Everton’s Moyes Faces Unexpected Twist After Leeds Draw – What’s Next for the Bluebirds?
Everton’s struggle against newly promoted Premier League teams continues to be a puzzling saga this season. Despite a woeful first-half performance that left them chasing the game after James Justin’s opener, the Toffees found a spark in the second half. Credit where it’s due—David Moyes’ tactical tweak at halftime flipped the script, and striking sensation Thierno Barry—who’s been quietly carving out a nice little scoring streak—grabbed a crucial equalizer, his fourth in just five league outings. It wasn’t a vintage showing by any stretch, but the resilient comeback epitomized a squad eager to claw back some pride amid challenging times, especially after moving to a new home. Meanwhile, Leeds, who started strong and nearly doubled their lead, had to settle for a point that nonetheless eased their relegation worries a bit. This match was a rollercoaster, filled with narrow misses and tense moments—football at its bittersweet best, really.
Everton remain winless against newly promoted sides in the Premier League this season
Everton manager David Moyes praised striker Thierno Barry after he earned a deserved point against Leeds with a fourth goal in five Premier League games.
Everton were poor in the first half on Monday night and trailed a goal by James Justin.
But Moyes changed formation at the break and his side dominated the second half, and took a point when Barry slammed in at the near post.
Moyes said: “If you’re a centre forward, you need to score goals and he [Barry] hadn’t at the start. He’s getting better.
“He’s training well and getting used to scoring goals. We need to create more chances and we’re still trying to get our attacking players back.
“I’m really pleased with the reaction. I’ve got a really strong group who demand from each other.
“We’ve moved to a new stadium and it’s never easy when you move. It takes a bit of time. We started here really well, so we hope we can get back again and keep up the good away form.”
Leeds were outstanding in the first half and came close to doubling their advantage when former Everton man Dominic Calvert-Lewin hit the post.
But a point on the road saw Leeds move six points clear of safety to the delight of boss Daniel Farke.
He said: “Overall it’s a good result for us. It’s a tough place to go, especially without a few key players, and to come away with a point is a good result for us.
“We were a bit unlucky that out of our dominance and chances created in the first half that we did not score the second goal. The second half it was clear that at some point Everton would show up and have some chances.
“We didn’t allow too many chances, the gut feeling was that even in this moment we were the better side. There was not much missing at all to win this game.”
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