• Date: Sat 07 February 2009
  • Venue: Goodison Park
  • Ref: Walton, P
  • Attendance: 33,791
Everton

Everton

Arteta (40) P

Jo (49)

Jo (90) P

3 - 0

Everton vs Bolton Wanderers

Team Lineups

Everton

Tim Howard
Phil Neville
Tony Hibbert
Joleon Lescott
Leighton Baines (Joseph Yobo, 82)
Phil Jagielka
Tim Cahill (Jack Rodwell, 77)
Dan Gosling
Leon Osman
Mikel Arteta (Andy van der Meyde, 86)
Joao Alves Jo

Bolton Wanderers

Jussi Jaaskelainen
Jlloyd Samuel
Andy O'Brien
Gary Cahill
Sebastien Puygrenier (Chris Basham, 60)
Gretar Steinsson
Mark Davies, M
Fabrice Muamba (Ebi Smolarek, 60)
Matt Taylor
Kevin Davies, K
Ariza Makukula (Riga Mustapha, 83)


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

Everton 3 Bolton 0: It's all over at Goodison and David Moyes' side have seen off Bolton Wanderers by three goals to nil. Jo scored twice on his debut and won a penalty for the first goal, scored by Arteta.

90
Goal
 

Everton 3 Bolton 0: Jo scores his second goal on his debut from the spot to seal a comfortable victory here for Everton.

90

It's a second penalty for Everton in the third minute of stoppage time. Gosling's cross from the right is handled by Mark Davies and this will seal it for Everton.

90

Almost a second goal for Jo on his debut, but he's denied by the feet of Jaaskelainen from 10 yards after a quickly taken Everton free-kick.

90

The fourth official indicates 4 minutes of added time.

90

Corner to Bolton, taken by Taylor, but Howard catches and it doesn't look like being Bolton's day.

89
Yellow Card
 

Hibbert receives Everton's first caution for a foul on Davies.

85
Substitution
 

Everton substitution: Everton's opening goal-scorer Mikel Arteta is replaced for the last 5 minutes by Van Der Mayde.

84

Another shot from Taylor for Bolton, but again Howard is equal to it.

83
Substitution
 

Bolton substituion: It's the final roll of the dice for Gary Megson and Ariza Makukula is going to be replaced by Mustapha Riga.

82
Substitution
 

Everton substitution: Yobo on for Baines.

82

Time starting to run out for Bolton and it looks like being a repeat of last season 2-0 scoreline for the Toffees.

81

Header from Makukula for Bolton from about 10 yards, but the ball ends up out for a goal-kick to Everton.

78

Rodwell is straight into the action and forces a throw-in for Everton down the right-hand side.

75
Substitution
 

Everton substitution: Jack Rodwell comes on for Tim Cahill.

74

Chance for Tim Cahill at the far post, but he heads Baines' 35 yard free-kick just wide. It could easily have been 3-0.

71

Bolton enjoying some decent possession in the past few minutes but Everton are a stubborn side to break down and Bolton finding it tough to carve out any real opportunities.

70

Another effort from Taylor for Bolton and they;re looking a much better side since the two substituions. The ball is easily stopped by Howard, but it will be an interesting finish to this game if Bolton can pull a goal back.

69

Corner, inswinging from Davies, but cleared by Tim Cahill at the near post.

69

Bolton starting to press and show some fight. Shot by Taylor from the edge of the area parried by Howard and out for a corner.

66

Corner to Bolton. Howard punches the cross clear and Steinsson's shot is charged down by Arteta.

64

Bolton with a rare attack, but the ball into the box but the ball is headed wide by Makukula from 10 yards out.

63

It;s becoming a frustrating afternoon for Gary Megson's men, who are looking well out of this game. Everton have registered 17 efforts at goal to Bolton's 2 and Bolton showing little sign of getting back into this match.

61
Yellow Card
 

Davies is shown the yellow card by referee Peter Walton for a late challenge on Arteta and Everton have a free-kick 25 yards out on the left-hand side.

60
Substitution
 

Bolton substitution: Chris Basham on for Puygrenier.

60
Substitution
 

Bolton substitution: Fabrice Muamba replaced by Ebi Smolarek.

58

Header by Jo from 12 yards, but saved by Jaaskelainen in the Bolton goal.

56

Another free-kick for Bolton, this time from closer range, but Everton clear at the far post.

55

Free-kick to Bolton 35 yards from goal on the right. Taylor crosses towards Davies at the far post but he can't reach it and the ball goes out for a goal-kick.

54

Foul by Davies on Tim Cahill and Everton have a free-kick out on the left hand side.

53

Shot by Jlloyd Samuel for Bolton from the left-hand side of penalty area, but it's a weak effort and Howard is down to save comfortably.

50

Corner to Bolton from the right.

49
Goal
 

Everton 2 Bolton 0: Phil Neville's right-wing cross is turned home from 12 yards out by Jo to double Everton's lead.

46

Today's attendance has been confirmed as 33,791 and most of them will be pleased with how the game is going so far.

46

Bolton first on the attack, but Makukula fouls Baines and Everton have a free-kick inside their own penalty area.

Second half
 

Bolton get the second half underway and they'll be looking for a far better performance in this second half.

45

Gary Megson will be the busier of the two managers at the interval after seeing his side very much second best in the first half and they'll need to vastly improve if they're to get anything out of this game.

45

The penalty might have been a little soft and Jo certainly made a meal of it, but David Moyes will be delighted with his team's performance, coming off the back of their dramatci extra-time victory in midweek against Liverpool.

Half time
 

Half-time for Goodison Park and Arteta's penalty 5 minutes before half-time has given Everton a deserved 1-0 lead at the break.

45

Free-kick for Bolton on the half-way line, pumped into the Everton penalty area, but Howard is alert and punches clear for Everton.

43

More Everton pressure. Arteta to Osman inside the area but his shot is blocked by Gary Cahill and out for a corner.

42

Everton almost double their advantage. Corner from Arteta and Jagielka's near-post header has come back off the crossbar. The rebound fell to Lescott but his close range effort went wide.

40
Goal
 

Everton 1 Bolton 0: Arteta fires home from the spot to give Everton a deserved lead with half-time approaching.

40

O'Brien has brought down Jo and it's a penalty to Everton. He's made a meal of it but Everton have a real chance to take the lead.

38

Right-foot volley from 30yds by Osman, but it goes harmlessly over.

38

Corner for Everton taken in-swinging by Baines from the right-hand side. Jaaskelainen punches clear.

35

Spell of possession from Everton results in a shot by Arteta from the left hand edge of the box but Jaaskelainen gets down at his near-post and saves.

33

Shot from Lescott, over the bar from 12 yards out and Jaaskelainen restarts with a goal-kick.

31

The game has become a little scrappy in the last couple of minutes and neither side seem able to gain clear possession of the ball.

30

Another foul by Muamba of Bolton, this time on Jo.

28

Cahill for Everton tries to head through for Jo to latch onto but Bolton's Cahill clears the danger.

24

Samuel sends in a cross from the left hand side but Osman clears the danger. Signs, however, that Bolton are just starting to get into this game.

23

Jo with another effort for Everton, but the ball goes wide from the edge of the area.

22

The first shot of the game for Bolton. Fabrice Muamba tries his luck, right-footed from 25 yards out, but the ball goes wide and out for a goal-kick.

20

Shot from Osman for Everton from around 20 yards on the left hand side of the area, but it's blocked by Andrew O'Brien for Bolton.

17

Bolton's first venture forward, but Makukula is caught offside and Howard restarts for Everton from the resulting free-kick.

15

It's been all Everton in this opening 15 minutes and the yshould be leading. Bolton have yet to mount a serious attack.

14

Shot by Jo from the centre of penalty area, but it's over the bar. Goal kick taken long by Jussi Jaaskelainen for Bolton.

11

Corner to Everton from Baines. Lescott shoots but it's deflected wide for another Everton corner.

9

Jo is almost in for Everton but wastes the opportunity. Cahill had mishit a cross from the left which fell to Jo but his mishit shot is cleared by the Bolton defence.

8

Foul by Kevin Davies on Jagielka inside the Everton half. Direct free kick taken by Mikel Arteta and Everton have possession again.

7

Everton on the attack again, this time with Osman down the left, but Bolton again break up the attack and clear the danger.

6

Everton attack down the right hand side with Gosling, but he loses the ball and Bolton clear.

5

Everton have started the more brightly here and have had some good possession.

4

Foul by Muamba on Cahill. Arteta gets the game going again for Everton.

2

First chance of the game and it falls to Cahill for Everton, but his effort from 3 yds out goes wide and the home side should be 1-0 up.

Kickoff
 

Everton get the game underway here. They start the match 10 points and 6 places clear of Bolton.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Bolton team line-up: Jaaskelainen, Andrew O'Brien, Cahill, Puygrenier, Samuel, Steinsson, Mark Davies, Muamba, Taylor, Kevin Davies, Makukula.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Everton team line-up: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Gosling, Neville, Arteta, Osman, Cahill, Jo.