Division One League Match, Everton vs. Arsenal (Mon Feb 24)


                              Everton  |  Arsenal
                              4-3-3 E  |  4-5-1 C
                         John O Brien  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK D_James
                           M_Kelly DF  |  DF P_Evra
                       C_Prandelli DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                       J_Knoxville DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                          D_Shittu DF  |  DF D_Burn
                     R_LoftusCheek MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                         H_Rutland MF  |  MF S_Matthews
                              Isco MF  |  MF E_Spence
                     Rolando_Silva FW  |  MF B_Yaga
                          Odegaard FW  |  MF S_Wiltord
                       M_Greenwood FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                                       |
                       N_Cambiasso SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                         T_Roberts SUB |  SUB S_Ramos
                         M_Ritchie SUB |  SUB T_Cruise
                         D_Beckham SUB |  SUB P_Bouba_Diop
                           D_Suker SUB |  SUB P_Crouch

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(arn) S_Matthews sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  C_Chambers runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Chambers attempts the shot!
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  J_Pickford has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 5  :(arn) S_Matthews looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Anelka
          ...  M_Kelly wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga drives it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Pickford
Min. 6  :(arn) D_Rocastle is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Spence
          ...  E_Spence with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  J_Pickford makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 7  :(evn) Rolando_Silva unselfishly heads the ball back to Odegaard
          ...  C_Blewitt takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 9  :(evn) M_Greenwood with a flicked pass to H_Rutland
          ...  H_Rutland gets up high for the header !
          ...  D_James with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 13 :(arn) C_Blewitt spits at Rolando_Silva
          ...  K_Ippi tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 16 :(arn) S_Wiltord with a perfectly timed run
          ...  H_Rutland with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  K_Ippi wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 18 :(evn) H_Rutland with a neat pass into D_Shittu
          ...  But C_Blewitt clears the danger
Min. 19 :(evn) Isco is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard attempts a chip!
          ...  D_James heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 20 :(arn) D_Rocastle brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Kelly
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Burn!
          ...  D_Burn strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 25 :(evn) Odegaard has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Blewitt
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Rolando_Silva!
          ...  A powerful shot by Rolando_Silva !
          ...  D_James won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 27 :(evn) R_LoftusCheek takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Greenwood
          ...  M_Greenwood has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by D_James !!
Min. 28 :(evn) R_LoftusCheek picks up a loose ball
          ...  C_Blewitt gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(evn) M_Greenwood with the dribble
          ...  M_Greenwood hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  D_James parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 47 :(evn) M_Greenwood sidesteps P_Evra
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  M_Greenwood hits a curling shot!
          ...  D_James is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  That's given Everton the lead!
          ...  Everton 1-0 Arsenal ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Everton 1-0 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(arn) S_Wiltord kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  N_Anelka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Isco with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Ippi shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 49 :(evn) Isco runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Isco hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 50 :(arn) C_Blewitt latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Knoxville !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 51 :(evn) Rolando_Silva lobs it over D_Burn
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Evra belts it clear
Min. 52 :(arn) B_Yaga finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  D_Shittu plays the back pass
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Pickford jumps well to claim it!
Min. 53 :(evn) Odegaard with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  S_Matthews with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  K_Ippi lectures him
Min. 56 :(arn) S_Matthews is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Wiltord
          ...  S_Wiltord gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 58 :(evn) R_LoftusCheek backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  H_Rutland gets on the end of it
          ...  H_Rutland hits a curling shot!
          ...  But D_James parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 60 :(arn) N_Anelka takes possession
          ...  Isco swings an elbow at his opponent!!
          ...  That looked nasty!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  K_Ippi sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 61 :(evn) H_Rutland plays it forward to C_Prandelli
          ...  C_Prandelli launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  The shot slips through D_James's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 65 :(arn) P_Crouch is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Wiltord is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 65 :(evn) R_LoftusCheek cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Kelly
          ...  But C_Blewitt wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Ippi has none of it.
Min. 65 :(arn) P_Crouch is unmarked!
          ...  D_Shittu is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  K_Ippi wants a quiet word
Min. 69 :(evn) H_Rutland turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Rolando_Silva
          ...  Rolando_Silva gets his head to the ball !
          ...  D_James fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 69 :(arn) B_Yaga turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_Evra
          ...  P_Evra hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But J_Pickford is equal to it
Min. 70 :(evn) M_Ritchie comes on for R_LoftusCheek and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 73 :(evn) M_Kelly looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 73 :(arn) S_Matthews brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Kelly
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch!
          ...  P_Crouch sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Pickford dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Pickford beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Shittu reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 74 :(arn) P_Crouch turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  P_Crouch goes for the top corner !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 75 :(evn) Up goes the substitution board - D_Suker on for M_Greenwood as a FW
Min. 76 :(evn) J_Knoxville looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  D_James is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 77 :(evn) Rolando_Silva runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Ritchie
          ...  P_Evra plays it back
          ...  D_James slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kelly swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_James
Min. 78 :(evn) M_Kelly with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows P_Evra a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Kelly attempts the shot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 80 :(evn) T_Roberts will replace the useless M_Kelly and will play DF
Min. 80 :(arn) T_Cruise is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Matthews is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_Rocastle as MF
Min. 81 :(evn) A defence splitting pass from H_Rutland to J_Knoxville
          ...  J_Knoxville with the header !
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
Min. 82 :(evn) H_Rutland with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past P_Evra
          ...  H_Rutland has a dig at goal!
          ...  D_James makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 85 :(arn) T_Cruise hoists the ball across to N_Anelka
          ...  A left-footer by N_Anelka !
          ...  J_Pickford goes down well to save
Min. 86 :(evn) Rolando_Silva is through on goal
          ...  Rolando_Silva with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Everton fans!!
          ...  Everton 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 87 :(evn) Everton switch to playing D
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(evn) Odegaard with the dribble
          ...  P_Evra is easily beaten
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Chambers and it had to be
Min. 89 :(evn) H_Rutland with a probing through ball Odegaard
          ...  D_Burn slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Knoxville curls it into the box!
          ...  D_James makes the catch!
Min. 89 :(arn) N_Anelka with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  N_Anelka bears down on goal!
          ...  The shot slips through J_Pickford's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 91 :(arn) B_Yaga is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round J_Pickford
          ...  He rounds J_Pickford
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 134,000
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : H_Rutland (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Greenwood (47), Rolando_Silva (86)
Sent Off             : Isco (60)
Booked               :
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Matthews
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Everton      |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Everton 2 - 0 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford     GK  38   3   3   5  31 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  32  15  14  33 |  83   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
C_Prandelli    DF   1  31  13   7  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
J_Knoxville    DF   3  30  11   9  11 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
D_Shittu       DF   3  29   8   9  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_LoftusCheek  MF   2   7  31   8  23 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
H_Rutland      MF   1   8  30  12  14 |  95   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  50  15
Isco           MF   1   7  29   7  21 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10   0  -9
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  10   9  28  41 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  40  56
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  28  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
M_Greenwood    FW   2   8   8  27  22 |  78   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  40
N_Cambiasso    GK  34   4   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Roberts      DF   2  31  12  10  27 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ritchie      MF   1  12  25   7  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Beckham      MF   3   9  25   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  27  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James        GK  37   2   2   3  26 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  29  12  10  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
C_Blewitt      DF   3  29   7   6  22 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -20
C_Chambers     DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -19
D_Burn         DF   2  27   9  12  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  29  10  21 |  83   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  29   7  32 |  83   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
E_Spence       MF   2  10  28  10  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  28   8  35 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  10  25   8  41 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  26  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  30   7   7  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  29  10  12 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  29  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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