February 4th, 2012 PREMIER LEAGUE RESULT Wigan Athletic (0)1 Everton (0)1 Neville (og)76 Anichebe 83 Everton could only get a point from a poor match at the DW Stadium. The game was still goalless until the 76th minute when Phil Neville put the ball into his own net from Jean Beausejour's cross. A point was rescued seven minutes later when Victor Anichebe headed in from Leighton Baines' cross. Everton: Howard; Hibbert (Anichebe 81), Heitinga, Distin, Baines; Donovan, Gibson, Fellaini, Cahill (Neville 46), Pienaar; Stracqualursi (Jelavic 60) Subs not used: Mucha, Duffy, Drenthe, Gueye JELAVIC SIGNS FOR EVERTON Everton have completed the signing of Croatian international striker Nikica Jelavic from Rangers for £5.5 million. The 26 year old has signed a four and a half year contract. He was introduced to the crowd at half time during the game against Manchester City and received a warm reception. PIENAAR RE-SIGNS ON LOAN Everton have completed the loan signing of former Toffees midfielder Steven Pienaar on loan from Tottenham until the end of the season. Pienaar had originally signed on loan from Borussia Dortmund in August 2007 before making the deal permanent the following season. He went on to make 133 appearances for the Blues, scoring 12 goals. He joined Spurs in January 2011. SAHA JOINS SPURS Striker Louis Saha has joined Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer. It brings to the end the Everton career of the veteran French striker. Saha joined Everton from Manchester United in August 2008 but suffered with injuries for much of his time at the club. He made 115 appearances for the Toffees and scored 35 goals, the most notable of which was in the 2009 FA Cup final. PREMIER LEAGUE RESULT Everton (0)1 Manchester City (0)0 Gibson 60 29,856 Everton saw off league leaders Manchester City thanks to a second half goal from Darron Gibson. The visitors looked the better side in the first half although Denis Stracqualursi did have a header cleared off the line. Nasri's long range shot came back off the framework of the goal. In the second half, the Toffees improved a great deal and on 60 minutes. Leighton Baines crossed, Landon Donovan passed and Darron Gibson smashed the ball goalwards with a slight deflection off Kompany and into the net. Everton: Howard; Neville, Hibbert, Heitinga, Baines; Donovan, Cahill, Gibson, Fellaini, Drenthe (Baxter 78); Stracqualursi (Vellios 88) Subs not used: Mucha, Duffy, Gueye, Barkley, Forshaw Booked: Drenthe HOME TIE IN NEXT ROUND Everton will face either Blackpool or Sheffield Wednesday in the fifth round of the FA Cup after the draw was made. The tie will be played on Saturday, February 18th. BILYALETDINOV SIGNS FOR SPARTAK Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has returned to his native Russia after completing a transfer to Spartak Moscow for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £5 million. He signed for Everton for £10 million from Lokomotiv Moscow in August 2009 and made 77 appearances for the Toffees, scoring nine goals. FA CUP FOURTH ROUND RESULT Everton (1)2 Fulham (1)1 Stracqualursi 27 Murphy (pen)14 Fellaini 73 25,300 Everton progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup after they came back from behind to beat Fulham at Goodison. The visitors took the lead just before the quarter hour mark when Danny Murphy scored from the spot after Johnny Heitinga handballed. Everton responded well though and on 27 minutes they equalised when Denis Stracqualursi scored his first Everton goal when he headed in from Landon Donovan's cross. The second half had produced very little in terms of chances for either side, until the 73rd minute, when Donovan crossed and this time it was Marouane Fellaini who was there to head in. The game finished with a 2-1 scoreline in favour of Everton. Everton: Howard; Neville, Heitinga, Duffy, Baines; Donovan, Gibson, Cahill, Fellaini, Gueye (Drenthe 68); Stracqualursi (Anichebe 83) Subs not used: Hahnemann, Hibbert, Saha, Baxter Booked: Heitinga, Gibson, Cahill PREMIER LEAGUE RESULT Everton (1)1 Blackburn Rovers (0)1 Cahill 24 Goodwillie 72 32,464 Tim Cahill scored his first Everton goal since December 2010 but Everton could only draw with Blackburn at Goodison after another disappointing performance. In the early part of the game the majority of the chances fell to the visitors but it was Everton who took the lead on 24 minutes, and they were somewhat fortuitious to do so as Marouane Fellaini seemed to handle the ball into the path of Cahill who scored from close range. Everton couldn't increase their lead in the second half Blackburn struck back. Cahill's clearance came back off the oncoming David Goodwillie and the ball found its way into the net to give Rovers a deserved point. Everton: Howard; Neville, Heitinga, Duffy, Baines; Donovan, Cahill, Gibson (Stracqualursi 87), Fellaini, Anichebe (Vellios 80); Saha (Drenthe 54) Subs not used: Mucha, Hibbert, Bilyaletdinov, Gueye Booked: Gibson, Drenthe PREMIER LEAGUE RESULT Aston Villa (0)1 Everton (0)1 Bent 56 Anichebe 69 Everton managed to get a point after a terrible game at Villa Park. Virtually nothing of any interest happened in the first half, although Everton looked to be the better side. The second began in familiar fashion as the home side took the lead through Darren Bent on 56 minutes. However, the Blues struck back through Victor Anichebe on 69 minutes, and this was enough to give the visitors a point. Everton: Howard; Neville, Heitinga, Duffy, Baines; Donovan, Cahill, Fellaini, Gibson (Bilyaletdinov 84), Drenthe (Anichebe 61); Saha (Stracqualursi 88) Subs not used: Mucha, McFadden, Gueye, Vellios Booked: Fellaini EVERTON SIGN GIBSON Everton have completed the signing of midfielder Darron Gibson from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee. The Republic of Ireland international has signed a four and a half year contract and will wear the number 4 shirt. PREMIER LEAGUE RESULT Tottenham Hotspur (1)2 Everton (0)0 Lennon 35 Assou-Ekotto 63 Another atrocious, negative performance from Everton saw them crash to yet another defeat, already their tenth in the league after only twenty games. Spurs' goals came from Aaron Lennon and Benoit Assou-Ekotto and in between there was little interest from Everton in actually getting back into the game. Everton: Howard; Neville, Heitinga, Distin (Duffy 59), Baines; Donovan, Fellaini, Cahill, Bilyaletdinov (Gueye 82); Saha, Anichebe (Drenthe 68) Subs not used: Mucha, Stracqualursi, McFadden, Vellios Booked: Donovan, Cahill, Fellaini *Match Images are used with the permission of Everton Football Club and are Copyright to Everton Football Club and Action Images.