Everton finally have a win in the Premier League. The Blues recovered from a Marc Guehi goal in the first period to beat Crystal Palace 2-1, with Dwight McNeil grabbing a brace after the break. Sean Dyche's side had only taken one point from their previous five games, so the relief on show at full time was no surprise.
Chris Beesley was in attendance at Goodison Park and has picked out some of the main talking points from the contest from a Blues perspective. What Everton players were told at half time as inspiration for comeback revealed What Gwladys Street sung after colossal Jarrad Branthwaite moment said all after Everton comeback Two swipes of the paintbrush This is the historic final season for Goodison Park but after being denied a day in the sun against Bournemouth with the dramatic late collapse, it took a couple of swipes from ‘The Paintbrush’ to finally get The Grand Old Lady up on her feet for the last dance. Dwight McNeil might not be Kevin Sheedy, or even a James Rodriguez for that matter, but his educated left peg remains a source of inspiration for an Everton side that possesses more artisans than artists.
Despite having operated as a winger for most of his career so far – including under Sean Dyche at Burnley where he was given his big breakthrough – the 24-year-old believes his move into the middle the season, being deployed as a ‘number 10’, can increase his influence. After netting his first of the season at Aston Villa, the Rochdale-born playe.