“We were at least worthy of a point here” - says David Moyes after 1-1 draw to Brentford

David Moyes acknowledges that although Everton deserved more, he was satisfied with the point the side managed in the 1-1 draw against Brentford at the Gtech Stadium. Yoane Wissa opened the scoring for the hosts after a long throw-in caused all sorts of problems in the Everton box. Full-back Jake O’Brien grabbed the equaliser in the second half, scoring his first Premier League goal for the club to preserve Everton’s seven-game unbeaten run.

“I thought we played really well, this is always a difficult place for me to come and get a result,” said Moyes, who lost all three of his Premier League visits to Brentford with West Ham.

“I am happy with that because I have never had a good record here. Thomas Frank is a good manager. I thought we were at least worthy of a point today. If you’d given me a point at the start I’d have probably taken it, but on reflection I think we should have taken all three.”

The biggest takeaway from the game for the Toffees was Beto forgetting his scoring shoes at home. The Guinea-Bissau international, who had been on a red-hot scoring streak before the game, was guilty of squandering three huge chances as Brentford keeper Mark Flekken had his number.

“We had Beto through on goal three times and he’s been deadly in those situations. The Brentford goalkeeper made three good saves. Beto has stepped up to the plate in the main for us but we had enough opportunities to get some other chances. He’s got through three times today and given himself a chance so I hope he keeps getting those opportunities,” said Moyes.

Everton have had a remarkable upturn in form since Moyes took over. Once languishing dangerously close to the relegation zone, they have picked up 15 points from a possible 24 since the Scot returned to the dugout for his second spell in charge.

With Everton almost assured of staying up in the top flight and moving into the new stadium next season, Moyes highlighted his ambitions as manager. "I don't really want to be someone who comes in to save the club from relegation. I want to be a manager who competes for Europe like I have been in three years prior to this. But, let's be honest. Everton were in a terrible position. We are starting to look up rather than down.”

 

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