Everton won at the City Ground stadium and a solitary goal was enough to defeat Nottingham on matchday 14 of the England – Premier League 2023-2024 tournament. The visitor scored the only goal of the game 21 minutes into the second half, through Dwight McNeil. A cross from Jack Harrison left the midfielder to define from the large area and put the ball into the goal defended by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
Felipe took a tremendous shot 53 minutes into the second half and the ball hit the post. It could not be.
Despite not having superiority on the field, Everton beat Nottingham Forest, who owned the ball with an average of 61%.
Dwight McNeil was the figure of the game. The Everton midfielder was the author of 1 goal, made 27 correct passes, removed 2 balls and finished on goal 4 times.
Anthony Elanga was also important. The Nottingham Forest forward shot into the opponent’s goal on 6 occasions and made 23 correct passes.
With a dirty game, the match played between both teams stood out. There was only one card, in the 54th minute of the second half Felipe received a yellow card.
Nottingham head coach Steven Cooper proposed a 4-3-3 strategy with Odisseas Vlachodimos in goal; Serge Aurier, Willy Boly, Murillo and Harry Toffolo on the defensive line; Ibrahim Sangaré, Orel Mangala and Ryan Yates in the middle; and Morgan Gibbs-White, Chris Wood and Anthony Elanga in attack.
For their part, those led by Sean Dyche stood with a 4-5-1 formation with Jordan Pickford between the three sticks; Ashley Young, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitaliy Mykolenko in defense; James Garner, Idrissa Gueye, Jack Harrison, Abdoulaye Doucouré and Dwight McNeil at midfield; and Beto up front.
The judge selected for the match at the City Ground stadium was Paul Tierney.
Nottingham will visit Fulham on the next matchday. On the Everton side, they will play at home against Newcastle United.
After the match, the local team remains with 13 points and in fifteenth place in the standings. While the visit has 7 units and occupies eighteenth place in the tournament.
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