Everton have Jake O’Brien to thank for protecting their unbeaten run in the league that has been extended to nine games - their longest since February 2017. The Irish defender, who earned a senior call-up to the national side this week, headed home his second goal in three matches to draw 1-1 with West Ham at Goodison Park.
The Blues left it late and showed plenty of resilience to level proceedings despite going down to Tomas Soucek’s opener in the second half. It proved to be a cagey affair with David Moyes’ side not managing to be efficient in the final third of the pitch.
However, in the dying minutes of the game, Carlos Alcaraz’s floated ball found Idrissa Gana Gueye’s rune at the far post. The veteran midfielder met it with a half-volley and directed it goalwards and the ball was turned into the back of the net by O’Brien with a rising header.
“We just flooded the box with the bodies. We were chasing the game a bit and it was a good ball in. Gana put a good ball into me and I'm happy I'm on the end of it,” O’Brien said after the match.
This was O’Brien’s second equaliser in recent weeks. He had also found the back of the net against Brentford to take a point away from home. Speaking on Everton’s recent series of draws, the 23-year-old admitted that some of those matches could’ve been turned into wins. While the players are happy to protect their unbeaten status, he also said that Everton are pushing to rack up more wins.
“I think the last couple of games we've got draws but we could have turned them into wins. We're unbeaten but I think we need to start adding a bit more points as well because they want to get a point for each. We'll be looking to climb the table”
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