Sunday, September 20, 2009

Everton 3-0 Blackburn

Everton   3 - 0   Blackburn

By Phil Dawkes

Louis Saha scores his second
Saha took his tally to six goals for the season with two against Blackburn

Louis Saha scored twice as Everton put their early season woe behind them to record a convincing victory over a committed but ineffectual Blackburn.

Saha gave Everton the lead, side-footing a volley past Rovers keeper Paul Robinson from a free-kick.

The French striker doubled the lead with a superb header into the bottom corner from a Marouane Fellaini cross.

Minutes later Joseph Yobo was allowed space to poke home from close range following a Leighton Baines corner.

Everton's worst start to a season since 2004 has been largely underpinned and then exacerbated by the respective loss of Joleon Lescott, who was sold to Manchester City last month, and Phil Neville, who tore his cruciate ligament against Fulham last weekend.

However, the absence of the defensive duo was no handicap to the home side's attacking prowess and twice during a high-tempo opening they forged half chances.

Team have found their rhythm - Moyes

Steven Pienaar and Baines combined and the latter found John Heitinga, who wasted the opportunity to make an immediate impact on his home debut by shooting high and wide.

Moments later, Pienaar found fellow midfielder Leon Osman on the move in the area but his shot was deflected narrowly wide for a corner that ultimately came to nothing.

Blackburn were also relieved of a star performer by Manchester City this summer when striker Roque Santa Cruz moved to Eastlands, but in Christopher Samba they have discovered a novel replacement method of creating chaos in the opposition's area.

From the towering centre-backs header, El-Hadji Diouf was presented with the chance to give the visitors the lead with their first attack, but his header struck the crossbar.

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Shaken into action by such a close call, Everton struck a telling blow barely minutes later when Saha found plenty of space in the Blackburn box to side-foot volley the home side ahead from a Baines left-wing free-kick.

Everton's defensive frailty, enhanced further by the absence of injured centre-back Phil Jagielka, gave the visitors some cause for hope for the best part of an hour.

They almost capitalised early in the second half when Tim Howard palmed out Diouf's initial cross and David Dunn was allowed to control in the box before setting up Keith Andrew for a snap-shot that the Everton keeper did well to parry to safely.

In contrast to their hosts, Blackburn were able to select from a fully fit squad for this trip to Goodison but despite such a luxury their finest were exposed by a double-salvo from Everton just before the hour mark.

Rovers lacked resilience - Allardyce

Fellaini found a yard of space close to the right-wing byline and swung over a cross which Saha rose to head into the right-hand bottom corner of the net for his, and his team's second.

Barely three minutes later, Baines delivered a corner from the right, which Saha nodded on, Dunn failed to clear and Yobo was on hand to poke past Robinson from within the six yard box.

Blackburn mustered one final surge in an attempt to gain a foothold in the game with substitute David Hoilett finding Diouf on the edge of the box but with Howard's fine save from the Senegalese's strike the visitors fight was extinguished.

In the final quarter, Pienaar twice engineered space for himself and unleashed goal-bound efforts from long range but on each occasion Robinson was equal to it with superb one-handed saves while Sylvain Distin saw a header cleared off the line.

Everton manager David Moyes:
"I enjoyed the result and the performance. At times we were very good.

"Blackburn made it difficult, particularly in the first half, but we were able to defend their set pieces.

"I think Saha is a terrific player and he's right up there with the best I've ever worked with.

"With the quality of the players we have, we're much better than we've shown so far."

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce:
"I think we were poor to be honest. We've got no resilience away from home.

"We let ourselves down on set pieces and gave Everton an easy victory. We could have stopped two goals from a corner and a free-kick.

"We're not getting the results we need to avoid struggling this season.

"It's a disappointing result and a disappointing performance but its one we need to get over."

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Sunday, 20 September 2009

Premier League

Home Team Score Away Team Time
Everton 3 - 0 Blackburn R
(HT 1 - 0)
  • Saha 22
  • Saha 54
  • Yobo 58

    Everton

    Substitutes

    Blackburn

    Substitutes

    Ref: Lee MasonAtt: 35546
    EVERTON
    BLACKBURN

    Possession

    • Everton 51%
    • Blackburn 49%

    Shots on target

    • Everton 11
    • Blackburn 4

    Shots off target

    • Everton 7
    • Blackburn 3

    Corners

    • Everton 6
    • Blackburn 2

    Fouls

    • Everton 15
    • Blackburn 18
    • Final Result
    • Full Time
    • 90:00+3:19 The referee blows for the end of the match.
    • 90:00+3:04 El-Hadji Diouf produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.
    • 90:00+2:13 Jason Roberts produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.
    • 90:00+1:07 Steven Pienaar takes a shot. Save by Paul Robinson. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Dan Gosling from the right by-line to the near post, Pascal Chimbonda makes a clearance.
    • 89:22 Marouane Fellaini takes a shot. Save made by Paul Robinson.
    • 89:12 Centre by Steven Pienaar, Keith Andrews makes a clearance.
    • 87:28 Unfair challenge on Keith Andrews by Steven Pienaar results in a free kick. Paul Robinson takes the indirect free kick.
    • 84:52 The ball is sent over by Leighton Baines.
    • 84:00 Dan Gosling crosses the ball, Shot from just outside the area by Johnny Heitinga misses to the left of the target.
    • 83:08 The ball is crossed by Dan Gosling. The referee blows for offside against Joao Alves Jo. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Robinson.
    • 82:24 Free kick awarded for a foul by Vincenzo Grella on Steven Pienaar. Free kick crossed left-footed by Leighton Baines from left wing, clearance made by Pascal Chimbonda.
    • 82:04 The assistant referee flags for offside against Nicola Kalinic. Indirect free kick taken by Tim Howard.
    • Correction - 80:27 Paul Robinson takes the indirect free kick.
    • Correction - 80:27 Substitution Leon Osman goes off and Dan Gosling comes on.
    • Correction - 80:27 Leon Osman takes a shot. Blocked by Christopher Samba. Corner taken right-footed by Steven Pienaar from the left by-line, Unfair challenge on Ryan Nelsen by Marouane Fellaini results in a free kick.
    • 80:27 Indirect free kick taken by Paul Robinson.
    • 80:27 Substitution Dan Gosling replaces Leon Osman.
    • 80:27 Leon Osman takes a shot. Blocked by Christopher Samba. Steven Pienaar takes the inswinging corner, Ryan Nelsen fouled by Marouane Fellaini, the ref awards a free kick.
    • 79:36 Free kick awarded for a foul by Nicola Kalinic on Leighton Baines. Indirect free kick taken by Tim Howard.
    • 78:39 Ryan Nelsen challenges Joao Alves Jo unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tony Hibbert takes the free kick.
    • 77:24 Marouane Fellaini concedes a free kick for a foul on Keith Andrews. Keith Andrews takes the free kick.
    • 76:30 Substitution (Everton) makes a substitution, with Tony Hibbert coming on for Tim Cahill.
    • 74:00 El-Hadji Diouf takes a shot. Save made by Tim Howard.
    • 72:47 Free kick taken by Tim Howard.
    • 72:47 Substitution (Everton) makes a substitution, with Joao Alves Jo coming on for Louis Saha.
    • 72:47 Centre by El-Hadji Diouf, Sylvain Distin fouled by Nicola Kalinic, the ref awards a free kick.
    • 70:29 Steven Pienaar sends in a cross, Ryan Nelsen makes a clearance.
    • 68:50 Steven Pienaar takes a shot. Save by Paul Robinson. Corner taken right-footed by Steven Pienaar, Marouane Fellaini takes a shot. Keith Andrews gets a block in.
    • 68:01 Unfair challenge on Louis Saha by Ryan Nelsen results in a free kick. Jack Rodwell takes the direct free kick.
    • 66:40 David Hoilett takes a shot. Save made by Tim Howard.
    • 65:06 Tim Cahill produces a cross, clearance made by Christopher Samba.
    • 64:16 Leighton Baines restarts play with the free kick.
    • 64:16 Booking The referee shows El-Hadji Diouf a yellow card.
    • 64:08 El-Hadji Diouf concedes a free kick for a foul on Marouane Fellaini.
    • 62:31 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Keith Andrews by Steven Pienaar. Paul Robinson takes the indirect free kick.
    • 62:10 Tim Cahill produces a cross, Christopher Samba makes a clearance.
    • 61:47 Centre by El-Hadji Diouf, Tim Howard makes a save.
    • 61:09 Substitution (Blackburn) makes a substitution, with Nicola Kalinic coming on for Michel Salgado.
    • 60:44 David Dunn crosses the ball, Tim Howard makes a save.
    • 59:55 Johnny Heitinga produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.
    • 59:13 David Hoilett sends in a cross, Leighton Baines makes a clearance.
    • 57:29 GOAL - Joseph YoboEverton 3 - 0 Blackburn Goal scored by Joseph Yobo from close range low into the middle of the goal. Everton 3-0 Blackburn.
    • 57:16 Corner taken by Leighton Baines played to the near post, Louis Saha takes a shot. Blocked by Paul Robinson.
    • 56:54 The ball is delivered by Johnny Heitinga, Leon Osman takes a shot. Save made by Paul Robinson.
    • 56:27 The ball is crossed by Leon Osman, Christopher Samba makes a clearance.
    • 55:40 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Steven Pienaar, Christopher Samba makes a clearance.
    • 53:35 The ball is swung over by Marouane Fellaini,
    • 53:28 Assist on the goal came from Marouane Fellaini.
    • 53:28 GOAL - Louis SahaEverton 2 - 0 Blackburn Louis Saha finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the penalty box. Everton 2-0 Blackburn.
    • 52:18 Free kick awarded for a foul by Jason Roberts on Tim Cahill. Indirect free kick taken by Tim Howard.
    • 51:23 El-Hadji Diouf sends in a cross, Keith Andrews takes a shot. Save made by Tim Howard.
    • 49:28 Paul Robinson restarts play with the free kick.
    • 49:28 Substitution David Hoilett replaces Morten Gamst Pedersen.
    • 49:28 Keith Andrews challenges Louis Saha unfairly and gives away a free kick. Steven Pienaar delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, Unfair challenge on Christopher Samba by Johnny Heitinga results in a free kick.
    • 49:09 Centre by Vincenzo Grella, Leighton Baines makes a clearance.
    • 47:11 Free kick awarded for a foul by Keith Andrews on Leighton Baines. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Leighton Baines from left wing, Tim Cahill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Robinson. Paul Robinson takes the free kick.
    • 45:46 The ball is crossed by Leighton Baines, Tim Cahill produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the target.
    • 45:01 The game restarts for the second half.
    • 45:01 Substitution Ryan Nelsen comes on in place of Gael Givet.
    • Half Time
    • 45:00+1:57 The ref blows to end the first period.
    • 45:00+1:31 Marouane Fellaini gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on El-Hadji Diouf. Paul Robinson takes the free kick.
    • 44:08 The ball is crossed by Louis Saha.
    • 43:19 Louis Saha challenges Christopher Samba unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Robinson takes the indirect free kick.
    • 42:46 Centre by Morten Gamst Pedersen, Jack Rodwell manages to make a clearance.
    • 40:52 The ball is delivered by Leon Osman, Gael Givet makes a clearance.
    • 39:54 Gael Givet concedes a free kick for a foul on Louis Saha. Indirect free kick taken by Johnny Heitinga.
    • 37:04 Jack Rodwell delivers the ball.
    • 36:33 Free kick taken by Joseph Yobo.
    • 36:33 Booking The referee cautions David Dunn for unsporting behaviour.
    • 36:25 Foul by David Dunn on Jack Rodwell, free kick awarded.
    • 33:12 Marouane Fellaini produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.
    • 32:21 A cross is delivered by Morten Gamst Pedersen, clearance made by Leighton Baines. Morten Gamst Pedersen takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Louis Saha makes a clearance.
    • 31:41 Foul by Johnny Heitinga on Pascal Chimbonda, free kick awarded. Morten Gamst Pedersen crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing, clearance made by Johnny Heitinga.
    • 30:54 Steven Pienaar takes a shot. Paul Robinson makes a save.
    • 29:59 Leighton Baines is caught offside. Free kick taken by Paul Robinson.
    • 27:47 Vincenzo Grella sends in a cross, Leighton Baines makes a clearance.
    • 26:14 Tim Cahill crosses the ball, clearance by Michel Salgado.
    • 25:39 Christopher Samba takes a shot. Save by Tim Howard.
    • 25:04 Jack Rodwell concedes a free kick for a foul on David Dunn. Morten Gamst Pedersen takes the free kick.
    • 23:53 Foul by Leon Osman on El-Hadji Diouf, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Morten Gamst Pedersen.
    • 23:03 David Dunn crosses the ball, save made by Tim Howard.
    • 22:44 El-Hadji Diouf sends in a cross, clearance by Johnny Heitinga.
    • 21:22 The assist for the goal came from Leighton Baines.
    • 21:22 GOAL - Louis SahaEverton 1 - 0 Blackburn Louis Saha scores a goal from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Everton 1-0 Blackburn.
    • 20:34 Free kick awarded for a foul by Michel Salgado on Steven Pienaar. Leighton Baines produces a cross,
    • 18:23 Christopher Samba delivers the ball, El-Hadji Diouf takes a shot.
    • 17:35 Paul Robinson takes the indirect free kick.
    • 17:35 Booking The referee books Johnny Heitinga for unsporting behaviour.
    • 17:28 Johnny Heitinga gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Dunn.
    • 16:50 David Dunn is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Tim Howard takes the indirect free kick.
    • 16:07 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Vincenzo Grella by Leon Osman. Paul Robinson restarts play with the free kick.
    • 13:50 Unfair challenge on Leighton Baines by Jason Roberts results in a free kick. Leighton Baines restarts play with the free kick.
    • 12:30 Vincenzo Grella concedes a free kick for a foul on Leon Osman. Joseph Yobo restarts play with the free kick.
    • 11:44 Unfair challenge on Tim Cahill by Pascal Chimbonda results in a free kick. Leon Osman restarts play with the free kick.
    • 11:10 Unfair challenge on Tim Cahill by Christopher Samba results in a free kick. Tim Howard takes the free kick.
    • 10:41 Tim Cahill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Keith Andrews. Free kick taken by Paul Robinson.
    • 9:27 Louis Saha gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gael Givet. Paul Robinson takes the free kick.
    • 9:12 David Dunn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tim Cahill. Indirect free kick taken by Johnny Heitinga.
    • 8:31 Steven Pienaar sends in a cross, Louis Saha has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
    • 7:54 The ball is delivered by Steven Pienaar, save by Paul Robinson.
    • 6:41 Louis Saha is caught offside. Paul Robinson takes the indirect free kick.
    • 5:01 Leighton Baines sends in a cross, Morten Gamst Pedersen makes a clearance.
    • 4:27 Free kick awarded for a foul by Jason Roberts on Johnny Heitinga. Direct free kick taken by Johnny Heitinga.
    • 4:12 Leighton Baines takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Pascal Chimbonda manages to make a clearance.
    • Correction - 3:42 Leon Osman takes a shot. Blocked by Christopher Samba.
    • 3:42 Leon Osman takes a shot. Christopher Samba gets a block in.
    • 2:21 Morten Gamst Pedersen delivers the ball, Johnny Heitinga gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by David Dunn, Tim Cahill manages to make a clearance.
    • 1:01 The ball is sent over by Leighton Baines, Johnny Heitinga has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the goal.
    • 0:00 The match gets underway.

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