Everton's fine start to the Premier League season continued as they fought back twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Wigan at the DW Stadium. More
90'+5 It's all over! A 2-2 draw that is fair to both sides after a dramatic match at the DW Stadium. Wigan were just a few minutes away from picking up a second win of the season, but Everton's pressure finally came to bear.
90'+3 Moyes is ready to bring Steven Naismith on in place of Mirallas - Everton want all three points.
90'+2 Anichebe goes in the book for a late challenge on Figueroa - more for his reaction to it being judged a foul than for the act itself.
90' WIGAN SO CLOSE TO A WINNER! Maloney latches on to a great ball after beating the offside trap, and after cutting back to buy time he has a shot that's deflected, and loops over Howard... but goes just inches over the bar! Huge blunder by Maloney to shoot - he had Kone and McManaman in support, and unmarked....
87' BAINES SCORES THE PENALTY! Al Habsi guesses correctly, but Baines's penalty was truly outstanding, thumped into the top right corner. Literally unsaveable!
86' PENALTY TO EVERTON! Mirallas goes down in the box under a challenge by Figueroa, and all that pressure has finally delivered a chance to Everton...
84' Another huge let-off for Wigan! Caldwell barges into Jelavic's back as the Everton striker takes the ball perfectly on his chest in the box, but Kevin Friend rules play on. Baffling!
81' Great tackle by Beausejour, and as the ball goes off Everton will make a change: Anichebe comes on for Phil Neville.
77' Great chance for Everton - penalty denied! The Toffees win the ball and Baines delivers a ball to Jelavic, who takes it on his chest and is just about to shoot when Figueroa gets his foot in. Jelavic goes down - but no penalty awarded!
76' Di Santo needs some treatment after that trip - that's six yellow cards now.
75' Looks like we might have another yellow as Neville takes out di Santo with a late challenge from behind - and yes, he's in the book.
71' Al Habsi gets a bit of treatment after apparently hurting himself while slipping over making a clearance. He looks sore, and veteran Mike Pollitt is warming up on the touchline.
61' Incredible chance for Wigan! Kone finds di Santo, who links up with a first-time touch with Maloney - and Maloney delivers the ball back across to Kone in space in the box. But Jagielka slides in with what is a goal-saving sliding tackle! Great work from Wigan, brilliant defence from Jagielka.
59' Yet more yellow! Nikica Jelavic goes in the book for sticking an arm in the face of Ivan Ramis off the ball.
58' Leighton Baines has just gone into the box for an unintentional body check on James McCarthy - the England defender is baffled and furious with the ref about that one. Didn't seem malicious, but the ref is trying to calm things down.
55' McCarthy gets a yellow card for a cynical shove, and it's a free kick, dead centre, 40 yards out.
54' Another terrific chance for Everton, and it's Mirallas again! Baines loses the ball but it falls to the Belgian on the edge of the box, who fires low and to the right corner - only to see Al Habsi turn it around the post with a diving save.
52' SO CLOSE FOR EVERTON! Baines and Pienaar combine with a perfect one-two on the left flank and Baines delivers the ball across to Mirallas, unmarked in the box... but he can only blaze over from 10 yards! That's a big miss for Everton.
46' The teams are back out on the pitch for the second half, with Heitinga coming off at half time and Sylvain Distin coming on in his place.
45'+2 The players kick the ball around half-heartedly for the added minutes, with all 22 men clearly ready to take a break after the drama. Cracking football match so far, and while Wigan lead 2-1 this is still anyone's game.
44' Only a yellow - but considering that he clearly aimed his arm at Figueroa's face as they both jumped up for a ball, that could easily have been red. Considering that Fellaini should already have had at least a yellow for kicking out at Gary Caldwell earlier, he's lucky to be on the pitch.
42' Everton hit the post! It's Baines, making a darting run into the box from the left, beating Ramis to get to the ball and trying to slot in at the near post - but the ball rebounds off the woodwork, and Fellaini is agonising inches away from being able to knock it in to the empty net.
31' Magical save by Al Habsi! Absolutely incredible stuff: Leon Osman makes a great run, cutting into the Wigan box and firing a shot that takes an evil deflection, but the Wigan keeper's arching backwards dive is just enough to push the ball over.
26' Wigan nearly go 3-1 up! Di Santo - clearly bursting with confidence - picks up the ball on the left, cuts inside and unleashes a stinging shot from just outside the box which Tim Howard does well to turn around the right post.
23' GOAL! 2-1 TO WIGAN! Big clearance upfield from Caldwell finds Kone in space, who does brilliantly to beat Heitinga, burst into the box and cut it back to where di Santo is waiting to blast into the roof of the net! Fabulous goal on the break by Wigan.
18' Everton come up the pitch for the first time in a while, and Shaun Maloney gets a yellow for shoving Baines - very harsh decision, though it was a foul.
11' GOAL FOR EVERTON! Everton have barely stopped grumbling about a potential Kone offside in the Wigan goal when they break forward from the restart, and a wild shot from Leon Osman deflects high and wide to the back post - where Nikica Jelavic is waiting to nod home! 1-1!
10' GOAL FOR WIGAN! Magnificent control from Kone in midfield sees him put Maloney clear on the left - Maloney beats two men and crosses, and Kone is there to nod in!
1' We're under way in brilliant sunshine at the DW Stadium.
14:25 TEAMS - Wigan: Al Habsi, Kone, McCarthy, Caldwell, Di Santo, Maloney, McArthur, Boyce, Ramis, Beausejour, Figueroa. Subs: Pollitt, Jones, Watson, Gomez, McManaman, Boselli, Miyaichi. //// Everton: Howard, Baines, Heitinga, Jagielka, Jealvic, Mirallas, Neville (c), Pienaar, Osman, Coleman, Fellaini. Subs: Mucha, Oviedo, Naismith, Distin, Gueye, Anichebe, Duffy
90' WIGAN SO CLOSE TO A WINNER! Maloney latches on to a great ball after beating the offside trap, and after cutting back to buy time he has a shot that's deflected, and loops over Howard... but goes just inches over the bar! Huge blunder by Maloney to shoot - he had Kone and McManaman in support, and unmarked....
87' BAINES SCORES THE PENALTY! Al Habsi guesses correctly, but Baines's penalty was truly outstanding, thumped into the top right corner. Literally unsaveable!
86' PENALTY TO EVERTON! Mirallas goes down in the box under a challenge by Figueroa, and all that pressure has finally delivered a chance to Everton...
84' Another huge let-off for Wigan! Caldwell barges into Jelavic's back as the Everton striker takes the ball perfectly on his chest in the box, but Kevin Friend rules play on. Baffling!
77' Great chance for Everton - penalty denied! The Toffees win the ball and Baines delivers a ball to Jelavic, who takes it on his chest and is just about to shoot when Figueroa gets his foot in. Jelavic goes down - but no penalty awarded!
61' Incredible chance for Wigan! Kone finds di Santo, who links up with a first-time touch with Maloney - and Maloney delivers the ball back across to Kone in space in the box. But Jagielka slides in with what is a goal-saving sliding tackle! Great work from Wigan, brilliant defence from Jagielka.
54' Another terrific chance for Everton, and it's Mirallas again! Baines loses the ball but it falls to the Belgian on the edge of the box, who fires low and to the right corner - only to see Al Habsi turn it around the post with a diving save.
52' SO CLOSE FOR EVERTON! Baines and Pienaar combine with a perfect one-two on the left flank and Baines delivers the ball across to Mirallas, unmarked in the box... but he can only blaze over from 10 yards! That's a big miss for Everton.
42' Everton hit the post! It's Baines, making a darting run into the box from the left, beating Ramis to get to the ball and trying to slot in at the near post - but the ball rebounds off the woodwork, and Fellaini is agonising inches away from being able to knock it in to the empty net.
31' Magical save by Al Habsi! Absolutely incredible stuff: Leon Osman makes a great run, cutting into the Wigan box and firing a shot that takes an evil deflection, but the Wigan keeper's arching backwards dive is just enough to push the ball over.
26' Wigan nearly go 3-1 up! Di Santo - clearly bursting with confidence - picks up the ball on the left, cuts inside and unleashes a stinging shot from just outside the box which Tim Howard does well to turn around the right post.
23' GOAL! 2-1 TO WIGAN! Big clearance upfield from Caldwell finds Kone in space, who does brilliantly to beat Heitinga, burst into the box and cut it back to where di Santo is waiting to blast into the roof of the net! Fabulous goal on the break by Wigan.
11' GOAL FOR EVERTON! Everton have barely stopped grumbling about a potential Kone offside in the Wigan goal when they break forward from the restart, and a wild shot from Leon Osman deflects high and wide to the back post - where Nikica Jelavic is waiting to nod home! 1-1!
10' GOAL FOR WIGAN! Magnificent control from Kone in midfield sees him put Maloney clear on the left - Maloney beats two men and crosses, and Kone is there to nod in!
14:25 TEAMS - Wigan: Al Habsi, Kone, McCarthy, Caldwell, Di Santo, Maloney, McArthur, Boyce, Ramis, Beausejour, Figueroa. Subs: Pollitt, Jones, Watson, Gomez, McManaman, Boselli, Miyaichi. //// Everton: Howard, Baines, Heitinga, Jagielka, Jealvic, Mirallas, Neville (c), Pienaar, Osman, Coleman, Fellaini. Subs: Mucha, Oviedo, Naismith, Distin, Gueye, Anichebe, Duffy
Wigan AthleticManager: Roberto Martinez
EvertonManager: David Moyes
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90′ John it was rather a disappointing result. Perhaps we fan's expectations has gone high or Blues failed to overcome their pride and forget the last win.
noo i just lost 800quid on this match
"Maloney to shoot - he had Kone and di Santo in support, and unmarked".....Is that the same Di Santo who was substituted 5 minutes before????
16. haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahah From Scouse, on Sat 6 Oct 16:21 WHAT A TWIT LOSERFOOL ARE THE WORST START IN MORE THAN A DECADE AND EVERTON GET HA , SCOUSE HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ANFIELD OR DO YOU LIVE WITH ANFIELD STAR , IS HE YOUR CIVIL PARTENER
the way everton are going they are going to loss 2nd place by man city
is this ref played or wearing wood specs?
at the moment who is going to stop Chelsea this season because the way they are playing they will win the title this season because if thwy are still top by christmas then they will win the title
l want everton to win so that they can go to secound place
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Kone 's goal was clearly offside
Now we see why Fellaini isn't playing for a European giant already. For all his ability he still has these Ballotelli-esque moments of insanity that hinder his game.
it does not say who has posted , am i in trouble again for telling the truth
wigan wigan gogogo
Come on Everton sort yourselves out , get some goals now COYB
Everton 4 Wigan 1
1-1 jelavic 27 di santo 70
I think in present, out of place proud and excessive self-confidence could be the most dangerous obstacles menacing Everton's progressive trend. I hope Moyes to remove the potential dangers from Blues.
1-1 di santo 33 osman 79
I think he should go in his kilt & race some haggis around the ground.