"Compared with the last league game, this lineup has changed players on all three lines. It seems that Moyes really wants to win this game."
"Then we have to look at Chelsea. Let's take a look at Chelsea's starting lineup. Today Ancelotti still has a 4-4-2 formation.
Starting goalkeeper No. 1 Petr Cech,
The four defenders from left to right are No. 3 Ashley Cole, No. 26 Terry, No. 6 Van Dijk and No. 2 Ivanovic.
The defensive midfielder is No. 5 Essien.
The midfielders on both sides are No. 8 Lampard and No. 10 Toni Kroos.
The front trident is No. 15 Malouda, No. 39 Anelka and No. 11 "Warcraft" Drogba. "
"Ancelotti did not arrange for Xiao Yu to start today. Lampard also returned after recovering from a calf injury. Toni Kroos and Van Dijk, who have been in excellent form recently, started consecutively. The forwards are still Drogba, Malouda, and Arsenal. The trident of Nelka.”
"Everton's French center Saha advanced forward alone, and a five-man midfielder led by Arteta and Fellaini lined up in the midfield."
"Everton, who played at home in this game, wore blue uniforms, while Chelsea could only wear black uniforms. From the scene, it seemed that Everton was more like the Blues."
"Indeed, the good game will start soon. Let's go to a commercial first and come back later."
At the start of the game, Everton, wearing a blue jersey, took the lead.
Less than a minute into the game, Fellaini volleyed hard from a small angle in the penalty area. The ball hit Van Dijk, but Terry followed up and made a clearance.
In the 4th minute, Drogba received Malouda's ball from the left and volleyed from a small angle from the edge of the penalty area. Unfortunately, the shot was too straight and the ball was obtained by Howard.
In the 13th minute, Everton's frontline ball was given into the penalty area. Coleman's header was passed by. Villaredinov followed up in the middle and outflanked the unhitted part. The ball was easily obtained by Cech.
In the 15th minute, Toni Kroos passed a diagonal pass in front of the penalty area. Essien turned and volleyed from the middle of the penalty area. The ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.
In the 17th minute, Chelsea got a corner kick. Malouda ran to the sidelines and asked the fans for the ball. As a result, the home fans slapped him and handed the ball to him, but threw it aside. Malouda was very embarrassed.
Then Malouda gave a corner kick from the right to the goal. Terry outflanked the header and hit the goal, but the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.
In the 25th minute, Everton intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and counterattacked. Rodwell took Saha's through ball and broke into the penalty area to face Cech with a low shot. Cech struck out in time to block the ball.
In the 29th minute, Chelsea got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Phil Neville deliberately kicked the ball away from Kroos. Lampard and Drogba immediately stepped forward to argue, and the conflict between the two sides was about to break out.
The referee also showed yellow cards to Neville and Drogba respectively to calm the conflict.
In the 30th minute, the Chelsea midfielder quickly passed the ball and formed a breakthrough. Toni Kroos passed through. Anelka entered the penalty area and faced the goalkeeper alone and chose to shoot low into the far corner. However, the ball was still blocked by Howard. Goodison Park There were bursts of applause in the stadium.
In the 35th minute, Malouda shot from 26 meters away from the goal in front of the penalty area. The ball was blocked by Howard with one palm. Today, the performance of the old Manchester United player was really impressive.
Terry then took a corner kick and headed the ball over the crossbar.
In the 44th minute, Arteta fired a powerful volley from 27 meters away from the goal, and the ball went slightly wide.
At the end of the first half, the two sides battled for 45 minutes and ended in a 0:0 draw.
Entering the halftime break, many media have already released half-time battle reports, and a few have even badmouthed Chelsea——
·FA Cup-Anelka missed a single goal Chelsea 0:0 Everton at halftime
·Moyes successfully restricted Chelsea, but Ancelotti led the way and failed to score goals
·The "magic lamp" is unknown and the first half is completely transparent. Chelsea is afraid of overturning in the FA Cup
·The Toffees beat the Blues 0:0 at halftime, Moyes may successfully limit Chelsea
Entering the locker room, Ancelotti first called Lampard away alone.
His transparent performance in the first half really worried Anshuai as to whether his injury still had a big impact.
On the Everton side, Moyes celebrated with the players excitedly, as if they had won the victory.
Because before the FA Cup quarter-finals, as long as the two sides tie, there will be a rematch, and Chelsea will start the Champions League competition in February.
Moyes is also betting that Chelsea, who have won the FA Cup for two consecutive years, will focus most of their energy on the Champions League, so as long as they draw this game, they will qualify for the replay. He expected Ancelo Di probably won't bet on the FA Cup. Just like today, Xiao Yu didn't appear.
In the second half, the game changed sides again. Just after the game started, Toni Kroos passed the ball to Drogba. Drogba then fired a shot. The ball hit Rodwell's head, and he was stunned. The Everton youngster.
At this time, there was no quota for substitutions due to concussion in the Premier League. Rodwell returned to the court after simple treatment by the team doctor, but his movements did appear to be a little uncoordinated.
As for Chelsea, Ancelotti has arranged for six players to warm up. When Xiao Yu was also in the warm-up queue, Moyes also looked distressed. Ancelotti was really not ready to let go. Get over him.
However, the following situation made Moyes forget Xiao Yu's threat.
With the Blues dressed in black unable to capture Everton's city for a long time.
In the 63rd minute, Everton got a corner kick opportunity. Fellaini took a corner kick. Former Manchester United player Louis Saha completed an air attack on Chelsea in the penalty area and scored a header.
"The goal is scored! Louis Saha! Everton leads 1:0 at home." Zhan Jun's excited voice sounded.
"This corner kick is beautiful. Saha rushed up from the penalty spot, with perfect ability to stay in the air. This waist is really good." Zhang Lu also praised the beautiful goal.
"Yes, Fellaini's corner kick perfectly avoided Chelsea's high point Van Dijk. Saha was defended by Essien, who is not tall, but headers are not his strong point." Zhan Jun continued to explain said.
"Moyes should be snickering at this time." Zhang Lu also said with a smile.
One goal behind, Ancelotti also chose not to wait any longer and prepared to make substitutions.
However, Louis Saha just celebrated briefly and returned immediately. The referee did not rule the ball dead, so Chelsea had no choice but to kick the ball out first.
Although Toni Kroos didn't speak much, he also understood the coach's decision and hit the anti-aircraft gun with a long shot, and the game entered dead ball time.
In the 65th minute, Chelsea made substitutions. Xiao Yu and Wang Chu came on, while Malouda and Lampard were replaced.
"Let's see, our Chinese twin stars appear together again." Seeing Xiao Yu and Wang Chu appear together, Zhan Jun immediately started explaining to the audience.