Adam: Positive signs against a very good Villa side. Moyes seems to have given us a bit of confidence, especially in the first half, and added some much needed width to our game. We have too many players wanting time on the ball and need to find the net of course. I'm mildly optimistic for the rest of the season.

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David Moyes is back in charge of Everton and has a really tough job on his hands. In terms of firepower, he is armed with a water pistol. He has taken over a team which did not score enough goals under Sean Dyche.

Halftime whistle goes, somehow still 0-0 at Goodison Park. 44’ - Chance!! Everton do well to win the ball on the right, and they can string together a concerted attack, DCL does