Saturday, September 15, 2007

Live - Premier League

Everton 0-0 Man Utd

LATER GAMES:
Portsmouth v Liverpool, 1245
Tottenham v Arsenal, 1330
Birmingham v Bolton, 1500
Sunderland v Reading, 1500
West Ham v Middlesbrough, 1500
Wigan v Fulham, 1500
Chelsea v Blackburn, 17:15

GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST)

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1201: Away we go. United kick off the day's first game.

1158: "Stefan Wessels played in goal for the reserves the other week. Let in two goals to Sunderland. He was also second choice to Oliver Kahn for years."
Egon via text on 81111

1157: The Z-Cars music pipes up and the teams emerge from the tunnel to a huge roar at Goodison Park.

1154: As if we need anything else to entertain us... reimsy on 606 has kicked off a debate on whose legs are in our Premier League graphic (you can see it at the top of the football index or on 606). "I'm going for Etherington," says Reimsy.

1149: LFCBENITEZ on 606 has just alerted me to the fact that BBC Sport provides a profile on our man Stefan "James Blunt" Wessels. This website's even better that I thought!

1145: "I'm so excited!!! You can't beat the Premiership can you?"
Lorcan's Manchester Reds on 606 (It's the Premier League now. The ship has, er, sailed. But, yes, we're all very excited)

1140: In the absence of any actual facts about Everton stand-in keeper Stefan Wessels, I can tell you he looks a bit like James Blunt. He's probably not as annoying though.

1137: Here's a stat to strike horror into the hearts of Everton fans: United have won 11 of their last 13 visits to Goodison Park in league and cup. One of those was the 4-2 win last season in which Fergie's team recovered from 2-0 down.

1135: "Good to see Gibson on the bench but I'm surprised Saha isn't starting."
runnin' down to OT on 606

1131: "When was the last time all the big four teams played on a Saturday? Enjoy the day of football."
Terran, Stockton, via text on 81111

1127: Teams are in from Goodison Park and fit-again Wayne Rooney doesn't make the bench. The line-ups:
Everton: Wessels, Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Jagielka, Neville, Osman, Johnson, Yakubu. Subs: Turner, McFadden, Pienaar, Carsley, Anichebe.
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Silvestre, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Evra, Giggs, Tevez. Subs: Kuszczak, Saha, Nani, Pique, Gibson.

1126: "Hi Caroline, I'm off to see the mighty Chelsea later, but getting nervous as we are not playing well and we find it very hard against Blackburn."
Gary Ryan, via text on 81111

1121: Hang on Tom, news just in... Tim Howard does not play! The Everton keeper's poorly finger keeps him out, so Stefan Wessels will be in between the sticks. Anyone ever seen Wessels play?

1115: "Good morning Caroline! Any news on Tim Howard's fitness? Have a good day."
Tom, Aberystwyth, via text on 81111 (Good morning Tom! Er no. You'll be the first to know)

1110: Same rules apply today as for the Euro 2008 commentary on Wednesday. I'll be keeping cheese gags to a minimum unless they cause me to laugh out loud and temporarily lose control of my bodily functions. So this from GERRARDStribe on 606 definitely does not make the cut: "Q: What do you call cheese that isn't yours? A: Nacho Cheese." No, no. no.

1105: An email has arrived in our complaints inbox - quite a popular address, you won't be surprised to learn. It simply says: "I love football." A lovely sentiment, I think you'll agree. But today will be nothing without your input. If you're off to a game or away from a computer, text me on 81111 . Otherwise, unleash your thoughts on 606 .

1100: Crack open the bubbly, hang out the bunting, the Premier League's back - and we could be in for a blockbuster day. Everton v Manchester United, Tottenham v Arsenal, Portsmouth v Liverpool... and that's just the early games, folks.

Source: BBC Sport

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