Venue: Goodison Park, LiverpoolCarling Cup Wednesday 25 August 2010; 8:00pmEverton 5 1 HuddersfieldFellaini (7')
Rodwell (14')
Beckford (pen:51')
Saha (77')
Osman (84') Half Time: 0-0Heitinga (og:40')Attendance: 28,901Round 2 Referee: Neil Swarbrick Match Summary
Huddersfiled arrived with Gary Naysmith and Peter Clarke, both ex-Blues.
As hoped for by many after the very poor league start to the season, this was at last an adventurous tema selection. Jan Mucha finally given his debut in goal, Coleman at right-back, Heitinga in his rightful place in defence, Rodwell and Fellaini together in midfield, Gueye andopther debutant on the right wing, and Jermain Beckford on his own up front... defineitly with something ot prove.
And it paid off within 7 mins as Gueye delivered a superb cross that Marouanne Fellani planted smartly in the back of the Huddersfield net.
The fresh Everton line-up continued the good work with a top class goal from Jack Rodwell: Steven Pienaar laid it off nicely and Rodders lashed the ball into the corner from all of 25 yards.
Huddersfild were rocked but started to come back into it a little as Everton relaxed. They did get an odd free kick but could not do much with it.
Beckford seemed to be tripped by Clarke, but was probably guilty of being a bit clumsy. And five minutes before the break, a silly incident saw the ball come back off the Everton bar and come off Johnny Heitinga's head for a daft own-goal.
Not long into the second half and Rodwell went down in the area, hauled down by Damien Johnson... Penalty! Jermain Beckford strode forward and hammered it home right-footed. Nice way to get off the mark on his Everton account, and shut up the Trotters who were baiting the ex-Leeds player.
Rodwell did well to get the ball out to Beckford who's great shot was tipped over the bar by sub 'keeper Bennett. Colemanwas having a great time going forward, a lovely ball in to Osman was ever so close to the fourth goal.
Bily came on for Magaye, who had played a very good game. Coleman was the next one to win a penalty, Peltier, second yellow card. Beckford stood on the spot waiting to take it but Heitinga rather arrogantly stole the ball off Beckford and, for all his determination to get back for the own goal, could not beat Bennett, who saved it well. Bad Karma!
Pienaar made way for Louis Saha, we desperately needed a goal... and that's just what he did with his first touch off a nice set-up from Beckford, finishing smartly from 18 yards for the fourth goal.
Everton were now really turning on the style. Coleman again, who had caused mayhem going forward down the right, was there to cross deep to the far post where Osman powered a header that bounced off the ground and up into th roof of the net for a fine layer of icing on the cake.
A very satisfactory performance that a fresh and adventurous Everton team domininated for most of the time. That's more like it, Moyes!
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