TOM CLEVERLEY MISSED a 101st-minute penalty after Everton sensationally rallied from two goals down to end their horror form with a rollercoaster 3-2 win over Watford at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Trailing 2-0 to a pair of second-half goals, Everton battled from behind and dramatically piled on three match-turning goals to move out of the relegation zone with a first victory in five Premier League matches.
Their incredible fightback almost took a heartbreaking twist when Watford were awarded a spot-kick in the 11th added minute, injuries to Heurelho Gomes and Christian Kabasele causing lengthy stoppages, but Cleverley drilled his spot-kick wide as the Toffees escaped with a potentially season-turning triumph.
Amid reports Sean Dyche is set to take over, Everton looked destined for defeat as they trailed by two goals until the 67th minute. Richarlison made up for a first-half miss by opening the scoring less than a minute into the second half, before Kabasele — who was later taken off on a stretcher — headed the visitors further ahead.
Oumar Niasse provided the Toffees a lifeline by punishing a Watford lapse at the back and substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin made it two in seven minutes when he nodded in from a corner, setting up a tense finale.
Few would have predicted what followed. Everton were rewarded for their endeavour as Leighton Baines dispatched a penalty in the 91st minute, before Cleverley’s miss at the other end gifted David Unsworth a memorable first win in what could be his final match as caretaker manager.
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Youd hate to see what 50% support looks like so.
Lads, can we get a few more articles about Gareth Bale please!
That club sounds like one toxic place to work…
@Richard Prendiville: Well for 1/2 a million a week I think if thats a toxic workplace Id manage.
@Sean Buckley: some people actually want to enjoy work rather than just be in it for the money. I get that you’re not one of them but money can’t buy you happiness.
@Dave O Keeffe:
Agreed. Hating work is far too draining for a life as short as ours.
@Dave O Keeffe: very true but surely you’d manage a few weeks work there and then head off to a happy work place on min wage
@Dan2078: except there’s a thing called contract law that would prevent any of us in his situation from doing that. Let’s not forget it was Madrid that pulled the plug on his departure.
Player power wins the day again.
Madrid desperate to get rid of them and their wages but they stick their heels in and keep collecting the dosh and making ZZ rage.
Good on them I say, keep going
@Mark Smith: how did player power win? Real refused to sell.
@Dave O Keeffe: sell to who ??? No one wants to pay his wages and pay a transfer fee … Real shouldn’t have offered him a new contract they clearly had zero intention of respecting just to try get a fee.