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Sat 08 Nov 2008, Boleyn GroundReferee: M Halsey
West Ham United
 
 Team Lineup 
1
Green
2
Neill
19
Collins
15
Upson
  
(17)
3
Ilunga
20
Faubert
8
Parker
(86)
29
Bowyer
33
Sears
10
Bellamy
13
Boa Morte
(57)
Substitutes
31
Collison
(17)
28
Reid
24
Lastuvka
32
Di Michele
(86)
11
Etherington
   
(57)
5
Lopez
17
Mullins
 
 Match Quotes
West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola
"It's very difficult to accept. It is not the first time we've spoilt a good job in the last 10 minutes of a game. It is something that concerns me very much, obviously. The only thing I can say right now is that we need to find a solution. Maybe I have to give something more because the Premier League is punishing. You cannot afford to drop your attention for a minute."

- Gianfranco Zola

 
West Ham United 1
Everton 3
Scorer: Collison (63)
Scorer: Lescott (82)
Scorer: Saha (84, 87)
Attendance: 33961 FT (16:57)

 

Everton produced a stunning fightback to crush West Ham United with three goals in an amazing five-minute spell at Upton Park.

West Ham looked to be cruising to all three points when substitute Jack Collison scored on his home debut in the 53rd minute.

But an equaliser from Joleon Lescott in the 83rd minute was followed by a superb double from Louis Saha, who scored in the 85th and 87th minutes to crown an amazing late revival from the Toffees.

Saha almost gave the visitors the lead in the opening minute but his right-footed volley flashed just wide of Robert Green's left-hand upright.

But the home side responded immediately with Scott Parker bursting through the midfield before unleashing a low 20-yard drive which Tim Howard pushed wide.

The home side were dealt a blow after 15 minutes when defender Matthew Upson was taken off on a stretcher with an ankle injury, to be replaced by Collison.

In the 19th minute, Green had to be alert to deal with a low cross from Everton captain Phil Neville.

Moments later, Freddie Sears almost carved out an opening at the opposite end but the young West Ham striker lost control of the ball at the vital moment.

West Ham defender Herita Ilunga wrestled Victor Anichebe to the ground in the 22nd minute but Mikel Arteta's free-kick from the right flank was easily dealt with.

A counter-attack by the home side seconds later saw Sears put Craig Bellamy clear but the West Ham striker saw his shot deflected for a corner.

killer instinct

The match continue to ebb and flow and Jack Rodwell tried his luck for the visitors in the 23rd minute but his shot rolled harmlessly into the hands of the waiting Green.

Most of West Ham's best moves were inspired by the hard-working Parker but they lacked a killer instinct in attack.

Both Bellamy and Sears had plenty of the ball and when they combined again in the 28th minute, West Ham should have taken the lead.

Sears crossed from the left wing and when Everton's defence only half-cleared the ball, Bellamy sent his 18-yard volley high into the crowd.

The pair were beginning to form a vibrant partnership for the home side and with a bigger slice of luck, Sears would have opened the scoring in the 31st minute.

Bellamy cleverly left Joseph Yobo floundering with a neat dummy on the left edge of the penalty area before delivering the perfect low pass for the onrushing Sears.

However, Sears opted for power over placement and although his shot beat Howard it cannoned off the crossbar.

With two minutes of the first half remaining, Leon Osman was presented with a clear shot at goal from 20 yards but the Everton midfielder could not hit the target.

In the 56th minute, Jack Rodwell went close for Everton when he hooked his effort just wide of the upright from close range.

Moments later, West Ham replaced Luis Boa Morte with winger Matthew Etherington in a bid to give the home side more thrust in attack.

charged down

In the 59th minute, the rampaging Bellamy was fouled on the edge of the penalty area by Neville as West Ham increased the tempo of the match .

However, Bellamy's subsequent free-kick was charged down by Everton's defensive wall.

But West Ham did break the deadlock in the 63rd minute through substitute Collison.

The goal was superbly set-up by a brilliant piece of individual skill from Parker who backheeled the ball into the path of the home debutant.

With Everton's defence completely wrong-footed by Parker's brilliance, Collison took his time to curl the ball into the top corner.

It was a memorable goal for the youngster who had never played at home for the first team until Upson's first-half injury presented him with the opportunity.

The home side seemed to be in full control and were threatening to increase their advantage, with the pace of Sears and Bellamy a constant threat to the visitors.

But Everton conjured up an amazing fightback in the last 10 minutes when Lescott planted a firm header beyond Green for the leveller in the 83rd minute.

Worse was to follow for West Ham when a cross from Anichebe was fired home by Saha, with a slight deflection on his shot taking the ball past Green.

The former Manchester United striker then repeated the feat, with a powerful low 20-yard shot bouncing past Green in the 87th minute to leave West Ham floored.

 

 Fantasy Player Pick
Manchester United striker Louis Saha

Louis Saha

(Everton)
Two goals and an assist helped secure victory for the Toffees.
 IKTS Snapshot
2 per cent
Just two per cent of people playing IKTS correctly predicted a 3-1 away win for Everton.
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 Team Lineup 
24
Howard
18
Neville
4
Yobo
6
Jagielka
5
Lescott
   
10
Arteta
17
Cahill
26
Rodwell
(65)
21
Osman
9
Saha
(90)
28
Anichebe
(85)
Substitutes
27
Jutkiewicz
14
Vaughan
(65)
32
Gosling
2
Hibbert
(90)
3
Baines
(85)
1
Nash
8
Castillo
 
 Match Quotes
Everton manager David Moyes
"We got a result we didn't look like getting. Mikel [Arteta] was terribly ill before the game but we wanted to keep him on because he can create a goal. Tim [Cahill] is struggling with an injury to the sole of a foot and at one point he was hobbling. But again I kept him on. We were resilient and stuck at and were looking for something to happen. Joleon's goal gave us that."

- David Moyes

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