London (AFP)
For Carlo Ancelotti's second game on his bench, Everton had a second success in a row for the first time of the season, in Newcastle (2-1), Saturday for the 20th day of the Premier League.
It is only provisional and symbolic, but Everton even puts a foot in the first half of the classification, with its 10th place and its 25 points.
The upturn had started before the arrival of the Italian coach, since the Toffees have taken 11 points out of 15 possible in the 5 games since the dismissal of the Portuguese Marco Silva, after the slap (5-2) taken at Anfield during the derby.
But the other Liverpool club, thanks to a double from Dominic Calvert-Lewin (13th, 64th) who had already given the victory to his team Thursday against Burnley (1-0), now has a 7-point mattress in the area red and can eye a little higher.
For the moment, he is only 5 points behind the 5th European place occupied by Wolverhampton.
This does not mean that everything is settled. It is indeed unlikely that Carlo Ancelotti appreciated the slightly disheveled side of the match, with his 42 shots, including 20 suffered by his team.
In other early game matches, Watford, although reduced to 10 just before playtime, won a major victory against Aston Villa (3-0), a direct rival in the sustaining race.
The arrival of the Englishman Nigel Pearson on the bench also seems to have brought a welcome start.
After a draw against Crystal Palace (0-0) and an honorable defeat against Liverpool (2-0), the Hornets have taken 7 points over the last 3 days against 9 in the first 17.
They are certainly still 19th with 16 points and 3 lengths from West Ham, the first team outside the red zone, which has two games less, but hope has returned to Vicarage Road.
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