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Post by Everton News. on Mar 18, 2017 14:20:43 GMT
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Post by Everton News. on Mar 18, 2017 14:21:37 GMT
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is promoted to the Everton starting line-up for this afternoon’s clash against Hull City. Also coming into the Blues team today is Idrissa Gana Gueye, while Leighton Baines has been passed fit after overcoming his back complaint. It’s just the second time that Calvert-Lewin has started a Premier league fixture, following on from his appearance against Southampton in January when he suffered an ankle injury which kept him sidelined for the best part of two months. He made his return as a late substitute in the 3-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion a week ago. Gareth Barry drops down to the bench, while there is no place in the 18 for Kevin Mirallas. Mirallas’ absence from the squad means there is a place amongst the substitutes for Aaron Lennon. Hull travel to Goodison without Oumar Niasse, the scorer of both goals in their 2-1 success against Swansea City last time out. The striker is ineligible to play against his parent club as part of his loan agreement.
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Post by Avinalaff on Mar 18, 2017 14:23:58 GMT
Interesting to see Calvert-Lewin start ahead of both Valencia and Lookman.
The future looks bleak for Ramiro Funes Mori if Phil Jagielka is back in the squad.
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Post by evertonfan1968 on Mar 18, 2017 17:02:20 GMT
That'll do us. Made up the big lad found the net. Hope Schneiderlin is ok, as we're going to need him so maybe the break could do us a favour this time. COYB!
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Post by Everton News. on Mar 18, 2017 17:11:33 GMT
Everton 4-0 Hull CityHome team scorersDominic Calvert-Lewin 9 Enner Valencia 78 Romelu Lukaku 90 +0:03 Romelu Lukaku 90 +3:29 If Romelu Lukaku hopes his Everton career will soon be in the past, he is at least making history during his time at Goodison Park. A player who seems to reach landmarks by the week was already the club’s record scorer in the Premier League. A late brace made him the Premier League’s leading marksman, the first Everton player since Bob Latchford to score in seven straight home games and the first since Gary Lineker to record 20 in a league campaign. He may eye the exit, but his attitude could not be faulted. He was provider before scoring two goals, Enner Valencia exchanging passes with the Belgian to score a minute after his introduction. Then the favour was returned as the Ecuadorian picked him out and Lukaku finished coolly. Then, with Hull capitulating, he intercepted Omar Elabdellaoui’s poor back-pass to double his tally. But for a club supposedly living in the past, Everton provided an enticing glimpse of the future. They answered their premier critic – and top scorer – with a victory to suggest there are reasons for optimism, whether or not Lukaku stays. As Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened his Everton account with a goal made by three players with a combined age of just 61, there was a progressive feel to proceedings. If only briefly, Everton appear a club on the up. Their 83-day stay in seventh place was ended as they leapfrogged Manchester United. They are behind Arsenal only on goal difference. A sixth straight league win at Goodison Park also gives them the distinction of taking most points in the division in 2017. Everton’s earliest goal came courtesy of the three junior figures in their starting 11, with scorer and provider offering particular proof of Ronald Koeman’s willingness to trust in youth. Two years ago, Calvert-Lewin was playing in the Conference North for Stalybridge. Now his first goal for Everton came on his second start and five divisions higher and aided by other improving players. Ross Barkley, a comparative veteran of 23, supplied a defence-splitting pass. The 18-year-old Tom Davies displayed the energy to run on to it. He supplied a low cutback and the 20-year-old Calvert-Lewin added the finish. He had the opportunity to double his tally, with Barkley again the provider.. The midfielder marked his England recall by bending in a cross. Calvert-Lewin got his angles wrong, directing his header wide. It was a rare misstep. He embarrassed Andrea Ranocchia, an Italy international and a former captain of Inter Milan, in a prodigious display. If Lukaku’s public admission of his desire to leave, coupled with his decision to question Everton’s ambition, had prompted speculation about the sort of reception he would receive, he need not have worried. There was barely a boo before kick-off. Supporters celebrated when he sidefooted a shot past Eldin Jakupovic, though he was correctly adjudged offside and the goal was chalked off. He twice came close with ferocious strikes before his injury-time brace. Perhaps because of Lukaku, Marco Silva changed tack in his bid to halt Koeman’s free-scoring side, fielding three centre-backs for only the second time in his reign. If the ploy scarcely seemed a success when Hull trailed after eight minutes, it was instructive that Koeman adopted the same tactic for the final 35 minutes. It helped ensure a third successive clean sheet on home turf. Hull were muted at the start. Their first chance of note was not fashioned, but donated by Everton. When Andrew Robertson punted the ball forward, Ashley Williams left it for Joel Robles. The tentative goalkeeper did not come to claim and Sam Clucas nipped in, lobbing him and landing a shot on the roof of the net. Minus last week’s match-winner Oumar Niasse, who was ineligible to face his parent club, a Hull side who have not won away since August proved unable to cure their travel sickness. With Robertson volleying into the side-netting and Kamil Grosicki looking a lively substitute, they nevertheless had a brighter spell until Tom Huddlestone leapt in, studs up, on Idrissa Gueye and was duly expelled. He will serve a three-match suspension. Hull promptly conceded three more goals. Guardian
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