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WANDERERS v EVERTON
JUSSI Jaaskelainen and Mike Whitlow, available again after suspension, and fit again Paul Warhurst were all recalled as Wanderers looked to end a run of
three successive home Premiership defeats.
But the changes did not end there with Sam Allardyce naming Rod Wallace in his starting line-up, dropping Bo Hansen and adding more attacking scope to his
team that in those previous three Reebok encounters, had failed to register a single goal.
Gareth Farrelly was dropped to substitute against his former club, joining Japan international Akinori Nishizawa on the bench along with veteran keeper,
Kevin Poole, who was preferred to Steve Banks.
Everton boss Walter Smith rang the changes after the 3-1 home defeat by Newcastle.
The absence of Abel Xavier - sidelined after being concussed in the Newcastle game - meant a return to the side for ex-Wanderer, Alan Stubbs. Goalkeeper
Paul Gerrard, who was involved in the collision that led to Xavier being stretchered off at Goodison was dropped, giving former Tranmere No 1 Steve
Simonsen his first Premiership start. But the big surprise was the inclusion of former England star Paul Gascoigne in place of injured skipper Kevin Campbell,
whose place was expected to go to big Duncan Ferguson.
Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, N'Gotty, Bergsson, Whitlow, Charlton, Wallace, Frandsen, Warhurst, Nolan, Gardner, Ricketts. Subs: Poole, Holdsworth, Farrelly,
Diawara, Nishizawa.
Everton: Simonsen, Pistone, Stubbs, Weir, Unsworth, Alexandersson, Gravesen, Gemmill, Naysmith, Gascoigne, Radzinski. Subs: Gerrard, Tal, Max-Moore,
Cleland, Cadamarteri.
Referee: Andy D'Urso (Billericay).
15:14: FLASH
THE goalkeeping problems that have dogged Wanderers in recent weeks continued today when Jussi Jaaskelainen, named in the starting line-up and on the
field with his team-mates in the warm-up, pulled out seconds before kick off with what was understood to be a back injury.
Kevin Poole, the veteran former Aston Villa, Leicester and Birmingham keeper signed on a month's contract as emergency cover last week, started the
game leaving Wanderers without goalkeeping cover for the second successive home game.
Revised teams:
Wanderers: Poole, N'Gotty, Bergsson, Whitlow, Charlton, Wallace, Frandsen, Warhurst, Nolan, Gardner, Ricketts. Subs: Holdsworth, Farrelly, Diawara,
Nishizawa.
Everton: Simonsen, Pistone, Stubbs, Weir, Unsworth, Alexandersson, Gravesen, Gemmill, Naysmith, Gascoigne, Radzinski. Subs: Gerrard, Tal, Max-Moore,
Cleland, Cadamarteri.
Referee: Andy D'Urso (Billericay).
15:51:
WANDERERS 1, EVERTON 1.
Half-time
PER Frandsen ended the Reebok goal drought when he put Wanderers ahead after just 10 minutes.
The Dane produced one of his trademark free kicks to beat Everton keeper Steve Simonsen from 20 yards after Kevin Nolan had been bundled over at the
end of a surging run.
Wanderers started the game with veteran Kevin Poole in goal after Jussi Jaaskelainen was injured in the warm-up. It was later learned that Steve Banks, who
has originally been left out of the squad, was on the subs bench.
The drama did not unsettle Wanderers, however, and they looked comfortable for much of the first half and went desperately close to stretching their lead
when Paul Warhurst's sweetly struck volley from a Frandsen corner was blocked on the line by Simonsen.
Things appeared to be going well until the 44th minute when Gudni Bergsson was penalised and booked for a foul on Thomasz Radzinski and a short free kick
by Thomas Gravesen teed up Alan Stubbs, who hit a sensational shot into the roof of the net.
17:05: WANDERERS 2, EVERTON 2.
MICHAEL Rickkets came up trumps again with a last gasp equaliser to claim a well-deserved point to end Wanderers' three-match losing streak at the
Reebok.
The goal star poached his ninth goal of the seasdon in the fourth minute of overtime, stabbing the ball home from close range after Gudni Bergsson had
climbed high to turn in Ricardo Gardner's corner.
It was no more than Wanderers deserved for a fighting finish after squandering an early lead for the second successive Saturday.
Per Frandsen ended the Reebok goal drought when he beat Steve Simonsen with a trademark free kick on 10 minutes but ex-Wanderer Alan Stubbs equalised
with a powerful drive a minute before half time.
Paul Gascoigne - a surprise starter in a much-changed Everton line-up - took advantage of some poor marking to put Walter Smith's side in front on 57
minutes moments after Wanderers had lost Simon Charlton through injury. And that was how it looked like finishing, despite some strong Bolton pressure in
which Kevin Nolan was twice denied an equaliser - first by a Simonsen save and then, having had the ball in the net, having the "goal" ruled out for an
infringement.
Nolan and Dean Holdsworth were both off target and Rod Wallace hit the crossbar before Ricketts popped up to net his eighth Premiership goal.
Wanderers, who started the afternoon with Jussi Jaaskelainen being injured in the warm-up, ended with 10-men after Djibril Diawara was sent off for a
second bookable offence.
Wanderers: Poole, N'Gotty, Bergsson, Whitlow, Charlton, Wallace, Frandsen, Warhurst, Nolan, Gardner, Ricketts. Subs: Diawara for Charlton 55 mins, Farrelly
for Warhurst 66 mins, Holdsworth for Wallace 75 mins. Not bused: Nishizawa, Banks.
Everton: Simonsen, Pistone, Stubbs, Weir, Unsworth, Alexandersson, Gravesen, Gemmill, Naysmith, Gascoigne, Radzinski. Subs: Cadamarteri for Radzinski 86
mins, Cleland for Gascoigne 90 mins. Not used: Gerrard, Tal, Max-Moore.
Referee: Andy D'Urso (Billericay).
Attendance: 27,343.
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