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James Garner Return to haunted old club nottingham forest He was outstanding in Everton’s 2-0 win.
The midfielder spent a season-and-a-half on loan at the City Ground, helping the side win promotion to the Premier League, but there was no room for emotion as he scored a goal and set up Tierno Bari’s second after the break.
David Moyes’ side returned to winning ways after three games without a win as they beat Forest for the second time in three-and-a-half weeks.
The victory also brought more pain to their former boss Sean DycheThe team simply cannot escape the danger of relegation.
Things looked better when they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in mid-December, but three consecutive defeats have left them teetering in 17th place, just four points ahead of West Ham United who face next week.
everton They had not scored since that game earlier this month but they struck quickly, with James Tarkowski heading straight past John Victor inside the opening 10 minutes.
They endured some brief pressure from the home side before taking the lead in the 19th minute.
Dwight McNeilReportedly on Dyche’s January shopping list, Garner slipped up and his first clinical appearance was arrowed into the bottom corner.
The former Manchester United player made 69 appearances for Forest between January 2022 and May 2023, but did not celebrate a goal.
Forest had plenty of the ball but little threat, with Callum Hudson-Odoi making a mess of a shot at the far post from Neco Williams’ cross.
They forced Jordan Pickford into his first save of the night on half-time when he tipped Alexander Zinchenko’s free-kick over the crossbar.
Dyche’s side started the second half with enthusiasm but they still had no clear-cut chances, with Igor Jesus’ shot going narrowly wide after Everton failed to clear.
The visitors repelled everything Forest threw at them and began to pose more of a threat, giving up a great chance to extend their lead in the 74th minute.
Ghana took the second corner kick and passed the ball to James Tarkowski at the far post, but the busy centre-back headed just wide.
The midfielder was determined to deliver the coup de grace and did just that in the 79th minute.
He beat Murillo with great skill before finding Barry with a defence-splitting pass, the striker’s only other goal this season coming against Forest and finishing coolly.
Forest looked for a way back into the game, with Williams testing Pickford before Dylan Bakwa whistled a shot past the far post.
But only Wolves have scored fewer goals than Forest in the Premier League this season and they were once again restricted.