SKY SPORTS
David Moyes’ Everton ripped through Tottenham’s terrible defending in the first half at Goodison Park to set up a 3-2 victory which drags Ange Postecoglou’s side into the relegation battle.
The home fans celebrated with a hint of disbelief as the second-worst performing attack in the division feasted on Spurs’ shocking vulnerability at the back.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin hadn’t scored here in the Premier League since August. He twisted teenager Archie Gray this way and that before stroking in his first goal in 17 matches.
After an Orel Mangala shot was pushed onto the post, Iliman Ndiaye was soon breezing past Radu Dragusin to slam in a second. “Spurs have been all over the place,” said former Tottenham defender Michael Dawson on Sky Sports. “The defending from Dragusin is unacceptable.”
It got even worse in first-half stoppage-time, with Gray hooking the ball into his own net. The Everton fans had not seen anything like this since February 2017, when they netted three in the first 45 minutes against Bournemouth. Everton had only scored 15 goals in their 20 league games before Sunday.
It should have been 4-0 early in the second half when Calvert-Lewin spun and shot wide when again given time and space in the box. Inevitably, Everton then made life difficult for themselves in the final stages.
Dejan Kulusevski gave the travelling fans something to cheer when he chipped in nicely after Jordan Pickford had darted off his line. And Everton old boy Richarlison added another in stoppage-time from close range. But Everton saw it through to deliver a morale-boosting first league win under returning boss Moyes…
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