Everton scored goals early, middle and late, and made it look rather easy as they beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday.
WATCH — Everton vs Nottingham Forest full match replay
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall played a big part in two of the goals — the first when his cross ricocheted off Forest defender Nikola Milenkovic and went in for an own goal in the 2nd minute, and the third when he put the game to bed in the 81st. In between, Thierno Barry bagged his first goal for Everton after singing from Villarreal for $41 million this summer.
The victory sends Everton (24 points) up to 5th in the Premier League table (for the time being), currently just a point off of 4th place. Forest (15 points) remain 16th.
What’s next?
- Utrecht vs Nottingham Forest — Thursday, 12:45 pm ET (UFEA Europa League)
- Chelsea vs Everton — Saturday, 10 am ET
- Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur — Sunday, 9 am ET (next PL fixture)
Everton vs Nottingham Forest live updates – by Andy Edwards
Everton vs Nottingham Forest final score: 3-0
Goalscorers: Nikola Milenkovic (2′ – OG), Thierno Barry (45’+2), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (81′)
GOAL! Everton 3-0 Forest: Dewsbury-Hall puts the game to bed (81′)
Dewsbury-Hall blasts Everton 3-0 ahead of Forest
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s terrific start to life at Everton continues as he powers his right-footed effort into the bottom corner of the goal to make it 3-0 against Nottingham Forest.
GOAL! Everton 2-0 Forest: Grealish’s mazy run sets up Barry’s first Toffees goal (45’+2)
Barry slots home Everton’s second against Forest
Thierno Barry finally gets his first Everton goal as Iliman Ndiaye sets him up for a tidy finish to make it 2-0 against Nottingham Forest.
GOAL! Everton 1-0 Forest: Milenkovic gets his header all wrong (2′)
Dewsbury-Hall’s deflected cross gives Everton lead
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s cross takes deflection off Nikola Milenkovic goes in to give Everton an early 1-0 lead over Nottingham Forest at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Everton starting lineup
Pickford – O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko – Garner, Dewsbury-Hall, Alcaraz – Ndiaye, Grealish, Barry
Nottingham Forest starting lineup
Sels – Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams – Sangare, Anderson, Gibbs-White – Ndoye, Hutchinson, Jesus
How to watch Everton vs Nottingham Forest live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 10 am ET
Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
TV Channel: Peacock
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock