Man Utd 2 v 1 Everton                                                                                              Thurs 18th April 2002

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Lee back on The Ball, but Simmo injured.

Everton: Simonsen, Cleland, O'Hanlon, Pilkington, Clarke, Pembridge, Southern, Carsley, Rooney, Osman, McLeod

Bench: Pettinger, Curren, Carney for Cleland (31m), Eaton for Carsley (70m), Symes for Rooney (59m)

Scorers: Pembridge (58m)

Man Utd : Williams, Roche, Rankin, Tierney, May, Wallwork, Chadwick, Djordjic, Nardiello, Davis, Richardson.

Everton had plenty of posecion in the first half, but United always looked dangerous on the counter attack. Wayne Rooney starting his 1st ever reserve match tried a lob from 35yards, but it just went over the bar. United took the lead when a cross was met by Wallwork, & he beat Simmo all ends up. Rooney again was the danger, when he powered away from a defender, but his shot went wide.

Half time : Utd 1, Everton 0.

Everton started brightly, but this time they were rewarded with a goal. Pembo scored with a right foot(yes he has got one) shot which hit the back of the net. This stung Utd into action. Davis put Utd 2-1 up. With all 3 subs used, Everton had to play with 10 men for the last 14 minutes. Simmo limped off with what looked like a back injury, leaving Peter Clarke to go in goal. He even made a good stop.

Full-time: City 1, Everton 3.

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