UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, September 18, 2014
VfL Wolfsburg WDLDD 1
–
Everton LDDLW 4
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WOB011
EVE224
Goodison Park

Match Report

Everton shine in Europa League opener against Wolfsburg

Everton made a successful return to European football with a 4-1 victory over Wolfsburg at Goodison Park.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
12
50.7
Possession
49.3
27
SHOTS
12
13
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
432
Accurate Passes
418
496
Passes
488
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
1
27
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
57
45
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
6
Effective Clearances
29
6
Clearances
29

Lineups

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Tim HowardG
  2. 6Phil JagielkaCD-L
  3. 26John StonesCD-R
  4. 3Leighton BainesLB
  5. 23Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 14Steven NaismithAM
  7. 18Gareth BarryLM
  8. 16James McCarthyRM
  9. 10Romelu LukakuF
  10. 11Kevin MirallasAM-L
  11. 7Aiden McGeadyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Christian AtsuSUB
  2. 4Darron GibsonSUB
  3. 30Antolin AlcarazSUB
  4. 5Samuel Eto'oSUB
  5. 17Muhamed BesicSUB
  6. 1Joel RoblesSUB
  7. 21Leon OsmanSUB

WOB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diego BenaglioG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD-L
  3. 25NaldoCD-R
  4. 34Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 24Sebastian JungRB
  6. 27Maximilian ArnoldAM
  7. 19Junior MalandaLM
  8. 22Luiz GustavoRM
  9. 11Ivica OlicF
  10. 14Kevin De BruyneAM-L
  11. 7Daniel CaligiuriAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Josuha GuilavoguiSUB
  2. 4Marcel SchäferSUB
  3. 3Nicklas BendtnerSUB
  4. 10Aaron HuntSUB
  5. 20Max GrünSUB
  6. 5Timm KloseSUB
  7. 28Mateusz KlichSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Own Goal by Ricardo Rodriguez, VfL Wolfsburg. Everton 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! Everton 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Seamus Coleman (Everton) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leighton Baines.
  3. 45' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aaron Hunt replaces Junior Malanda.
  4. 46' Robin Knoche (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 47' Goal! Everton 3, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Leighton Baines (Everton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  6. 54' Steven Naismith (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Nicklas Bendtner replaces Daniel Caligiuri.
  8. 69' Substitution, Everton. Samuel Eto'o replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  9. 72' Kevin Mirallas (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 77' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Luiz Gustavo.
  11. 82' Substitution, Everton. Darron Gibson replaces Steven Naismith.
  12. 89' Goal! Everton 4, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Eto'o with a through ball.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Everton. Leon Osman replaces Seamus Coleman because of an injury.
  14. 90'+4' Goal! Everton 4, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Ricardo Rodriguez (VfL Wolfsburg) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

UEFA Europa League News

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