Blackburn 0-1 Everton

Blackburn wasted two second half penalties as Everton struck theirs to take all three points. Early on, an excellent dummy by David Dunn saw him have a sight of goal and his shot hit the inside of the post. Later, Jason Roberts almost broke clear if it wasn't for a stretched Sylvain Distin. Everton's new 17 year old diamond, Ross Barkley, was heavily involved in Everton's creative play as he linked up well with Arteta. Then came the first huge moment of the match. A bad back pass from Barkley found Argentinian midfielder Mauro Formica, and he lured the youngster into a mistimed tackle in the box, resulting in a penalty. To Everton's relief, Tim Howard beat away Junior Hoilett's penalty. Then again, Blackburn were awarded another penalty after Formica was tripped by Distin. This time it was the Argentinian himself who took the penalty, and crashed it onto the foot of the post. Then in the dying minutes, Chris Samba fouled Marouane Fellaini in the box. Mikel Arteta stepped up and converted, giving Everton all the spoils. Blackburn's next match is at Fulham, while Everton will welcome Aston Villa.