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Everton 0 Wigan 1
Date : 24/9/2005 Kick Off : 15:00
Venue : Goodison Park Attendance : 37189
Comp : Barclays Premiership Referee : R Styles
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Goals :
Francis 47
Match
Damien Francis' goal extends Wigan's unbeaten run to four matches to keep the club in the top half of the Premiership.
Paul Jewell had surprisingly dropped Mike Pollitt in favour for John Filan, who made his 50th top flight appearance this afternoon at GoodisonPark. Another landmark was captain Arjan De Zeeuw who made a century of Premiership appearances. The only other change was that David Connolly was dropped to the substitutes bench for Henri Camara.
The home side expectedly put on some early pressure, but Latics went on a swift counter attack after seven minutes. Kavanagh laid the ball off to Bullard whose twenty yard shot whistled over the bar.
Former Spurs midfielder Simon Davies was getting some unwanted attention from referee Rob Styles for mistimed challenges on Jason Roberts and Leighton Baines, but the Hampshire referee only gave a warning on both occasions.
Lee McCulloch's snap shot from the edge of the penalty area forced a corner on thirteen minutes, but Arteta easily cleared Jimmy Bullard's set piece. Two minutes later, Everton came within inches of taking a lead when Kevin Kilbane's header clipped the bar from an Arteta corner.
In the 17th minute, Latics could have also scored from a corner. Jimmy Bullard took it again, and flighted the ball superbly for Chimbonda to direct the ball towards goal with his head, but it was cleared off the line by former Porto defender Nuno Valente.
At the half way point of the first half, Leon Osman almost got a clear sight on goal after a Simon Davies throughball, but Pascal Chimbonda challenged well and stopped him in his tracks. The Goodison crowd roared for a penalty, but referee Styles was not interested.
Everton threatened again three minutes later when Phil Neville passed to Davies, who tried his luck from thirty yards with a dipping shot, but thankfully it went over Filan's crossbar.
Latics were riding their luck a little bit in the first half as they were soaking up all the pressure Everton applied onto them. De Zeeuw clashed with Osman a yard outside the penalty area just after the half hour mark. Arteta took the free kick, but the Spaniard curled the ball over the bar.
Latics almost grabbed a goal out of nothing five minutes before the break. Damien Francis fed the ball to Camara, who produced a delicate lob after seeing Nigel Martyn off his line, but the ball landed on the roof of net just beyond the far post. It was a very good effort by the Senegalese international.
But Everton squandered chances shortly after. Arteta played a short corner to Phil Neville, whose deep cross found the head of Tim Cahill, whose downward header from six yards was easily caught by Filan. In stoppage time, James McFadden laid the ball to Simon Davies, but the Welsh midfielder will be disappointed he did not test Filan from twenty-five yards as the ball flew past the near post.
Half-Time: Everton 0 - 0 Latics
Whatever Paul Jewell said at half-time certainly did the trick. Latics came out guns blazing as soon as the whistle was blown and it wasn't long before Latics silenced the Goodison crowd with a goal. After picking up the ball from Chimbonda's cross, Jason Roberts pulled the ball back to Camara who was just six yards from goal. The former Wolves striker fired at Martyn who couldn't hold onto the ball and Damien Francis followed up with the tap-in.
But it appeared Latics were not happy with a one goal lead and immediately went looking for more. Leighton Baines, playing against the club who released him as a teenager, drilled the ball over the near post from the edge of the penalty area.
Minutes later, Graham Kavanagh's free kick, was headed over the bar by Lee McCulloch. It was a complete turnaround compared to the first half, but how long would it be before the home side began to fight back for an equaliser?
Everton boss David Moyes must have been concerned. He withdrew Kevin Kilbane and replaced him with Marcus Bent, who had scored Everton's only Premiership goal so far this term.
De Zeeuw earned himself a yellow card after hacking down Marcus Bent, conceding a free kick. McFadden took it but the ball rebounded off Wigan's defensive wall.
In the 72nd minute Simon Davies gave the ball to Tim Cahill, and the Australian drove it low past De Zeeuw, but it was straight at John Filan.
Everton were piling the pressure on again, and Latics had a lot of work to do to keep their lead intact. But when the Toffeemen did get a shot their finishing was woeful. With twenty minutes to go, Simon Davies was taken off for supersub Duncan Ferguson.
Soon after the Scot's introduction, Everton came on the attack again. James McFadden drove the ball across the face of goal, but Marcus Bent could not connect with the ball.
In the 78th minute Everton had a goal ruled out for offside. Tim Cahill headed down a cross from Mikel Arteta to Marcus Bent to tap in, but the striker was flagged by the linesman.
Filan had to work hard to keep Latics in the lead with seven minutes to go when he had to palm away Bent's shot. The Australian 'keeper had to stretch all the way to ensure the ball did not sneak inside the post.
The Australian had to stay alert just three minutes later as he had to tip over McFadden's deep cross which looked like it was going to creep in at the far post. But it was enough to help Latics record another memorable win in Merseyside.
Full-Time: Everton 0 - 1 Latics
Latics Starting Line-Up: Filan, Chimbonda, Henchoz, Camara (Connolly 85), McCulloch, Kavanagh, De Zeeuw (c), Francis, Bullard, Baines, Roberts.
Unused Substitutes: Pollitt, McMillan, Jackson, Taylor.
Latics Goalscorers: Francis (47).
Everton Starting Line-Up: Martyn, Yobo, Weir (c), Arteta, Davies (Ferguson 69), McFadden, Kilbane (Bent 58), Cahill, Neville, Valente, Osman.
Unused Substitutes: Wright, Ferrari, Hibbert.
Everton Goalscorers: N/A.
Referee: Rob Styles (Waterlooville)
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