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TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 09:44 AM
If we're serious about Europe for next season, three points here are a must-have. McBride will be starting for Everton in place of KevCam and Alessandro Pistone will be left out of the line-up in place of Tony Hibbert.
Don Hutchison, Lee Bowyer, Freddie Kanoute and Paolo di Canio are all unavailable for West Ham.
Lineups:
Everton -- Wright; Hibbert, Weir, Stubbs, Unsworth; Watson, Gravesen, Gemmill, Naysmith; Radzinski, McBride. Subs -- Gerrard, Yobo, Li Tie, Rooney, Campbell.
West Ham -- James; Repka, Carrick, Sinclair, Defoe; Lomas, Pearce, Ferdinand, Johnson; Brevett, Cole. Subs -- van der Gouw, Dailly, Breen, Moncur, Cisse.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 09:59 AM
One year to the day since David Moyes took over ... great day for a win, I think I think.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:04 AM
Radzinski with a good early effort from Gravesen, header straight at Calamity James.
Quick counter from West Ham, but it comes to nothing.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:08 AM
Free kick 30 yards out laid off for Stubbs, deflected wide for a corner.
Corner played short, only half-cleared. West Ham having issues clearing their lines, but they haven't paid for it yet.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:11 AM
West Ham with a pair of early corners, both headed away.
Extended pressure here, but Everton dealing with it so far.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:15 AM
Radzinski played in by Gravesen, but James is off his line quick enough to put the ball out for a throw.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:17 AM
McBride fouled by Brevett, free kick half-cleared. Unsworth's half-volley goes wide.
Toffees_rule
15 Mar 2003, 10:22 AM
just say dracula, it's more fun :D
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:25 AM
West Ham wins a corner after a long spell of nothingness ... cleared.
Fugly so far with no continuity for either side.
Toffees_rule
15 Mar 2003, 10:28 AM
is this going to be another 1-0 to Everton sort of a game :( we need to start increasing our goal diff. +4 is ok but +7 after this would be much better.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:30 AM
Originally posted by Toffees_rule
is this going to be another 1-0 to Everton sort of a game :( we need to start increasing our goal diff. +4 is ok but +7 after this would be much better.
The going won't be easy today, especially with a desperate side like West Ham who've won two straight.
It could very well be 1-0 all over again. West Ham's keeping just one player up front and looking for a quick counter.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:36 AM
McBride wins a corner off of Repka, Gravesen takes it but it's cleared by the first man.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:43 AM
A shot ... how droll. Ferdinand has a go, but it's well over the bar.
Real snoozer, this.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:46 AM
Gravesen beats two guys off the dribble, but gives it away and gets booked for a foul during the recovery.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 10:49 AM
Halftime, 0-0.
It's a good thing West Ham can't do anything, either, because there's nothing going on for the Blues. Mostly just whacking the ball upfield to McBride ... Radz has had almost no service since his header in the second minute.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 11:07 AM
No changes for Everton, apparently. Hopefully Moyes had some more magic words during his halftime talk.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 11:10 AM
Ugh ... Stubbs makes a hash of a clearance from a West Ham cross, but it just goes behind for a corner that's cleared.
More of the same so far ... subs warming up for Everton.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 11:13 AM
Moyes might be using all three subs at once ... Li Tie, Campbell and Rooney all taking the warm-ups off.
Wright out quickly to smother a through ball for Ferdinand.
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 11:14 AM
Sinclair in acres of space, takes a downward header from Ferdinand and puts a good shot on net. Wright with the save, though.
Get the hook out, Davie!
TrooperBari
15 Mar 2003, 11:16 AM
Moyes makes the subs before a corner, Rooney for McBride, Tie on for Gemmill and Campbell on for Naysmith.
Gravesen with the corner, cleared to the halfway line.