Everton v Stoke City, 12 August 2017

Score1-0 to Everton
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGoodison Park
Attendance39,045

View Everton v Stoke City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Everton had now won three of the last four meetings (drawn one, all Premier League).

1 Everton

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Wayne Rooney 45 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Ashley Williams
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Defender/Left back Leighton Baines
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder/Forward Davy Klaassen
Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Forward Wayne Rooney
Forward Sandro Ramírez

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Saido Berahino Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Bojan Krkić Forward

Substitutions:

Cuco Martina for Ashley Williams 46
Tom Davies for Davy Klaassen 60
Kevin Mirallas for Sandro Ramírez 77

Substitutions:

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for Bojan Krkić 72
Peter Crouch for Saido Berahino 72

Cards:

Cuco Martina 85 Y

Cards:

Joe Allen 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder Tom Davies
Forward Ademola Lookman
Forward Kevin Mirallas

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Josh Tymon
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

Following his return from Manchester United in the summer, Wayne Rooney scored his first goal for Everton since a 1-1 draw at Leeds United in the Premier League on 13 April 2004; a gap of 4,869 days. It was the 199th goal he had scored in the Premier League. Wayne Rooney equalled Frank Lampard and Alan Shearer's competition record of scoring eight goals in the opening game of a Premier League season. This was Everton's second opening game win in their last ten Premier League seasons (also versus Manchester United at Goodison Park in 2012). Everton manager Ronald Koeman said: "The points are really welcome because you don't know what to expect on the first day. It wasn't the performance we like. The team looked nervous on the ball - that's the reason I changed the system at half-time. We need to improve a lot."

Comments:

Manager Mark Hughes had now not won any of his last seven opening day Premier League games (lost five). The Potters had now failed to score in seven of their last nine away games in the Premier League. As they embarked on their tenth consecutive season in the Premier League, Stoke City's only opening day win so far came in 2009 (2-0 versus Burnley). Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "The story is all about Wayne Rooney because he has won the game for Everton. The one man you don't want in those situations is Wayne. I'm disappointed with the result but not the performance."

1 Everton

Goals:

Wayne Rooney 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Ashley Williams
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Defender/Left back Leighton Baines
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder/Forward Davy Klaassen
Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Forward Wayne Rooney
Forward Sandro Ramírez

Substitutions:

Cuco Martina for Ashley Williams 46
Tom Davies for Davy Klaassen 60
Kevin Mirallas for Sandro Ramírez 77

Cards:

Cuco Martina 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder Tom Davies
Forward Ademola Lookman
Forward Kevin Mirallas

Comments:

Following his return from Manchester United in the summer, Wayne Rooney scored his first goal for Everton since a 1-1 draw at Leeds United in the Premier League on 13 April 2004; a gap of 4,869 days. It was the 199th goal he had scored in the Premier League. Wayne Rooney equalled Frank Lampard and Alan Shearer's competition record of scoring eight goals in the opening game of a Premier League season. This was Everton's second opening game win in their last ten Premier League seasons (also versus Manchester United at Goodison Park in 2012). Everton manager Ronald Koeman said: "The points are really welcome because you don't know what to expect on the first day. It wasn't the performance we like. The team looked nervous on the ball - that's the reason I changed the system at half-time. We need to improve a lot."

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Saido Berahino Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Bojan Krkić Forward

Substitutions:

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for Bojan Krkić 72
Peter Crouch for Saido Berahino 72

Cards:

Joe Allen 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Josh Tymon
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

Manager Mark Hughes had now not won any of his last seven opening day Premier League games (lost five). The Potters had now failed to score in seven of their last nine away games in the Premier League. As they embarked on their tenth consecutive season in the Premier League, Stoke City's only opening day win so far came in 2009 (2-0 versus Burnley). Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "The story is all about Wayne Rooney because he has won the game for Everton. The one man you don't want in those situations is Wayne. I'm disappointed with the result but not the performance."