Everton v Man Utd - Match Report - Premiership 2005/2006

Everton: Martyn, Hibbert, Weir, Yobo, Pistone

, Davies , Neville

, Cahill, Arteta

, Osman, Beattie.

Bench: Bent for Beattie (20m), Ferguson for Osman, (65m)Kilbane for Davies(75m), Wright, McFadden

Sorry for the delay on the match report. Similar tale, go to match, go to kipper lounge, go to town, spend Sunday in the sack with Alka Seltzer, and a lot of shit off the missus. Anyway a new season begun, like many before with an Everton defeat. Unlike the Arse defeat on the opening day of last season, an air of despondency should not be hanging over Goodison after our latest opening day reverse.

As expected from the off, Everton went at Man ure, but it was United who created the more goal scoring chances. Horses head went close, as did Rooney, and Davey Weir had the Blues best chance in the opening salvo's. Ironically Everton started to settle into the game more, when unfortunately Biffa Beattie went off injured in the 21st minute. Benty entered the fray, and his non stop running of the line, opened the game up in Everton's favour.

Last seasons top dog, Tiny Tim was denied by a superb point blank stop from new recruit Van Der Saar in the Man ure sticks. The noise increased on a pissing wet day, and the Blues were denied a certain spot kick when Silvestre watched the ball canon off his arm. Benty hit the bar, as Everton sensed another victory over the Mancs. With the game opening up, United's passing game kicked in. Rooney who found himself in acres of space, fed the ball out wide to O'Shea, who crossed for Horses head to convert a high drive past Nige in the Street End net. No worse a time to concede, as moments later the referee blew up for half time.

Half Time: EVERTON 0 Man Ure 1

Moyesy's half time team talk would have been abruptly changed when horses head found the net right on the stroke oh half time. Still he would have been happy with the first half display, as the Blues work rate matched anything they did last season. If Everton had a battle to get back into the game, then that battle became Mission Impossible when a ridiculous pass across his own area by Joey Yobo found his old team mate Wayne Rooney who in his stride side footed past Nige in the Park End sticks. Like Dennis Law thirty odd years before hand, Rooney was embarrassed scoring against his old team mates, and boyhood club who he still professes to love, and he cut short his scoring celebrations. Nuff said, but we were angry. Simply then it was game over, Everton pressed, Mikky Arteta pulling another stop out of United's MOM Van Der Saar. Ossie left the pitch, the Big Man came on, as Duck Face's arse began twitching, but it was all too little to late.

Everton would have had a chance off salvaging a draw out of the match, if it was not for Joey's careless pass, but that's footy. Tiny Tim gets the nod for the bluekipper Starman, as he started were he finished last season, running the show. Two home defeats, but a lot of encouraging signs for Moyesy to take something from. notloB, next as our roller coaster ride starts again.

Full Time: EVERTON 0 Man Ure 2

The Good Looking One Of The Neville's, Gets Stuck In

Simon Davies Runs At Keane

Report
from
Goodison Park

Blue Kipper Star Man

Tim Cahill

Hard Work

Sloppy

Chances

Quotes After The Game

Moyesy says: "Joseph has not said much after the game.The first thing a centre-half learns is you don't play square across the box - You do that in Sunday league teams. Centre halves are there to kick the ball up the park and head it away. If you can add a little more to it then fine. But, first of all, you should do your job. He knows I am disappointed we gave them an opportunity. I wish we had been given a tap-in goal. I can't remember us being given a tap-in goal."

Off The Ball

* With a near full house, it was surprising to see that there were banks of seats empty. Especially when the seats are those lovely padded ones. Why were those seats empty? They were the best seats in the house! Could it be that they are the Lounge seats, which have been increased in price that much, that fans, who have attended the said Lounges have told Everton enough is enough.

* Everton Football Club will be observing a 'period of silence' before the kick-off in the FA Premier League fixture against Manchester United on Saturday at Goodison Park in memory of murdered teenager, Anthony Walker. Everton's Race Diversity Manager, Alan Johnson says: "The horrific way in which young Anthony lost his life affected everyone in the country. This is the first real public opportunity that we, as a football club, have had to pay suitable respect and I am sure that all our supporters, and those of United, will join us in observing a period of silence before the match."

* There will be a massive collection for the Everton Collection Appeal will be held before the Man Utd game on Saturday 13th August at Goodison Park.

Everton Team News

Everton have no injury worries after the Champions League game, but we hope Everton find a starting place for Big Dunc. He seems to come alive in these big games and has scored many important goals against the mancs. This means someone must drop out. We go for Simon Davies, but Killa or Pisto could be the one. Saying all this deep down, we think Moyesy will stick to the same starting 11 as Tuesday night. Phil Neville will play against his brother for the first time ever.

Phil says: "In terms of the start for Everton it is a tough one. It's fate that my first league game will be at home to United, but it's the best-case scenario to get that one out of the way straight away for me personally. Last season Everton played Arsenal on the first day and didn't get the right start. Hopefully now we can get the right result against Manchester United. No team likes coming to Goodison, I know that from an opposing player point of view. Everton have to make it difficult and the bigger picture is now Everton beating Manchester United, and nothing about Phil Neville."

Everton from: Martyn, Hibbert, Kroldrop, Weir, Yobo, Osman, Arteta, Neville, Cahill, Kilbane, Ferguson, Bent, Beattie, Wright, Vaughan.

Kipper's Everton XI To Start: Martyn, Hibbert, Yobo, Weir, Pistone, Arteta, Cahill, Neville, Killbane, Beattie, Ferguson.

Lavo's Bet: £10 on Duncan for First Goal (8/1).

About The Opposition

Same old... same old. Ryan Giggs has recovered from the chest infection which kept him out of Europe this week. New signings Park Ji-Sung & Edwin van der Sar are in the squad. So is Wayne Rooney, who should get a loud welcome.

Last Season Win Over Utd at Goodison Park

Match Reports 2005/2006

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