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Everton closer to relegation zone
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November 27, 2009, Friday
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EVERTON dropped closer to the Premier League relegation zone on Wednesday after losing 2-3 at Hull.
Stephen Hunt, Andy Dawson and Dean Marney all scored for Hull inside the opening half-hour.
Hull's Kamil Zayatte helped Everton back into the game in the second half, scoring an own-goal and then conceding a penalty that Louis Saha converted.
Everton manager David Moyes had turned his team into regular top-six finishers in the league but it has now won just once in its last seven games and is level on 15 points with Hull, four above the drop zone.
Asked if he was worried Everton could become embroiled in a survival battle, Moyes curtly replied: "Could be, yes."
Hull manager Phil Brown, meanwhile, has dragged his team out of the bottom three by taking seven of the last nine points.
Also on Wednesday, Clint Dempsey scored twice in the second half as Fulham beat Blackburn 3-0 at Craven Cottage to end a three-match winless streak and move into the top half of the standings. Fulham's Erik Nevland scored before halftime.
Meanwhile, Everton is considering asking Liverpool to ground-share after having plans to build a new stadium rejected by the British government.
Everton had planned to join forces with supermarket chain Tesco to build a new stadium and shopping complex on the outskirts of Liverpool. Everton chief executive Robert Elstone said yesterday that the club was "bitterly disappointed" by the decision to throw out proposals for a 50,000-seat stadium to replace Goodison Park.
While neighbor Liverpool has had plans to replace Anfield approved, the American-owned club is still trying to raise the finances for the project amid the global economic crisis.
Due to opposition from fans, both clubs have previously been reluctant to consider sharing a stadium, however Elstone now says Everton is not against the idea - if it makes financial sense.
"It's certainly one of the options that we will need to cover," Elstone said.
Stephen Hunt, Andy Dawson and Dean Marney all scored for Hull inside the opening half-hour.
Hull's Kamil Zayatte helped Everton back into the game in the second half, scoring an own-goal and then conceding a penalty that Louis Saha converted.
Everton manager David Moyes had turned his team into regular top-six finishers in the league but it has now won just once in its last seven games and is level on 15 points with Hull, four above the drop zone.
Asked if he was worried Everton could become embroiled in a survival battle, Moyes curtly replied: "Could be, yes."
Hull manager Phil Brown, meanwhile, has dragged his team out of the bottom three by taking seven of the last nine points.
Also on Wednesday, Clint Dempsey scored twice in the second half as Fulham beat Blackburn 3-0 at Craven Cottage to end a three-match winless streak and move into the top half of the standings. Fulham's Erik Nevland scored before halftime.
Meanwhile, Everton is considering asking Liverpool to ground-share after having plans to build a new stadium rejected by the British government.
Everton had planned to join forces with supermarket chain Tesco to build a new stadium and shopping complex on the outskirts of Liverpool. Everton chief executive Robert Elstone said yesterday that the club was "bitterly disappointed" by the decision to throw out proposals for a 50,000-seat stadium to replace Goodison Park.
While neighbor Liverpool has had plans to replace Anfield approved, the American-owned club is still trying to raise the finances for the project amid the global economic crisis.
Due to opposition from fans, both clubs have previously been reluctant to consider sharing a stadium, however Elstone now says Everton is not against the idea - if it makes financial sense.
"It's certainly one of the options that we will need to cover," Elstone said.
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