KOEMAN IN

Calvert-lewin as he went with two up front and a more direct approach. The gamble paid off handsomely.

First Niasse took on a pass from fellow substitute Tom Davies with 13 minutes left, sidestepped Simon Francis and hammered a shot past goalkeeper Asmir Begovic. It changed the atmosphere at Goodison, which had been getting increasingly tense as Koeman’s side laboured.

Four minutes later, the striker did it again, bundling in a winner at the far post after Davies’ ball across goal had deflected up off Steve Cook.

Victory lifted Everton out of the bottom three, ended a run of three straight league defeats – and also eased some of the pressure on the manager. “Going