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And Tim de Lisle is your man for the Manchester derby. Let’s not focus on the cricket, eh.
It’s half-time within the 2pm video games, and these are the scores.
Aston Villa 1-0 Luton (McGinn 17)
Brighton 1-0 Fulham (Ferguson 26)
Liverpool 2-0 Nottm Forest (Jota 31, Nunez 35)
Our dwell scores web page has purpose updates from throughout Britain and Europe.
Full time: West Ham 0-1 Everton
Peep peep! That’s a terrific win for Everton, their third in 5 league video games. They defended fantastically, significantly the centre-backs James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite, and had the higher of what few possibilities there have been.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, whose presence makes such a distinction to this workforce, scored a extremely good successful purpose early within the second half. Whisper it, however Everton are threatening to turn out to be a critical soccer workforce once more. Sean Dyche is commonly sneered at however he’s a severely good soccer supervisor.
West Ham had been very poor, and there have been loud boos on the remaining whistle. They’ll be high quality, although they do have to work out easy methods to choose the lock when groups defend deep.
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90+5 min There’s audible dissent from the house crowd when Benrahma is tackled by Harrison. It’s been a kind of days for West Ham; they’re a greater attacking workforce than they’ve proven immediately, although Everton deserve credit score for making them look so dangerous.
90+4 min McNeil goes down with a head harm, although West Ham are fairly positive he’s attempting it on. He’s high quality.
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90+2 min The wonderful Onana fights off Soucek and finds McNeil. His shot is blocked however he collects the rebound and wins a throw-in off Coufal.
90 min: Good save by Pickford! Paqueta curls a really deep cross to Benrahma, who hammers a technically excellent volley in direction of the close to put up. Pickford dives to his proper to push it away. It was such a candy strike from Benrahma.
There can be six added minutes.
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89 min: Everton substitution Youssef Chermiti replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin, whose high quality purpose separates the groups.
88 min Aguerd tries to put one from 25 yards. It’s kicked away and Everton break. Their defence has been excellent immediately. You may actually see why Jarrad Branthwaite has so many admirers – he’s tall, robust, deceptively fast and appears very calm for a 21-year-old in such a vital place.
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87 min West Ham have had one shot on the right track, and I can’t even keep in mind it. They virtually get fortunate when Aguerd’s mishit cross is tipped over the bar by the backpedalling Pickford. I believe that may have gone in.
85 min: West Ham substitution Danny Ings replaces Aaron Cresswell, which suggests a swap to a again three.
84 min “It began approach earlier than the Nineteen Nineties,” says Richard Hirst of the ABU tradition. “I might say the hooliganism of Utd’s supporters within the Nineteen Seventies, along with the dislikeability of the groups that had the snarling little ……. of the likes of Mickey Thomas and Arthur Albiston. However different views could also be obtainable!”
You’re proper – I used to be referring particularly to the phrase “Anybody However United”, which I believe was coined by any individual in Eire when United had 4 gamers despatched off in 5 video games within the spring of 1994. Alan Mullery wore a Blackburn jacket on Sport in Query (I believe) – they had been United’s title rivals that season – and the entire thing began to develop.
82 min Alvarez is booked for leaving one on Onana. He’ll miss the Brentford recreation as properly.
81 min If it stays like this Everton will transfer as much as fifteenth (assuming Nottingham Forest, who’re 2-0 down at Anfield, lose by no less than two objectives). They’d be solely two factors behind Chelsea and, extra importantly, 5 forward of Luton in 18th. As Phil Gray stated within the third minute, they might properly survive even when they’re deduced 12 factors.
80 min Everton have defended fantastically, however it’s laborious to fathom how poor West Ham have been going ahead. That is the sort of efficiency that generates hashtags.
78 min Pickford makes an excellent point-blank save from Kudus, although it wouldn’t have counted as Kudus was offside.
77 min Benrahma is booked for pulling again Garner, one other man who has quietly established himself on this Everton workforce.
76 min “Because the ‘inspiration’ I’d fortunately go together with Eric Petersen’s suggestion,” says Richard Hirst. “It could be fascinating to see how far Man Utd can be beneath all different groups, as everyone aside from Utd supporters most disliked workforce. And to assume in 1968 I needed them to win the European Cup: it wouldn’t occur now!”
I used to be doing one thing on 1992-93 not too long ago and it’s fascinating, wanting via the archives, to see how a lot goodwill there was in direction of Man Utd. Inside a 12 months they had been loathed and the idea of Anybody However United was born.
75 min Calvert-Lewin crashes a shot off the underside of the bar, although he was properly offside.
75 min Everton proceed to frustrate West Ham’s assault. That centre-back pairing of Tarkowski and Branthwaite appears to be like like a keeper.
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74 min “I’m glad Alphonse Areola is getting a run within the workforce,” writes Kári Tulinius. “Being a goalkeeper is such a bizarre position, as a result of as Arteta has proven this season, gamers can’t rotate out and in with out sending some followers and commentators into meltdown. He’s a lot too good to be a benchwarmer.”
He’s. I used to be going to say “so is Fabianski”, then I realised he’s 38 years outdated. When did that occur?
73 min: West Ham substitution Tomas Soucek replaces James Ward-Prowse. That’s a slight shock, particularly as you’d think about Soucek has been introduced on partly for his risk at set-pieces.
72 min If it stays like this, and that’s a fairly sized if, Everton can have quietly received 4 of their final six video games in all competitions. They threaten to make it 2-0 when Garner’s low cross in direction of Harrison is lower out on the close to put up.
71 min The workforce information is in for the Manchester derby. You may comply with that recreation with Tim de Lisle.
69 min Paqueta is booked for dissent, which suggests he’ll be suspended for subsequent week’s recreation at Brentford.
68 min The nook results in one other handball attraction, I believe in opposition to Onana. VAR says no. The ball did hit Onana’s arm however it was by his facet.
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67 min Bowen will get away from Mykolenko, however the spectacular Branthwaite comes throughout to concede a nook.
67 min West Ham have been actually poor going ahead. It’s changing into an issue, and one which doesn’t make a lot sense with gamers like Paqueta, Kudus and Bowen on the sector.
65 min McNeil’s rising drive from distance is pushed over by Areola, a cushty save.
65 min Benrahma appeals for a penalty when the ball hits McNeil within the space. His arm was tight to his physique so there’s nothing to see.
64 min “Richard Hirst (33 min) has prompted me to contemplate the potential for documenting a private Premier League desk of assist, factoring in not solely all these allegiances that we of a sure age have collected but in addition their rivalries,” writes Eric Peterson. “For instance, I turned an Everton supporter particularly due to my enmity towards Liverpool, which arose from part of my youth spent in Italy and seeing them beat my hometown Roma within the 1984 European Cup. I’m keen on Fulham as a result of my sister’s household visited Craven Cottage throughout a London vacation and had been besotted by the expertise. Consequently, that makes it extra enjoyable to make enjoyable of Chelsea’s current woes.
“I’m keen on West Ham as a result of Everton legend David Moyes has discovered a contented house there. Meaning I’ll be hostile towards Millwall in the event that they ever bounce up into the Premier League. And I’d welcome Leicester again into the highest tier with open arms, from the enjoyment I felt from their title run underneath former Roma defender Claudio Ranieri. Which implies I don’t take care of Nottingham Forest being re-established within the Premier League. And so forth, and so forth.”
63 min Bowen is fouled 25 yards from purpose, which results in a row between Alvarez and Tarkowski.
60 min The ensuing nook is headed over underneath strain by Doucoure.
60 min: Sensible save from Areola! It’s Everton who look extra seemingly in the mean time. Mykolenko’s lengthy ball was headed on fantastically by Calvert-Lewin within the centre circle. Doucoure surged via and, with defenders closing on both facet, lower throughout a low, first-time drive from the sting of the D. It was shaping away from Areola, who received down fantastically to his left to fingertip it around the put up. That’s terrific goalkeeping.
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59 min Alvarez rifles over the bar from 25 yards. West Ham are beginning to get just a little determined.
57 min: Substitution for West Ham Mentioned Benrahma replaces a subdued Michail Antonio. Meaning Lucas Paqueta will play as a false 9.
56 min Paqueta tries an overhead kick on the far put up and finally ends up shinning the ball away from purpose.
54 min Paqueta’s cross is headed in direction of his personal purpose by the off-balance Mykolenko. It drops to Bowen, who volleys over from a good angle.
53 min VAR checked for a potential foul by Branthwaite within the construct up however they had been proud of the problem.
Harrison performed a easy quick move into Calvert-Lewin on the sting of the realm. He turned neatly away away from Zouma and Aguerd earlier than dragging a exact first-time shot again throughout purpose. It beat the diving Areola and rolled into the nook. It’s Calvert-Lewin’s fiftieth Premier League purpose for Everton.
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GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Everton (Calvert-Lewin 51)
The method is actually working for Everton!
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50 min “Boring and cagey is perhaps the way in which that Everton have to function to nick three factors in video games like this one,” says Matt Burtz. “If they will keep organised and preserve the clear sheet, there’s sufficient firepower on the bench with the likes of Beto and Danjuma to attain a late winner. However I additionally think about Dyche would readily settle for a scoreless draw.”
Yep, agreed. Once I stated it was a poor recreation I wasn’t being crucial of the method. Pragmatism has labored for each these managers all through their careers.
48 min: Probability for Bowen! Cresswell curls the free-kick to the far put up, the place Bowen will get the incorrect facet of the sleeping Doucoure however heads over from eight yards. Although he needed to stoop to satisfy the ball, it was nonetheless a fairly good likelihood.
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48 min Cresswell tries to play a one-two with Ward-Prowse and is fouled by Patterson. Free-kick to West Ham on the left wing…
46 min Peep peep! Everton start the second half.
“If immediately’s MBM will get too boring,” begins Fred Decker, who has an fascinating tackle the phrase ‘if’, “you may need to take a look at the highlights of final evening’s remaining from the Canadian Premier League, our tier-2 professional league after MLS.
“Calgary’s Cavalry FC had been tops within the common season, however confronted second-place Forge FC from Hamilton (a metal city, like Sheffield, therefore the identify) who had received 4 of the 5 CPL titles to this point. Forge are Cavalry’s bogey workforce, and though Cavalry had the higher possibilities it was 0-0 after 90 minutes. The match was settled by three extremely entertaining objectives scored in a ten-minute span, starting on the a hundred and first minute. Hyperlink is right here.”
From the archive, an FA Cup quarter-final from 1991. I assumed Stuart Slater was going to be a star.
Prolonged highlights right here when you favor.
Half-time studying
Right here’s Jonathan Wilson’s column on the large showdown this afternoon: Gian van Veen v Michael van Gerwen.
Half-time pluggery
These podcasts are nice, if barely tragic, enjoyable to document. I’ve no thought whether or not they’re enjoyable to hearken to, and with an attacking trident of Giggs, Cantgona and Waddle, I don’t care.
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Half time: West Ham 0-0 Everton
Or, to place it one other approach, Pragmatism 1-0 Idealism. Either side have labored laborious, and we should always in all probability go away it at that. It’s been a poor recreation.
45+2 min McNeil’s flat cross is headed properly extensive by Onana. It was no form of likelihood. However Sean Dyche can be fairly happy as a result of Everton have stored West Ham quiet and had marginally the higher possibilities. It’s not precisely an xG orgy however I’d be shocked if Everton aren’t forward.
45+1 min “I can’t consider that somebody at Everton has had the audacity of evaluating their present bathe with the good Danish Dynamite workforce of the 80s,” says Justin Kavanagh. “What would an apt nickname be for these greyshirts? The Everton Evaporation? The Toffee Tranquilisation?”
Arf. Effectively, of their defence, it was any individual at Hummel quite than Everton – loads of their shirts this season have the Denmark 86 design.
45 min 5 added minutes.
44 min Look, this isn’t an excellent recreation. We’ve had solely two photographs on the right track, each fairly tame. However no less than it means we’re not following the cricket.
43 min “Each True Blue mourns the demise of considered one of our personal,” says Gary Naylor. “Success in theatre is extra a matter of alchemy than it’s in sport. I imply, Hamilton, E-book of Mormon, Sweeney Todd? One widespread issue is casting for which there isn’t any dependable playbook. As in soccer, it’s crucial, as demonstrated in Expensive England, wherein Joseph Fiennes is sensible as Gareth Southgate, however the entire manufacturing would fail had been it not for the fellows taking part in Jordan Pickford, Bukayo Saka, Dele Alli and, particularly, Harry Kane. Extremely advisable and streaming quickly!”
The sequel, Jude Conquers the World, sounds too.
41 min Onana stays down holding his head after a problem with Kudus, who caught him with an arm as he fell. It was nothing sinister.
40 min Mykolenko’s hopeful cross is headed over from 15 yards by Calvert-Lewin.
38 min Now it’s West Ham who’re struggling to maintain the ball. Possibly that may swimsuit them, such is their prowess on the break.
