The Reds dominated the contest from the very first whistle and finally broke the deadlock against an obdurate defensive display through Mohamed Salah in the closing stages of the first half
Browsing: Sam Allardyce
A rejuvenated Everton make the short trip to Anfield having recorded back-to-back wins in the top flight for the first time this season, but Sam Allardyce will be aware that defeat to their rivals would wipe out his bright start at Goodison Park
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 63-year-old was confirmed as the new Toffees manager on Thursday, having been in attendance at Goodison Park for Wednesday night’s 4-0 victory over West Ham
The former England boss agreed to take over at Goodison Park and was in attendance at Tuesday night match as Everton took on West Ham
Allardyce became England manager in July 2016 and was sacked by the FA after two months for behaving “inappropriately” when footage of him talking to undercover reporters was published.
Allardyce left his role with the national side by mutual consent after just one game following a newspaper investigation by Britian’s Daily Telegraph.
The coach only came on board during the summer
The draw ensures Slaven Bilic’s side are all but safe from the drop, but David Moyes’ Sunderland still look set for the Championship next season
Palace’s 3-0 win over Arsenal on Monday Night Football was their fifth Premier League victory in six games, and that run leaves them on 34 points – six above the relegation zone and with a game in hand over 18th-placed Swansea
Gareth Southgate’s first game at Wembley since succeeding Sam Allardyce on a permanent basis provided few alarms as England remain firmly in control at the top of Group F
Crystal Palace will be without forwards Wilfried Zaha and Bakary Sako against Manchester City despite their Africa Cup of Nations campaigns coming to a premature end
Allardyce replaces Alan Pardew at Selhurst Park after the latter was sacked yesterday following a run of just one win in 11 Premier League games
Allegations in the Daily Telegraph claimed that the former Sunderland, Bolton and West Ham boss had negotiated a £400,000 fee to help a foreign group get around FA rules to bring players to England
Rooney is England’s record goal scorer and took on the armband from Steven Gerrard a year ago
The 61-year-old signed an initial two-year deal after compensation was agreed with Sunderland, whom he steered to Premier League safety last season
Newcastle and Norwich both needed a favour from Everton to take the race to the final weekend of the season, but a comfortable night for the Black Cats saw Sam Allardyce’s side secure survival
Before last weekend, Sunderland had won just one of their previous 11 fixtures in the Premier League, and manager Sam Allardyce would have been concerned that another failure to get three points on the board would put them ever closer to losing their place in the top flight
Time is running out for host, Sunderland, if they are to retain their top-flight status, while visiting Manchester United face a tough challenge if they are to ensure that the famous Champions League anthem will be bellowing out around Old Trafford next season
Sunderland, chasing a third Premier League win in a row, soon settled and Spurs struggled to create much in the next 30 minutes as the Black Cat defended tightly, giving the hosts no space in front of the penalty areab