UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, November 27, 2014
Everton WDWDW 2
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VfL Wolfsburg WWWWL 0
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EVE112
WOB000
Volkswagen Arena · ESPN3

Match Report

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Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas on target as Everton beat Wolfsburg

Everton through to knockout stages after Belgian duo ensure victory over Wolfsburg.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
11
7
Saves
3
39.7
Possession
60.3
11
SHOTS
39
5
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
279
Accurate Passes
459
364
Passes
521
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
12
6
Crosses
51
0.3
Cross %
0.2
66
Long Balls
62
25
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
12
15
Effective Tackles
17
21
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
45
Effective Clearances
13
45
Clearances
13

Head to Head

EVE leads series 1-0

Lineups

WOB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diego BenaglioG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD-L
  3. 25NaldoCD-R
  4. 4Marcel SchäferLB
  5. 8VieirinhaRB
  6. 10Aaron HuntAM
  7. 22Luiz GustavoLM
  8. 19Junior MalandaRM
  9. 3Nicklas BendtnerF
  10. 9Ivan PerisicAM-L
  11. 14Kevin De BruyneAM-R

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Tim HowardG
  2. 15Sylvain DistinCD-L
  3. 6Phil JagielkaCD-R
  4. 29Luke GarbuttLB
  5. 2Tony HibbertRB
  6. 5Samuel Eto'oAM
  7. 17Muhamed BesicLM
  8. 16James McCarthyRM
  9. 10Romelu LukakuF
  10. 11Kevin MirallasAM-L
  11. 7Aiden McGeadyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Substitution, Everton. Leon Osman replaces James McCarthy because of an injury.
  2. 43' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Everton 1. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas following a fast break.
  3. 45'+2' Luiz Gustavo (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Ivan Perisic (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 63' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Daniel Caligiuri replaces Junior Malanda.
  6. 73' Substitution, Everton. Ross Barkley replaces Samuel Eto'o.
  7. 73' Muhamed Besic (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 0, Everton 2. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a through ball following a fast break.
  9. 75' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold replaces Aaron Hunt.
  10. 75' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ivica Olic replaces Nicklas Bendtner.
  11. 83' Substitution, Everton. Christian Atsu replaces Kevin Mirallas.

UEFA Europa League News

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