Overview
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s early cross deflected off Nikola Milenkovic for an own goal, Thierno Barry finished in first-half stoppage time from Iliman Ndiaye’s pass, and Dewsbury-Hall added a late third.
- The victory lifted Everton into fifth place in the Premier League table.
- David Moyes praised Everton fans for their backing of Barry and said the forward had earned his breakthrough with recent performances.
- Moyes highlighted the shutout as his biggest satisfaction, noting it was Everton’s fourth clean sheet in five matches despite recent injuries.
- Barry, a £27m summer signing from Villarreal, told BBC MOTD he was very happy and could not stop smiling after scoring his first Everton goal.