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Minute-by-minute report: Frank Lampard’s men look to ease their growing relegation fears by beating improving Newcastle. Join Paul Doyle.
Matches like this can change the course of a season. Everton were down on their luck, down to 10 men and short of ideas ... a 0-0 seemed to be the best they could hope for ... and then Iwobi produced a superb late winning goal. It was the finest piece of play they mustered in the match but rewarded a wonderful spirit. Now Everton are three points above the relegation zone, and evidently they’re full of belief. And Goodison Park is rocking!
First up, the manager reveals that he broken his hand during the celebrations! “It was an amazing night! There was spirit and togetherness. It wasn’t a need for quality, it was all about spirit. Some players really stood up tonight. Seamus Coleman led by example.”
About the red card, he complains about the lack of consistency and says he doesn’t think there was a clear and obvious error to justify the referee turning the original yellow into a red. “No one at the minute has the balls to say ‘you know what, I stick by my decision’.”
On the rare clean sheet, he explains it was down to “By grit, defenders defending and the team understanding when we can win the ball higher.”
90+9 min: Coleman won the ball brilliantly off Saint-Maximin in midfield and then shunted it on to Iwobi, who stormed forward, swapped neat passes with Calvet-Lewin and then kept his cool to slot it past Begovic from 12 yards! A superb and precious goal in the circumstances - and Goodison Park goes gloriously berserk!
“It’s a great atmosphere in the dressing room. A lot of us have been questioned in the last few weeks, and rightly so, but we have good
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