Alan Shearer believes Everton showed true guts to win at Leicester on Sunday, but it is too early to start patting people on the back with relegation still a realistic proposition.
The Blues took the lead at the King Power Stadium thanks to a glorious volley by Vitalii Mykolenko but were pegged back when Patson Daka took advantage of a mistake by Yerry Mina, drawing the match all square. Such a setback has been unrecoverable by the Blues for most of the season, but on this occasion Mason Holgate restored their lead of the half-hour mark, heading home from close range.
It turned out to be the winning goal after Frank Lampard's side put in a determined defensive performance to keep out Leicester and secure a second successive Premier League victory, moving the Toffees out of the relegation zone in the process. And according to Match of the Day pundit Shearer, it is that level of commitment that can help Everton beat the drop after others have doubted them.
