Match
13:30
Portsmouth
v Manchester City
15:00
Everton
v Wigan Athletic
16:00
Aston Villa
v Fulham
Clint Hill forced a save out of Shay Given when heading a free-kick down at the far post, and Victor Moses then made the Irishman work when making it to the by-line moments later. Defensively, Palace were alert too as Nathaniel Clyne read Tevez's attempt to feed Robinho in front of goal and intercepted.
Distin joins striker Jo and midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov as summer signings at Everton and has spoken of his delight at completing his move.
Everton and Fulham were happy to take their place in the Europa League group stage, but they face the following ordeal if they want to win the tournament:
Six group matches, followed by a two-legged tie in the last 32, last 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and one last game in the final.
Added to the qualifiers they have already played, that makes 17 matches for Everton and 19 for Fulham - half a Premier League season.
To make matters worse, the competition managed the feat of being both difficult and boring, especially with the group stage even more elongated than ever.
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