UEFA Cup 2007–08: Nürnberg vs. Everton
{{Date|November 8, 2007}}
{{footballbox|
date=<small>November 8, 2007<br>21:05 (UTC+1)|
team1=[[w:FC Nuremberg|Nürnberg]]|
score=0 – 2|
team2=[[w:Everton FC|Everton]]|
report=|
goals1=Schmidt {{suboff|76}}<br>Kennedy {{subon|76}}<br>Glauber {{yel|82}}<br>Saenko {{suboff|85}}<br>Pagenburg {{subon|85}}<br>Glauber {{suboff|86}}<br>Benko {{subon|86}}|
goals2={{yel|64}} Valente<br>{{suboff|75}} Yakubu<br>{{subon|75}} Anichebe<br>{{goal|pen 83|1}} Arteta<br>{{yel|87}} Yobo<br>{{goal|88|3}} Anichebe<br>{{suboff|90+1}} Cahill<br>{{subon|90+1}} Jagielka<br>{{suboff|90+2}} Pienaar<br>{{subon|90+2}} Hibbert|
stadium=[[w:Frankenstadion|Frankenstadion]], [[w:Nuremberg|Nuremberg]]|
attendance=43,000|
referee=Alberto Undiano Mallenco}}

[[w:Everton FC|Everton]] defeated [[w:FC Nuremberg|Nürnberg]] 2-0 to move top of [[w:UEFA Cup 2007-08 group stage#Group A|Group A]] in the [[w:UEFA Cup 2007-08|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, [[w:FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] defeated [[w:AEL 1964|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 [[w:AZ Alkmaar|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==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="4"|Starting lineups
|-
!colspan="2"|Nürnberg
!colspan="2"|Everton
|-
!#!!Player!!#!!Player
|-
| 29 ||[[w:Jaromír Blažek|Jaromír Blažek]]|| 24 ||[[w:Tim Howard|Tim Howard]]
|- 
| 16 ||[[w:Ralf Schmidt|Ralf Schmidt]]|| 18 ||[[w:Phil Neville|Phil Neville]]
|- 
| 4 ||[[w:Gláuber|Gláuber]]|| 4 ||[[w:Joseph Yobo|Joseph Yobo]]
|- 
| 5 ||[[w:Andreas Wolf|Andreas Wolf]]|| 5 ||[[w:Joleon Lescott|Joleon Lescott]]
|- 
| 28 ||Dominik Reinhardt|| 19 ||[[w:Nuno Valente|Nuno Valente]]
|- 
| 6 ||[[w:Tomáš Galásek|Tomáš Galásek]]|| 6 ||[[w:Mikel Arteta|Mikel Arteta]]
|- 
| 24 ||[[w:Peer Kluge|Peer Kluge]]|| 26 ||[[w:Lee Carsley|Lee Carsley]]
|- 
| 36 ||[[w:Jawhar Mnari|Jawhar Mnari]]|| 17 ||[[w:Tim Cahill|Tim Cahill]]
|- 
| 11 ||[[w:Marek Mintál|Marek Mintál]]|| 21 ||[[w:Leon Osman|Leon Osman]]
|- 
| 10 ||[[w:Zvjezdan Misimović|Zvjezdan Misimović]]|| 20 ||[[w:Steven Pienaar|Steven Pienaar]]
|- 
| 13 ||[[w:Ivan Saenko|Ivan Saenko]]|| 22 ||[[w:Yakubu Aiyegbeni|Yakubu Aiyegbeni]]
|-
!colspan="4"|Substitutes
|- 
| 18 ||[[w:Daniel Klewer|Daniel Klewer]]|| 33 ||[[w:Stefan Wessels|Stefan Wessels]]
|- 
| 3 ||[[w:Michael Beauchamp|Michael Beauchamp]]|| 2 ||[[w:Tony Hibbert|Tony Hibbert]]
|- 
| 15 ||[[w:Jan Kristiansen|Jan Kristiansen]]|| 10 ||[[w:Thomas Gravesen|Thomas Gravesen]]
|- 
| 20 ||[[w:Joshua Kennedy|Joshua Kennedy]]|| 11 ||[[w:James McFadden|James McFadden]]
|- 
| 22 ||[[w:Marco Engelhardt|Marco Engelhardt]]|| 16 ||[[w:Phil Jagielka|Phil Jagielka]]
|- 
| 32 ||[[w:Leon Benko|Leon Benko]]|| 28 ||[[w:Victor Anichebe|Victor Anichebe]]
|- 
| 35 ||Chhunly Pagenburg|| 31 ||[[w:Bjarni Viðarsson|Bjarni Viðarsson]]
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="4"|Statistics
|-
!colspan="1"|Statistic
!colspan="1"|Nürnberg
!colspan="1"|Everton
|- 
|Total Shots:|| 10 || 12 
|- 
|Shots on Goal:|| 4 || 6 
|-
|Possession:|| 44% || 56%
|-
|Fouls:|| 17 || 17 
|-
|Offsides:|| 0 || 4 
|-
|Corner Kicks:|| 6 || 7 
|}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/fixturesresults/round=15119/match=301623/index.html|title=Nürnberg 0 - 2 Everton|author=|pub=UEFA|date=November 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7076600.stm|title=Nuremberg 0 - 2 Everton|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=November 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=230395&cc=5739|title=Nurnberg 0 - 2 Everton|author=|pub=ESPN Soccernet|date=November 8, 2007}}

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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.


Statistics

Statistic

Nürnberg

Everton

Total Shots:

 10 

 12 

Shots on Goal:

 4 

 6 

Possession:

 44% 

 56%

Fouls:

 17 

 17 

Offsides:

 0 

 4 

Corner Kicks:

 6 

 7
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