Everton vs. West Ham

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Welcome to SoccerTicker's light coverage of Everton/West Ham.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:07

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Everton are at home at Goodison Park, and currently sit in 5th place in the league on 56 points, 3 behind Liverpool for the 4th and final Champions League spot.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:08

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Welcome to SoccerTicker's light coverage of the Everton/West Ham match.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:09

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West Ham sit on 43 points through 30 games, in 10th place.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:09

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And the game is underway.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:17

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Corner for West Ham in the 5th minute

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:21

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Tomkins with a shot off the corner for West Ham

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:23

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Arteta cross finds the head of Osman who nods the ball down wide of goal.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:24

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Yakubu goal, 1-0 Everton.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:24

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8th minute strike is the 13th of the season for the Nigerian.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:26

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Early sub, Cahill off for Manuel Fernandes. Cahill injured.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:27

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Anichebe shot for Everton is easily saved.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:29

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Yakubu knock the ball in the net, but offside is whistled.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:32

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22nd minute still 1-0 Everton.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:38

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Everton free kick near the endline just outside the box.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:42

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Arteta with the inswinger, headed up by West Ham, and a foul on the goalkeeper Gray.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:42

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Everton have controlled the majority of play thus far, half an hour in.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:46

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West Ham win a corner through a Neill cross that is cleared away.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:48

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Off the corner, Ashton shoots just wide.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:48

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Osman shot blocked in the 36th minute.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:52

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Everton are defending well.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:55

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Anichebe with a breakaway, and gets a shot off, but Robert Green with the sliding save.

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:58

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41st minute

Saturday March 22, 2008 1:58

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West Ham free kick coming up from 25 yards, slightly to the left of center.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:00

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Howard with an AMAZING save off the free kick.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:01

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The shot was by Dean Ashton, went to Howard's left, but it hit off an Everton defender and shot back right. Howard threw his foot back and just kicked it away.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:02

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Into added time for the first half

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:03

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And the halftime whistle blows with only one minute of added time.

An 8th minute Yakubu strike has Everton up 1-0 after Tomkins hit the bar for West Ham in the 4th minute.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:04

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Haltfime stats:

4 shots each way

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:12

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2 saves for Green and West Ham, 1 for Howard and Everton

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:12

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Everton with 2 corners, West Ham with 1

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:13

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Everton have made one substitution, with Cahill coming off injured in the 10th

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:13

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2nd half underway

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:21

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Early foray by Everton results in an Arteta cross that Green snags.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:23

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Green punches out a cross that Anichebe almost got on the end of. Everton attacking early this half.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:25

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Sears in for Boa Morte. That is the Hammers first sub in the 51st.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:27

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Osman shot is blocked out for a corner for Everton.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:28

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The corner amounts to nothing.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:28

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Flurry in the Everton box, finally cleared away by the Everton defenders.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:31

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Close range shot for Yakubu, but he can only get a poke on it as Ferdinand was defending well. The shot is saved by Green.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:33

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Nice layoff by Sears and Dean Ashton gets a shot off for the Hammers. It goes about 6 yards wide though.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:35

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Lescott commits a foul 22 yards from the Everton goal, slightly to the right of center.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:37

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Noble's shot goes high

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:37

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Carsley drove a 35 yard shot just high of goal

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:41

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And miinutes later Green makes a nice save on a close range shot.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:41

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Osman shoots wide of goal. All Everton. 66th minute

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:42

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Ashton equalizes for West Ham. 1-1

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:43

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Howard got a hand to it, but couldn't steer it away from goal

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:44

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That's 2 games in a row Ashton has scored

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:45

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Deep throw in for Everton.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:47

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cleared away.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:48

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Manuel Fernandes shot from 25 or 30 yards goes harmlessly wide.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:50

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West Ham corner

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:51

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Everton clear easily.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:51

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Ashton shot from distance is wide.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:52

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Sears shot from a difficult angle. Comfortable save for Howard.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:53

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Solano in for Ljunberg for West Ham. 80th minute.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:57

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Spector in for Parker 82nd minute for West Ham.

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:58

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The young American helped his team qualify for the Olympics with the USA U23s

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:59

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Green nice punch on a cross/shot

Saturday March 22, 2008 2:59

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Green does well to snag a Neville cross.

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:00

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85th minute. Everton would not be happy with a 1-1 draw at home while chasing a Champions League spot.

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:01

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Howard smothers a Sears shot. Howard forced Sears wide after he beat his mark, and the resulting shot was weak and right at Howard.

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:01

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Tomkins kicks Osman in the box, but there wasn't much in it. Good no call by the ref.

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:04

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89th minute

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:05

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Noble with a shot from a full 30 yards. It just rises over the bar. Howard would have had no chance.

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:05

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Sears hits the bar for West Ham on a breakaway!

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:06

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he rolls it by Howard who was hung out to dry by the defense.

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:06

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into added time

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:07

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Everton corner coming up at the death.

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:08

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Amounts to nothing.

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:09

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Final whistle. 1-1 final score. Good point for West Ham, disappointment for Everton.

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:10

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That's all from SoccerTicker for this match. Thanks for following along and be sure to check our schedule of matches this week that will be covered LIVE!

Saturday March 22, 2008 3:10

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