szólj hozzá: Tottenham H. 2-0 Everton

Benoit Assou Ekotto's spectacular 30 yard strike continued a tradition of Spurs long range bombs in recent times - Danny Rose, Rafael Van Der Vaart, Tom Huddlestone, Kyle Walker, come to mind. The first goal came from Aaron Lennon, cutting past Leighton Baines, after the left back completely missed clearing a long diagonal ball from Ekotto, and then shooting past the diving Tim Howard.

So the Premier League season is finally here, it's Tottenham Hotspur's opening game versus Everton..........

That's how the preview for this one should have started, but the unfortunate and unseemly rioting of early August put paid to Spurs opening fixture. Now this is the game in hand it's vital that Spurs get maximum points if they want to be taken seriously as title challengers.

Premier League Boot Room: December 31

When we see a referee of Howard Webb's quality give a penalty for Leon Osman's fall against Sunderland on Boxing Day, we know we've got a problem.

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Premier League Boot Room: December 30

When we see a referee of Howard Webb's quality give a penalty for Leon Osman's fall against Sunderland on Boxing Day, we know we've got a problem.

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By Alan Duffy

This story will either have you thinking that some football fans need to "get a life", or that some football fans' passion for the game is admirable. (After the flack I received over the Leon Osman article, I'm saying nowt this time).

By Alan Duffy

On Boxing Day, Martin O'Neill's Sunderland were a goal ahead and looking to pick up all three points against Everton when, early in the second-half, the Toffees' diminutive schemer Leon Osman ran into the Black Cats box with the intention of shooting on goal.

The world's most effective miskick The Premier League's biggest Christmas present came from referee Howard Webb. He gave Everton the present of one Premier League point by awarding the Toffees this penalty against Sunderland. Webb pointed to the spot when Leon Osman tripped himself in the Black Cats' box after an enormous miskick.

The world's most effective miskick The Premier League's biggest Christmas present came from referee Howard Webb. He gave Everton the present of one Premier League point by awarding the Toffees this penalty against Sunderland. Webb pointed to the spot when Leon Osman tripped himself in the Black Cats' box after an enormous miskick.

szólj hozzá: Incredible Mark Bunn save 1. While you've all been busy stuffing your faces for a few days, Blackburn boss Steve Kean might just have found a Bunn to save his bacon. Young keeper Mark Bunn put in a great performance to earn a point at Liverpool. 2. It definitely wasn't a Blue Christmas.

szólj hozzá: Incredible Mark Bunn save 1. While you've all been busy stuffing your faces for a few days, Blackburn boss Steve Kean might just have found a Bunn to save his bacon. Young keeper Mark Bunn put in a great performance to earn a point at Liverpool. 2. It definitely wasn't a Blue Christmas.

Sunderland and Everton played out a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light today but Martin O'Neill's men were robbed of all three points when Everton were awarded a penalty after Leon Osman kicked the ground instead of the ball and fell over only for the referee to award a penalty to the Toffees to make it 1-1.

By Alan Duffy

Everton 1-1 Norwich City Premier League 17th December 2011

Dutch wideman Royston Drenthe rescued a point for Everton at Goodison Park after the Toffees had failed to make their dominance against Norwich City count.

Everton v Norwich Highlights 1-1 Goals Video 2011 Holt Osman is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Everton v Norwich Highlights 1-1 Goals Video 2011 Holt Osman is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Everton vs Norwich 2011 ( Everton v Norwich City video below) Final score and result:- Everton vs Norwich 1-1 ( Leon Osman/ Grant Holt) Goodison Park- 17 December, 2011- 15.

Let's get right to it:

Back at it in Candyland...

• Everton welcomes Norwich City to it's Really Goodison

The Premiership world was shocked when Everton announced that American Landon Donovan will come on loan to the Land of Toffee starting January 4th.

Okay, not shocked actually at all except for the fact that Everton actually got a quality player to help them in a battle with Father Relegation, even if only for two months.

Jone Samuelsen Goal Video- Samuelsen Header from 60 yards out- Odd Grenland Tromso is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Jone Samuelsen Goal Video- Samuelsen Header from 60 yards out- Odd Grenland Tromso is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Amazing stuff from Norway!

By Alan Duffy

Everton 2-2 Aston Villa Premier League September 10 2011

Two ginger-haired Scots tacticians went head to head at Goodison Park on Saturday, with Moyes and McCleish (surely ripe for a detective series?) watching their Everton and Villa sides share the points.

There's no getting away from it, that was a poor performance against an Everton side unable (or unwilling) to field a single recognised striker. We might owe a somewhat sheepish nod in the referee's direction, but Petrov and Gabby somehow managed to cancel out Leon Osman's opener and Leighton Baines' second half penalty to grab a hugely valuable point we barely deserved.

Liverpool are down 1-0 at the fortress known as Britannia Stadium, as a penalty converted by Jonathan Walters has handed Stoke City a 1-0 lead heading into half-time.

Reds vice-captain Jamie Carragher was whistled for fouling Walters and the 27-year old Potters winger made no mistake in confidently smashing his spot-kick in the upper center of the goal.

It's the first Premiership game after an international break and the transfer deadline day changes. Since we last played, Luke Young and Jean II Makoun headed for pastures new, but were replaced by Alan Hutton and Jermaine Jenas.

Here's how the two managers are going to look for the points today:

Hutton replaces Chris Herd in the only change to the starting line-up against Wolves, but Jenas doesn't make the 18.

In most of the season previews I have read about Everton, most of them have stressed the importance of keeping their small squad fit and being lucky with injuries if they are to succeed.
So to have one of their brightest young prospects and key attacking threats, Seamus Coleman, crocked before the season began, is an ominous sign for the Toffees.

Quick Reminder, Real Life top me if you've read this before but Everton didn't start out the season particularly well. Shocking, I know. This time around, it took them a little longer to revert to being a top half team but they got there eventually with a late charge up the table well after there was any chance of them challenging for a Europa Cup spot.

Everton have joined Liverpool and Manchester United in the race to sign Blackpool captain Charlie Adam this summer, Goal.com can reveal.
Toffees manager David Moyes believes Adam's drive and creativity would improve the Everton side and has made it known he would be interested in completing a deal for his fellow Scot.

Irish international Seamus Coleman scooped the Everton Young Player of the Season award at the BT convention centre in Liverpool last night
Having broken into the first team last season, the Donegal born Irishman has made massive progress since making his full Premier League debut at Fulham in September, making 39 appearances and scoring six goals.

This excellent Leon Osman goal vs Man City gave Everton a 2-1 win over the Citizens in the Premier League game between the two sides on May 7, 2011. The Osman goal against Man City was the winner after Yaya Toure and Sylvain Distin had exchanged goals. Everton coach David Moyes likened Osman to Toffees [.

Everton vs Man City 2-1 7 May, 2011- Goodison Park, Liverpool Final score:- Everton vs Man City 2-1 ( Sylvain Distin, Leon Osman/ Yaya Toure) Everton deliver to a blow to Man City's hopes for European football next season by snatching a 2-1 comeback win. A great header from Leon Osman from Phil Neville's cross [.

Leon Osman has never made an international appearance despite seven solid seasons with Everton. Is he England's ‘forgotten man'?
On Saturday, a late Leighton Baines penalty cancelled out two Darren Bent strikes as Everton shared the points with Aston Villa in a dramatic draw at Goodison Park.

Leon Osman has never made an international appearance despite seven solid seasons with Everton. Is he England's ‘forgotten man'?
On Saturday, a late Leighton Baines penalty cancelled out two Darren Bent strikes as Everton shared the points with Aston Villa in a dramatic draw at Goodison Park.

In my infinite capacity to mess with a good thing, and in clear violation of the fantasy rules, I've made the following trades today: Howard to Carson. I don't trust any of the cheaper keepers, but West Brom is coming off a six-match unbeaten streak. They are on the road against a Sunderland team in dire form and may see this match as their last chance for points for a while with Chelsea and @

The international break has thrown me for a bit of a loop, especially on the heels of the FA Cup break we just had. So I'm having a tough time getting back into the swing of of EPL things. But we have to start somewhere, right? And what better place than with the team I assembled on the barn door last weekend (two weeks ago!

Everton's 2-1 win over Fulham, and a Seamus Coleman goal was the perfect way for the young Killybegs born international to head into next Saturday's Euro 2012 game against Macedonia and the Uruguay friendly the following Tuesday.
The young Irishman says the win over Mark Hughes' side has given Everton a big lift ahead of the fixture gap, and he hopes to see the team return to Merseyside with the same level of optimism once the international fixtures are complete.

The 4th Round replay of Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge needed penalties to decide the outcome, with the Merseyside club pulling out the upset. I chose to cover this match because Chelsea had a dilemma; they have a midweek Champions League match at Copenhagen. How much would Chelsea play their first team?

A forlorn David Moyes described it as the "worst performance" he had ever seen in his 9 years in charge of Everton as his side limped to a 2-0 defeat against Bolton yesterday. The performance in the defeat went someway to explaining the current predicament Everton find themselves in, but it was Moyes, slumped and stony-faced, looking tired and haggard that betrayed the trouble the Merseyside club are in.

There's no doubt that a 2-2 result in the 215th Merseyside Derby was far from an ideal outcome at Anfield, but -- aside from the short burst of Everton dominance to begin the second half -- this was one of matches that should be viewed as more encouraging than disappointing.
Most strikingly, Raul Meireles continued to emerge from his shell and was perhaps the best player on the pitch.

Goals from Meireles and Kuyt aren't enough as the points are shared.

For the first 45 minutes, the script seemed to be playing out almost exactly as planned. Kenny Dalglish back on the Anfield touchline facing Everton in the derby, and Liverpool playing positive, pressing, attractive football.