Anjishnu Roy 12/04/2025 12comments  |  Jump to last

Abdoulaye Doucoure’s last-gasp winner ensured three points in the league for Everton for the first time since February as David Moyes’ side beat Champions League-chasing Nottingham Forest 1-0 away from home. 

According to Opta data, Doucoure’s goal (at 93:03) was the latest away winner for the Blues on record in the Premier League since the 2006-07 season.

Everton became the first team to deal Nuno Espirito Santo’s side a loss at City Ground in 2025 and have leap-frogged Tottenham to climb to 14th in the Premier League table, level on 38 points with Manchester United. More importantly, though, Everton - now 18 points clear of the drop zone - are almost assured to continue in the top flight next season, highlighting the importance of Moyes’ mid-season revival.

After picking up a point against second-placed Arsenal - less than 72 hours following the Merseyside derby at Anfield - a dogged Everton side cruised to victory with the help of a ruthless counter in the fourth minute of added time at the end of the game. 

Murillo made a fatal error for the hosts with his heavy touch being capitalised on by Dwight McNeil who came on at the 90th-minute mark. McNeil, who made his first appearance since December against Arsenal last weekend, led a 3v1 counter-attack for the Blues. 

He cut inside and fed a delicious ball to Doucoure making the run at the far post. The Mali international opened up his body and lifted the ball into the near post, beating Forest keeper Matz Sels, in front of a delirious away end.

Victory here feels deserved for the Toffees who were by far the better side and just lacked composure in the final third. This was their first win since beating Crystal Palace 2-1, also away from home, on February 15. Although Moyes’ side had failed to win any of their last six matches, they drew five of them.

Having faced the top three sides in the Premier League in successive encounters with four points to show for their efforts, Everton will now turn their sights towards fourth-placed Manchester City next. The defending champions will visit Goodison Park for the final time on April 19.

 

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Ian Jones
1 Posted 12/04/2025 at 18:11:04
Well, 0 points vs top, 1 point vs 2nd place, 3 points vs 3rd place. Not a bad return to be fair.

I feel scoring a winner in the last few minutes is always a good sign of a decent team.

Peter Moore
2 Posted 12/04/2025 at 18:20:19
Quality off the bench. Well done Dwight, what a delight.
Phil Roberts
3 Posted 12/04/2025 at 18:22:08
If Ipswich do not beat Chelsea tomorrow – Moyes can visit the new stadium and start looking at contracts. We cannot be caught by the Bottom 3.

12 April with 6 games to go. Not what we thought when we lost at Bournemouth on 4 January.

Dave Abrahams
4 Posted 12/04/2025 at 20:07:02
The substitute changes improved Everton's performance and added a bit more to their attacking game. McNeil was only on for micro-minutes and the Forest defender couldn't have that mistake, losing the ball to a better player with the brains to put Doucoure through on goal with a great chance. Doucoure surprised many with that well-taken goal.

A well-deserved win received deliriously by Bluenoses in the ground and giving them a brilliant end to the game and a long happy journey home.

Mark Murphy
5 Posted 12/04/2025 at 20:25:48
I fucking love this club!
Andrew James
6 Posted 12/04/2025 at 20:30:53
Delighted with this result… and it reminded me of one of Moyes's strengths before, which is to nick points on the road.

We're close to overtaking Man Utd and Spurs which is probably a better reflection of just how poor they've been all season given all the money they've both spent. But it is still an achievement seeing where we were under Dyche.

Les Moorcroft
7 Posted 12/04/2025 at 20:57:01
Mark 5 for what they put us through, me for 64 years. It's like going on the big one at Blackpool. And still in the going back in the queue. 💙
Colin Glassar
8 Posted 12/04/2025 at 20:59:40
Very magnanimous, mostly, comments made by Forrest fans on social media saying we were well-deserved winners today.

I've been saying for the last couple of months they won't make Top 4 his season. All that group hugging has left them drained.

Nicolas Piñon
9 Posted 13/04/2025 at 00:49:15
Thanks once more Moyes for that

Nice bench we had today

Hilllarious celebration from doucoure to the board

COYB!

Jerome Shields
10 Posted 13/04/2025 at 01:18:52
Everton did have alot of possession, because Forest let them have it.Everton players did work hard.Moyes did set the team up in defensive mode.Everton's set pieces play was woeful.The McNeill introduction showed what a good pass can achieve.Doucoure who was poor for most of the game, did get the right connection on that cross to score.

Moyes effectively defended and nicked a win.His main objective was not to loss.He needs to improve on Performance results against top 6 sides, this hopefully is a start.I thought Everton had the beating of Forest earlier in the game and just needed a more positive formation.

Glad of a win, especially for the travelling Fans.

Bob Parrington
11 Posted 13/04/2025 at 01:42:39
Grand performance. Particularly 1st half total domination. We were certainly up for this one! Well done Davis Moyes and the team.
Tamhas Woods
12 Posted 13/04/2025 at 03:00:50
That stat about it being the latest away league winner since 06/07... do they not mean Boro (A) right at the end of 2005/06? McFadden netted it with basically the last kick.

I recall our four away wins of 06/07 all yielding a clean sheet and a multi-goal margin, with the first goal scored a lot sooner than 90+3

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