UEFA Cup 2007–08: Nürnberg vs. Everton

Everton defeated Nürnberg 2-0 to move top of Group A in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup.

The first chance for the visiting team came just over 20 seconds into the match when Mikel Arteta saw his shot saved by Nürnberg goalkeeper Jaromír Blažek, before Tim Cahill's followup shot was tipped onto the goalposts. Nürnberg had chances from Peer Kluge and Dominik Reinhardt, but Kluge's attempt went just wide of the posts while Tim Howard saved Reinhardt's shot.

Everton opened the scoring late in the match when Berti Gláuber brought down Victor Anichebe, giving the visitors a penalty which Arteta converted. Five minutes later Anichebe scored to extend Everton's lead.

In the other Group A match of the evening, Zenit Saint Petersburg defeated Larissa 3-2. Everton lead Group A with two wins from two matches and look likely to qualify for the knockout stage. Saint Petersburg are second with four points while Dutch side AZ Alkmaar have one point with a game in hand. Nürnberg, defeated in their only match so far, are fourth in the group and Larissa are bottom with two defeats from two matches.

Starting Lineups and Statistics

Starting lineupsNürnbergEverton#Player#Player 29 Jaromír Blažek 24 Tim Howard 16 Ralf Schmidt 18 Phil Neville 4 Gláuber 4 Joseph Yobo 5 Andreas Wolf 5 Joleon Lescott 28 Dominik Reinhardt 19 Nuno Valente 6 Tomáš Galásek 6 Mikel Arteta 24 Peer Kluge 26 Lee Carsley 36 Jawhar Mnari 17 Tim Cahill 11 Marek Mintál 21 Leon Osman 10 Zvjezdan Misimović 20 Steven Pienaar 13 Ivan Saenko 22 Yakubu AiyegbeniSubstitutes 18 Daniel Klewer 33 Stefan Wessels 3 Michael Beauchamp 2 Tony Hibbert 15 Jan Kristiansen 10 Thomas Gravesen 20 Joshua Kennedy 11 James McFadden 22 Marco Engelhardt 16 Phil Jagielka 32 Leon Benko 28 Victor Anichebe 35 Chhunly Pagenburg 31 Bjarni Viðarsson

StatisticsStatisticNürnbergEvertonTotal Shots: 10 12 Shots on Goal: 4 6 Possession: 44% 56%Fouls: 17 17 Offsides: 0 4 Corner Kicks: 6 7