Three important points were secured by Everton on Tuesday evening in their away trip to Bournemouth thanks to a late Jack Grealish goal.
David Moyes’ side produced a much better performance than they did at the weekend to pull themselves up to ninth in the table.
A gritty victory has put Everton back on track, with some really solid performances from Moyes’ depleted side.
Grealish celebrated by kissing the Everton badge on his shirt as he ran off towards those travelling fans.
The Blues are going to need more of this from the 30-year-old loanee over the coming weeks as Iliman Ndiaye nears his exit for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Despite finding the back of the net to secure the win, Alan Shearer has admitted he actually agrees with Moyes’ recent criticism of Grealish.
Bournemouth v Everton - Premier League
Photo by David Horton – CameraSport via Getty Images
Alan Shearer fully agrees with what David Moyes said about Jack Grealish
After the game, Grealish and Moyes shared their praise for each other, with the loan move from Manchester City working for all parties.
However, Moyes has pushed Grealish to score more frequently having only netted one goal before the game on Tuesday night.
MORE EVERTON STORIES
WHAT A WIN! Who was your Everton Man of the Match of the Match vs Bournemouth? 🔥
👇 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say
Speaking after the game on The Rest Is Football podcast, Shearer admitted that he does actually agree with Moyes on this.
“Great for Jack, pleased for Jack because, yeah, I listened to David Moyes when he said that and I totally agree with that because of his, he does need to add a little bit more, needs to score some goals,” said Shearer.
“And he’s answered his manager tonight with a winning goal.”
James Tarkowski thinks Grealish is Moyes’ favourite player at Everton and that will only have been strengthened after he secured the points on Tuesday evening.
Grealish has been brought in to add that star quality, with some really big weeks ahead for the club amid their current injury and suspension issues.
Jack Grealish must guide Everton through daunting December
This month is going to be relentless for Everton as the festive fixtures pile in.
Tim Iroegbunam will miss Everton’s game against Nottingham Forest following his fifth yellow card of the season against the Cherries.
THAT is exactly how you respond after the Newcastle defeat! 💪
👇 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say
With so many players currently sidelined, Moyes will be looking to the likes of Grealish to help guide the side through this tricky spell.
Grealish is one of the most fouled players in the Premier League. So, he will be looking to avoid any December injuries as well.
With such a tricky run of games ahead, Everton are going to need this to be a jump start for Grealish in front of goal.
Join Our Newsletter
Receive a digest of our best Everton content each week direct to your mailbox