Everton v Blackburn Rovers, 16 August 2008
| Score | 3-2 to Blackburn Rovers |
| Referee | Andre Marriner |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Goodison Park |
| Attendance | 38,675 |
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2 Everton
Goals:
| Mikel Arteta | 45 |
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| Yakubu | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Tim Howard
Defender
Joleon Lescott
Defender
Phil Neville
Defender
Nuno Valente
Defender/Midfielder
Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Rodwell
Defender/Midfielder
Joseph Yobo
Defender/Left back
Leighton Baines
Midfielder
Mikel Arteta
Midfielder
Leon Osman
Forward
Yakubu
Substitutions:
| Jose Baxter for Nuno Valente | 78 |
Cards:
| Joseph Yobo | 75 | Y |
| Yakubu | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Iain Turner
Defender/Midfielder
Dan Gosling
Midfielder
John Paul Kissock
Midfielder
James Wallace
Midfielder/Forward
Jose Baxter
Forward
Kieran Agard
Forward
Lukas Jutkiewicz
Comments:
League position: 14thGoals:
| David Dunn | 22 |
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| Roque Santa Cruz | 66 |
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| Andre Ooijer | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Paul Robinson
Goalkeeper
Ryan Nelsen
Defender
Andre Ooijer
Defender
Steven Reid
Defender
Aaron Mokoena
Defender/Centre back
Christopher Samba
Defender/Centre back
Stephen Warnock
Defender/Midfielder
David Dunn
Midfielder
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Midfielder
Jason Roberts
Forward
Roque Santa Cruz
Forward
Substitutions:
| Keith Treacy for Morten Gamst Pedersen | 76 |
| Benni McCarthy for Jason Roberts | 83 |
| Tugay Kerimoğlu for David Dunn | 90 |
Cards:
| Stephen Warnock | 45 | Y |
| Andre Ooijer | 59 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jason Brown
Defender/Right back
Danny Simpson
Midfielder
Keith Treacy
Midfielder
Tugay Kerimoğlu
Midfielder
Carlos Villanueva
Forward
Matt Derbyshire
Forward
Benni McCarthy
Comments:
League position: 14thComments:
League position: 2nd