Everton recorded a great win over Fulham on Saturday to move up to 13th in the Premier League table.
David Moyes’ side were poor in the first-half, but were much improved after the break and were worth the victory in the end.
The Toffees went 1-0 down after Raul Jimenez outjumped Jarrad Branthwaite to score a header.
But Everton found an equaliser just before half-time through Vitaliy Mykolenko, whose effort took a deflection off Andreas Pereira.
Michael Keane, replacing the injured Jake O’Brien, then grabbed his first goal of the season with a great header at the back post, before Beto made sure of the points with his eighth Premier League strike of the season.
It’s goals in back to back games now for Beto after he went on a bit of a dry spell, and the big man is now looking to do something no Everton player has done for a few years.
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Beto wants 10 Premier League goals for Everton
Beto is back in form again after going eight Premier League games without scoring.
Prior to the drought, the striker had bagged five in four in the top-flight, so there was always hope that he would get back among the goals.
There was perhaps an element of fortune about Beto’s latest goal – undoubtedly, Fulham ‘keeper Bernd Leno will be disappointed he didn’t produce a save.
But he will take it, and Beto is now hoping to do something no Everton player has managed in the last few years.
He said: “For me, it was really good. I’m getting better and better every day, and I want to keep getting better and better, playing better, holding the ball better, passing better, scoring more goals.
“I feel that as long as I’m playing, I’m improving and I’m really pleased with the figures. I wanted [10 goals], but I want [10] in the Premier League too.”
Goalscoring at Everton has been tricky in recent times, so this would be a decent achievement by Beto if he’s able to do it.
The last player to score 10 Premier League goals in a single campaign was actually Richarlison.
The Brazilian was then sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £60 million, a move that has not really worked out for the player, and led to speculation about a return to Everton.
That said, David Moyes has downplayed a potential return to Everton for Richarlison.
A big few weeks for Beto
It would be great to see Beto reach that 10-goal mark in the Premier League, and it would certainly be impressive considering he spent the first half of the season mostly warming the bench.
Everton fans know how passionate he is, and it’s been clear as day that he wants to succeed in an Everton shirt.
He is easy to root for, and hopefully he will become the first player since Richarlison to get to 10 in the league.
These final two games are key for Beto.
There remains a bit of doubt as to his potential to lead the line for Everton next season, as he has shown this year that he can be wasteful, despite his decent haul of goals.
He’s likely to start against Southampton and Newcastle United, and the games will be auditions for him to show to Moyes that he can do it.
How he performs may well dictate what Everton do in the transfer market. They may either buy a top striker to oust Beto, or buy someone to serve as his understudy and push him.
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