Everton’s 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace needed a combination of forward pragmatism and defensive luck to continue the positive momentum since David Moyes rejoined the Toffees.
The Blues have now won four of their last five games, tying the Eagles on points in thirteenth position, ahead of West Ham, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur—the latter two having fired Moyes in the past.
The home team tied the score early in the second half after Beto scored another excellent goal late in the first half to make it four goals in four games. Then, January deadline day signing Carlos Alcaraz hammered home a loose ball to make it 2-1, a lead the Blues never gave up.
Speaking after the game, Moyes expressed dissatisfaction with his team’s performance in the first half, considering that they had just finished an emotional and taxing evening in which they drew 2-2 with Liverpool in the final Goodison Park derby ever, with James Tarkowski scoring the equalizer late in extra time. We weren’t at our best for a lot of the game, so it was a huge victory.
Wednesday night must have taken a toll on them, but thankfully we had a goal in front of us, so we had something. I felt that our defenders played excellent defense in the second half, particularly in the closing minutes. We performed poorly in the first half, and shortly after, we let up a goal, which irritated me.
Despite the injuries to Youssef Chermiti, Armando Broja, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Beto has recovered in recent weeks and recently attributed his confidence to Moyes.
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