 Welcome to toffee TV. It is the instant match reaction Everton 5 Brighton how valvying One I just had to take a little time just at the beginning there to compose myself to just think is this real Did everton just be bright and how valby? Five one. I just I just needed that little bit those little seconds there just to compose myself What an absolutely incredible game of football Everton the only team that can be winning for one in the last minute and you're still worried that they might not win the the game what a Everton at 23% of the possession 23% of the possession Unbelievable what a performance everything everything went right From scoring early to scoring late to everything in between it was just It was just an absolute the ultimate smashing grab wasn't it the ultimate Smashing grab that today First of all the manager got the team absolutely spot-on And you can confirm that by watching my start 11 show you got it absolutely spot-on Isn't it mad what happens when you play your best players? Isn't it crazy what happens when you play your best place when you play your emina who's our best defender And you play a right back that's actually a right back Isn't it isn't it incredible isn't it incredible? Yeah, everything just went right for us today didn't everything just went right for us It was just it was it was you know Well, even even even in the second half when we were not holding on but we defended briefly Jordan Pickford's made some unbelievable saves and The whole team never stopped even when you know Even when we have four nil open how we can see the quite but no one stopped no one no one stopped No one stopped playing everyone kept going And it was brilliant. It was brilliant. It was brilliant that everyone had good performances obviously led by Led by Dwight McNally was brilliant and I have called them out before I have called them out loads of times I've got no problem with that I've called everyone else because everything are still Just hovering above the relegations on so I don't have any problems with that whatsoever But Dwight McNally was brilliant today tireless absolutely tireless in his running always give us an outpour and Got two two two really good goals, and obviously got set up the own goal as well, so So it doesn't you know no one it's fine sit me going out Dwight McNally was brilliant today, and he I've said lots of times consistently since Since shown by just coming he's consistently been very very good But what I would say is listen. This is what happens when you've got a proper center forward This is what happens when you've got a Center forward who gives you something to to aim a Who gives you something to play off who gives you something that you can you can use and runs into the channels and first off First off Dominic Ivan Lewin was absolutely magnificent. He had He had their sense of acts absolutely on toast the way he was spinning them the way he's using his body The way he was the pace he was when he was running with the ball He obviously set the first goal up to get us going But that's the difference when when you have a center forward and he doesn't have to score goals It's not about center forwards always scoring goals It was it's about having someone leading the line and having someone who pulls defenders, you know That you know out of position taking them places They don't want to go and Cal Dominic Alvin in that first half was absolutely magnificent the only reason It sort of stopped because in the second half they made changes and they obviously put us under the course We were three in a lot by that point and we didn't we didn't have to play in the same manner We just had to sit in and soak the pressure up which we did really well. I thought and So he was magnificent and he gave us the platform to play off, but I thought what was really good was When we won they love, you know, they they they came into the game, you know looking for the equalizer especially on their left-hand side and The amount of times they got the ball on there on their left and Tried to go up across Go against Patterson We told me and early on he got a little bit of joy But what Patterson didn't do is he didn't do anything stupid and then he grew into the game and as he went on He he got better and better and better because he has got he's not he's not amazing defensively He's not amazing defensive play. He's still got he's still got lots of time to grow because He's a he's a young he's a young man who hasn't played a lot of football, but I thought he grew massively into the game massively And then we went on and obviously the second the second goal was absolutely brilliant It was a fantastic counterattack. It's a great ball by McNeill and the Corey finished it brilliantly this the third goal and it could have been it could have been a perfect third goal, but It was just overheat, but we kept her alive McNeill puts the ball in the box and it goes in the back of the net and You know, we went on set has Actually James Garner we've made it four just before the our time there that could have been that could have been the icing on the cake and for my Heart rate in the second half. I really wish you would have I think one of their defenders blocked it Stopped it from going in but as I said second half we came out. We knew they was gonna be an onslaught They brought four players on I think soley-march really changed the game for them on their right-hand side by again coming in and playing that deep cross trying to trying to Trying to pin our full backs We did need obviously the goalkeeper to make some amazing saves because what we didn't want to do is concede daily and then Be that thing of like, oh no, we're gonna keep hanging on the fact that it was only four nil when they scored It was so late and then we took the sting out the game pretty much then and obviously Joe Jordan pick was made some absolutely credible saves absolutely incredible saves there and It's just to stop them scoring just again if anyone If anyone ever questions, I'm not particularly asked about The debate over England's number one and all that but if anyone ever, you know Once to criticize Joe pick with I mean the saves he made a really strong hands as well the one he tipped over from Ferguson Unbelievable save because it was hitting the bar. It hit the bar. Sorry and and the fact that he got something on it was huge Absolutely huge and then we've gone down the other end. I mean the fourth goal was brilliant brilliant work I think it was by a woby wasn't it and Mac Neal's done brilliantly to just draw the keeper and do the old Barclay celebration before he puts the poor on the back of the net and then the fifth was just again on the counter That and it's absolutely sensational finish to be fair to him. It was a bit. It was a bit chef ass to be honest It's a bit chef ass 66 Mac Neal absolutely inspired performance to be honest and absolutely inspired performance He's he's grown leaps and bounds as I said since since the manager coming and the the challenges to do that every single game, isn't it? Because ultimately It'll be interesting. You know what if you can get if he could get three games left What he got he's got seven goals something like that and if he could get ten goals that would be that would be brilliant That would be brilliant for him That'd be absolutely brilliant for him and I have no issue if he does that eating a bit a little bit of humble pie, but He was magnificent today. He was absolutely magnificent today, but they all ought to be to be fair. They all ought to be And as I said the change in defense yeah, he mean it How can anyone watch that performance and think that yeah, he mean it is not as good As our other centre backs. He was absolute just just basic things like winning the ball in the air I know he got booked early on but it never really mattered again getting in the getting in the defenders face You know getting basically telling them I'll deal with you You know, he's a proper proper defender. I've always said his injury problems if he hadn't been for his injury problems He probably wouldn't be at Evan But he was magnificent today and he got through the game He played 90 minutes and all you hope now is that he plays the next 90 minutes and he plays the next 90 minutes That's who you hope If he doesn't then we've got back up you have to bring Cody and Brighto the difference today with him and the team was just humongous and Tarkowski was excellent as well. Um Michelenko little bit was a little bit second half was a bit rougher for him, but I thought he did all right most of the game um The court he got a couple of goals Ghana was a Disagana guy did well considering he picked up a book early on for a for a The kind of foul that we sometimes say why aren't you fouling the kind of foul that if the lad runs up the pitch and they score You go widen someone kicking so I'm made up. I'm made up. He took that made up. He took that yellow card I'm honest absolutely made up that you took that yellow card um because sometimes you you You get up the pitch and then someone as I said as I said, you know these things These things often can lead to goals and you'd go back and think well, why didn't why didn't we deal with it? but the whole See the whole team was brilliant today the whole team you have to be brilliant to win five won away and only have 23% possession And Brighton stuck to their game plan as well. They didn't panic. They stuck to their game plan. Um China the you know coming inside with with the crossers China with the full backs um And the keeper had to make big saves and he did so but it's just a huge win Isn't it just an absolutely huge win? No one thought we'd win today the results The results have gone for us so far this weekend. I know obviously forest and They're playing obviously tonight it against southampton or you can or you can owe for his um or you can owe for his Southampton gets something but but it was uh Yeah, it's been a near perfect weekend. I just seen a few people in the comments. They're saying I should apologize to Dwight McNeill No, I shouldn't no I shouldn't have to I shouldn't don't apologize Even though still Even though still only on on 32 points. I'm not apologizing to anybody I'm not apologizing to anyone if players that's the level Out you expect from your players every single week Dwight McNeill was brilliant today and I've said it since you came in by the way He's consistently got better and better and better just playing on the left hand side and so Do that every single week do that every single week, but he was brilliant today and I won't be as I said I won't be was decent, but let's just hope 32 points three games left obviously man sitting next week in between In between their champions league games if we could make goddison if we could just make it special if we can play like we did today defensively Making sure we shut off all the gaps obviously it's It's not the same they've got proper strikers and everything but if we can just make it tough And get ourselves and even if we nick the point I think 35 points will be enough to stay up. I really do I really do when you look at when you look at like what who leads I've got to play and who who Lester I've got to play I think 35 points would be enough So that could be just one one more win. I mean don't get me wrong. I'd want one more win And a draw or two more wins and walls stay at the final game of the season. Would they have anything to play for? God, I'd love if we had not to play for but Yeah, I honestly think 35 points Could be enough and that's one more win with three games left Borm a final day walls put ultimate day Away from home. I mean if we play like that Then then we could get something and as I said, we could get we could get something next week by the fact that city of It's in between two huge games for city and if they take if they take the foot off the pedal for just I don't know just for one month, you know That could be huge For us And we've got to make it a huge game for us. We've got to make it a huge Huge game for us. Another good thing from day the goal difference. Obviously the goal difference is huge You know four four goals getting four goals and less than one minus two from today Was that five three camera? So that's huge as well getting the goal difference up a little bit So I mean to score five in one game when we don't only scored what we what did we score before this game 20 27 was it 27 goals something bad. So to score five and one got in one game. That is that is huge absolutely huge But listen not getting carried away. It's a win to not expect the win. So that's fantastic Did and it we've done it by some margin and it'll give everyone real hope now give everyone real hope that That we can do it so Yeah, it'll give everyone and I think that's what we need, isn't it? I think after the new castle game everyone felt so flat Everyone felt so flat Um last time he scored five away was barely wasn't it barely? I don't know clean up was the last time um So it'll give everyone a lift give all the fans a lift everyone will believe now that we can that we can get it so um And and you know credit to the manager as well. He's gone for he's changed he's changed he's changed Michael Keane And sometimes you get managers you can be a bit funny and be like well I'm not changing them just because the fans want but he's made the change today and it's really important change Taking Michael Keane out and putting you any meaning that's a huge change That could be the difference really could be the difference and when you look at less than what they did today Getting beat you think actually Monday might have been a huge missed opportunity So it was it was so important to it was it was the fact that we've won is massive Um, but listen. Yeah, we're still in there. It's not it's not done. Is it by any means? It's not done by any means it just gives us that it gives us that little bit of hope that With three games left if we can get if we can get something You can get something against city. We did it at their place. It's of course, it's incredibly tough, but And set us up for those last two games Um And as I said, I think four points out of those three games It could easily be enough it could be enough when you look at the fix I mean not not saying it will be not saying it will but it could be enough um I really hope it doesn't go to the last game of the season because that is hot that would just be horrible I've had to experience that twice before in my life. Uh, and it's horrible Um, and obviously going to last last season going down to the the last game of the season at gudson um But it'll give it it'll give the players belief and and and the manager now. He's got a bluepins hopefully for next week for that same team As I said, I thought paterson grew and grew as the game went on um But one thing I will say though that is such a reward today for all the editonians Who've been going up and down the season up and down the country all season That is such a reward for them, isn't it? Um, and I know I think there was a few Who'd left this one because our five kickoff on a bank holiday in in um in blighting so Gutter did you've been going all season and you missed that one? But for the people who were there that is the reward, isn't it? That's what you go home and away for all season It's for those moments I mean it shouldn't be Evan should be easily Capable of picking up six or seven wins away from home more even But the fans the day Were unbelievable and that's what they got there. They got there what they deserve for for all that so Unbelievable game unbelievable win and Yeah Do you go a glimmerton on the super chat tears paired with white magnet will never be good enough Mate I've got high standards. What can I say? I've got really really high standards when it comes to Evan plays But you know what he might do what rich allison did for his last season He might be the player who pulls us out of it It might be him this season. He might be there with the flip. I don't I don't think white would have a flare He'd have something a little bit more. Um, he'd probably just have a Something with some like blue streamers or something but fair play some fair play some He's dug in really really well and um Yeah, he might be the kid Play it. Sorry. He might be the player kid's one on the back of their shirt next season And that's fine by me if he does the business to get his eye of this mess So no problem with that whatsoever, right? I'm going to go away and do my uh, think about my play lanes I don't think it'll be that hard. I don't think it'll be that hard to give some good scores out tonight Make sure you check out buzzers, uh, match reaction as well. Uh, I'll be back soon season a bit