Anjishnu Roy 29/09/2025 2comments  |  Jump to last

David Moyes believes decision-making in the final third was not quite right as Everton were held to a 1-1 draw against West Ham at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Michael Keane put the hosts ahead with a thumping header in the first half but Jarrod Bowen pulled one back in the second half, becoming the first opposition player to score at Bramley-Moore Dock in the process.

The Toffees had a few phases where they were completely on top of the game and should’ve done more to get the second goal. However, the decision-making in the final third was often imprecise and lacked clinicality, a problem they also suffered from during the goalless draw with Aston Villa here over two weeks ago.

“Disappointed we didn’t take all three points,” Moyes told Sky Sports after the game.

“It’s a home game, an opportunity for us. We had moments where we should have pressed the button a bit more and got the second half. We opened ourselves up for counter attacks.

“The decision making in the final third: can you make the right pass or cross to get the finish away? We didn’t get that right. We had a lot of the ball, we scored a good goal from a cross, but couldn’t find a way of making the second goal.

“Kiernan had a good chance with his head to make it 2-0. We started the second half quite well for 20 minutes or so; if we had gotten that second goal, it would have been all-important. But we didn’t open up a clear-cut chance. Nothing made me really think we missed a really big chance.”

This was Everton’s third Premier League match at Hill Dickinson Stadium. When asked by BBC Sport on whether the venue is starting to become more familiar, the Scotsman said, "It's certainly one we are more familiar with but we want to win. Our record here at the moment has been good enough, we want to keep it going. We started the season well. We want to raise expectations but we can't forget that we have a long journey to go and we are just at the start of it."

 

Reader Comments (2)

Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer ()


Jerome Shields
1 Posted 29/09/2025 at 23:58:28
I just thought it was typical Moyes in attack in the first half.No movement or interpassing.Shots from outside the area and Grealish played to on the left with limited options.Really too slow in comparation to West Ham and not as direct.Players got into the position Moyes wanted and found themselves with limited options.Took a great cross from Garner and a good run getting in front of the marker and superb header from Keane.

That all fell apart once they equalised and Moyes then was saving his bacon.

Kieran Kinsella
2 Posted 30/09/2025 at 00:50:12
Jerome

I think an issue with Moyes as with Dyche is he doesn’t trust flair players. Consequently, they’re stuck out on the wing. Lindstroem supposedly is best as a number 10. Never played there once under Moyes or Dyche. N’Dyiae apparently prefers the 10 role. Grealish has played the 10 role. But here that role is reserved for functional but limited players. But even beyond the 10 role, at least Lampard allowed Gordon/Iwobi and Gray to switch it up and swap sides. Moyes would never allow such adventurism.

Add Your Comments

In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site.

» Log in now

Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site.


How to get rid of these ads and support TW

© ToffeeWeb