again.

    From goodison 1, on Sun 16 Aug 9:56PM

  14. what a start!

    From mikiano.ronaldo, on Sun 16 Aug 9:15PM

  15. eeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrtttt­ ttttttooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnfffffffffffffffffffccc­ cccccccccccccccccccccccccccc

    From Ethan, on Sun 16 Aug 8:38PM

  16. For he's a jolly good fellow........Arsen and­ Arsenal for ever, the best Club and the best manager in­ ENGLAND Go boys Go.

    From VERONICA P, on Sun 16 Aug 8:00PM

  17. Who smelt it delt it , and boy did we delt good, i can­ smell the cup coming home..........

    From VERONICA P, on Sun 16 Aug 7:56PM

  18. Congratulations to Arsernal and her fans. As an­ Arsernal fan, I hope that this is a sign of good things­ to come this season. However I caution that while we­ celebrate we should not be carried away by this score­ line and the fact that it is only day 1 of the­ Priemiership. Hopefully also they should ride on this­ momentum to ease past Celtics. We have endured a lot­ of uncomplimentary jibes in the last few seasons, I­ pray that at least they should give us more cause be­ happy come May 2010.

    From patrick, on Sun 16 Aug 6:50PM

  19. fergies replacement(moyes) just got trashed and now­ bring on fergie!! u manure and chelski fans are talking­ abt how its just everton... let me remind you that­ manure united barely beat birmingham today and that­ last year they drew vs everton at goodison 1-1(fellani­ header) and u chelski fans cant even beat hull u need­ all the luck in the world.... and ya what happened when­ chelsea played everton??? 6-1?? o no wait it was a 0-0­ draw.. the worst game of last season which i may remind­ u that everton cud have won

    From zipzozoo, on Sun 16 Aug 5:04PM

  20. lescotts mind was a few miles down the m62 wishing he­ was playing for the top guns CITY.
    ITS OBVIOUS THAT HE­ DOES NOT WANT TO PLAY FOR THE TOFFEES.
    ALEX FERGUSONS­ PREDECESSOR-YOU CAN HAVE HIM....HA HA HA
    LET HIM GO TO­ THE THEATRE OF JOKES

    From big10, on Sun 16 Aug 1:19PM
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