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Everton 3 Blues 1

Blues concede twice in dying moments.

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16.55: Final whistle. A tough lesson in concentration for the full 90 minutes for Blues. The point had looked a certainty but then the final slip-ups set in.

16.54: Vaughan adds a third. Apologies for jinxing it, Blues fans.

16.51: 2-1 to Everton. Carsley breaks Blues hearts.

16.40: Osman is replaced by Birmingham-born striker James Vaughan. Will he do the damage?

16.38: Kapo heads home to make it 1-1. Another point for Blues on Merseyside? McSheffrey gets the assist.

16.37: De Ridder's shot is blocked by Carsley.

16.32: Nafti replaced by McSheffrey.

16.28: Carsley shoots over for Blues.

16.19: O'Connor gets straight into it with a shot, which is caught by Tim Howard in the home team's goal.

16.15: Larsson replaced by O'Connor.

15.48: Half-time.

15.40: Kelly is booked for a foul. Everton have gone close through Carsley and Yakubu but it remains 1-0. Work for Steve Bruce to do.

15.18: Blues left Merseyside with a well-earned point after drawing away at Liverpool in a 0-0 stalemate. They're going to have to score to get at least a point today.

15.10 Yakubu scores for Everton from six yards. Mikel Arteta slides the ball through for Steven Pienaar, whose cross is turned in by the Nigerian striker.

15.01: Action kicks off at Goodison. Leon Osman has a shot which goes wide.

14.50: The Blues line-up: Taylor, Kelly, Schmitz, Djourou, Ridgewell, De Ridder, Muamba, Nafti, Larsson, Kapo, Jerome

14.23: Thomas has written in to say he is quite optimistic about Blues breaking their 50-year hoodoo of never having won at Goodison Park. Not a bad shout Thomas.

14.00: Blues are looking to build on the Wigan win against Everton who have been lacklustre of late.

An opportunity for Steve Bruce's men to snatch some points on the road?

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