Staff Reporter.
Everton reinforced their European credentials with a hard-earned win away to Champions League hopefuls West Ham.
After being fourth in the Premier League at the turn of the year, the Toffees slipped to eighth having won just six of their first 18 league games in 2021.
But Ben Godfrey’s slide-rule pass allowed Dominic Calvert-Lewin to score his 16th league goal of the season in the first half at London Stadium.
And manager Carlo Ancelotti’s decision to play with three centre-backs was justified as his side defended resolutely to secure a second straight away win in London, having also won 1-0 at Arsenal last month.
FULL-TIME West Ham 0-1 Everton
Calvert-Lewin’s first-half strike is enough to seal all three points for the Toffees #WHUEVE pic.twitter.com/yecmCctPeL
— Premier League (@premierleague) May 9, 2021
Everton remain eighth but are now three points behind seventh-placed Tottenham and six behind fifth-placed West Ham – with a game in hand on both.