61 – GOAL! Everton 0-1 Fulham
A goal scored by ex-Toffees man ALEX IWOBI but created by Emile Smith Rowe.
ESR picks the ball up inside his own half and skips by three pretty pathetic attempts at a challenge, including Ashley Young who tries to trip him and can’t.
It’s laid to Iwobi on the edge of the box who takes a couple of touches to get the ball out his feet as Tarkowski and Keane continue the mannequin act with their arms behind their backs.
He looks like opening his body for the far corner but closes his foot at the last minute, curling a terrific finish into the near post beyond Pickford.
He opts not to wheel away in celebration in respect to his former employers, but there’s a huge smile on his face before sticking out his tongue. Rare moment of quality here.
What you think?
This was the ‘ball out of play’ call which ruled out John McGinn’s call.
Definitive?
Unai Emery wasn’t looking for excuses after the game, saying: “VAR is clear, of course. If VAR is telling us no goal it’s clear. For me the referee was fantastic today. It was not a goal because it was out, through VAR.”
48 – Everton 0-0 Fulham
Wee half chance for Raul Jimenez who is picked out with a long ball through the heart of Everton’s defence.
His touch just bounces through to Pickford with no defender round him really.
Nearly again but not quite.
Kicked back off
The second half is underway and it can only get better which is good.
Should we be surprised?
Is it any surprise DCL found himself in an offside position?
He’s been called offside more than any other player in the Premier League.
Not just that, he’s absolutely MILES clear at the top of the charts!
Premier League – most offsides
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 16
- Chris Wood – 11
- Jamie Vardy – 11
- Bryan Mbeumo – 6
- Antoine Semenyo – 6
- Sammie Szmodics – 6
Close call
The Calvert-Lewin offside a funny one. From one angle he’s definitely onside, yet from this one he’s clearly off.
Who’d be a VAR?
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