Everton Plays To A Draw

West Ham 1-1 Everton

We hope to see a fresh Everton side since they did not play on Boxing Day due to the bad weather. Everton will need to play their hearts out tonight. The club is facing such a horrendous striker crisis that Timmy has been directed by Moyes to play up front. Not that we lack strikers, it is just that they can't score for nuts!

Everton is starting to pile the pressure as early as the 5th minute - Rodwell winning the corner. Distin of all person was at the end of the ball and what we saw was a defender's clearance rather than a strike on goal.

But West Ham came back strong and in their first try, they scored through a major Hibbo deflection! West Ham 1-0 Everton.

Corner in the 17th minute, and it landed with Distin who fluffed the shot once again. Everton is somehow struggling. They don't seem fast enough getting to the ball and they seemed to have too many midfielders who do not know what to do in the final third. Once again, you must be wondering if they plan to walk the ball into the net.

Great buildup, great goal! In the 43rd minute, Timmy launched a long cross from the left channel. It went pass the entire West Ham defence but not Coleman who sliced the ball into the net. West Ham 1-1 Everton. Can't say that the goal was deserving from the way that Everton had played.

So all is even in the first half.

Everton started well and Pienaar puts in a nice curler in the 51st minute. Off target.

Finally in the 61st minute, Moyes is willing to bring in a striker - Yak for Rodwell. Hope this will be a magical move. Everton, though calling the shots, are susceptible to the quick counter attacks of West Ham. The Toffees had better score to give themselves a cushion.

Good build-up, good strike by Timmy in the 79th minute. Saved by the goalkeeper.

A great corner by Arteta in the 82nd minute, and an even greater header by Felli only to be saved by the goalkeeper. Next came Timmy with a dis-allowed goal. Offside. Sigh!!!

Becks comes in for Pienaar in the 89th minute and Bily is in for Arteta in the 92nd minute.

What a nonsense of a match. Everton could have won the game, but they once again seemed to lack that final kill.

Score: West Ham 1-1 Everton
Scorer: Coleman
Assist: Timmy
Subs: Yak, Becks, Bily