Everton boss David Moyes, speaking to BBC Match of the Day about their 1-0 win over Aston Villa: “Incredibly satisfying. It’s more to do with what we’ve not got at the moment and that’s no discrediting the boys who played today. We’ve been working out all week on how we can get a result against them. It took a bit of luck in moments. We could have been in front after 10 seconds. We didn’t shut up shop, we created opportunities when we could.
"I thought Jimmy Garner was immense. It was a big game for Harrison. He stepped up today and he's doing well for such a young player. Merlin too. The Everton players will have seen more from him today.
"I've got centre halves who do their best to defend the goal and I've got a great goalkeeper. We try to be solid. I don't know any good teams that aren't good defensively. We can't score loads and loads of goals so we have to make sure we're solid."
On Thierno Barry goal: “It was a great finish. Did I expect it? I wasn’t sure. He was able to lift it over the goalkeeper and get us that important goal.”
On transfer market: “We’re trying but whether we get anything at the end of the line, I don’t know. The club would like to add players but it’s a difficult market right now.”
Did you know?
- Only Arsenal (6) have won more away games in the Premier League this season than Everton (5). In fact, since David Moyes' first away league game back in charge of the club in January 2025, the Toffees' 10 wins on the road in the Premier League is the joint-most of any side, along with Arsenal.
