Everton has improved its chances of staying in the Premier League and put Nottingham Forest in a tough spot with a 2-0 victory on Sunday. Both teams have been penalized this season for breaking financial rules.
Idrissa Gana Gueye scored in the 29th minute with a precise shot that hit the post and went in. Dwight McNeil sealed the win for Everton with another accurate shot in the 76th minute.
This win is crucial for Everton, as they are trying to avoid relegation after being in the top division for 70 years. They are currently in fifth-to-last place, five points ahead of the relegation zone, with five games left to play.
Forest is just one point away from safety, but their position could change.
Both teams have appealed against their point deductions. Everton had already been penalized six points and is now appealing against an additional two-point deduction. Forest is appealing against their four-point deduction.
Forest may feel unlucky not to have been awarded a penalty, especially in the 44th minute, when Ashley Young’s arm blocked a header in the box.
Gana Gueye’s goal came from a powerful shot outside the box that hit the post and went in. McNeil’s goal was similar, struck from a bit farther away after a run from midfield.
In stoppage time, there was a collision between Morgan Gibbs-White of Forest and Everton’s substitute Beto. Beto was carried off on a stretcher but gave a thumbs-up to the crowd after receiving medical attention.
