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30 August 2003 12:30 Everton - Liverpool 0 - 3 FA
Barclays Premier League |
| Saturday 30 August 2003 12:30
FA Barclays Premier League |
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| "Everton" |
0 - 3 |
"Liverpool" |
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| GOAL |
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Owen 38, 52, Kewell 79 |
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Team: 13. Steve
Simonsen, 3. Alessandro Pistone, 20. Joseph Yobo, 4. Alan Stubbs, 6. David Unsworth, 2.
Steve Watson, 22. Tobias Linderoth, 11. Mark Pembridge, 15. Gary Naysmith, 8. Tomasz
Radzinski, 18. Wayne Rooney.
Subs: 37.
Iain Turner, 5. David Weir, 16. Thomas Gravesen, 30. Nick Chadwick, 10. Duncan Ferguson. |
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Team: 1. Jerzy Dudek,
4. Sami Hyypia (c), 23. Jamie Carragher, 25. Igor Biscan, 3. Steve Finnan, 11. Vladimir
Smicer, 17. Steven Gerrard, 7. Harry Kewell, 9. El Hadji Diouf, 10. Michael Owen, 5. Milan
Baros.
Subs: 22. Chris Kirkland, 18. John Arne Riise, 13. Danny Murphy, 15.
Salif Diao, 8. Emile Heskey. |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
| Unsworth (Gravesen 45), Linderoth
(Ferguson 71) |
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Smicer (Murphy 72), Baros (Heskey
72), Diouf (Riise 8) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Mike Riley |
| Booked: Naysmith 1, Watson 32, Rooney
82 |
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Booked: Kewell 50, Finnan 53 |
| VENUE |
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MANAGERS |
Goodison Park (capacity 40,260)
Attendance: 40,200 |
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David Moyes (Everton)
Gerard Houllier (Liverpool) |
 Price: J
Notes:
- Harry Kewell scores his first goal for LFC
- Biggest win against neighbours Everton since 1986.
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 OWEN AND KEWELL
SECURE DERBY GLORY FOR REDS
A Michael Owen double and Harry Kewell's first goal for the Reds gave Liverpool a
fantastic 3-0 win over city rivals Everton this afternoon.
Owen netted a goal in each half and Kewell volleyed home his first for the Reds
late on to secure local bragging rights for the red half of the city for a few months at
least.
The goal drought is over. The winless streak is over. The smiles are well and truly
back at Anfield and Gerard Houllier can enjoy the next two weeks before the Blackburn game
happy that the players he has so loyally stood by during the difficult opening weeks of
the campaign have repaid his faith.
Liverpool were excellent. Once the frenetic opening derby minutes had passed by, it
was the Reds who settled the game down and displayed a brand and style of football that
Kopites everywhere will be hoping becomes the norm from now on.
They passed the ball well, they used the whole width of the field in their
attacking play and at times Everton simply couldn't cope with the quality of football up
against them from a team supposedly in crisis.
The Blues created chances and may well feel as though they deserved at least a
share of the spoils, but Liverpool always looked the better of the two sides and richly
merited their first three point return of the campaign.
Igor Biscan was a rock at the back while El Hadji Diouf and Harry Kewell also
turned in their best Liverpool performances to date to help secure the Reds' third
successive Goodison victory.
Chances were few and far between in the opening stages, Everton's best falling to
Tomas Radzinski who was denied a goal by a sensational Igor Biscan tackle and Liverpool's
clearest opening coming when Harry Kewell fired over when well placed in the area.
Liverpool took the lead seven minutes before the break when Michael Owen netted his
first of the season from open play and scored for the third consecutive match at Goodison.
Harry Kewell fed Owen with a glorious pass and Owen made no mistakeat the Gwladys
Street end with a low left footed finish across Steve Simonsen and into the far corner.
Everton almost snatched an immediate leveller when Wayne Rooney was given a sight
of goal inside the area, but his snap shot from close range was stopped on its way to the
back of the net by Jerzy Dudek.
Gerard Houllier's side clearly sensed this game was there for the taking and almost
doubled their lead before the break when Michael Owen's goalbound effort was turned away
by Simonsen.
Everton made a change at the break, replacing David Unsworth with Thomas Gravesen
and they were almost on level terms within a minute of the re-start.
Mark Pembridge's curling free-kick was only half dealt with by Dudek and Radzinski
somehow missed the opportunity to turn the ball home from on the goal-line.
Liverpool showed they weren't content to sit on their lead and almost netted a
second when Smicer burst onto a loose ball in the midfield and stung the fingertips of
Simonsen with a rasping right footed drive.
The second goal did arrive shortly after and again from the boots of Michael Owen.
Milan Baros created the chance with a powerful run down the right, and when he laid the
ball perfectly into Owen's path the Liverpool striker made no mistake with a deadly right
footed finish.
Everton carved out a great chance to give themselves a lifeline in the game after
an hour when Wayne Rooney ran clear on goal but drove his shot wide of the far post.
Owen almost completed a magical hat-trick shortly after when he was presented with
the ball by Smicer on the edge of the area, but his curling drive was palmed away by
Simonsen before it nestled in the top corner.
Everton substitute Duncan Ferguson came within inches of grabbing a goal 14 minutes
from time when his free kick from outside the area hit the underside of thee cross bar and
bounced away to safety for the Reds.
Liverpool secured the victory and killed off Everton's challenge withtheir third
goaleleven minutes from time. Michael Owen skipped around the advancing Simonsen and
crossed to the far post where Kewell arrived to drive home a left footed volley into the
back of the net.
"3-0 in your Cup final" sang the Liverpool fans to the disappointed
Evertonians in the closing minutes of the match. Let's hope this is the first of many
joyful afternoons for Reds' fans over the remainder of the season.
Everton: Simonsen, Pistone, Yobo, Stubbs, Unsworth, Pembridge, Naysmith, Linderoth,
Watson, Rooney, Radzinski. Subs: Turner, Weir, Ferguson, Gravesen, Chadwick.
Liverpool: Dudek, Finnan, Hyypia, Biscan, Carragher,
Gerrard, Smicer, Diouf, Kewell, Owen, Baros. Subs: Kirkland, Heskey, Murphy, Riise, Diao.
Referee: Mike Riley
Liverpoolfc.tv man of the match: El Hadji Diouf
Breakdown
1 mins: Everton get the derby underway
2 mins: Booking: Gary Naysmith: Late challenge on Diouf
2 mins: Home fans protest as Liverpool win a series of early free kicks
6 mins: Good play by Diouf down the right but his cross is cleared
7 mins: Rooney volleys over from Pistone's well delivered cross from the right
8 mins: Radzinski fires over with Rooney well placed inside the area
8 mins: Radzinski races clear down the right but strikes his shot wide of Dudek's far post
10 mins: Everton win the game's first corner
10 mins: Gerrard heads Pembridge's kick behind for another Everton corner
13 mins: Diouf finds space on the right but Simonsen catches his crossed ball
16 mins: Biscan concedes a free kick 30 yards from goal
16 mins: Pembridge curls the free kick harmlessly wide of goal
17 mins: Liverpool win their first corner from Smicer's cross
19 mins: Kewell's instant shot from 12 yards flies over the bar. Good attack by the Reds
22 mins: Brilliant tackle from Igor to deny Radzinski a great chance of opening the
scoring
25 mins: Strong run by Baros but eventually he is crowded out of possession
25 mins: Naysmith shoots at Dudekfrom 20 yards. First shot on target in the game
26 mins: Kewell's drive from outside the box goes over Simonsen's goal
30 mins: Gerrard sets up Smicer, but Vladi shoots over from 30 yards
32 mins: Booking: Steve Watson:
37 mins: Brilliant skill from Diouf in the area but his final pass lets him down
38 mins: GOAL! Michael Owen: Kewell sets up Owen who scores with a low shot off the far
post
41 mins: Rooney brings a great save from Dudek with a first time shot
42 mins: Simonsen dives to his left to keep out Owen's curling effort
43 mins: Kewell aims for the top corner but Simonsen turns the ball away
46 mins: Liverpool kick off the second half
46 mins: Smicer foul awards Everton a free-kick in a dangerous position
46 mins: Desperate save from Dudek but he injures himself in the process
47 mins: Gerrard clears a corner with a long kick out of the box
49 mins: Great link up play between Smicer and Owen but Smicer's great shot is well saved
50 mins: Booking: Harry Kewell: Late challenge
51 mins: GOAL! Michael Owen: Great play by Baros and Owen slots the ball home from close
range
53 mins: Booking: Steve Finnan:
54 mins: Great save by Dudek from a good header
58 mins: Everton win a corner off Jamie Carragher
59 mins: Ronney breaks free on goal but his shot is well wide and doesn't trouble Dudek
60 mins: Owen denied a hat-trick after his brilliant curling shot is tipped over after a
great pass from Smicer
61 mins: Great block in the area by Carragher stops an Everton shooting chance
64 mins: More solid play from Carragher in defence
66 mins: Liverpool win another corner after sloppy Everton defending
68 mins: Liverpool passing the ball around well
70 mins: Rooney header goes wide
70 mins: Substitution: Duncan Ferguson for Tobias Linderoth:
72 mins: Substitution: Danny Murphy for Vladimir Smicer:
73 mins: Hesky header off target
72 mins: Substitution: Emile Heskey for Milan Baros:
75 mins: Ferguson free-kick hits the underside of the ba
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