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Everton will play their first FA Cup tie at Goodison Park on a Friday in 107 years, when they face Fulham at 8pm (GMT). On that occasion they managed to beat Southampton 4-0 in an FA Cup Quarter Final in March 1905, and Everton will be hoping that the class of 2012 can go on a similar cup run to raise the spirits of the Goodison faithful after yet another disappointing league performance in front of their fans last Saturday against Blackburn. Continue reading
Everton was forced to settle for another match at home without three points as David Goodwillie quite literally clawed back a goal for Blackburn in the 71st minute to cancel Tim Cahill’s first half strike.
The match against Blackburn on Saturday was for far more than just three points. In fact, since last season (when Blackburn were taken over by a family-owned company who specializes in processing poultry), the two teams have been battling over which could do more damage to the collective psyche of their supporters through their on-field performances. In that respect, Everton drew ahead early, starting slowly and looking primed to concede to a Blackburn side floundering just above the relegation zone. Blackburn started the game in dominant fashion, coming close twice with Everton requiring a goal-line clearance from Leighton Baines and good fortune from the post to deny David Dunn in the opening minutes.
Whilst you cannot exactly describe Blackburn Rovers as resurgent, Everton face the Premier League’s number one crisis club on Saturday, with their Lancashire opponents rising out of the relegation zone for the first time since September by virtue of two wins in their past three league games. Continue reading
Victor Anichebe came on to score an equalizer which canceled out Darren Bent’s opening goal and preserved a point for Everton on their yearly excursion to Villa Park. The first half saw Villa have slightly more of the match, with Darren Bent and Stiliyan Petrov coming closest. Many of their attacking moves, though, were undercut by a poor attacking performance from Alan Hutton.
Everton hit back when new boy Darron Gibson lofted a ball over the top of the Villa defense to Tim Cahill, who failed to strike his attempted volley on target. Louis Saha was denied by an excellent reflex save from Villa stopper Shay Given in the 17th minute. Given, who was outstanding on the day, also was forced to parry a header from former RS Stephen Warnock, who inexplicably headed Royston Drenthe’s cross down into the bottom corner of the Villa goal.
Darron Gibson today became David Moyes first permanent signing of the January transfer window from Manchester United.
The 24 year old midfielder has signed a four and a half contract with the fee believed to be in the region of £500,000 possibly rising to £1.75 million.
The Republic of Ireland international will wear the number 4 shirt.
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