David Moyes praised an Everton player who may well have been a bit of an unsung hero against Fulham.
The Toffees got back to winning ways on Saturday in the Premier League, coming from behind to beat Fulham at Craven Cottage.
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall starred for Everton, scoring and then forcing an own goal by Bernd Leno in the second-half.
It was a big win for Everton, who continue to look really good away from home under David Moyes.
Dewsbury-Hall was praised by Moyes after the game, and he will rightly lap up many plaudits for his contributions.
But Moyes also moved to praise Vitalii Mykolenko.
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David Moyes praises Vitalii Mykolenko as Everton beat Fulham
Mykolenko has come in for a lot of criticism this season for his performances.
Some of that has been warranted. But the Ukraine international probably also gets an overly rough ride at times.
Against Fulham, he scored a very unfortunate own goal, with Jordan Pickford’s save careering off him and into the goal.
But he picked himself up from that, and made a contribution at the other end of the field.
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He supplied the pass for Dewsbury-Hall to score the equaliser, and those kinds of attacking contributions is something we need to see more of from him.
After the game, Moyes praised his left-back, telling BBC Sport: “He does great. He goes past him and plays the pass for Kiernan. Kiernan missed one last week very similar but today he got one thankfully.”
Much better from Mykolenko
Fair play to Mykolenko. He hadn’t been having the best of games against Fulham, and that own goal – albeit very unfortunate – must have been very frustrating.
But he put it behind him and helped to get his side back into the game.
A common criticism of Mykolenko is that he does not deliver enough in the final third. Yes, he’s a defender first and foremost. But full-backs in this day and age are expected to chip in at the other end.
He chipped in against Fulham, and his goal must now be to try and replicate that a bit more often.
It was a good burst to make that space before supplying the final ball, so he is clearly capable.
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