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// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Everton 1-1 Aston VillaSoccer Saturday analysisMatt Le Tissier was not impressed by the decision of referee Lee Probert to send off two players in Everton's 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.[LNB] Everton goalscorer Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Villa defender Carlos Cuellar both saw red in the closing stages of Saturday afternoon's Premier League clash.[LNB]Bilyaletdinov was given a straight red card for a tackle on Stiliyan Petrov while Cuellar received a second yellow for a late foul on Yakubu, but Le Tissier thought both decisions were harsh.[LNB]"I felt the referee lost control a little bit in the second half," Le Tissier told Soccer Saturday.[LNB]"Bilyaletdinov did go in with his feet up, but it wasn't in a dangerous manner. His feet were right near the ground, he was going for the ball and was a fraction of a second out.[LNB]"For me it was a yellow card tops, but he got a straight red for it which was really harsh in my opinion.[LNB]"Obviously the Everton fans were then not particularly pleased and two minutes later Cuellar, who got the yellow card in the first half picked up a second yellow for a tackle on Yakubu.[LNB]"It was right by the touchline and in any other minute of the game, if there'd been no other sendings off, it was just a foul. It's not a second yellow card by any stretch of the imagination.[LNB]"But it was right by the touchline and all the Everton fans went up. If you look at the referee he blew for a foul, there was no reaction, and he almost saw the Everton crowd go up and thought 'ooh, I'd better get a second yellow card out'.[LNB]"Off he goes, and for me it was a bit harsh."[LNB]ImprovementLe Tissier felt the game marked an improvement for Everton following a poor run of form for David Moyes' men.[LNB]However, he said both sides failed to create many chances and in the end both managers could be happy with a point.[LNB]"Everton certainly showed enough energy," he added.[LNB]"They've been accused of looking tired but they came out of the blocks quite well and dominated the first 15-20 minutes without creating too many chances.[LNB]"Villa got themselves back into the game in the second part of the half, but just before half-time Everton took the lead.[LNB]"Bilyaletdinov scored and at that point Everton felt they could probably go on and take the game by the scruff of the neck.[LNB]"But Martin O'Neill made a substitution at half time and John Carew, who had scored three in three against Everton, found himself on the bench but served up the perfect answer with the equaliser.[LNB]"From then it was end to end, not too many clear-cut chances and Brad Friedel and Tim Howard didn't have too many good saves to make.[LNB]"In the end a draw was probably a fair result."[LNB]
