David Moyes has secured some crucial wins for Everton over the years but his 3-1 triumph with West Ham United against Leeds United has got to be up there.
The Hammers’ comeback victory against the Yorkshiremen ensures that unless Leicester City are able to spoil Newcastle United’s Champions League party in front of over 52,000 at St James’ Park on Monday night, the Blues will go into their final game of the Premier League season with their destiny back in their own hands and out of the drop zone. While the final result at the London Stadium proved favourable for Sean Dyche’s side, the afternoon felt anything but straightforward for Evertonians whose nerves are shot.
The contest of course pitted Moyes – whose team went into the game on the back of reaching the UEFA Europa Conference League final against old foes Fiorentina – against another former Blues boss in the shape of Sam Allardyce. With Leeds now Everton’s direct rivals to stay up, such was the need for the East End outfit to do them a favour, one former Blues player had even texted this correspondent on Sunday morning to joke that he’d had jellied eels for his breakfast – at least I think he was joking.
