Everton: December 2008 Archives

Gunners go for Blues ace

Arsene Wenger has targeted Everton star Mikel Arteta as a replacement for the injured Cesc Fabregas and could launch a January bid.

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Gosling ready for first-team fight

Dan Gosling is hoping to secure more first-team action at Everton after scoring his first goal for the club against Sunderland.

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Toffees striker raid latest

CSKA Moscow striker Vagner Love has admitted he would move to Everton, while Fiorentina say they want a fee for Giampaolo Pazzini.

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Toffees ready for top-four push - Round

Assistant boss Steve Round says Everton are aiming for a top-four finish after the comprehensive 3-0 win against Sunderland on Sunday.

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Odemwingie's Toffees link scotched

Lokomotiv Moscow have scotched reports linking Everton with a loan swoop for their Nigeria international winger Peter Odemwingie.

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Everton 3-0 Sunderland

Mikel Arteta was in inspirational form as the Spaniard grabbed a brace to help Everton to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sunderland.

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FT:Everton 3-0 Sunderland: It was all too easy for Everton who barely had to break sweat all afternoon as they cruised to victory over Sunderland who were poor.

GOAL:Everton 3-0 Sunderland: (83mins) Lescott bursts forward to feed a delightful ball through and GOSLING is on hand to ease it home.

HT:Everton 2-0 Sunderland: Everton have been in cruise control ever since Arteta's early free-kick as Sunderland struggle to impose themselves in the midfield.

GOAL:Everton 2-0 Sunderland: (26mins) ARTETA'S poor free-kick hits the wall but his half-volley on the rebound deflects beyond Fulop.

GOAL:Everton 1-0 Sunderland: (10mins) A bullet of a free-kick from ARTETA that flies through the wall and flashes past the goalkeeper.

LINE UP: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Osman, Neville, Fellaini, Pienaar, Cahill

LINE UP: Fulop, Whitehead, Nosworthy, Collins, Bardsley, Malbranque, Tainio, Richardson, Murphy, Cisse, Jones

Middlesbrough 0-1 Everton

Makeshift striker Tim Cahill grabbed the only goal of the game as Everton dominated Middlesbrough on their way to a regulation 1-0 win.

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FT:Middlesbro 0-1 Everton: Middlesbrough improved after the break but Everton looked pretty comfortable throughout and fully deserved to take all three points.

GOAL:Middlesbro 0-1 Everton:(51mins) Turnbull makes a superb save to deny Cahill's header but Cahill reacts to bundle home the rebound

HT:Middlesbro 0-0 Everton: Everton have been the better side so far and came closest through Pienaar, who has had one ruled out, struck the outside of the post.

LINE UP: Turnbull, McMahon, Riggott, Pogatetz, Taylor, Aliadiere, O'Neil, Arca, Downing, Sanli, Mido

LINE UP: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Neville, Fellaini, Pienaar, Gosling, Cahill.

Moyes looks to loan market

Everton boss David Moyes says he is keen to sign new players but admits he will have to use the loan market.

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Toffees chief in officials praise

David Moyes was disappointed his Everton side could not capitalise on Chelsea skipper John Terry's red card after Monday's 0-0 draw.

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Duo add to Moyes' injury woes

Everton have been hit by the news Joseph Yobo and Leon Osman have added to their growing injury list after Monday's draw with Chelsea.

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Everton 0-0 Chelsea

John Terry was sent off as ten-man Chelsea missed the chance to go top of the Premier League following a 0-0 draw at Everton.

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FT:Everton 0-0 Chelsea: Everton enjoyed the majority of 2nd half possession but Petr Cech earned ten-man Chelsea a point at Goodison as they stay in 2nd place.

HT:Everton 0-0 Chelsea: Chelsea had the majority of first half possession before skipper John Terry was sent off for a reckless tackle on Leon Osman.

LINE UP: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Ashley Cole, Mikel, Joe Cole, Ballack, Lampard, Deco, Anelka.

LINE UP: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Neville, Osman, Arteta, Fellaini, Pienaar, Cahill.

Toffees ace aims to make a point

Tim Cahill has admitted he would take a point from Everton's clash with away-day specialists Chelsea at Goodison Park on Monday.

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Cahill set for striker role

Everton boss David Moyes is set to use Tim Cahill as a striker against Chelsea if Louis Saha and Victor Anichebe fail fitness tests.

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Big spending ruled out

Assistant manager Steve Round admits Everton have to be prudent during January's transfer window despite making financial progress.

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Blues in Moscow bid

Brazil international striker Vagner Love has claimed Everton have asked CSKA Moscow about signing him in January's transfer window.

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Duo face late tests

Everton will give fitness tests to Victor Anichebe and Louis Saha ahead of Monday's big clash with Chelsea at Goodison Park.

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Knee op for striker

Striker James Vaughan has finally had the cartilage surgery which he had been waiting for, four weeks after picking up the injury.

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Target revealed

Champions League football is the 'primary, non-negotiable objective, of the club' according to chairman Bill Kenwright.

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Ledley denies bust up

Everton target Joe Ledley has played down reports that he has a problem over a new deal at Cardiff and claims it is a misunderstanding.

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Top target for midfielder

Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta is targeting a top six place for the side as they go into the busy Christmas period.

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Midlands strike ace linked with Blues

Everton are being linked with a January swoop on Wolves to land their top striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake despite their no sale pledge.

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Scots ahead of Toffees in Huszti chase

Celtic are reportedly winning the race ahead of Everton for the signature of Hannover's Hungary winger Szabolcs Huszti.

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Cahill hails Toffees response

Tim Cahill expressed his delight after his late goal helped Everton bounce back from the Aston Villa defeat at Man City on Saturday.

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Blues eye Neville swoop

Everton boss David Moyes is set to make a move for Manchester United full-back Gary Neville in the January transfer window.

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FT:Man City 0-1 Everton:The visitors snatch the points in extra time after a fairly equal game of football that saw chances go either way.

GOAL:Man City 0-1 Everton: (90mins)Tim Cahill wins the game for Everton in injury time with a header from a Leon Osman corner.

HT:Man City 0-0 Everton:Both sides have struck the woodwork in an entertaining first-half but neither have found the all important breakthrough.

LINE UP: Hart, Zabaleta, Richards, Dunne, Ball, Ireland, Kompany, Elano, Wright-Phillips, Mwaruwari, Robinho

LINE UP: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Osman, Pienaar, Fellaini, Castillo, Arteta, Cahill

Striker staying - Adams

Portsmouth have dashed any hopes that Everton may have had about signing David Nugent by claiming he is not for sale.

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Everton eye Cardiff ace

Everton boss David Moyes is said to be preparing a £6m new year swoop for Cardiff's Welsh international Joe Ledley.

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Latics chief repeats his star player hopes

Steve Bruce has reiterated his desire to keep key men, Emile Heskey and Antonio Valencia, at Wigan during the January transfer window.

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Blues and Hammers in striker race

Everton appear to be in a straight fight with West Ham for the services of Lazio striker Stephen Makinwa.

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Fellaini on Villa defeat

Everton will bounce back from Sunday's last gasp defeat to Aston Villa because of their spirit, according to Marouane Fellaini.

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Surgery concern over striker

Everton striker James Vaughan has returned from America without undergoing the cartilage operation he requires on his knee.

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Last chance saloon for Andy

Dutch winger Andy Van der Meyde is hoping to grab what could be his final chance for the first team at Everton.

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Moyes looks to Russian ace

David Moyes' search for a striker has seen him linked with Zenit St Petersburg's Pavel Pogrebnyak and Portsmouth's David Nugent again.

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Heskey vows to fight for Latics

Reported Everton target Emile Heskey has vowed to fight for Wigan's cause as speculation over his future reaches fever pitch.

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Moyes warns fans of transfers

David Moyes has warned Everton fans that he will not have a lot of cash to spend when the transfer window opens.

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Everton 2-3 Aston Villa

Ashley Young scored a fabulous last gasp winner as Villa stole all three points in a sensational encounter at Goodison Park.

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Fans urged to crank it up

Everton boss David Moyes has urged the fans to get behind the team for the clash with Aston Villa on Sunday.

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Injury boost for Moyes

Everton are set to be boosted by the early return of striker Louis Saha from injury following scans on his hamstring injury.

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Fresh striker link

Everton boss David Moyes is being linked with a move for Wigan striker Emile Heskey as he tries to solve his striker crisis.

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Central perk for Mikel

Everton's influential Spaniard Mikel Arteta looks set for an extended run in the middle of the park following his display at Spurs.

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Striker tipped to shine

Victor Anichebe is being tipped by team-mate Mikel Arteta to solve the striker crisis at injury-hit Everton.

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Strikers surgery confirmed

Everton striker James Vaughan will undergo a second cartilage operation today - while Yakubu had Achilles surgery yesterday.

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Blues line up Nugent

Out-of-favour Portsmouth striker David Nugent has emerged as a January transfer target for Everton boss David Moyes.

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Larsson drops move hint

Former Celtic and Manchester United striker Henrik Larsson says he is open to a move back to England amid reports Everton want him.

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'New Solskjaer' on Toffees' list

Everton are set to step up their interest in Norwegian striker Moa Abdellaoue after Valeranga stopped him from going to Man Utd.

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Moyes' Euro search started

Everton boss David Moyes is scouring Europe for a loan signing after injuries sidelined strikers Aiyegbeni Yakubu and Louis Saha.

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Gunners go for Blues ace

Arsene Wenger has targeted Everton star Mikel Arteta as a replacement for the injured Cesc Fabregas and could launch a January bid.

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Gosling ready for first-team fight

Dan Gosling is hoping to secure more first-team action at Everton after scoring his first goal for the club against Sunderland.

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Toffees striker raid latest

CSKA Moscow striker Vagner Love has admitted he would move to Everton, while Fiorentina say they want a fee for Giampaolo Pazzini.

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Toffees ready for top-four push - Round

Assistant boss Steve Round says Everton are aiming for a top-four finish after the comprehensive 3-0 win against Sunderland on Sunday.

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Odemwingie's Toffees link scotched

Lokomotiv Moscow have scotched reports linking Everton with a loan swoop for their Nigeria international winger Peter Odemwingie.

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Everton 3-0 Sunderland

Mikel Arteta was in inspirational form as the Spaniard grabbed a brace to help Everton to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sunderland.

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FT:Everton 3-0 Sunderland: It was all too easy for Everton who barely had to break sweat all afternoon as they cruised to victory over Sunderland who were poor.

GOAL:Everton 3-0 Sunderland: (83mins) Lescott bursts forward to feed a delightful ball through and GOSLING is on hand to ease it home.

HT:Everton 2-0 Sunderland: Everton have been in cruise control ever since Arteta's early free-kick as Sunderland struggle to impose themselves in the midfield.

GOAL:Everton 2-0 Sunderland: (26mins) ARTETA'S poor free-kick hits the wall but his half-volley on the rebound deflects beyond Fulop.

GOAL:Everton 1-0 Sunderland: (10mins) A bullet of a free-kick from ARTETA that flies through the wall and flashes past the goalkeeper.

LINE UP: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Osman, Neville, Fellaini, Pienaar, Cahill

LINE UP: Fulop, Whitehead, Nosworthy, Collins, Bardsley, Malbranque, Tainio, Richardson, Murphy, Cisse, Jones

Middlesbrough 0-1 Everton

Makeshift striker Tim Cahill grabbed the only goal of the game as Everton dominated Middlesbrough on their way to a regulation 1-0 win.

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FT:Middlesbro 0-1 Everton: Middlesbrough improved after the break but Everton looked pretty comfortable throughout and fully deserved to take all three points.

GOAL:Middlesbro 0-1 Everton:(51mins) Turnbull makes a superb save to deny Cahill's header but Cahill reacts to bundle home the rebound

HT:Middlesbro 0-0 Everton: Everton have been the better side so far and came closest through Pienaar, who has had one ruled out, struck the outside of the post.

LINE UP: Turnbull, McMahon, Riggott, Pogatetz, Taylor, Aliadiere, O'Neil, Arca, Downing, Sanli, Mido

LINE UP: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Neville, Fellaini, Pienaar, Gosling, Cahill.

Moyes looks to loan market

Everton boss David Moyes says he is keen to sign new players but admits he will have to use the loan market.

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Toffees chief in officials praise

David Moyes was disappointed his Everton side could not capitalise on Chelsea skipper John Terry's red card after Monday's 0-0 draw.

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Duo add to Moyes' injury woes

Everton have been hit by the news Joseph Yobo and Leon Osman have added to their growing injury list after Monday's draw with Chelsea.

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Everton 0-0 Chelsea

John Terry was sent off as ten-man Chelsea missed the chance to go top of the Premier League following a 0-0 draw at Everton.

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FT:Everton 0-0 Chelsea: Everton enjoyed the majority of 2nd half possession but Petr Cech earned ten-man Chelsea a point at Goodison as they stay in 2nd place.

HT:Everton 0-0 Chelsea: Chelsea had the majority of first half possession before skipper John Terry was sent off for a reckless tackle on Leon Osman.

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