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  • Osman 55’

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  • Huth 50’

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  1. Osman spares Everton blushes

    Osman spares Everton blushes

    Everton needed a superb strike from Leon Osman to earn them a 1-1 draw against a spirited Stoke side at Goodison Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Everton
    • Stoke City
    • 90+5' There's the final whistle, and it's honours even at Goodison Park. Stoke were good for a draw - Everton lacking a cutting edge.
    • 90+4' Everton deal with one last Delap throw and that is surely that...
    • 90+3' A real chance for Everton and Yakubu and Saha break through, but the Yak takes a touch too many..
    • 90+2' Stoke sub: Dave Kitson on for Ricardo Fuller.
    • 90+1' Joe turns and hits a left-foot shot but it comes back off a defender!
    • 89' Time ticks down and the visitors look pretty confortable.
    • 88' Both sides are getting tetchy - Collins shoves Cahill over near the corner flag!
    • 87' Jo swings in a fine cross from the left which is headed to safety.
    • 86' A half-chance for Fuller as the ball ricochets his way, but he hits a weak left-foot shot.
    • 85' The bickering continues as Stoke prepare to knock a long free-kick forward.
    • 84' Shawcross and Fellaini square up to each other and are both booked! Shawcross grabbed Fellaini by the shirt!
    • 83' Beattie heads over from a Stoke corner... powerful but wayward from the big number nine.
    • 82' Plenty of pressure from Everton, but Stoke are holding firm at the moment. The home side started playing a 4-5-1 and are now 4-3-3...
    • 80' Beattie jumps for a header and sends Fellaini flying! The big Belgian is OK after a little treatment, though.
    • 79' Fellaini takes a long-range shot which deflects behind for a corner.
    • 78' Stoke respond with a change of their own: Glenn Whelan is on for Salif Diao.
    • 76' Attacking change from David Moyes: Jo and Yakubu are on for Bilyaletdinov and Osman.
    • 75' Yet another long shot from Rodwell. This time it is on target but straight at Sorensen.
    • 73' Etherington with a Stoke corner, which is defended better this time.
    • 72' CAHILL!!! He meets Saha's cross with a powerful header but again it is straight at Sorensen!
    • 71' Everton are getting ready to bring on Jo as an extra striker.
    • 69' Bilyaletdinov has another shot, this time firing wide on the turn.
    • 68' Long throw from Delap into the Everton box, where Shawcross is jostling Fellaini and that's an Everton free-kick.
    • 67' Another weak attempt on goal, this time in the form of a Louis Saha header that goes through to Sorensen. Easy Fantasy points for the pair of them...
    • 65' Fuller volleys ambitiously from distance, into the arms of Sorensen.
    • 64' Bilya shoots again from the edge of the box. It's low and on target, but no more than that. Sorensen makes a routine save.
    • 63' Long throw from Delap on the Stoke right... good defending again.
    • 62' Bilyaletdinov tries a long range shot that takes a small touch off Diao and loops through to Sorensen.
    • 61' Osman is drifting inside increasingly from the right and operating through the middle.
    • 59' Another Everton corner is headed away. The home side very much in the ascendancy.
    • 58' Tuncay and Yakubu have a chat as they warm up. Possibly discussing the merits or otherwise of Middlesbrough.
    • 56' Well, this is much more like it! A great start to the second half and the promise of more goals to come.
    • 55' GOAL!!! LEON OSMAN FOR EVERTON!! Brilliant strike from the little winger!! He collects Heitinga's pass at the edge of the box and curls a left-foot shot into the top-left corner!
    • 54' Osman weaves his way infield, then sprays a left-foot show wildly off target. Poor hit.
    • 53' Fuller is down injured after a collision with his own man Collins. He gets up a little groggily.
    • 51' Everton trail, and must find a much greater cutting edge if they want to turn this game around.
    • 50' GOAL!!!! Robert Huth heads Stoke in front!! The German nods in from Etherington's corner, and that's how you work a set piece!
    • 49' Fellaini meets Bilyaletdinov's cross with a header, but it is not powerful and is straight at Sorensen.
    • 48' Rodwell is caught in possession and Beattie comes forward, but Distin takes the ball off him.
    • 47' Some welcome attacking intent from Everton as Cahill crosses towards Fellaini but Stoke clear.
    • 46' Everton kick the second half off. Let's pray for an improvement on a turgid first period.
    • 45+1' Just a minute of stoppage time played at the end of the first half. It's goalless at the break, and there is very little to write home about. You know, if you were in the habit of writing home at half-time during football matches.
    • 45' Excellent catch by Howard from a swirling Etherington cross. Solid stuff from the American.
    • 44' That looks like a push on Delap by Baines in the Everton box, but again referee Marriner says no penalty!
    • 43' Heitinga hits the free-kick but bends it well wide.
    • 42' Diao is booked for what looked a good challenge on Baines. He did go off his feet...
    • 41' Soon under way at Stamford Bridge... Chelsea v Liverpool: LIVE
    • 40' More corners for Everton, again taken by Bilyaletdinov. This one is played short and back to the Russian who crosses woefully out of play.
    • 38' Good hit by Osman from the edge of the box, through a sea of bodies, and Sorensen reacts well to tip the ball over!
    • 37' Good spell of pressure for Everton. Bilya's cross is glanced clear to Hibbert, who fires a shot back in. Collins blocks.
    • 35' We can hope, but we will not get it. Not yet, anyway. Fuller goes through the back of Heitinga and that's a yellow card.
    • 34' This hasn't been a great game, to be honest, but we can only hope for better.
    • 32' Everton have an optimistic penalty shout after the ball whacks into Shawcross's arm, but the referee sensibly turns down the appeals.
    • 31' Long range shot by Fellaini, which is heading wide but is blocked at the edge of the box anyway.
    • 29' Sloppy touch by Saha at the edge of the box - he surrenders possession from a promising position.
    • 28' A good start from the Russian Bilyaletdinov,who wins a throw off Huth... but it comes to nothing.
    • 26' Bilyaletdinov with another corner... deep towards Osman, who can only put it out for a goal-kick.
    • 25' Everton free-kick 40 yards out on the left. Beains and Bilyaletdinov over it... Baines delivers it but the cross is overhit and only just stays in play.
    • 24' Lucas Neill is warming up over on the touchline - have Everton got an injury problem or is he just having a wander?
    • 23' Faye is warned after a spot of shoving in the box. That won't stop him...
    • 22' Rodwell attempts another long range shot, which loops up off a defender and bounces through to Sorensen.
    • 21' Bilyaletdinov delivers two good outswinging corners from the left but both are cleared.
    • 19' Faye crosses for Fuller, whose tame header is saved by Howard.
    • 18' ...Distin rises highest to head the free-kick to safety, but Tim Howard sees fit to yell at his defenders anyway.
    • 17' Stoke free-kick wide on the right after a Baines foul...
    • 16' CAHILL!!! Meets Fellaini's inswinging cross with a stooping header but it is straight at Sorensen. You'd expect him to bury those.
    • 15' Saha turns Shawcross and gets a quickfire shot away, but it bobbles harmlessly through to Sorensen.
    • 14' Shawcross heads out for an Everton throw, which Hibbert will take shot to Osman... his cross is cleared as far as Baines who has his shot blocked.
    • 12' Heitinga puts the ball out for a throw, which means it's Delap time... well defended by the home side.
    • 11' Saha turns and attempts a shot at the edge of the box, but the ball comes back off a defender and hits him in the face. Ouch.
    • 10' Some running repairs for Rory Delap. Looks like he's just changing his boots.
    • 9' Cahill chests down and fires wide, but the whistle goes - referee Andre Marriner says it was a handball.
    • 7' Everton are domiating possession in these early stages, and applying plenty of pressure.
    • 6' Jack Rodwell tries his luck from long distance with a left-foot shot... high and wide. A pretty ambitious effort.
    • 4' Crossed from the Stoke left fot Beattie, who does not get power on his header and directs it tamely at Howard.
    • 3' Unusually there are a few empty seats around.. this game of course moved to Sunday because of Everton's Europa League commitments.
    • 2' Early corner for Everton on their left... it's an outswinger and headed clear by Stoke.
    • 1' Stoke kick off, playing from right to left as we see it.
    • - The teams come out on a sunny afternoon at Goodison Park. Everton are in good form after a sticky start to the season, while Stoke find themselves in lower mid-table.
    • - There is still no Steven Pienaar for Everton, with Diniyar Bilyaletdinov continuing. Tony Hibbert is preferred to Lucas Neill at right-back, with Johnny Heitinga shifting to the centre to cover for the injured Joseph Yobo. Still no Premier League start for Tuncay, who is on the bench for Stoke.
    • - HEAD TO HEAD STATS: Everton and Stoke City have met 106 times in the league. Everton have won 52, Stoke City 27 and there have been 27 draws.
    • - Everton were one of only four teams to complete the PL double over Stoke City last season – the others were Manchester United, Chelsea and West Ham United.
    • - Everton are unbeaten in their last seven league matches against Stoke, winning the last four, since a 1-0 away defeat in old Division One in Dec 1982.
    • - Stoke have not won in their last five league visits to Goodison Park, losing the last four, since a 1-0 victory in old Division One in April 1981.
    • - EVERTON STATS: Looking to win three consecutive PL matches for the first time in 2009. They last won three in a row against Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Hull City from Dec 2008 to Jan 2009.
    • - Not conceded in the first half of their last four PL matches, since a 1-0 defeat at Burnley on Aug 23.
    • - Picked up six points from their opening three PL home matches this season. If they win today it will be their best start to a PL season at Goodison Park in ten years since they had ten points from four home matches in 1999-00.
    • - Looking to keep three consecutive PL clean sheets for the first time in seven months, since a four-match run from Feb to March 2009.
    • - Louis Saha is looking to become the first Everton player to score in five successive PL matches at Goodison Park in the Premier League. He has scored in the clubÂ’s last four PL matches at Goodison Park (a total of six goals) - the first Everton player to score in four consecutive home matches since Andrew Johnson from Aug to Sep 2006 and the first ever foreign player to achieve this feat for the club.
    • - Saha has also scored in his last three PL matches. He has never scored in four consecutive PL matches in his career.
    • - STOKE CITY STATS: The only team in the Premier League with more than one draw this season.
    • - No win in their last three PL matches. They have not gone four matches without a win in 2009, since a nine-match run from Nov 2008 to Jan 2009.
    • - Not been behind at half time in any of their last five PL matches, however they have won one of these matches – 1-0 at home against Sunderland on Aug 29.
    • - Not won in all 19 PL away matches against sides who were not promoted to the division alongside them last season. Their only two wins in a total of 22 PL away matches came at their fellow promoted sides West Bromwich Albion and Hull City last season.
    • - Rory Delap (400) and Robert Huth (100) are both set to make English league milestone appearances.
    • - TEAMS - EVERTON: Howard, Hibbert, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Osman, Rodwell, Cahill, Bilyaletdinov, Fellaini, Saha... Subs: Nash, Jo, Gosling, Yakubu, Neill, Agard, Baxter... STOKE: Sorensen, Huth, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Collins, Delap, Diao, Whitehead, Etherington, Beattie, Fuller... Subs: Simonsen, Cort, Whelan, Lawrence, Kitson, Wilkinson, Sanli... Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)

  • Summary

    • 72' CAHILL!!! He meets Saha's cross with a powerful header but again it is straight at Sorensen!
    • 55' GOAL!!! LEON OSMAN FOR EVERTON!! Brilliant strike from the little winger!! He collects Heitinga's pass at the edge of the box and curls a left-foot shot into the top-left corner!
    • 50' GOAL!!!! Robert Huth heads Stoke in front!! The German nods in from Etherington's corner, and that's how you work a set piece!
    • 38' Good hit by Osman from the edge of the box, through a sea of bodies, and Sorensen reacts well to tip the ball over!
    • 16' CAHILL!!! Meets Fellaini's inswinging cross with a stooping header but it is straight at Sorensen. You'd expect him to bury those.
    • - TEAMS - EVERTON: Howard, Hibbert, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Osman, Rodwell, Cahill, Bilyaletdinov, Fellaini, Saha... Subs: Nash, Jo, Gosling, Yakubu, Neill, Agard, Baxter... STOKE: Sorensen, Huth, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Collins, Delap, Diao, Whitehead, Etherington, Beattie, Fuller... Subs: Simonsen, Cort, Whelan, Lawrence, Kitson, Wilkinson, Sanli... Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)

Live Team Line-Up

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    Starting line-up

    • T. Howard
    • T. Hibbert
    • J. Heitinga
    • S. Distin
    • L. Baines
    • J. Rodwell
    • M. Fellaini Yellow Card
    • L. Osman Goal Substitution Out (76′)
    • T. Cahill
    • D. Bilyaletdinov Substitution Out (76′)
    • L. Saha

    Subs

    • C. Nash
    • L. Neill
    • Y. Aiyegbeni Substitution In76′
    • D. Gosling
    • J. Baxter
    • Jô Substitution In76′
    • K. Agard

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Stoke City

    Manager: Tony Pulis

    Starting line-up

    • T. Sørensen
    • R. Huth Goal
    • A. Diagne-Faye
    • R. Shawcross Yellow Card
    • D. Collins
    • S. Diao Yellow Card Substitution Out (77′)
    • D. Whitehead
    • R. Delap
    • M. Etherington
    • J. Beattie
    • R. Fuller Yellow Card Substitution Out (90′)

    Subs

    • S. Simonsen
    • D. Kitson Substitution In90′
    • L. Lawrence
    • G. Whelan Substitution In77′
    • A. Wilkinson
    • L. Cort
    • T. Sanli

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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