- Date:2009-12-28
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Goodison Park
- Attendance:39419
- Referee:Webb, H
Live Commentary
90mins
Full-Time: EVERTON 2-0 BURNLEY. Relief for Everton as Howard Webb blows the full-time whistle.
90mins
EVERTON 2-0 BURNLEY. Steven Pienaar seals the points with a stylish finish after good work from Ayegbeni Yakubu.
90mins
Ayegbeni Yakubu unleashes a left-foot shot which produces a great save from Brian Jensen.
89mins
Tyrone Mears is booked for a challenge on Steven Pienaar.
88mins
A good effort from Kevin McDonald is well saved by Tim Howard to the relief of the home crowd.
87mins
The home crowd are anxious every time Burnley get the ball, desperate to hang on for three precious points.
85mins
Wade Elliott is replaced by Robbie Blake.
84mins
Chris Eagles forces a great save from Tim Howard as Burnley go for the equaliser.
83mins
EVERTON 1-0 BURNLEY. Marouane Fellaini's cross pings around the area and James Vaughan's left-foot effort beats Brian Jensen.
82mins
James Vaughan comes on for Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.
82mins
Steven Fletcher is replaced by Steven Thompson.
81mins
Chris Eagles tests the Everton defence but Lucas Neill does well to snuff out the danger.
79mins
Steven Pienaar takes a shot which is well wide and Howard Webb has a little word with Brian Jensen about timewasting.
78mins
Steven Fletcher's header is well held by Tim Howard and he waits for his team-mates to get forward before releasing the ball.
77mins
Sloppy defending from Everton gifts Burnley a corner.
75mins
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's shot is deflected and Everton have another corner, which is hit over the bar by Marouane Fellaini.
74mins
Marouane Fellaini is flagged offside and Burnley can take a breather for a moment.
73mins
Leighton Baines has a shot which is deflected for another corner by Michael Duff.
72mins
Leighton Baines hits the wall and it goes out for a corner.
71mins
Michael Duff is booked for a foul just outside the area and it's another free-kick for Everton.
70mins
Twenty minutes to go, can Burnley hang on or will Everton make the most of their extra man?
69mins
Burnely win a corner but can't make the most of the set-piece.
67mins
The sending-off has lifted the home crowd.
65mins
Ayegbeni Yakubu's header is tipped over the bar by Brian Jensen as Everton step up the pressure.
64mins
Burnley have to shuffle their pack and David Nugent is replaced by Christian Kalvenes.
62mins
Stephen Jordan has to go after pulling back Steven Pienaar.
60mins
Tim Cahill is injured and replaced by Phil Neville.
60mins
Wade Elliott is booked for a foul on Leighton Baines.
59mins
David Nugent turns and shoots against the post with Tim Howard beaten.
57mins
Tim Cahill is fouled by Kevin McDonald and Everton have a free-kick which is taken too quickly, and they can't make the most of the retaken kick.
56mins
The crowd are very quiet with Everton yet to make the breakthrough.
54mins
Johnny Heitinga hits the ball well and it goes through the wall but Brian Jensen sees it all the way and makes the save.
53mins
Andre Bikey is booked for the foul on Ayegbeni Yakubu.
53mins
Ayegbeni Yakubu is pulled back and Everton have a dangerous free-kick five yards outside the box on the left-hand side.
51mins
Chris Eagles has a great run and cuts the ball back to Kevin McDonald whose shot is wide of the far post.
50mins
Burnley put together a nice move but give the ball away and the crowd urge Everton forward.
48mins
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov cuts inside but Tony Hibbert can't reach his pass and there are more groans from the home fans.
46mins
Burnley have an early corner but the free-kick is given for an infringement by Andre Bikey.
46mins
Everton kick off the second half.
45mins
The whistle goes for half-time.
45mins
The corner is defended well by Burnley but Johnny Heitinga has a shot which flies over the bar.
45mins
Tim Cahill's cross is headed against a defender by Marouane Fellaini and the home side have a corner.
43mins
Tim Cahill clips the ball into the far post but there's no-one there for Everton and it goes out for a goalkick.
41mins
David Nugent's effort is blocked by Johnny Heitinga.
40mins
The Goodison crowd are not happy as the clock ticks towards half-time.
38mins
Ayegbeni Yakubu comes inside from the left and has a shot which goes wide.
37mins
David Nugent almost reaches a long pass forward but is foiled by Lucas Neill.
35mins
Ayegbeni Yakubu is flagged offside to the frustration of the home fans.
34mins
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov forces a good save from Brian Jensen to his right and he pushes the ball way out of the box to avoid conceding from the follow-up.
32mins
It's been a frantic first half hour with both sides having good chances to take the lead.
30mins
Everton build another attack but Brian Jensen cuts out the cross at his near post and they must start again.
28mins
There's a sense of frustration around Goodison Park as the free-kick is wasted.
27mins
Stephen Jordan is booked for a foul on Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.
25mins
Everton have another corner but Steven Pienaar is penalised for handball.
22mins
Leighton Baines sends in a cross and Ayegbeni Yakubu hits the post with Brian Jensen stranded.
22mins
The corner is eventually cleared by Everton but it's been a good spell of pressure from Burnley.
21mins
Wade Elliott has a shot which Tim Howard puts out for Burnley's first corner.
20mins
Steven Fletcher forces a good save from Tim Howard down to his left and Burnely can't make the most of the follow-up.
19mins
Leon Osman has a shot which goes well wide.
18mins
Tony Hibbert finds some space but his cross is poor and goes out for a Burnely goalkick.
17mins
A backheel from Tim Cahill finds Steven Pienaar who has a speculative shot from distance which goes wide.
15mins
The corner is well defended by Burnley.
14mins
Everton have a corner and the crowd can sense they have the edge.
12mins
Everton are starting to look more dangerous, Brian Jensen saving from Leon Osman.
11mins
Ayegbeni Yakubu appeals for another penalty after tussling with Michael Duff but again the referee is not interested.
9mins
The Burnley fans are enjoying their day out so far and making a lot of noise.
7mins
David Nugent tries a left-foot volley which goes wide after Lucas Neill makes a mess of his clearance.
5mins
Everton appeal for a penalty after the ball hits Michael Duff's hand in the area but referee Howard Webb rules it was ball to hand.
4mins
Andre Bikey and Ayegbeni Yakubu are already having an interesting battle, that will be one to watch.
3mins
Burnley have won a throw-in near the corner flag and are in no hurry to take it as they try to slow the pace of the game down.
2mins
Brian Jensen does well to smother the ball with Everton looking dangerous on the counterattack through Tim Cahill.
1mins
Burnley get the game underway.
0mins
Everton are missing Louis Saha through injury so Ayegbeni Yakubu starts up front today, while Burnley are unchanged.
Match Preview
Everton must get their Premier League campaign back on track with a home test against struggling Burnley at Goodison Park on Monday afternoon.
Merseyside is a miserable place for football these days and with a lengthy injury list still blighting their progress, David Moyes' men need a win if they are to remain away from the relegation places.
With tough clashes with Manchester City and Arsenal fast approaching in the new year, there could be further troubles ahead.
Mikel Arteta, Phil Jagielka and Victor Anichebe are still struggling with knee injuries and fellow first team players Joseph Yobo, Jack Rodwell, Dan Gosling and Sylvain Distin are out with hamstring concerns.
The recent return of dynamic midfield pair Steven Pienaar and Leon Osman has lightened Moyes' problems, but they require the injury list to be eradicated sooner rather than later.
Phil Neville made the bench for the 1-1 draw with Sunderland on Boxing Day and the Toffees skipper may well be among the replacements again following his recovery from a long-term knee ligament injury.
Burnley, after an exceptional start to the season, are now in freefall and it seems that manager Owen Coyle simply cannot guide the Clarets to an away-day victory.
It is their inability to back their home form up which is causing major concern for last season's Championship play-off winners and, with just a single point from a possible 27 on the road, they will be praying they can turn this shocking statistic around against Everton.
Chris McCann and Martin Paterson are still out with knee injuries and should return at the end of January.
Young striker Jay Rodriguez will be back in the new year as he continues to recover from an ankle problem.
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Match Report
Late goals from James Vaughan and Steven Pienaar earned Everton their third win of the season and condemned ten-man Burnley to their ninth away defeat of the season.
Injury-hit youngster Vaughan had only been on the pitch for 40 seconds when he fired home Marouane Fellaini's cross at the far post with six minutes remaining before South Africa international Pienaar lashed in a stunner in the final minute.
And it was hard luck on the Clarets who had matched the Blues for long periods until Stephen Jordan got himself sent off on the hour for tugging back Pienaar.
The Blues flew out of the traps and in the second minute Leon Osman wasted a great chance when he failed to control Yakubu's cut-back in the box.
Blues keeper Tim Howard was called upon in the 20th minute when he produced a fine stop to divert Steven Fletcher's shot over the bar.
A minute later he kept out Wade Elliott's low drive but Everton immediately broke and Leighton Baines' cross was crashed against the post by Yakubu.
And 12 minutes before the break Diniyar Bilyaletdinov skipped inside Jordan, but saw his shot brilliantly saved by Brian Jensen.
But it was the Clarets who started the second-half brightest with Chris Eagles' 70-yard dash setting up Kevin McDonald but the young Scot blazed his shot over the bar on 52.
Five minutes later lifelong Evertonian David Nugent was denied by the post after quick-thinking from Elliott.
But Burnley were up against it on the hour when Jordan, who was sent off on his last visit to Goodison Park in February 2006 for Manchester City, tugged back Pienaar and received his second yellow card.
That gave Everton renewed impetus and Jensen made another great stop on 65 to keep out Yakubu's looping header.
But the deadlock was finally broken on 84 when Vaughan clinically bagged his first Everton goal since December 2007.
And the win was sealed in the final minute when Yakubu rampaged forward from the halfway line, before teeing up Pienaar to smash his second goal of the season past Jensen.
Everton Team
Burnley Team
Everton | Burnley |
Corners
| 10 | 6 |
Fouls
| 8 | 21 |
Goal attempts
| 17 | 10 |
Shots off target
| 8 | 3 |
Offsides
| 2 | 1 |



90mins
There are three minutes of added time.