Everton v Standard LIVE

We'll be underway at the top of the next hour, here are your line-ups:

Howard; Baines, Yobo, Lescott, Neville, Castillo, Arteta, Cahill, Anichebe, Yakubu

Bench: Nash; Valente, Kissock, Wallace, Agard, Gosling, Rodwell, Vaughan, Baxter

Espinoza; Camozzato, Onyewu, Sarr, Dante, Dalmat, Defour, Jovanovic, Witsel, De Camargo, Mbokani

Bench: De Vriendt; Goreux, Mikulic, Ingrao, Toama, Nicaise, Alandson Da Silva

UPDATE: Twenty minutes 'til kickoff now Let's take a quick peek at the other UEFA Cup scores involving Americans from today:

Litex Lovech 1-3 Aston Villa (Friedel 90, Guzan bench) F
Borussia Dortmund (Subotić starting) 0-0 Udinese 5'

Rennes (Bocanegra starting) v FC Twente is about to kick off.

Back with more shortly...

EVERTON V STANDARD

Kick off in about 5, but first a quick update: Floro Flores has put Udinese up 1-0 at Dortmind in the 9th minute.

Sky announcer: "Oguchi Onyewu, in particular, was superb at Liverpool."

An update from Rennes: Twente lead 1-0 on a 12th minute Denneboom strike.

FIRST HALF

1'

We are underway at Goodison Park...

3'

Onyewu clears out an Everton corner kick.

6'

Anichebe fires wide from 16.

10'

The guests break in front as Mbokani capitalizes on a Lescott gaffe! 1-0 Standard!

Update from Dortmund: Inler makes it 2-0 Udinese near the half hour.

13'

Onyewu shrewdly picks Yakubu's pocket on a turn in the area.

14'

Cahill nods an Arteta cross just high.

An update from Rennes: M'Bia has tied it up for the hosts, 1-1.

17'

Jovanovic somehow shoots wide from the slot after a fine Standard attack.

21'

Yakubu slips in front of Onyewu to lash home an Osman feed on the volley. All tied up, 1-1.


[Photo: Paul Lewis - AFP/Getty]

28'

Defour tries from distance, but his shot dips over

30'

Standard with a pair of good builds, but no final balls or shots to speak of.

33'

Former Standard man Yobo inadvertently slides a Camozzato cross into his own net when he could have left it for Howard. 2-1 Standard!

36'

Castillo rifles home a stunning goal from 24 on his home debut. Back to even, 2-2!

38'

Dante goes in the book for an elbow on Osman. Both standard wingbacks are now carrying a yellow.

42'

Howard easily smothers a weak De Camargo backheel shot.

HALFTIME 2-2

Standard should be happy, with two away goals already in the books. The game has been a counterpuncher's delight as both teams have been quick to turn opposition giveaways into attack.

Meanwhile in Rennes, Carlos Bocanegra has scored on 50 minutes to put the hosts up 2-1 over FC Twente. The U.S. skipper bags his first ever UEFA Cup goal by nodding home a Leroy cross. Anyone adventurous enough to listen to the game in Dutch can do so here.

[Photo: Stade Rennes]




SECOND HALF

46'

No changes, game on...

47'

Jovanovic sees yellow for hauling down Osman.

48'

Arteta curls a danger free kick just over, but Espinoza seemed to have it covered.

51'

Onyewu barely clips Anichebe at the very corner of the area, but the ref waves play on. A penalty call would have been extremely harsh as both were running together away from goal.

63'

Anichebe is carried off after a smash-up with Sarr during his shot attempt. Vaughn comes on in his place.

65'

Dalmat is booked for tripping up Arteta on the trot.

75'

Standard have been more aggressive in recent minutes, at both ends of the pitch.

The games in Dortmund and Rennes are both finals; BvB fall 2-0 at home to Udinese, while Bocanegra's goal stands up as the winner against visiting Twente.

81'

Vaughn nudges a header from Arteta's cross just off the upper 90.

90+2'

Lescott appears to get away with a penalty foul as Dalmat goes down heading for goal.

FULL TIME 2-2


- Greg Seltzer