Match Report


EvertonEverton     SunderlandSunderland
Aleksandar NikolovAleksandar Nikolov Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
Mark GrellaM. Grella80
G
1
G
80Oliver RahnO. Rahn
Alan ThomsonA. Thomson72
D
2
D
75Martin AllbackM. Allback
Frederico LopesF. Lopes72
D
3
D
75Michel Ten HagM. Ten Hag
Ian DuberryI. Duberry72
D
4
D
78Bruno MendesB. Mendes
Gary SounessG. Souness80
M
captain5
D
72Eddie ScholesE. Scholes
Dale DrakeD. Drake76
M
6
M
85Joao Batista FerreiraJ. Ferreira
Craig CampbellC. Campbell79
M
7captain
M
77Roland WyssR. Wyss
Guillermo AguilarG. Aguilar81
M
8
M
74Leon ShiltonL. Shilton
Sveinn IngólfssonS. Ingólfsson74
A
9
A
73Eoin GreeningE. Greening
Markus KistnerM. Kistner73
A
10
A
75Billy LawB. Law
Nikolas StreichN. Streich74
A
11
A
76Scott McGroryS. McGrory
 
Thierry GilchristT. Gilchrist71
D
12
A
66Gavin MurphyG. Murphy
Lee WainwrightL. Wainwright71
M
13
D
70Dean SmitheD. Smithe
Jody BenjaminJ. Benjamin74
A
14
A
65Gilles ForbesG. Forbes

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Goodison Park where Everton play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 18,447 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Everton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
Everton kick off!
2.34
Joao Batista Ferreira flicks a high pass forward to Billy Law who brings the ball under control. Billy Law shoots from 25 yards but Mark Grella is on top of it.
3.50
Craig Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Aguilar. Guillermo Aguilar lofts in a cross ball towards Nikolas Streich. Nikolas Streich is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Oliver Rahn reads it well. Good keeping!
6.14
Without breaking stride, Alan Thomson plays the ball forward to Nikolas Streich. Nikolas Streich passes the ball forward but Sveinn Ingólfsson is offside!
8.06
Guillermo Aguilar chips the ball to his team mate, Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson passes the ball forward to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
9.04
Michel Ten Hag threads the ball through to Leon Shilton. Leon Shilton knocks the ball forward to Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Campbell.
10.58
Ian Duberry pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ian Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Oliver Rahn!
15.13
Roland Wyss threads a neat ball through to Leon Shilton. Leon Shilton makes a probing pass to Billy Law. Billy Law shoots from outside the area. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mark Grella with no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
20.46
Roland Wyss passes the ball forward to Leon Shilton. Seeing a gap ahead, Leon Shilton plays the ball forward to Eoin Greening. Eoin Greening shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.10
Craig Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Souness. Gary Souness lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner beats his man to it with a header. Oliver Rahn picks it out of the air!
26.43
Dale Drake threads a neat ball through to Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson passes the ball forward but Nikolas Streich is offside!
30.40
Craig Campbell catches Roland Wyss on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Campbell and shows him a yellow card! Roland Wyss runs off the knock.
33.21
Billy Law runs straight at the opposition's defence. Billy Law shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Mark Grella!
34.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Gary Souness plays the ball forward to Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
38.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Eddie Scholes plays the ball forward to Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Roland Wyss controls it well on his chest. Roland Wyss shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
42.36
Bruno Mendes catches Alan Thomson on the ankles. Bruno Mendes is shown the yellow card! Alan Thomson runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Everton appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half. The Everton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Sunderland kick off and get the second half underway!
55.42
Leon Shilton flicks a high pass forward. Scott McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
60.13
Everton have made 3 substitutions with Thierry Gilchrist replacing Ian Duberry, Lee Wainwright replacing Dale Drake and Jody Benjamin replacing Sveinn Ingólfsson .
77.08
Sunderland have made 3 substitutions with Gavin Murphy replacing Eoin Greening, Dean Smithe replacing Bruno Mendes and Gilles Forbes replacing Scott McGrory .
83.56
Dean Smithe passes the ball forward to Billy Law. Billy Law flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Murphy holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Murphy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alan Thomson.
87.41
Craig Campbell threads the ball through to Guillermo Aguilar. Guillermo Aguilar makes a probing pass to Nikolas Streich but he's offside!
89.10
Thierry Gilchrist chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Wainwright. Lee Wainwright hits a low pass to Guillermo Aguilar. Guillermo Aguilar passes the ball forward but Jody Benjamin is offside!
90.00
Guillermo Aguilar knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Benjamin. Jody Benjamin plays a scrappy one-two with Lee Wainwright and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jody Benjamin takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Oliver Rahn.
90.00
Guillermo Aguilar takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Thierry Gilchrist cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Everton

Sunderland
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
6
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
21.1%
43.7%
35.2%

Scorers
Billy Law 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Law of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Mark Grella (GK)
7
2.Alan Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Frederico Lopes (DEF)
6
4.Ian Duberry (DEF)
7
5.Gary Souness (MID)
6
6.Dale Drake (MID)
6
7.Craig Campbell (MID)yellow card
6
8.Guillermo Aguilar (MID)
6
9.Sveinn Ingólfsson (ATT)
6
10.Markus Kistner (ATT)
7
11.Nikolas Streich (ATT)
6
 
12.Thierry Gilchrist (DEF)
6
13.Lee Wainwright (MID)
6
14.Jody Benjamin (ATT)
6

1.Oliver Rahn (GK)
8
2.Martin Allback (DEF)
6
3.Michel Ten Hag (DEF)
6
4.Bruno Mendes (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Eddie Scholes (DEF)
6
6.Joao Batista Ferreira (MID)
6
7.Roland Wyss (MID)
7
8.Leon Shilton (MID)
8
9.Eoin Greening (ATT)
6
10.Billy Law (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Scott McGrory (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Murphy (ATT)
6
13.Dean Smithe (DEF)
6
14.Gilles Forbes (ATT)
6