Moyes stressed post-match how depleted Everton are without winger Iliman Ndiaye and midfielder Idrissa Gueye — the Senegal duo are at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Illness limited Jack Grealish to a second-half substitute appearance, while Michael Keane, Carlos Alcaraz and Jarrad Branthwaite were all missing too.

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Everton condemn Nottingham Forest to a third straight defeat after rare goals from James Garner and Thierno Barry.

After a bright start under Dyche, the expectation was Forest would not be drawn into a relegation fight. But they are not safe yet.

The travelling Evertonians were in full voice with a hearty version of “Spirit of the Blues”. Forest then got on the ball and started to turn the screw on the Everton defense. Patterson cleared a dangerous ball and Mykolenko was competing well against Omari Huthinson. Worryingly, Patterson was beaten for speed by Hudson-Odoi.

Everton manager David Moyes praises the players who stepped up in the absence of others after his side claimed a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest take on Everton in the Premier League on Tuesday evening where the hosts will be wanting to keep distancing themselves from the relegation zone. Nottingham Forest vs Everton best