This was after a late Gylfi Sigurdsson goal gave them a 1-0 win at bottom team Sheffield United on Saturday
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Brazilian Bernard netted after 17 minutes at Goodison Park and substitute Sigurdsson struck from distance in stoppage time as the Toffees ended a run of four successive Premier League defeats.
The forward has scored twice in his first two Everton starts – admitting he’s surprised even himself by converting with his head in successive matches – and smoothly bedded into Marco Silva’s side following his deadline-day switch from Arsenal.
Everton have heaped further misery on Manchester United by registering a dominant 4-0 victory over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side in Sunday’s Premier League at Goodison Park.
Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson scored the goals as Everton recorded a 2-0 win over Chelsea in Sunday afternoon’s Premier League clash at Goodison Park.
The Icelandic team largely dominated the first half as the Eagles tried to settle down in the game.
“He is getting better every day. He is in good hands. I am not going to hide that it is very unlikely that he will play,’’ Hallgrimsson told reporters on Thursday.
Sergio Aguero opened the scoring with a rasping first-half finish to register his first ever World Cup goal, before Iceland hit back immediately to equalise through frontman Alfred Finnbogason just two minutes later in the Russian capital.
Midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson and captain Aron Gunnarsson have both been recovering from knee injuries, with Sigurdsson missing the last two months of the Premier League season with Everton and Gunnarsson working his way back from knee surgery in late April.
Sigurdsson, Everton’s record signing after his move from Swansea City last year, has not played since picking up the injury against Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on March 10.
The club’s statement therefore goes on to allay concerns that he could miss out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Russia.
The Toffees lacked any real inspiration in the opening 45 minutes, but Gylfi Sigurdsson and Oumar Niasse found a way through within six minutes of the restart.
The Toffees lacked any real inspiration in the opening 45 minutes
Walcott, who joined Everton from Arsenal for about 20 million pounds in the current transfer window, converted Gylfi Sigurdsson’s low cross from close range after 26 minutes
The Dutchman, signed last week from Southampton for a reported fee of 75 million pounds, rose inside the area to head home an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain corner kick.
Allardyce stuck with a winning formula by making no changes to his starting lineup on the back of the win over West Ham United in midweek, but it took a while for both sides to really get going
The Toffees have endured a torrid start to the season both domestically and in Europe, with yesterday’s defeat at Goodison Park leaving them in the relegation zone despite heavy investment during the summer
The Icelanders’ feat is particularly notable as they have qualified for their first-ever FIFA World Cup and will become the least populous nation to compete at the global finals
Leicester’s revival had stuttered a little before their trip to West Bromwich Albion, but the show is back on the road thanks to a determined team performance driven by the influential Ndidi
Despite their win, Swansea remain 18th in the table as 17th-placed Hull City claimed a 2-0 win over Watford on the same day, while Stoke sit 11th in the standings.