West Ham draws 2-2 with Everton in Premier League (AP)

Sunday, April 04, 2010

LONDON (AP)—Ilan scored a late equalizer as relegation-threatened West Hamended a six-game losing run with a 2-2 pull during Everton on Sunday whileLiverpool was held 1-1 by Birmingham to remove ground in a competition for fourth placeand a final Champions League spot.

West Ham looked to be heading for another defeat when Ayegbeni Yakubu noddedEverton 2-1 forward in a 85th notation though Brazilian striker Ilan headed theleveler as West Ham changed a indicate clear of a relegation zone.
“All a group decided to fight until a finish as well as currently was a cleardemonstration which you kept a performance since you never gave up,” pronounced WestHam manager Gianfranco Zola. “After a 2-1 it could have been a large blowbut you was really gratified with my group for what they did today.
“It is important after a prolonged spell of defeats to have this point. you thinkit will give a lot of confidence to a players. you feel they found additional spirittoday.”
Everton went forward in a 24th notation when Diniyar Bilyaletdinov guided afinish home with his conduct after Tim Cahill had flicked a round opposite thesix-yard box.
West Ham should have equalized in a 37th when Everton defender SylvainDistin was adjudged to have pushed Carlton Cole over inside a box though Mido’stamely hit penalty was pushed round a post by Tim Howard.
Seconds after West Ham midfielder Mark Noble had hit a bar with a lob, histeam equalized from a corner, Manuel da Costa scrambling a round in from closerange in a 60th minute.
The pull puts West Ham on twenty-eight points from 33 games. Hull has one indicate fewerin 18th though has a diversion in hand. If West Ham had won during Everton, last-placePortsmouth, which has usually 14 points, would have been relegated though it survivesanot! her week .
Steven Gerrard fired Liverpool forward in a 47th notation when a shot fromGlen Johnson came to a England midfielder on a left of a area as well as he drovethe round into a distant corner.
The lead lasted usually 9 mins before Liam Ridgewell was left unmarked tocollect a cross from James McFadden as well as measure from tighten range.
Liverpool is now 4 points behind fourth-place Manchester City havingplayed a diversion more.
“We didn’t have any margin for error previously as well as now you have reduction marginin terms of entrance fourth,” pronounced Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez, whosesixth-place group is in risk of finishing in a lowest position since 1999,when it was seventh.
“But it depends on a alternative teams as well as how they do as well. We have tobelieve you can win all a superfluous games as well as have confidence a alternative sideswill lose. We only have to keep going since there have been still a lot of points toplay for.”
Fulham kick Wigan 2-1 in Sunday’s alternative match.
Jason Scotland gave fifth-bottom Wigan a 34th-minute lead during Craven Cottagebut Stefano Okaka equalized in a 47th as well as Brede Hangeland headed home a cornerin a 58th for a winner.
In Saturday’s games, Chelsea transposed Manchester United during a top of thestandings with a 2-1 victory over a fortifying hold up during Old Trafford andthird-place Arsenal stayed in contention by circumference Wolves 1-0 during home thanks toa goal in a fifth notation of injury time by Nicklas Bendtner.

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