Alex Iwobi scored a dramatic 99th-minute winner as Everton beat Newcastle 1-0 to spice up their English Premier League survival hopes.
The Toffees had misplaced their final 4 video games going into the important thing contest at Goodison Park, and so they appeared to be dropping factors as soon as once more till the previous Arsenal man beat the keeper from shut vary for the winner.
It was an end-to-end, pulsating first half underneath the lights at Goodison Park, with the hosts shining brightly early on.
The guests although discovered their manner again into the match, and for lengthy seemed the probably to attain earlier than the break.
The raucous crowd on the stadium added to the electrical environment as they pushed their staff to get the much-needed win that might spark some revival.
The second half began in a weird method as a protester bearing a redshirt cable-tied himself to a goalpost.
The incident prompted a close to ten-minute delay, however finally, the match restarted with each groups choosing from the place they left the primary half.
Regardless of each groups’ finest efforts, there was no breakthrough going into the final quarter of the match, with the gang getting anxious.
It acquired worse for the hosts as Allan was controversially despatched off within the 83rd minute, leaving the Toffees with a mountain to climb.
The referee although added a complete 14 minutes, and towards all odds, Everton struck the winner within the 99th minute as Iwobi slotted calmly into the underside nook from Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s lay-off.
It was the Nigerian’s first objective since November 1st and ended a 928-day look forward to a objective at Goodison Park.
The win noticed Everton pull three factors away from the relegation zone, and have plenty of video games in hand over the relegation-threatened groups.