THE HIGHLIGHTS:
1st half:
Transfer Deadline Day: Everton 1-0 Man City
Micah Richards injury scare in warm up
No Saha in Everton line-up?? What does that tell us?
Fast opening… End to end
Stracqualarsi header offline by Lescott (booed) 7mins Former Everton player
Richards shot saved by Howard. 9mins
Ten minutes of a lull, both teams exchanging corners, coming to nothing. 22mins gone
Aguero shot just wide after mistake by Everton
Yellow card company, Man City
A period of Everton pressure
Harte rattled in Man City goal
Two efforts from Felliani, header and volley.Over+wide. 35mins
Nasri hits bar from 30yards. What an effort
40mins gone. Stoppage. A fan has just hand-cuffed himself to the goal post. 4mins delayed
Half time-Jelavic shown to crowd at half time…new signing from Rangers
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| Jelavic paraded to the Goodison Park faithful at half-time |
2nd half:
Feeble Dzeko header into arms of Howard
All City pressure but to no avail. 54mins
Hibbert marshalling Dzeko well despite height difference
Lescott yellow foul on Stracqualarsi
GOAL: Gibson blasts the ball home from 15yards via a deflection with his 1st goal for Everton 1-0.
It came via a lay off from Landon Donavon 61mins
Adam Johnson for Milner city sub
Kolarov for Lescott city sub 68mins
Gibson with left foot volley this time just wide
Everton working hard especially Stracqularsi
75mins all City pressure
City look for penalty but ref says no but ball did strike Phil Neville on the arm
Drenthe booked for Everton 77mins
Baxter for Drenthe Evetron sub
End to end but no real chances for either side 82mins
De Jong for G.Barry city sub 86mins
It’s all City. Now 67% to 33% possession
Vellios for Stracqualarsi to a standing ovation
Despite wave after wave of city attack Everton hold out for a famous victory 1-0
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| Gibson blasts home Everton’s winner |
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| Everton fan hand-cuffs himself to the goal post? |
Robert Cox 