Tarkowski Gets 8, Garner With 7.5 | Everton Players Rated In Narrow Victory Vs Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Everton faced off against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. The Toffees made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time interval.

Dwight McNeil gave Everton the lead with an excellent finish in the 67th minute as Sean Dyche’s men cruised to a narrow 1-0 victory away from home.

Let’s take a look at how each Everton player fared during the match against Nottingham Forest.

GK: Jordan Pickford – 7/10

The English keeper made a couple of solid saves at the back and earned an important clean sheet on the road.

RB: Ashley Young – 7/10

He performed his defensive duties well but offered very little going forward.

CB: James Tarkowski – 8/10

Tarkowski made a lot of crucial clearances at the back and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.

CB: Jarrad Branthwaite – 7/10

He was a rock at the back and won his fair share of aerial duels as well.

LB: Vitaliy Mykolenko – 7/10

Mykolenko performed his defensive duties well and made one decent run with the ball.

RM: Jack Harrison – 6/10

He worked hard defensively but lacked quality in the Nottingham half.

CM: James Garner – 7.5/10

He anchored the midfield really well and made a couple of decent runs with the ball.

CM: Idrissa Gueye – 7/10

Gueye offered adequate protection for his teammates at the back and made one decent chance going forward.

LM: Dwight McNeil – 7/10

He was not shy of having a strike at goal and managed to score the only goal of the game in the 67th minute.

CAM: Abdoulaye Doucoure – 6.5/10

Doucoure worked his socks off and made one good chance in the opponent’s half.

ST: Beto – 6.5/10

Beto caused a few headaches for the Nottingham defenders but there was no goal for him.