Everton: Howard, Baines, Neill, Heitinga, Hibbert, Osman, Pienaar, Fellaini, Cahill , Bilyaletdinov, Yakubu

Bench: Neville (Cahill), Nash, Agard, Coleman, Vaughan (Bilyaletdinov), Coleman, Duffy, Baxter

Referee: Howard's Webb

So then we brought our Everton year of 2009 to a close the way we started it, with a 2-0 home win (Hull January '09), a clean sheet and most importantly a return of the feel good factor that the Blues have been missing for a few months now. We tend to forget we are now five games unbeaten in the Premiership, but that does not disguise the fact that we are not winning. Our performances of late have been top draw, and once again yesterday our football and movement at time was a pleasure to watch. It is no secret that since Nuts has returned to the fold, we are playing what my mate calls 'proper footy'.

Confidence is low though, you can see that whenever a move breaks down. The build up play is superb, then one bad pass or shot, and you can see the confidence sap from some of the players. We needed that win hopefully to kick start our season, and thankfully thanks to Vaughny and Nuts we now have it.

It did take till eighty odd minutes of play for the Blues to get their breakthrough. It took a substitution from Moyesy, and then all of sixty seconds for James Vaughan to open the scoring. A ball from out wide on the left flew past the Yak, and Vaughny was on hand at the far stick to lash the ball into the Street End net. The Blues had chances throughout the match. The Yak hit the post in the first period after great work out wide again by Bainsey. Billy pulled a decent stop out of Jensen, as did The Yak in the second period, when his effort was finger tipped over.

Vaughny had broke the deadlock, and minutes later, great work from The Yak opened the gate for Nuts who fired his shot wide of Jensen to secure a two nil win for the Blues. We may have turned that proverbial corner, we saw Phil Neville play for the last half hour, The Jag and Mikky are still to come back, we lie top of the bottom half, and the FA Cup and Europe also beckons. Our half term report is could do better, but we are still in with a shout of European qualification yet again, and who knows maybe just maybe those Golden Arches, no not Maccy's but Wembley may still beckon for us.

Starman, a few candidates, Hibbo once again was outstanding as was Bainsey, but once again it was Nuts who gets my vote.

Full Time: Blues 2 Burnley 0

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Andy's Rankin

Marks Out Of 10
Player	Marks	Player	Marks
Howard	7
Baines	7
Heitinga	7
Neill	7
Hibbert	8
Osman	8
Fellaini	7
Pienaar	8
Bilyaletdinov	6	Vaughan	7
Cahill	7	Neville	7
Yakubu	8

Lavo Reports From Goodison Park

Today's Blue Kipper Star Man

Star Man

Stats

Goals

Bad Boys

Prem Table

Europa Table

 

 

Vaughany Bags The Opener

Have Some of That Says Phil

Photos Of The Christmas Party

Everton Legends At The Bluekipper Lounge

Well then so our year of 2009 draws to a betting close, and thank fuck for that. In this calendar year I have gone from a five bed detached, to a caravan to a tent, now a cardboard box on the canal, all through my shite bets. Lets hope 2010 brings me more luck, as I dust myself sown, climb out of my said cardboard box I am currently residing in, and win us a fortune. In fairness to me some of my bets were just unlucky, ah that's what they all say anyhow.

So then onto today. There is no real history between us and Burnley to talk about of late, so maybe that is good thing. We are probably the shortest price at home we have been for a long while at 5/8, while Burnley are nearly 6/1 (draw is 3/1) Their away form is poor, and apart from the odd defeat for us at home, teams do still find it hard to win at Goodison. My old favourite bet that won us a few bob early doors is over 2.5 goals and you can get even money on that one.

Goalscorers, King Louis is 9/2, as is The Yak for the first one today. Tiny is 8/1 and Screech is 12's, Hibbo my boy is 80/1,and it will happen one day. Good luck to all, and see you in 2010.

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Lavo's Best Bet: £10 on over 2.5 goals (evens)

Season Total: £172

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