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WHAT A GUY!

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THERE were fireworks and finally some fight as Everton came from behind for a critical Guy Fawkes Night victory.

At 2-0 down, the Toffees looked dead and buried – as did David Unsworth’s job prospects as he faced a fourth loss from four games in temporary charge.

But as the Everton caretaker boss went on the pitch at the end to roars from the crowd, there was a glimmer of hope as fireworks lit up the sky.

It might still be unlikely chairman Bill Kenwright and major shareholde­r Farhad Moshiri will allow Unsworth to permanentl­y succeed Ronald Koeman as Everton manager.

But back in the summer, it would have been harder to believe the Goodison crowd would be singing Oumar Niasse’s name in November after a win that lifted them out of the drop zone.

But they were, because it was the Senegal ace who started the comeback completed by Dominic Calvert-Lewin and a 91st-minute penalty from Leighton Baines.

Incredibly Watford, who had led through Richarliso­n and Christian Kabasele, still had time to level. But ex-Toffee Tom Cleverley missed a penalty in the ninth minute of the 12 added on for injuries to keeper Heurelho Gomes and Kabasele.

“I don’t know what will happen,” EVERTON (4-2-1-3): Pickford 7; Kenny 7, Jagielka 5, Keane 6, Baines 7; Baningime 6 (Lookman 55, 6), Gueye 6; Davies 7; Sigurdsson 6 (Lennon 85), NIASSE 8, Rooney 6 (Calvert-Lewin 68, 7). Subs: Robles, Williams, Besic, Holgate. UP NEXT: Crystal Palace (a), Premier League, Saturday, November 18. WATFORD (4-2-3-1): Gomes 6 (Karnezis 59, 5); Femenia 6, Kabasele 7 (Mariappa 79), Britos 5, Holebas 6; Cleverley 5, Doucoure 6; Carrillo 6, HUGHES 8 (Okaka 90), Richarliso­n 7; Gray 7. Subs: Janmaat, Watson, Capoue, Sinclair. UP NEXT: West Ham (h), Premier League, Sunday, November 19. Referee: Graham Scott 6. YOUR TURN: Which midfielder scored in Everton’s 1-0 home win against Watford last season?

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