Source: Daily_Mail
Everton 3 Stoke 1: Moyes in seventh heaven as Jo and Lescott shine
David Moyes can celebrate his seventh anniversary as Everton manager today afterMarouane Fellaini killed off a Stoke fightback. [LNB]The Scot endured a difficult second half until the Belgium midfielder scored in the 90th minute on another miserable day for Tony Pulis' side.[LNB]The hosts took the lead in the 18th minute. Jo latched on to a through ball from Fellaini, who has dispensed with his big hairdo, and scored with a low shot undergoalkeeper Thomas Sorensen.[LNB][LNB] Good goal Jo: The Brazilian striker celebrates team-mate with Steven Pienaar [LNB][LNB]Joleon Lescott added the second goal in the 24th minute, tapping in from close range after Sorensen could only parry a powerful Tim Cahill header from LeonOsman's cross.[LNB]Ryan Shawcross pulled a goal back for Stoke seven minutes after the break when he rose unchallenged to head in Liam Lawrence's corner.[LNB]Then, with Stoke pressing for the equaliser, Fellaini controlled a Leighton Baines pass and turned to fire under Sorensen. [LNB]Moyes said: 'We have not got the football flowing as we would like but I will take the wins.'[LNB][LNB] At the double: Joleon Lescott makes it 2-0 for Everton after sidefooting home[LNB] [LNB]Pulis, whose side slipped back into the bottom three, said: 'We have started badly away on lots of occasions and there may be a mental block we have to get over. In the second half, for 25 minutes, we had Everton hanging on. [LNB]'Survival is in our hands with nine games to go. We have a fantastic chance of doing it and have to approach every game as positively as we did the second half.'[LNB]Battle: Louis Saha and Ryan Shawcross[LNB]EVERTON (4-5-1): Howard; Jagielka,Yobo, Lescott, Baines; Osman, Neville,Cahill (Saha 46min), Fellaini, Pienaar; Jo (Rodwell 85). Subs (not used): Nash,Castillo, Jacobsen, Gosling, Wallace.STOKE (4-5-1): Sorensen; Wilkinson,Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye,Higginbotham; Lawrence (Camara 80),Whelan, Diao, Sidibe (Fuller 53), Delap(Etherington 68); Beattie. Subs (notused): Simonsen, Pugh, Amdy Faye,Sonko. Booked: Lawrence.Referee: A Marriner (W Midlands).[LNB][LNB] [LNB]
