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Everton

  • Saha 62’
  • Baines 90’ (pen.)

Wigan Athletic

  • Scharner 57’

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  1. Baines gives Everton late win

    Baines gives Everton late win

    Leighton Baines scored an injury time penalty to give Everton a 2-1 win over Wigan at Goodison Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Everton
    • Wigan Athletic
    • 90+5 And that is the final whistle! Wigan surround the referee but that was a clear penalty, idiotic challenge from Boyce, Everton get the three points!
    • 90+5 Jo races on to the ball down the left, he's in and he can seal it now but his finish goes off the outside of the post and wide!
    • 90+4 Baines steps up to take the penalty... AND HE SENDS POLLITT TO THE RIGHT AND THE BALL DOWN THE MIDDLE FOR 2-1! Surely the winner by Leighton Baines!
    • 90+3 Everton race down the other end, Fellaini is in the box and he gets past Boyce who makes a poor, clumsy tackle and brings him down for a penalty!! Oh no, disaster for Wigan!
    • 90+3 Still with Wigan, this is a super ball by N'Zogbia and CHO IS IN but an awful touch allows Howard to block!
    • 90+2 Wigan break, they have men over and N'Zogbia finds Sinclair who is clean through but his finish is blocked by the outstretched right arm of Howard!
    • 90+1 The corner is popped over to the six-yard box, Pollitt is out of position and flaps but gets a touch and puts it over.
    • 90' Baines pops it far post and Fellaini rises but his header is blocked by Figueroa, corner again.
    • 89' EVERTON SUB: Bilyaletdinov, the exciting new signing from Russia, is on for Pienaar. Rodwell has a pop which fizzes off the boot of a defender and goes wide for a corner.
    • 89' Pienaar penalised for foulingm Bramble in the Wigan box. Long to Sinclair, he finds Melchiot who for some reason is on he left wing, he can't get the cross in, Yobo and Distin have it covered but make a pig's ear of clearing it and Wigan have it back! Eventually Everton clear though.
    • 88' Wigan counter and Sinclair is in on the left after a poor header from Yobo but a horrible first touch spins into the arms of Howard.
    • 87' Everton counter and Scharner goes into the back of Jo to become the sixth Wigan player to see yellow.
    • 86' Gomez drills it low to the bottom right but Howard read it all the way and gets down to claim.
    • 85' Cahill is down injured after he tripped Gomez. He's okay though. Free-kick around 25 yards out...
    • 84' Fellaini fouls Bramble, which he is confused about.
    • 83' WIGAN SUB: Scott Sinclair enters the fray, not sure who for, as Wigan just about defend a corner successfully with Fellaini flying in.
    • 82' More pressure from Everton as Jo can't wrap his foot around the shot but it breaks to Neville, who shoots poorly but it takes a huge deflection to go wide for a corner.
    • 81' Cahill has a near-post effort blocked behind for a corner... swung in by Baines AND JO BEATS POLLITT TO THE BALL but he heads well over.
    • 80' Wigan counter, N'Zogbia cuts in from the right and latches on to Rodallega's ball but he shoots from range and Distin blocks.
    • 79' Fellaini comes forward and threads a short, diagonal through ball to JO WHO IS IN AND HE SHOOTS BUT BLOCKED BY POLLITT AND IT LANDS FOR RODWELL WHO MUST SCORE BUT HE BLASTS IT OVER! Another poor miss by Everton!
    • 78' EVERTON SUB: Saha's last act of the game as he is replaced by Jo.
    • 77' Shocking pass across the face of goal from Scharner and Saha is in but for some reason he stops running and plays it to Fellaini, who is a bit slow and has to put it wide to Hibbert who crosses for Cahill but he heads it wide! Poor miss!
    • 76' N'Zogbia flies in late on Pienaar and earns himself Wigan's fifth booking of the day.
    • 75' High one in for Pienaar to control on his chest but the little fella can't get to the ball in time, which bounced up way above his head. Still with Everton though, as Scharner pulls down Fellaini on the right and the Toffees have a free-kick in a dangerous situation.
    • 74' Rodwell comes forward and tries to drill it in with his left but well wide.
    • 73' Thomas needs treatment after getting part of Saha's head in his face.
    • 72' Super delivery from Pienaar and YOBO FLIES IN NEAR POST WITH THE FLICK AND SAHA MUST SCORE FAR POST BUT A BRAVE HEADER FROM UNDER THE BAR BY THOMAS!
    • 71' Baines wins a corner off N'Zogbia on the left as Everton make a chance, Marouane Fellaini on for Osman.
    • 70' Everton knock it about in midfield and Rodwell slides it to Saha but it gets caught between his feet, although he manages to play it back to Rodwell. The move breaks down but Everton get it back again...
    • 69' Thomas slides into the back of Cahill. He has already been booked so will have to be careful.
    • 68' N'Zogbia to take the free-kick, some way out but he shoots anyway, low, off the wall and out for a throw.
    • 67' Neville pushes Gomez and is angry at being hauled up as he argues Wigan have been pushing Everton all game.
    • 66' Wigan have improved considerably since they stopped hoofing the ball - and their opponents - and started playing it.
    • 64' Baines puts a really high, dipping cross into the box AND SAHA RISES WITH A HEADER INTO THE GROUND AND INTO THE ROOF OF THE NET! 1-1! Everton equalise.
    • 64' Everton get a corner on the right which Baines will swing in.
    • 63' Wigan counter again, Melchio on the right slides it diagonally into the box AND GOMEZ WITH THE LATE RUN GETS AHEAD OF YOBO TO SLIDE IT PAST HOWARD BUT OFF THE POST AND WIDE!
    • 62' Cahill is in some pain after copping one on the calf. He'll run it off though.
    • 61' Gomez on the ball, he cuts inside and almost loses it but chases it back and now N'Zogbia has it on the right. He is dispossessed by Baines though and Everton clear.
    • 60' N'Zogbia gets in down the right again, he's in the box but he loses control of the ball and it's out for a goal kick.
    • 59' High boot from Osman catches Melchiot, who makes a right meal of it. Osman booked.
    • 58' This is a good spell of play for Wigan, Melchiot has lots of space down the right, he finds N'Zogbia on the overlap who digs out a wicked far-post cross and the defenders are ball-watching as Scharner ducks to head it in off the ground! 1-0 Wigan!
    • 56' N'Zogbia on the left almost bustles into the box but Everton clear their lines, played long down the right and Saha holds off Boyce and drills a low shot across goal but it bobbles wide! Pollitt seemed very confident that was going wide but it was a narrow margin indeed!
    • 55' Long one down the Wigan left which Rodallega chases but Yobo gets in front of him to clear.
    • 54' Saha heads the corner clear but it's a weak one and N'ZOGBIA but his low drive is deflected wide for another corner!
    • 53' Wigan with a rare counter, Thomas bustles forward and he spreads it wide to Rodallega who curls in a shot that takes a deflection and just wide with Howard static!
    • 52' Baines now getting forward on the left, he cuts it inside for Cahill but he can't finish and Osman can shoot but blocked and Wigan survive!
    • 51' Hibbert in space on the right, Osman finds him, he swings over a super cross and RODWELL MUST SCORE BUT TIPPED AWAY BY POLLITT!
    • 50' Foul on the right by Figueroa, free-kick Everton but Wigan clear.
    • 49' Everton on the offensive again but, with men overlapping and making late runs into the area, Thomas blocks Cahill's cross.
    • 47' Almost an immediate chance for Everton as Osman flicks it on to Hibbert, he crosses in for Saha who misses it and Cahill gets it but he is not allowed to turn and shoot, Bramble getting the ball away.
    • 46' Second half underway!!
    • - Everton with 59 per cent of the possession, six shots on target to Wigan's one and three to two off target. Wigan have made a whopping 17 fouls to Everton's three and have had four booked, although one - Diame - is no longer on the pitch.
    • 45+1 Half-time, goalless at Goodison.
    • 45' Long ball to Cahill which he misses but it skips up for Saha who has a crack but it is blocked by Bramble and goes wide.
    • 43' The free-kick is taken by Baines but straight into the arms of Pollitt.
    • 42' Yellow card to Thomas for breaking from the wall early.
    • 41' Free-kick to Wigan on the edge of the box after Baines was fouled.
    • 40' Great run by Baines on the overlap to race on to the ball and dig out a super cross from the byline but no-one has moved to the far post and it's put behind for a corner!
    • 37' WIGAN SUB: Diame came off a minute ago, an injury it seems, Scotland on in his place.
    • 38' Osman is fouled as he plays it to Saha, who is clobbered by Bramble but it breaks for Cahill. He is tackled, it breaks to Saha again who has got up but Boyce runs into him so the ref pulls back play and books Boyce, I think for his reaction as opposed to the foul.
    • 36' Wigan clear after Osman was in on the right but Diame cannot do anything with ScharnerÂ’s pass and, with Thomas sliding in to get a loose ball, he takes out Moyes on the touchline. The pair have a chuckle about it, Moyes was a hard so-and-so in his time as a player so shrugs it off manfully.
    • 35' Fortunate for the Latics skipper, looking at the replays. Pienaar is still receiving treatment.
    • 34' Horrible tackle from behind into the ankle of Pienaar, Melchiot will be lucky to stay on the pitch after that. Yellow card.
    • 32' Gomez has the ball and rifles in a weak shot that goes well wide.
    • 31' The free-kick is sent short, Everton use it to counter, wide to Cahill on the left who drills a super low ball TO SAHA WHO GETS THERE AHEAD OF THE DEFENDER BUT POLLITT BLOCKS AND IT REBOUND OFF SAHA AND JUST OVER!
    • 30' Rodallega fouls Hibbert on the edge of the Everton box.
    • 28' Gomez to take, he swings it flat to the near post AND IN FLIES SCHARNER BUT HOOKED AWAY BY CAHILL!
    • 27' Corner to Wigan after N'Zogbia got hold of it on the edge of box, his shot deflected wide.
    • 26' Cahill holds the ball up on the edge of the box and plays it to Pienaar on the left, he works the ball on to his right foot and sends a low, dipping cross shot in but straight at the keeper.
    • 25' Free-kick to Everton on the left which Pienaar will take but cleared by Wigan.
    • 24' The ball squirms away from Baines as N'Zogbia tries to go towards goal. He cannot get the shot away though.
    • 23' Baines is getting treatment to a cut face after that.
    • 22' High boot from Scharner catches Baines in the face, he was trying to hook the ball clear and did not see the Everton man stooping to head.
    • 21' Free-kick in a dangerous position on the edge of the box but Wigan clear their lines well.
    • 20' Gomez trips Baines on the left. Everton take it quick, worked right to Saha who holds it up and Diame fouls Neville on the right wing and is booked.
    • 18' Diame with a foul on Phil Neville. Pretty scrappy opening, not much in the way of passing football so far.
    • 17' Howard pumps the ball long but powerfully cleared by Bramble. Melchiot is beaten to the ball though, now Cahill gets it but BOOM a slide tackle from Boyce takes man and ball.
    • 16' Corner to Everton, off the head of Gomez AND RODWELL WITH THE SHOT but palmed over by Pollitt. The Baines corner is headed away at the near post.
    • 16' Cahill is fouled by Melchiot but he just gets up and works into the box, crosses it far post AND SAHA MUST SCORE BUT INTERCEPTED BY BRAMBLE AND IT GOES INCHES WIDE!
    • 15' Pienaar puts in a good ball, half-cleared and Osman shapes to shoot but nicked away from him just in time!
    • 14' Melchiot chops down Baines on the left wing, free-kick to Everton in a dangerous position.
    • 13' Everton break, Cahill could be in but he slips under pressure and Wigan can clear.
    • 12' Another corner to Wigan but there is some pushing on Distin and a free-kick to the hosts.
    • 11' Corner to Wigan, which Gomez comes short for, but headed clear by Osman.
    • 10' Good delivery from the left by Pienaar and Cahill muscles across Boyce and powers a header on goal but straight at Pollitt.
    • 9' Eventually Pienaar swings it in and it comes off Bramble's head and out for a corner.
    • 8' A real delay in taking this, Pienaar over it, I think there is some discussion about where is should be taken from and the position of the wall.
    • 7' Great turn by Osman who is fouled by Boyce and Everton have a free-kick 28 yards or so from goal.
    • 6' The ball drops to Scharner some way out, he tries a dipping half-volley but sends it well wide.
    • 5' Everton come forward, Pienaar with a good far-post cross that Osman heads back to Saha, he cuts inside to the edge of the box, goes down but Rodwell is on hand to try slide it through to Cahill but he is offside and cannot make contact anyway.
    • 3' Cahill on the edge of the box, he cannot shoot so back to Rodwell, now Osman who goes down but nothing given and Wigan clear.
    • 2' Rodwell gets in on the action early, heading out for a throw.
    • 1' Match underway!!
    • - WIGAN TEAM NEWS: Mike Pollitt continues in goal for the injured Chris Kirkland despite getting hit for four in the Cup against Blackpool, while Hugo Rodallega is a lone striker.
    • - EVERTON TEAM NEWS: Sylvain Distin makes a quick debut after signing from Portsmouth, allowing Phil Neville to return to midfield. Louis Saha returns to the starting line-up after Jo featured in the midweek UEFA Cup draw with Sigma, while Tim Cahill starts ahead of Marouane Fellaini.
    • - Wigan team: Pollitt, Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, N'Zogbia, Thomas, Scharner, Diame, Gomez, Rodallega; Subs: Kingson, Edman, Cho, Scotland, Koumas, Sinclair, King
    • - Everton team: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Distin, Baines, Osman, Neville, Rodwell, Pienaar, Cahill, Saha; Subs: Nash, Bilyaletdinov, Jo, Gosling, Fellaini, Duffy, Agard
    • - Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Everton v Wigan in the Premier League from 15:00!

  • Summary

    • 90+5 Jo races on to the ball down the left, he's in and he can seal it now but his finish goes off the outside of the post and wide!
    • 90+4 Baines steps up to take the penalty... AND HE SENDS POLLITT TO THE RIGHT AND THE BALL DOWN THE MIDDLE FOR 2-1! Surely the winner by Leighton Baines!
    • 90+3 Everton race down the other end, Fellaini is in the box and he gets past Boyce who makes a poor, clumsy tackle and brings him down for a penalty!! Oh no, disaster for Wigan!
    • 90+3 Still with Wigan, this is a super ball by N'Zogbia and CHO IS IN but an awful touch allows Howard to block!
    • 90+2 Wigan break, they have men over and N'Zogbia finds Sinclair who is clean through but his finish is blocked by the outstretched right arm of Howard!
    • 81' Cahill has a near-post effort blocked behind for a corner... swung in by Baines AND JO BEATS POLLITT TO THE BALL but he heads well over.
    • 79' Fellaini comes forward and threads a short, diagonal through ball to JO WHO IS IN AND HE SHOOTS BUT BLOCKED BY POLLITT AND IT LANDS FOR RODWELL WHO MUST SCORE BUT HE BLASTS IT OVER! Another poor miss by Everton!
    • 77' Shocking pass across the face of goal from Scharner and Saha is in but for some reason he stops running and plays it to Fellaini, who is a bit slow and has to put it wide to Hibbert who crosses for Cahill but he heads it wide! Poor miss!
    • 72' Super delivery from Pienaar and YOBO FLIES IN NEAR POST WITH THE FLICK AND SAHA MUST SCORE FAR POST BUT A BRAVE HEADER FROM UNDER THE BAR BY THOMAS!
    • 64' Baines puts a really high, dipping cross into the box AND SAHA RISES WITH A HEADER INTO THE GROUND AND INTO THE ROOF OF THE NET! 1-1! Everton equalise.
    • 63' Wigan counter again, Melchio on the right slides it diagonally into the box AND GOMEZ WITH THE LATE RUN GETS AHEAD OF YOBO TO SLIDE IT PAST HOWARD BUT OFF THE POST AND WIDE!
    • 58' This is a good spell of play for Wigan, Melchiot has lots of space down the right, he finds N'Zogbia on the overlap who digs out a wicked far-post cross and the defenders are ball-watching as Scharner ducks to head it in off the ground! 1-0 Wigan!
    • 56' N'Zogbia on the left almost bustles into the box but Everton clear their lines, played long down the right and Saha holds off Boyce and drills a low shot across goal but it bobbles wide! Pollitt seemed very confident that was going wide but it was a narrow margin indeed!
    • 54' Saha heads the corner clear but it's a weak one and N'ZOGBIA but his low drive is deflected wide for another corner!
    • 53' Wigan with a rare counter, Thomas bustles forward and he spreads it wide to Rodallega who curls in a shot that takes a deflection and just wide with Howard static!
    • 52' Baines now getting forward on the left, he cuts it inside for Cahill but he can't finish and Osman can shoot but blocked and Wigan survive!
    • 51' Hibbert in space on the right, Osman finds him, he swings over a super cross and RODWELL MUST SCORE BUT TIPPED AWAY BY POLLITT!
    • 47' Almost an immediate chance for Everton as Osman flicks it on to Hibbert, he crosses in for Saha who misses it and Cahill gets it but he is not allowed to turn and shoot, Bramble getting the ball away.
    • 40' Great run by Baines on the overlap to race on to the ball and dig out a super cross from the byline but no-one has moved to the far post and it's put behind for a corner!
    • 31' The free-kick is sent short, Everton use it to counter, wide to Cahill on the left who drills a super low ball TO SAHA WHO GETS THERE AHEAD OF THE DEFENDER BUT POLLITT BLOCKS AND IT REBOUND OFF SAHA AND JUST OVER!
    • 28' Gomez to take, he swings it flat to the near post AND IN FLIES SCHARNER BUT HOOKED AWAY BY CAHILL!
    • 16' Corner to Everton, off the head of Gomez AND RODWELL WITH THE SHOT but palmed over by Pollitt. The Baines corner is headed away at the near post.
    • 16' Cahill is fouled by Melchiot but he just gets up and works into the box, crosses it far post AND SAHA MUST SCORE BUT INTERCEPTED BY BRAMBLE AND IT GOES INCHES WIDE!
    • - Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Everton v Wigan in the Premier League from 15:00!

Team lineup & ratings

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    Captain: Phil Neville

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Roberto Martinez

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Everton

      Manager: David Moyes

      Captain: Phil Neville

      Starting line-up

      • T. Howard
      • T. Hibbert
      • J. Yobo
      • S. Distin
      • L. Baines
      • P. Neville
      • J. Rodwell
      • L. Osman Yellow Card Substitution Out (70′)
      • S. Pienaar Substitution Out (89′)
      • T. Cahill
      • L. Saha Goal Substitution Out (76′)

      Subs

      • C. Nash
      • D. Bilyaletdinov Substitution In89′
      • M. Fellaini Substitution In70′
      • D. Gosling
      • S. Duffy
      • Jô Substitution In76′
      • K. Agard

    • Wigan Athletic

      Manager: Roberto Martinez

      Captain: Mario Melchiot

      Starting line-up

      • M. Pollitt
      • M. Melchiot Yellow Card
      • E. Boyce Yellow Card
      • T. Bramble
      • M. Figueroa
      • H. Thomas Yellow Card Substitution Out (74′)
      • M. Diamé Yellow Card Substitution Out (36′)
      • C. N'Zogbia Yellow Card
      • P. Scharner Goal
      • J. Gómez
      • H. Rodallega Substitution Out (82′)

      Subs

      • J. Koumas
      • M. King
      • E. Edman
      • S. Sinclair Substitution In82′
      • J. Scotland Substitution In36′
      • R. Kingson
      • W. Cho Substitution In74′

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