HT Summary: Everton 1-0 Liverpool

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Half-time Summary: Everton 1-0 Liverpool

Everton dominated the first half with more possession and chances, giving Liverpool a lot to do and a lot to think and work on at half time.

11: Free kick just outside box, Arteta against the wall, back towards Cahill, Jagielka puts a good chance high and over.

14: Distin turns and feeds it past the goal, too easy, too much space, deflects out for a corner, Liverpool have to weather an early storm.

23: Torres heads Joe Cole's cut-in cross over, first effort on goal.

24: Lucas kicks over from a corner.

28: Reina stops and picks up Yakubu's shot from 18 yards out, low to his right

31: Meireles shot blocked by Heitinga.

33.26: Coleman brilliant start, retains possession, cross into box, pass back, unstoppable, right-foot curl-turn shot from Tim Cahill, solid strike over and around Reina, 1-0.

41: Torres getting in his team mate's way in the box, chance wasted.

45: Strong Osman shot into Reina's gloves.

HT: 1-0

Everton 24 Howard; 3 Baines, 5 Heitinga, 6 Jagielka, 15 Distin; 18 Neville, 23 Coleman, 10 Arteta, 17 Cahill (booked 29, goal 34); 21 Osman, 22 Yakubu.
Subs: 1 Mucha, 2 Hibbert, 30 Shokdran Mustafi, 7 Bilyaletdinov, 16 Beckford, 19 Magaye Gueye, 37 Baxter.

Liverpool 25 Reina; 3 Konchesky, 16 Kyrgiakos, 23 Carragher, 37 Skrtel; 4 Raul Meireles (booked 31), 8 Gerrard, 10 Cole, 17 Maxi (booked 19); 21 Lucas, 9 Torres.
Subs: 1 Jones, 6 Aurelio, 34 Kelly, 26 Spearing, 14 Jovanovic, 19 Babel, 24 Ngog.

Everton-Liverpool
1st half stats:
Attempts: 5-2
On target: 3-1
Offsides: 0-0
Corners: 5-2
Free kicks: 6-7
Possession: 54%-46%

Other stats:
Action Areas first 10 minutes:
Everton 10%-41%-49% Liverpool

Referee: Howard Webb
Man of the half: Tim Cahill