Everton sign off in style

16 May 2009 14:15
Everton easily grabbed three points from their final home game of the season with a 3-1 win over West Ham. The visitors took the lead against the run of play when Radoslav Kovac picked up the ball 35 yards out and blasted a long-range effort into the net as Everton stood off him. But the game was changed completely when Everton were awarded a penalty and West Ham reduced to 10-men on 37 minutes. As Tim Cahill burst into the penalty area, he was tripped by young centre-back James Tomkins. Phil Dowd pointed to the spot and showed Tomkins a red card. Louis Saha stepped up and coolly sent goalkeeper Robert Green the wrong way, slotting his shot into the bottom corner. Everton took the lead shortly after half-time when Joseph Yobo brought down a Steven Pienaar corner before firing his shot through a crowded six-yard box. The match was put beyond doubt when Saha tapped-in from inside the six-yard box after some great work by Pienaar on the left.

Source: SKY_Sports