Keep pushing, says David Moyes after Everton win over Forest as the Toffees continue their mid-season resurgence.
Moyes wants Everton to keep pushing after victory over Nottingham Forest.
James Garner and Thierno Barry scored uncommon goals as Everton sent Nottingham Forest to their third consecutive Premier League loss.
Garner, a former Forest loanee who helped them win promotion to the top division in 2022, scored his first goal since August and his second in more than two years.
Barry extended the Toffees’ lead, his second goal since joining from Villarreal for £27 million in the summer. Both goals were scored against Forest.
After winning five of their previous nine games, the Toffees are now ninth and only four points off of the top four.
Boss David Moyes said: “We want to keep pushing. We went to Chelsea two or three weeks ago knowing that if we could beat Chelsea we might have gone fourth or fifth.
“I’ve got a hope that maybe I get a chance somewhere in February or March so I get an opportunity to do that again.
“So the only way we can do that is by hanging in at the moment. But, you know, if we lose [at Forest] you could have been 15th, you win you could be fifth. So it’s really difficult for everybody to weigh up the league.
“It’s one of our best [results] because of what we had available.”
The home team struggled to generate opportunities after Garner’s low finish into the corner from Dwight McNeill’s feed in the 19th minute, and Igor Jesus missed their finest opportunity.
James Tarkowski went wide for Everton, but Barry’s goal from Garner’s through-ball clinched the victory.