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Aha, Will Unwin’s report is with us.
That means we’re done here, so thanks for your company and comments – sorry I couldn’t use them all – and see you again soo. Peace.
I didn’t expect Arne Slot to say yeah, blame them, but he has just bought two full-backs who aren’t that good at defending – and though Trent Alexander-Arnold isn’t either he gave them much more security in possession than does Jeremie Frimpong, and was a major reason Mohamed Salah was so prolific.
Everton will be disappointed to have given up their lead, but they had to rely on a set-piece for their goal and didn’t create much else; in the last half-hour, West Ham looked likelier winners, though must also find a way of scoring regularly.
FULL TIME: Everton 1-1 West Ham United
A big point for West Ham in Nuno’s first game as manager – they stay second-bottom on four points – while Everton move up to ninth with eight.
90+5 min Andy Hinchcliffe names Summerville player of the match, which is fair enough, though I’d probably have gone for Diouf, without whom Everton would still probably be be ahead.
90+4 min Nuno is satisfied with a point, taking off Paqueta and Fullkrug for Igor and Irving.
90+3 min I’ve been impressed with West Ham’s second-half performance; Diouf and Summerville have the makings of a nasty left flank.
90+2 min Grealish down the line for Dewsbury-Hall, whose cut-back is beyond everyone. A bit of composure there and he might’ve set up a wining goal.
90+1 min We’ll have five additional minutes, which open with Dewsbury-Hall inadvertently catching Walker-Peters; he’s booked and is extremely upset about the situation. He becomes the first player this season to be suspended for accumulated cards.
90 min Grealish picks up possession when the free-kick passes across the box, tees-up Garner who hurtles into a shot, and Areola saves easily enough.
88 min West Ham go again, Bowen crossing and the ball pinging about in the box with Fullkrug hammering o2 into the roof of the net – it’s a brilliant finish. But eventually, Everton clear, and shortly afterwards, Dibling does well to win a free-kick down the right-hand side of the box.
86 min Paqueta and Mykolenko tussle for the ball, Mykolenko on the ground as Paqueta nudges him and getting up while imparting an elbow to the mid-section. Naturally, Paqueta goes down like he’s been tasered, and the Ukrainian is booked.
85 min And here they come again, Bowen finding space down the right and crossing low; again, Fullkrug is inches away from sliding on to the end of it.
84 min Grealish lays back to Dewsbury-Hall, who crosses to no one. But these last few minutes have been a little better for Everton, even if West Ham still look likelier winners.
83 min Garner looks to curl inside the near post and doesn’t get that close.
82 min Areola plays out to Mavrapanos, Dewsbury-Hall mugs him, and does all he can to hurl himself into the area when the inevitable foul comes. Free-kick Everton, near its left corner; Mavropanos is booked.
81 min Another change for Everton, Dibling replacing Ndiaye. I wonder if Moyes thinks the former’s physicality is more likely to stop Diouf than the latter’s.
80 min West Ham win a corner, the headed clearance falls for Diouf – of course it does – and he lamps a shot miles away from anywhere.
78 min West Ham clear a long throw, Garner collects, and gets the right willies when he sees Diouf charging at him, conceding a throw. Nothing comes of it, but the 20-year-old right-back is now the most important player in this game.
77 min Change for West Ham, Summerville – who’s been good and doesn’t look hurt – replaced by Guilherme.
76 min Diouf slides Summerville down the left with a pass of impeccable weight; Pickford waits, then times a perfect sliding tackle to avert the danger.
75 min “Why no updates or live score from the big match between Stirling University and Burnt Island Shipyard?” wonders Ray Wells. I’m not sure it’s possible to find it – i’ve tried and no one will allow us to know.
73 min Everton just can’t control Diouf – he’s too fast and strong to catch, and his crossing is superb. He’s hit more good ones in 20 minutes than Patrick Dorgu has in nearly a year.
72 min West Ham are coming now, Diouf again overlapping, crossing well through the corridor, and when Bowen retrieves the ball, his shot is deflected wide of the near post … for a corner which comes to nowt.
70 min I didn’t see it at the time, but I think Bowen’s finish may have flicked off Keane on its way past Pickford. Either way, it was a decent finish because he made room for the shot and delayed until he was ready. Meantime, Fullkrug runs off Tarkowski who looks to put a hand on him, but the ref sees nothing amiss; if he had, he’d have had a decision to make.
69 min Change for Everton: Barry replaces the ineffective Beto.
67 min Diouf is a serious athlete – when he gets going, he can run through people, and the cross he just hit was his second beauty of the match. I’m looking forward to seeing how he develops, because the raw materials are off the scale.
GOAL! Everton 1-1 West Ham (Bowen 65)
Summerville hooks a pass over his head for Diouf, on halfway, who powers on to it, picking up two defenders with his hands and flinging them into touch before sending over another delicious cross. This time, the ball makes its way to Bowen on the far side, and he stands up Mykolenko, making an angle for the shot, then power-curls into the far side-netting, a third of the way up. West Ham were growing into this, and that’s a very good goal, the first of the Nuno era.
63 min Kilman is booked for a foul, I didn’t see who on.
62 min Both these teams need to find ways of scoring goals. I’m not sure how either do it on a regular, but hang about! Areola kicks long the ball bounces, and O’Brien’s header back is weak and read by Summerville, who latches on, slips a low shot goalwards … and Pickford saves with a foot. That’s by far the best chance West Ham have had tonight.
61 min “That James Garner is a bit of a maverick,” chortles Rudd Hughes.
59 min Change for West Ham: Freddie Potts, son of Steve, replaces Magassa.
