Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 18,959 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Everton and West Ham United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Everton and West Ham United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Everton kick off the first half!
2.35
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
3.33
0-0Roger de Haan takes it forward alone. Roger de Haan finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Gabriele Malagò manages to gather it comfortably.
6.46
0-0Yasushi Kaneko kicks a strong pass forward to Roger de Haan. Roger de Haan threads the ball through to Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.29
0-0Alex White barges into Yasushi Kaneko. Alex White is warned by the referee! Yasushi Kaneko hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.39
0-0Roger de Haan knocks the ball forward to Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov chips the ball to his team mate, Peter de Buen. Peter de Buen shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
18.24
Everton are easily keeping West Ham United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
20.06
Roger de Haan passes the ball forward to Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.48
1-0Yasushi Kaneko knocks the ball forward to Byron Howard. Byron Howard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter de Buen. Peter de Buen shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Gabriele Malagò has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.29
Everton are easily keeping West Ham United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
27.06
Les Grondin flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
28.37
Roger de Haan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter de Buen. Peter de Buen lofts in a cross ball towards Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
32.20
Artur Ripanu sees space and advances. Artur Ripanu shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
33.08
Graham Charles passes the ball forward to Gharib Abdellaoui. Gharib Abdellaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller flicks the ball with his head but Trevor Lockley is on top of it.
38.24
Alex White makes a beautiful solo run. Alex White shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Trevor Lockley manages to gather it comfortably.
42.47
Peter Milosevic hacks Fredrik Sherwood from behind! Peter Milosevic is given a warning by the referee! Fredrik Sherwood runs off the knock.
44.51
Graham Charles makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood whips in a cross ball towards Gharib Abdellaoui. Gharib Abdellaoui powers a header at goal. Trevor Lockley easily smothers it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
West Ham United kick off!
47.20
Alex White knocks the ball forward to Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.28
Randy Hall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Charles. Graham Charles threads the ball through to Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller knocks in a cross ball towards Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
51.04
Ronnie Guppy knocks the ball forward to Graham Charles. Graham Charles flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood shoots from distance but it is miles over!
55.22
1-0Byron Howard brings the ball forward. Byron Howard knocks the ball forward to Peter de Buen but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.58
John Andrews passes the ball forward to Graham Charles. Graham Charles chips the ball to his team mate, Gharib Abdellaoui. Gharib Abdellaoui tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
59.40
1-0Ronnie Guppy clumsily knocks into Niklas Carlbohm. The referee calls over Ronnie Guppy and shows him a yellow card! Niklas Carlbohm stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.03
Ahmed Domoraud makes a probing pass to Artur Ripanu. Artur Ripanu kicks a strong pass forward to Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm shoots from 20 yards. Gabriele Malagò is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
65.54
Artur Ripanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Kasyanov. Ruslan Kasyanov shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
71.04
Omer Brown knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Charles. Graham Charles passes the ball forward to Gharib Abdellaoui. Gharib Abdellaoui shoots from 25 yards but somehow Trevor Lockley manages to keep it out.
73.51
Stephan Amoah kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Ripanu. Artur Ripanu makes a beautiful solo run. Artur Ripanu shoots from 20 yards. Gabriele Malagò easily smothers it.
79.16
Roger de Haan chips the ball to his team mate, Niklas Carlbohm. Niklas Carlbohm knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Guppy.
90.00
Graham Charles makes a simple pass to Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Lockley who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.2%
39.8%
Play Area
27.7%
44.6%
27.7%
Scorers