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Hello and welcome to today's FM Scout Sports coverage of today's final day fixture between Everton FC and Bradford Park Avenue.
It's been a very entertaining season for any team this time around, but for the teams towards the bottom they have nothing to play for today.
Over in Manchester, The Citizens will be dreaming of a repeat of 2014 where they stole the title from dear rivals Manchester United in the last minute courtesy of Sergio Aguero. They trail their cross-town rivals by three points today with The Red Devils looking like the favourites for this years Premier League title.
However the match we are covering today is the 7th vs 8th place tie as Adam Chabukiani's Bradford PA chase Europa League football for the second season in a row as they are two points away from today's opponents Everton. Newcastle and Tottenham will also be chasing the same place today.
Bradford Park Avenue are the favourites today according to Sky Bet who have them placed at Evens, with a draw or Everton win at 11-5. Past meetings between the clubs have been even, with Everton winning one, Bradford PA winning one and the clubs drawing a game. Their most recent encounter came in December as Everton ran out 3-2 winners at The Avenue.
The lineups are in for both sides now:
Everton FC: D. Quirke (GK), S. Roberto, F. Cardoso, Nacho, A. Adnan, O. Lewicki, G. Zelalem, R. Mahrez, Ricardinho, D. Suárez, V. Berisha (4-2-3-1).
Bradford PA: Y. Sommer, K. Miller, N. Elvedi, J. Montenegro, F. Alcalá, A. Duncan, M. Young-Hoon, A. Halilovic, R. Cabella, T. Ince, D. Braña (4-2-3-1).
Chabukiani is heavily in luck with today's fixture as Everton miss top scorer Benik Afobe, top assister Gokhan Tore, first-choice keeper Kim Seung-Gyu and vice-captain James McCarthy. Ben Blackmore misses out today's game through injury.
Keith Miller will wear the captains armband today for Bradford PA as he shakes hands with the opponents and the officials for today's match. Domingo Braña kicks off the game for his team.
1': Braña rolls the ball to Rémy Cabella to kick off the match here at Goodison Park. Joan Montenegro wins a free-kick at the halfway line and the Argentinian international is set to take the set-piece with many men in front of him. He decides to play the pass short to Alfred Duncan.
Min Young-Hoon is absolutely clattered here by Ricardinho, and the attacking midfielder could be in big trouble here... It's a red card!!! Everton are down to ten men in the first minute of the match after a two-footed tackle by Ricardinho! Veton Berisha comes off as substitute in the first minute as Spanish striker Javier Calvo replaces him.
12': Bradford captain Keith Miller is to take the throw-in deep in Everton territory. The ball is cleared on the volley up to Everton's Calvo who is isolated up top after Ricardinho's dismissal.
Calvo overruns the ball and Nico Elvedi clears the ball out left as Tom Ince chases it down to latch onto the clearance. Ince beats Roberto to the ball over on the left, with lots of space to charge into here. He crosses but Zelalem clears to Mahrez. Alcalá wins the ball back as Duncan turns to try and find Ince again. Sergi Roberto cuts it out and tries to pass it back to Quirke... But the pass is too short and Domingo Braña can get a shot away!
GOAL! Domingo Braña with his 24th goal of the season!!! Bradford lead Everton at Goodison Park after 12 minutes!!! Shocking defending there!
26': Roberto has a throw-in on the near side in the Bradford half. Calvo tries to cross but it's deflected back to Roberto by Alcalá. Lewicki completes the one-two with Roberto as it's passed into Riyad Mahrez... Javier Calvo!!!
GOAL! Everton have equalised through their super-sub Javier Calvo!! It's all square in the big one now!
34': Alfred Duncan marches through the middle of the field. It's given short to Cabella who has room to turn... What a pass that is over to Alen Halilovic!!! The Croatian controls the ball in the box now... Penalty!! Ali Adnan brings down Halilovic in the area!! It's a chance for Avenue to restore their lead here.
As the protests are waved away by the referee and his assistant on the far side, Alen Halilovic picks up the ball, he looks like he will take it after being the victim of Adnan's foul. He plants the ball down on the spot. He lines himself up for a left-footed shot... He steps up...
GOAL!!! Alen Halilovic calmly places the ball into the bottom left corner with ease, sending Quirke completely the wrong way! A perfect penalty and Bradford Park Avenue regain their one-goal lead!
39': Suárez looks to whip in a corner for Everton now. Duncan heads the ball to safety as Suárez repossesses the ball further behind now. A cross field pass finds Mahrez... The Algerian has played a perfect one-touch pass through to Calvo... What a tackle by Montenegro!! That is a £30million tackle right there from the Argentine! Mahrez has the ball again on the near side, whips one in... Finds Calvo...
GOAL!! Javier Calvo has netted again for The Toffees and it's 2-2 now! What a cracker this is now!
43': It's Halilovic's turn to whip one in from the corner now for Bradford. It's inswinging to the near post... Duncan's there!!!
GOAL!!! Alfred Duncan has found the net!!! A simple tap in has never been so valuable to Bradford!! It's 3-2 to Bradford now - they never stop!
45+2': It's half-time here at Goodison Park and what a match it has been here in Merseyside. Bradford Park Avenue currently hold that all important seventh place as they lead Everton by three goals to two at the break thanks to a sensational performance by Alen Halilovic. Not to mention the marvelous exploits of substitute Javier Calvo who has bagged both of Everton's goals in this one.
46': Everton kick off the second half for us here at their home of Goodison Park. They are currently trailing by one goal to Chabukiani's Bradford PA.
61': There's plenty of changes here at the turn of the hour mark now. Ryan Bertrand and Seamus Coleman replace Ali Adnan and Gedion Zelalem for Everton. Xhevdet Sefa comes on for Bradford's goalscorer Domingo Braña.
63': Calvo takes a free-kick near the halfway line for Everton. It's passed short to Ryan Bertrand on the left hand side. Bertrand sends a beautiful switch over to Riyad Mahrez now! It's squared to Javier Calvo!!!!
GOAL!!! Javier Calvo has gotten his hat-trick for the game! Brilliant build-up play by Everton and what a fantastic performance it has been from Calvo! It's 3-3 now!
75': Time keeps on ticking down for Bradford PA as Alen Halilovic lines up a cross into the box from the free-kick. Lewicki heads it clear as Mahrez passes back to Quirke. Quirke boots it...
GOAL!!! What a complete fluke of a goal!!! Alen Halilovic has blocked the goalkeepers clearance and it has rolled into the net!! What a complete shambles by the Everton 'keeper! Unbelievable scenes here as Bradford lead 4-3!
82': Quirke boots it clear from his goal-kick. Montenegro heads it before it reaches Calvo. Duncan passes back to Elvedi before its out to Halilovic. Halilovic tries to switch the ball but Coleman wins it and passes back to Quirke. Suárez is in loads of space now. Calvo tries to find Roberto but Cabella picks off the pass and finds Tom Ince out on the left making a run. Ince locates Sefa in the middle and he has plenty of options here... It's threaded through to Min Young-Hoon...
GOAL!! Min Young-Hoon!!! The Korean midfielder has scored for Bradford Park Avenue! It's 5-3 now at Goodison Park, with eight minutes left it will take a miracle to restore this match now!
89': Yann Sommer plays it short from the goal-kick. It's Elvedi here who powers a ball out right to Halilovic. Halilovic cuts inside cleverly and passes it to Min Young-Hoon. A superb pass back out right finds Bradford captain Keith Miller in a ton of space. Miller volleys the ball into the danger area...
GOAL!! Xhevdet Sefa has put the tie beyond all doubt here... It's 6-3 to Bradford Park Avenue! What a match this has been! A classic Sefa header in the 89th minute!
90+1': Xhevdet Sefa fires in possibly his last shot of the game.. Held by Darren Quirke... And that's it! Full-time over at Goodison Park as Bradford Park Avenue confirm that they will be playing in the Europa League next season as they parade around the away end at Goodison Park. What a match this has been! A sending off and nine goals, with so, so much at stake!
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