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Match Summary David Moyes chose to replace McFadden with Rooney, returning from his two-match suspension, leaving Faddy to cool his heels on the bench; no sign of David Weir. Everton started pretty flatly, despite the lessons of Good Friday, allowing Leeds to dictate the pace of the game early on. But a great move by Everton saw Radzinski get past the defence and run in on the goal, although it was well stopped by Robinson. Duberry then tackled Rooney and Gravesen. Yobo then got a chance but Duberry blocked it away for another Everton corner. The ball came out to Watson, who slipped a perfect ball in and Wayne Rooney popped up from 20 yds to score the opener. Caldwell then went in the book after cutting down Radzinski who was trying to outwit him: last man? Could have been a red... Gravesen then delivered a beautiful ball in, Radzinski hit the post, and Rooney was well blocked on the follow-up to prevent a certain second goal as Everton appeared to be taking a stanglehold of this one, with Gravesen running the show in the Everton midfield. Linderoth gave away a free-kick that Smith fired just ovr, giving Martyn a fright as Leeds started to recover a little. Martyn then made an incredible save after a dreadful mistake that gave the ball to Milner. Milner curled the ball over him toward the net but, scampering back and stretching desperately, somehow clawed it away. Then a floated free-kick from Pennant gave Everton another scare but Viduka could not convert. Martyn then had to save twice in quick succession from Smith — one of them world-class again, as Everton found themselves unable to hold the ball. Yobo then got flattened by Viduka in a desperate rearguard challenge to prevent the Aussie from scoring. But Everton held out to the break. After the break, Martyn was performing miracles again, denying Viduka a certain equalizer. But Milner was there again to finally score the equalizer, pulling the ball onto his left foot in acres of space and fire home from 20 yards. The impetus was now totally with Leeds who came at Everton in waves. Moyes, who must have been maddened by giving away that goal, expressed his annoyance with a double midfield substitution. It seemed to have the desired effect, blunting the dominance with which Leeds had started the second half. Nyarko was then on the end of a decent biss of passing and sent a screamer just over the bar from 40 yards! At least a sign of intent against the one-way traffic... Gravesen(— 'If the game had been 15 minutes long, he'd have been man of the match' — Radio 5 Live), had become a liability; Moyes saw this and decided to bring Carsley on instead: a final play of the dice? Everton kept giving away free-kicks and living very dangerously as time seeped away... Nyarko getting booked for his trouble. Leeds battled and battled... but Everton held out for a vital result;
it could have been disastrous if we had lost this one. Phew!!!
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United (4-4-2) White shirts, white shorts, white socks |
Everton (4-4-2) Blue shirts, blue shorts, blue socks |
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