Everton lost 3-1 to West Ham after giving up two goals late in the second half.
At the end of the half, Sean Dyche’s team wasted a chance to break the deadlock when Alphonse Areola made the right guess to stop Beto’s penalty.
Ten minutes into the second half, the Portuguese striker made up for his missed penalty kick by heading home James Garner’s cross to open the score.
However, the visitors responded in just six minutes, as former Blues loanee Kurt Zouma powered home a James Ward-Prowse corner.
At the beginning of extra time, Tomas Soucek gave the Hammers the lead with a brilliant strike inside the penalty area that easily beat Jordan Pickford.
When Edson Alvarez broke through the Blues on a surge in the 95th minute, David Moyes secured his third victory on his old stadium.
The main talking points from Goodison Park were as follows:
Blues need to have self-help skills.
The saying “goals win games” has never applied more to Everton.
Three goals by West Ham, two of which were conceded late into additional time, left their opponents wondering again what could have been.
With 11 shots on goal compared to the visitors’ five, Sean Dyche’s team produced more than enough opportunities, but they are still dealing with a persistent issue.
The Blues haven’t won a game in ten games, which is their poorest start since 1994–1995—a season in which they failed to find any consistency in their first 12 games.
However, the problem is far more urgent with 12 games left in the current campaign, and it’s unclear where they will get their next maximum point total.
The entire Goodison dressing room is to blame for the continued lack of grace, as they have been unable to locate the target in spite of multiple openings.
After Monday’s loss, the 10-point deduction justification is no longer valid, and Dyche’s men must reclaim their Midas touch when it comes to scoring goals.
Before it’s too late, Everton needs to learn how to take care of themselves.
Dyche is still way too erratic.
Dyche bears no responsibility for his team’s wastefulness, but he is nonetheless accountable for other aspects of this loss outside of their complete capitulation at stoppage time.
The worrying lack of defensive attention that allowed West Ham to score three goals came while the Everton manager was also being closely watched.
Over a significant portion of this season, the Goodison supporters have grown incredibly irritated with his unwavering refusal to make proactive substitutions from the bench.
Shortly after Tomas Soucek had the opportunity and room to shoot a magnificent half-volley into Jordan Pickford’s net, that pattern persisted.
Now that Everton’s chances of winning had diminished, Dyche thought it was time to add more firepower to both Lewis Dobbin and Youssef Chermiti.
With the clock ticking down and the team behind 2-1, the two inevitably found it difficult to make a lasting impression.
It might have worked if Dyche had tried to unleash the two earlier, when Everton was leading offensively and the score was still tied.
As usual, though, he waited until he had passed the point of no return.
Is the Goodison break well-timed?
Even though they say “home is where the heart is,” Evertonians would currently argue otherwise.
Goodison had no league wins in more over three months, and his desire to cherish every last second was growing shorter by the day.
The mass departure on Saturday started well before Jarrod Bowen and Edson Alvarez quickly cut through the hosts’ defence to increase the number of departures.
These kinds of scenes are typical for a squad that is struggling and about to go through its third relegation round, yet there might be hope.
Due to the postponement of the Merseyside derby on March 17 and three away games, Goodison will not host Premier League football for the next five weeks.
Although the Grand Old Lady’s battle-hardened followers are unlikely to enjoy a protracted absence from their spiritual home, it might be a lifesaver.
With the ongoing unrest on the pitch, the impending second FFP case, and the takeover that is taking forever to conclude, the blue half of L4 is becoming an increasingly depressing place.
The Goodison audience may have a respite from the agony of this soul-crushing event, if only for a short while, at least when they are back home.
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