Pies has got its greasy hands on some exclusive pics of Everton's new loan signing Landon Donovan being welcomed at Goodison, after the Toffees' FA Cup win against Carlisle...

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I'm very interested in seeing how this move pans out.

Most of you probably watched Landon Donovan's debut appearance for Everton this morning in the game against Arsenal. On sister site EPL Talk, I have an article analyzing Donovan's performance in addition to Kartik Krishnaiyer's review on this site. But what did the English press think of his performance?

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It's only one game, but judging by Landon Donovan's debut for Everton against Arsenal on Saturday, the American playmaker easily fit in to playing at the highest level in the best soccer league in the world.

Donovan started for Everton and played 68 minutes for the Toffees. During that time, Donovan created several chances for Everton, as well as getting an assist on Everton's first goal as he floated a perfectly stuck corner into the box for Leon Osman to score with an incisive header.

Charles N'Zogbia is in the form of his life and with 2 doubles in GW26 and GW30 this lad could prove incredible value. He has knocked home three goals in the last six games that Wigan have played, and has two double gameweeks coming up in gameweek 26 and gameweek 30. Wigan's runs of fixtures is also appealing, the toughest opposition between now and March being Tottenham at home.

Saturday morning Landon Donovan will arrive in Goodison Park to begin his loan spell with Everton. As he settles into his seat and watches his new team take on Carlisle United in the FA Cup, he will be working on his checklist of what he wants to accomplish over the next 75 days. This loan spell at Everton, along with his performance in South Africa this summer, will be critical in determining the future direction of Donovan's career, and he knows there are a number of boxes he needs to check in order to make this loan a success.

U.S. international star Landon Donovan has arrived in England and made his first public appearance today for Everton, the club he has joined on loan for the next 10 weeks.

Donovan arrived at Goodison Park for the second half of the Toffees FA Cup win against Carlisle. He flew in to Manchester Airport on Saturday morning and then made the journey to Liverpool according to Everton FC.

According to the daily update on Everton's website it looks like Landon Donovan will be making his debut for the club against Arsenal on Saturday.

Landon Donovan continued his tremendous form for Everton FC in the English Premier League, making a significant contribution in their 2-0 victory over Manchester City.
Donovan played 91 minutes (he was subbed during stoppage time), and received rave reviews from the British media.
The Telegraph reported that, "The Landon Donovan appreciation society was growing, too, chorusing 'USA' with gusto when the American broke away from Vincent Kompany, only to direct his chip wide.

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Russian's fashion statement thwarted Yoink! Arsene Wenger wants all the post-match attention to be on his team selection and the subsequent humiliating defeat, not some silly Russian attacker taking to the pitch wearing his woolly hat.

If I hadn't read it in the Guardian I would have just laughed, but they have made a serious accusation against Arsene Wenger. They reckon that the Arsenal manager said after his team's win at Portsmouth on Wednesday that Chelsea and and Carlo Ancelotti "will drop points and steadily implode over the remainder of the season [.

Just in case anyone was wondering about your favorite new U.S. export, Landon Donovan, he will land ashore at England's northwest port city on Saturday, but he will not participate in the club's third round FA Cup match against Carlisle United.

"Landon arrives at the Club tomorrow," manager David Moyes told Everton's official web site non Friday.

As both an Arsenal fan and a longtime Los Angeles Galaxy season ticket holder, I have been asked how I reconcile my support for two different teams. I always reply that supporting Arsenal and the Galaxy is like having two friends who are destined never to meet. This Saturday at the Emirates, that quip will be forever buried as my beloved Arsenal takes on Everton who will likely feature Landon Donovan, the captain of my beloved Galaxy.

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Arsenal is crouched in the shadows just waiting to pounce...

... and is 4 points out of the top of the Premier League table and they've officially made it look like a 3-team race. Earlier it had seemed that Tottenham or Aston Villa would make mighty challengers for Chelsea and ManU but now it is evident that Arsenal intends to stand its ground and not budge out of the Top 3 in order to give last year's finalists a run for their money.

Transfers, those are hard. Many times it just so happens that the player you transferred out, the one that didn't score in 8 last games, scores a hatrick. How did that happen...? Trust me, I know the feeling. In Fantasy Premier League, it is however impossible to do good, without the right transfers in the right time.

What's your damage, Arsenal? Why must your antics make us LOL to the point where our Diet Coke ends up in our noses?

Better than Prozac, you are. If it's not the trouserless club nights, it's the furry animal costume videos.

Just what the hell did Nicky do? Perhaps they're fighting over who gets to nurse Vermaelen back to health.

The west stand of Highbury being demolished in 2006, home of Arsenal since 1913.

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Man Utd recently published a summary of their 2009 financial statements. I thought it will be interesting to look at how the clubs compare financially. Since their summary is only a two page document it's not possible to do a detailed analysis but we can definitely compare the incomes of the two clubs.

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Denilson has the smallest head of any Premier League footballer. That's a cold, hard fact.

But why? I reckon it's because he was deprived of key nutrients whilst growing up in the poverty-stricken favelas of Sao Paulo.

US striker Clint Dempsey is in the form of his life right now with Fulham. The American has solidified a role in the attack for Fulham and to his credit scored one of the goals of the season Tuesday night in the Premier League game against Stoke City.

You could say that Dempsey is showing Landon Donovan how to make a mark in England.

Landon Donovan may not have put all the doubts to rest, but on a frigid day in North London, he clearly showed that he has the skills to play against a top team in a top league. Everton should have strolled out of the Emirates with all three points against Arsenal, but a few lucky bounces for the Gunners gave them a share of the winnings in the 2-2 draw.

By 1970's GoonerIt was the first game without Song and against decent opposition who recognised that Arsenal's key weaknesses were in midfield and at left back.Everton's tactics were spot on. They did not show respect and took the game to Arsenal by pressing up field whenever Gallas and Vermaelen had the ball.

Landon Donovan made his impression felt with his first opportunity in the English Premier League. Getting the start for Everton against Arsenal, he played 69 minutes, setup the first goal from a corner kick in the 12th-minute, and looked like someone who had more than a week's training in bad weather.

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Landon Donovan isn't waiting long to take his chance during his new loan with Everton.

The U.S. national team star is starting for the Toffees today in their match against Arsenal. Donovan just joined Everton but has apparently made enough of an impression to get the start.

Everton-Arsenal is just one of the matches you can watch today.

Although EPL types don't really count assists.

The final score: 2-2 with Arsenal equalizing in second half stoppage time.

The Galaxy's Donovan looks good in blue. Here Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin attempts to hold him off in today's game in London, one of the few to survive England's deep freeze.

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