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Landon Donovan's return to Everton is the story of the day in American soccer, and he'll look to make an immediate impact when the Toffees host Bolton at Goodison Park. Donovan has secured a place in the starting lineup, as has goalkeeping stalwart Tim Howard, who is making his 250th Premier League appearance.
The other Premier League match of the day contains major table implications as well, as Manchester United aims to keep pace with Manchester City. In order to do so, the Red Devils will have to top a hungry Newcastle side that is seeing its one-time grasp on a place in the top tier of the league table slipping away.
Elsewhere in the world, a Messi-less Barcelona will look to take a step toward the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey with its Round of 16 first-leg match against Osasuna.
Here is the viewing schedule for the day's matches:
3 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Everton vs. Bolton
3 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Newcastle vs. Manchester United
4 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Barcelona vs. Osasuna
If you will be watching any of Wednesday's games, please feel free to share any thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below. Enjoy the action.
Huh? Why not a Dempsey USA jersey? Guess you can get LD’s #10 since Dempsey is wearing it now anyway.
How does that undo all the good that Donovan has done thus far???? A very idiotic statement, and that’s a fact.
YES.
I think he was clipped. Otherwise, he was through on goal with no reason to go down at all.
I didn’t save a dive, I said a flop. He certainly flopped with the amount of contact made.
He’s not insane, he is just Khan. He’s always like this.
close close, but it looks like LD goes down too easily. IF he would Fight to stay up it would be classier, but at full speed, who knows…
He was through on goal, there is no way he would intentionally go down. I’m not saying it should have been given, that would have been too harsh for the minor incidental contact. But if you think that was a dive you’re insane.
He was at full burst of speed, it appeared that he was clipped.
I love how Donovan has done for most of the first half, but he definitely wasn’t fouled in the box. If you look at the replays from behind, Donovan takes a bad touch with his left foot, hitting the ball too far ahead of him and then he just goes down at that point to try and salvage something. Oh well. Productive half so far.
Borderline… could have fought to stay up harder, but he probably got clipped. Hard to imagine he’d want to go down with such an open shot.
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You’re use of hyperbole is disturbing.
Definitely not taken down, pretty much not even touched. Embarrassing really.
Geez, LD, take that shot. Don’t expect a freebie.
Wow that undoes all the good Donovan did so far, just a huge flop on almost no contact. Just score the ball.
Donovan goes down EASY in the box… baaaah
Donovan through on goal but taken down in the box. No penalty awarded.
Donovan goes down in the box. Only a corner given.
donovan jumped up for a cross and got into a nasty mid air collision. he’s working hard out there, lots of energy.
Saha is terrible, seriously terrible.
What a goal from Ba! Took a half volley from a Shola flick on. 1-0 Newcastle.
It’s clear that LD really wants to play – he’s fun to watch and looks inventive and smart. He’s making Everton better.
keep the comments / updates coming guys.
At work – this is the best space for me to hear how its going.
Delete that full link before the bot kills the feed.
On an unrelated note, Everton’s home kit is really sharp this year.
Donovan the most lively player thus far in a low-key match.
I think they’ve talked more about Donovan than anything else.
Good for me:
http://www.ilemi.me/38976/1/Watch-Everton-vs-Bolton-Wanderers/
Yeah – good call. That was classic LD
anybody have another stream? none of these are working for me.
Nice run by LD – real potential but just wrong sided with ball. I did think LD would outrun the Bolton CB but he didn’t have the speed.
Donovan almost through on goal in classic fashion. Comes up just short.
Naw.. pick up a LD USA jersey and a Fulham Dempsey jersey… for obvious reasons.
Baines is really good, Saha is not.
Brit announcers are talking up LD, who just made a nice cross in a tough position
Donovan already involved, already looking sharp. Contributing by winning a free kick, putting a weak header on goal, and sending a nice cross into the box.
Nice cross. The commintators are really talking him up.
Here’s a good site with many streams http://links2football.com/
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For anyone looking for a stream. Google search kiwi sportz. It should be stream 2
Any S T R meee? Well, you guys get the point.
iraq goals? Justin tv? What are the google terms that I need these days?
If you can’t figure out which one Donovan is, he’s the tan one.
Pick up a Dempsey jersey too then
Right wing according to Ives on Twitter.
So excited for Landon Donovan’s first match back with Everton!! Howard and LD all day…It is definitely time to get an Everton jersey.
Would love to watch Landon, but I can’t do it over Newcastle. Though I’d probably be better off not watching it considering how they’ve been playing recently.
Outside mid, ya?
Landon Donovan in the starting line-up