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Everton vs. Pompey
Goodison Park
5/5/07
15:00
Crunch Time!
The penultimate game of the season is upon us, and this time it looks like winner takes all in the battle for Europe!
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Back in August who would have had Pompey and Everton in a crunch fixture fighting for a proverbial six-pointer? Many maybe, but most would have had both teams nearer the foot of the table, rather than in a titanic struggle for a place in the UEFA spots for next season. Whoever comes out on top in this one will be almost guaranteed a hallowed European place. This fact has not been lost on either Harry Redknapp or David Moyes, both who have said the game is a 'must win'
Everton Team News:
Tim Howard is available again after his enforced abscence from the Manchester United game last week, Anichebe, Valente and Johnson are all struggling for the match, the Toffees are also missing the talasmanic Tim Cahill.
Player to watch: Fernandes
Who else? If ever a player had the opportunity to turn round and bite former suitors on the arse, this is it.
Pompey Team News:
Big doubts over Taylor, Hughes,Stefanovic and Sol Campbell, although is a glimmer of hope that an injection in Sol's achilles may give him a chance
Player to watch: Kranjcar
Time to shine for our favourite Croatian, his promise is looking more likely to fulfil itself of late, and his creative spark could unlock the Everton defence.
Match Facts & Stats
A Duncan Ferguson own goal gave Pompey the points last season, and Matt Taylors goal from the half-way line earned him second place in goal of the month on match of the day at Fratton this season.
Ref Watch:
Howard Webb
Match Prediction:
A win one way or the other, a draw will do neither side much good, so the odd goal should pinch it. (Time to break the duck, Kanu)
Next Fixtures:
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Reading lost at home today, so it is still wide open - our biggest problem is how to stop Arsenal scoring next week, we really don't need to give away yet another penalty to help them - we've given far too many away this season in my opinion.
But whatever else happens, it's been a damned fine season, though perhaps a few out there will now see why Russell and myself have been saying so often that we are going to rue the wasted chances we had in the past.
As for Kanu, any luck yet finding another manager mug enough to put up with your demands, especially as you have just one match left now this season to do something about your pathetic goal record since November. you need reminding? Oh ok, it's just two league goals since then!!! That's TWO in FIVE months!!!! I for one won't miss you next season.
6. Bolton 55pts
7. Reading 54pts
8. Pompey 53pts
9. Blackburn 53pts
10. Spurs 53pts
'arry needs to take some stick for his tactics away from home more often than not but it just goes to show what having the right man in place - and what having the best fans in the world - can do for a club. Look at it this way, we are more of less the side we were last season, with a plenty still here from his last stay, so if we'd never lost 'arry we would never have even been in the mess we were and think we possibly would have already have made the Uefa cup... If we don't make it this year we will next season, the future is very bright, especially with 'sol' around the South Coast... PLAY UP POMPEY...