I wanted to look for someone or something to put the blame on. I looked at the formation, the inclusion of players like Beats and Valante, Howard in goal, the attitude of the players, and even the referee. ut really, there was no one to blame except for the fact the Man City's strike happened at the wrong place, the wrong time.
Everton dominated from the start. Howard, other than a couple of scare where he scuff the ball instead of catching them cleanly, was a passenger for a large part of the game.
Lescott and Yobo dealt with the aerial threats well, while Valante and Neville provide the thrust upfront with their overlapping run. Neville had also provided AJ with the goal assist.
The midfield was full of running with Arteta showing off his deft touches. Ossie, though pushed off the ball a couple of times, was quick to latch on to a couple of balls, before despatching them towards goal. He didn't score though.
AJ scored and Beats was working his socks off but he looked a little rusty. But all looked forgiven when AJ scored with a wicked deflection.
Everything looked to be sealed and delivered, Moyes brought on Davis, Anichebe and Weir to rest some tired legs and also to preserve to one goal advantage.
But I guessed Man City never read the script, scoring in the 94th minute. So we saw another two points going down the drain.
Score: Everton 1- 1 Man City
Scorer: AJ
Team Line-up (Rating)
Howard (5)
Valante (6), Lescott (8), Yobo (7), Neville (7)
Ossie (7), Cars (6), Timmy (8), Arteta (7)
AJ(8), Beats (6)
Subs: Weir (-), Davis (-), Anichebe (-)
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