THE key stats and moments from the game against Everton.
ROVERS:
BRAD FRIEDEL: Kept Rovers in the hunt with a couple of crucial saves and couldn't be blamed for either of the goals....7
LUCAS NEILL: Desperately unlucky to be sent off for the second successive season by Mr Barber....6
JAY MCEVELEY: Went into the game complaining of feeling unwell which is why he was substituted on the stroke of half-time....6
CRAIG SHORT: Had his hands full with the pace of Campbell and Rooney but very nearly popped up with a goal of his own at the opposite end....7
MARTIN TAYLOR: Slipped up for Everton's second by allowing the ball to bounce from Richard Wright's goal-kick....6
GARRY FLITCROFT: Got through plenty of work in the centre of the park before he was sacrificed late on....7
TUGAY: Began to pull the strings in the second half as Rovers went in search of an equaliser....7
DAVID THOMPSON: Never stopped chasing and harrying and should have had a penalty in the first half....7
ANDY COLE: Probably his brightest game of the season so far. Scored a good striker's goal and could have had another with a shot which hit the post....8
DWIGHT YORKE: Missed a crucial chance early on before he then had the wind taken out of his sails by a hefty challenge....6
DAMIEN DUFF: Always looked threatening but he suffered from having to play too deep in the second half....7
SUBS: KEITH GILLESPIE...(for McEveley, 45) 6
NISSA JOHANSSON...(for Flitcroft, 76) 6
NOT USED...DANNS, OSTENSTAD, KELLY
OPPOSITION:
RICHARD WRIGHT...Jekyll and Hyde 7
ALAN STUBBS...Stubborn defender 7
DAVID UNSWORTH...Tough competitor 7
JOSEPH YOBO...Looked suspect 6
TONY HIBBERT...Committed 7
LEE CARSLEY...Hard-working 6
LI TIE...Out of sorts 6
THOMAS GRAVESEN...Midfield bruiser 6
KEVIN CAMPBELL...Kept quiet 6
WAYNE ROONEY...Shearer-esque 8
GARY NAYSMITH...Busy on the left 7
SUBS...DAVID WEIR (for Tie, 64) 6
PISTONE...(for Hibbert, 90)
RADZINSKI...(for Rooney, 90)
STATS:
Goal attempts: Rovers 18 Everton 13
Shots on target: Rovers 11 Everton 7
Woodwork: Rovers 1 Everton 2
Offsides: Rovers 4 Everton 3
Corners: Rovers 7 Everton 5
Free kicks: Rovers 14 Everton 12
REFEREE...Mr G Barber 5
YELLOW CARDS: Neill, Gillespie (Rovers); Hibbert (Everton); RED CARDS: Neill (two bookings)
Attendance: 36,578
TIME FOR ACTION:
04 Garry Flitcroft sees his header kicked off the line by Tony Hibbert
05 Richard Wright has to react smartly to save a Craig Short header
06 It's 1-0 as Andy Cole beats Wright to a David Thompson free kick
11 Dwight Yorke volleys into the side-netting
12 Everton strike back as Lee Carsley taps home from two yards after Wayne Rooney hits the post
26 Rooney then grabs the second himself after latching onto a long clearance from Wright
26 Referee Graham Barber waves away Rovers' penalty appeals after Thompson goes down following a Joseph Yobo challenge
35 Cole strikes a post after a neat turn and shot
56 Thomas Gravesen strikes the woodwork with a low drive
63 Wright saves from Martin Taylor after the big defender connects with a corner
74 Lucas Neill sees red after Barber deems his challenge on Naysmith worthy of a second yellow
78 Wright saves the day again with a brilliant save to deny Short
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