Source: Team_Talk
Beckford bags as Toffees progress
Jermaine Beckford scored his first Everton goal as the Toffees beat 10-man Huddersfield 5-1 in the Carling Cup second round at Goodison Park.[LNB] Beckford's first competitive goal for the Toffees, coming from the penalty spot, helped put the seal on the victory after Huddersfield had responded to early Marouane Fellaini and Jack Rodwell strikes.[LNB]A John Heitinga own goal gave the League One outfit hope at half-time but Beckford's penalty and further efforts from Louis Saha and Leon Osman - after Lee Peltier had been sent off and Heitinga missed from the spot - settled the tie.[LNB]Everton boss David Moyes fielded a strong side despite making six changes.[LNB]Midfielders Jack Rodwell and Fellaini both came into the side at Goodison Park after being named on the bench for Saturday's draw with Wolves.[LNB]Goalkeeper Jan Mucha and forward Magaye Gueye were handed debuts while Osman and Seamus Coleman also featured.[LNB]Huddersfield's side included former Everton defender Gary Naysmith, who spent seven years with the Toffees before leaving in 2007.[LNB]Everton had a chance after winning a corner inside the first minute but Fellaini miscued his shot from Gueye's cross.[LNB]Jamie McCombe had a glorious chance to hand the Terriers the lead in the seventh minute when Lee Croft's cross fell invitingly after taking a looping deflection off Leighton Baines.[LNB]The summer signing from Bristol City met the ball with a firm header but Mucha produced a fine save to his left.[LNB]Everton responded to claim the opening goal with a slick move of their own.[LNB]France Under-21 international Gueye found good space on the left and delivered a pinpoint cross for the unmarked Fellaini to head in from six yards.[LNB]The Toffees began to look a class apart and stepped up the pressure to add a second seven minutes later.[LNB]Rodwell beat Damien Johnson with a neat drag-back on the edge of the area and then drilled a low shot into the bottom corner.[LNB]Yet Huddersfield were determined to put up a fight and Peltier blazed over from 18 yards.[LNB]Gary Roberts also had a chance from a well-worked Johnson free-kick but shot well over the bar.[LNB]Huddersfield then survived a scare as Sylvain Distin got forward and whipped in a dangerous cross which McCombe nervously sliced across his own goal.[LNB]Steven Pienaar then drove narrowly wide after Fellaini smartly pulled the ball down in the area.[LNB]But Huddersfield finished the first half strongly and twice hit the woodwork before pulling a goal back.[LNB]First Croft struck the foot of the post from a Naysmith cross.[LNB]Town then came back again with a Joey Gudjonsson cross bouncing off Roberts and hitting the bar.[LNB]Robinson closed in the rebound and Heitinga headed into his own net under pressure.[LNB]Huddersfield suffered a blow as they were forced to replace their highly-rated goalkeeper Alex Smithies, who was named in the England Under-21 squad yesterday, with Ian Bennett at half-time.[LNB]One of Bennett's first jobs was to pick the ball out of the net after Beckford celebrated his first goal for Everton.[LNB]The former Leeds striker stepped up to score from the penalty spot in the 49th minute after Rodwell was brought down by a clumsy challenge from Johnson.[LNB]Beckford almost had a second moments later after Rodwell charged down a clearance but Bennett produced an instinctive save to tip over the bar.[LNB]Rodwell then shot tamely at Bennett after tricky work from Fellaini on the edge of the box and Pienaar missed the target from distance. Osman then went even closer with a fine curling effort.[LNB]Croft was denied at the other end by the feet of Mucha but Everton continued to look dangerous and Fellaini and substitute Diniyar Bilyaletdinov had shots blocked in a goalmouth scramble.[LNB]Everton did then bundle the ball into the net but the flag was raised for a foul on Bennett.[LNB]Everton were awarded a second penalty after Peltier pulled back Coleman with 20 minutes remaining.[LNB]Having already been booked for a foul on Gueye, Peltier was shown a second yellow card by referee Neil Swarbrick and then a red.[LNB]Heitinga, still awaiting his first Everton goal, was handed the responsibility from 12 yards but Bennett saved well to his left.[LNB]Yet Everton did not have to wait long for their fourth, Saha coming off the bench to score with his first touch from 18 yards after Osman and Beckford combined.[LNB]Osman then wrapped up the scoring five minutes from time with a header at the far post.
