Match Report
| Everton | Everton |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Phil Burfield | Phil Burfield | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Gaspar Gomes | G. Gomes |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Chris Moore | C. Moore | |||||||||
| Yasushi Kaneko | Y. Kaneko |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Zbigniew Dudek | Z. Dudek | |||||||||
| Ahmed Domoraud | A. Domoraud |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Duncan McCoist | D. McCoist | |||||||||
| Peter Milosevic | P. Milosevic |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Richard Defoe | R. Defoe | |||||||||
| Byron Howard | B. Howard |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Nwankwo Sharpe | N. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Fede Barragan | F. Barragan |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Carl Winterburn | C. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Artur Ripanu | A. Ripanu |  | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Mark Bastin | M. Bastin | |||||||||
| Eidur Ingólfsson | E. Ingólfsson |  | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Marcus Mann | M. Mann | |||||||||
| Travis Sesay | T. Sesay |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 |  | Tarik Elhamdaoui | T. Elhamdaoui | |||||||||
| Kevin Brady | K. Brady | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Jose Tavares | J. Tavares | |||||||||
| Michael Tiatto | M. Tiatto | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Paul Standing | P. Standing | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Middlesbrough. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Everton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Everton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Everton start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.36
0-0Marcus Mann chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Standing. Paul Standing makes a probing pass to Jose Tavares but he's offside!
4.05
0-0Yasushi Kaneko passes the ball forward to Fede Barragan. Fede Barragan knocks the ball forward to Travis Sesay. Travis Sesay goes all the way! Travis Sesay makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Chris Moore manages to keep it out.
6.30
Duncan McCoist threads the ball through to Carl Winterburn. Carl Winterburn knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Gaspar Gomes easily smothers it!
8.54
0-0Artur Ripanu chips the ball to his team mate, Travis Sesay. Travis Sesay plays a perfect one-two with Kevin Brady and rushes in on goal... Travis Sesay cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.32
Fede Barragan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Tiatto. Michael Tiatto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Travis Sesay but he's offside!
27.24
0-0Carl Winterburn chips the ball to his team mate, Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.35
Fede Barragan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Tiatto. Michael Tiatto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Brady but the linesman indicates offside!
38.46
Zbigniew Dudek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Mann. Marcus Mann knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Gaspar Gomes manages to gather it comfortably.
39.03
0-0Fede Barragan hacks Marcus Mann from behind! The referee calls over Fede Barragan and shows him a yellow card! Marcus Mann runs off the knock.
40.14
Artur Ripanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Travis Sesay. Travis Sesay plays a perfect one-two with Kevin Brady and rushes in on goal... Travis Sesay shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
45.00
0-1Nwankwo Sharpe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Mann. Marcus Mann makes a simple pass to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Gaspar Gomes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Middlesbrough kick off the second half!
47.37
Carl Winterburn chips the ball to his team mate, Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.53
Byron Howard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady whips in a cross ball towards Travis Sesay. Travis Sesay is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Chris Moore!
63.29
Richard Defoe passes the ball forward to Marcus Mann. Marcus Mann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares flicks the ball with his head but somehow Gaspar Gomes manages to keep it out.
69.02
Yasushi Kaneko threads the ball through to Fede Barragan. Fede Barragan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Tiatto. Michael Tiatto passes the ball forward to Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.37
Byron Howard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Tiatto. Michael Tiatto threads the ball through to Travis Sesay but he's offside!
84.42
Artur Ripanu flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.35
1-1Everton are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
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Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Kevin Brady 69 | Jose Tavares 45 |