Poor Poor Everton Punished by Buoyant Burnley

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One pundit on MUTV was reported as saying Burnleys victory over Manchester United on Tuesday was nothing but a total fluke. I hope hes hungry, because on this showing, there will be a  Joe Dumars Jersey lot of humble pie on his plate come the end of the season. Yes, Everton were poor, once again, but you can only beat whats infront of you.Despite their fantastic start to the season, Owen Coyle will not be getting carried away, ala Phil Brown and Hull  even if the Turfmoor faithful are quietly ambitious in their seasons hopes. For David Moyes, whilst this was nowhere near as painful an experience as their opening-day humiliation, it still exposed gaping holes in in their current squad. You can only hope that Everton will benefit from the sale of Joleon Lescott, both in terms of money and squad harmony.The tone for Evertons day was set within the first minute. Lethargic ball-watching almost cost Moyes dearly, as Chris McCann weaved past Leighton Baines before putting in a hanging cro s, but Martin Patersons header crashed into the cro sbar. Steven Fletcher was first to the rebound, and his goalbound effort drew a low save from Tim Howard. The Claret fans roared, whilst Everton seemed nervous, tense almost. Once again the delinquent McCann waltzed through and in turn found Paterson, but the nippy striker mi sed the target. David Moyes Reggie Jackson Jersey  appeared to be as uncomfortable as Dean Winda s in lycra, and rightly so.It took thirty minutes for Evertons first meaningful shot on goal Ben Wallace Jersey , but Brian Jensen was perfectly positioned to save Jack Rodwells weak header. Tony Hibberts low cro s just evaded Louis Saha at the near post, whilst Rodwell was off target once more. Everton looked to be settling in, and it was Coyle who was getting agitated.Cue the curse of the commentator. A dangerous cro s by Robbie Blake fizzed acro s the face of the goal, but Steven Fletcher managed to keep the ball in play before teeing up Wade Ellliot, who exquisitely curled the ball into the top corner, albeit via a deflection off Phil Nevilles boot. Only those who were witne sing can describe the aptitude ringing around Turfmoor, electric.Wade Elliott celebrates his first goal of the seasonAfter the break, with Moyes words of wisdom still echoing throughout their minds, Evertons attacking intent was clear to see. But intent is no good unle s chances are created, and Burnleys rugged style easily nullified any thoughts of an Everton equaliser. The quick-thinking McCann saw his attempted lob tipped clear by Howard, before Blake nearly emulated his goal in midweek with a sizzling volley that dragged wide.And it looked like Burnleys chances would come back to bite them Caron Butler Jersey  on the derrierre when referee Phil Dowd awarded them a disputed penalty with just fifteen minutes left. When Tony Hibbert blazed through the Burnley defence, McCann pulled out of a tackle, perhaps in fear of fouling Hibbert, but when Hibbert fell over his own foot tumbled over, Dowd was convinced there was contact, thus awarding Everton a penalty. Normally, whenever Jensen makes a save,  Ish Smith Jersey the crowd roar his nickname, Beast. However, when Louis Saha stepped up confidently, there was no need for chanting, as the Frenchman pulled his shot wide of the post.Saha almost made amends for his mi s with a rasping thirty-yarder, but Jensen watched the ball sail wide in relief. Everton bo s Moyes said, Burnley were the better side in the opening 25 minutes. I think, with the confidence they gained from the game in midweek, we expected that. But after that I thought we got back into it and were a bit unfortunate not to get something out of it.