EPL: Everton 3-1 Swansea
Gylfi Sigurdsson was reluctant to celebrate against his former club after his wonderstrike
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a superb strike against his former side as Everton beat Swansea 3-1 on Monday, with the result leaving the visitors bottom of the Premier League table.
The Swans opened the scoring at Goodison Park when Leroy Fer (34) tapped home at the back post but Everton levelled things up in the 46th minute with Dominic Calvert-Lewin lashing home the rebound from a saved Wayne Rooney penalty.
The result leaves Swansea in 20th place and four points from safety, meaning they will spend Christmas in the drop zone, while Everton move up one place into ninth with 25 points.
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The game did not begin well for Swansea, who had to make a change inside five minutes as Wilfried Bony pulled up with an injury after a challenge against Ashley Williams. As he trudged off the field, Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham came on in his place.
The best chance of the first half for Everton came in the 27th minute as they capitalised on some neat build-up play. Aaron Lennon flicked the ball through the legs of Alfie Mawson before powering into the box, but his eventual shot went just wide of the post.
Eight minutes later, Swansea scored the opener, their tenth Premier League goal of the season. As a corner was delivered, Everton defender Williams lost Fer, who surged into the six-yard box to tap home.
But Everton equalised in the first minute of injury time after Roque Mesa fouled Lennon in the box. Rooney stepped up for the spot-kick, but saw his effort brilliantly tipped onto the post by Lukasz Fabianski, before Calvert-Lewin hammered home the rebound.
It was quiet start to the second half with chances at a premium, but the lacklustre play was sparked to life by a stunning Sigurdsson strike. He cut in from left and let fly from just outside the box with a superb curled shot into the far corner and then gave a muted celebration against his former side.
Ten minutes later, Everton added another with their second penalty of the evening after Martin Olsson was penalised for a foul on Jonjoe Kenny, although replays showed it was outside of the box.
Rooney took for a second time, dispatching into the corner to take his tally to ten Premier League goals this season.
The result leaves Swansea in 20th place and four points from safety, meaning they will spend Christmas in the drop zone, while Everton move up one place into ninth with 25 points.
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The game did not begin well for Swansea, who had to make a change inside five minutes as Wilfried Bony pulled up with an injury after a challenge against Ashley Williams. As he trudged off the field, Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham came on in his place.
The best chance of the first half for Everton came in the 27th minute as they capitalised on some neat build-up play. Aaron Lennon flicked the ball through the legs of Alfie Mawson before powering into the box, but his eventual shot went just wide of the post.
Eight minutes later, Swansea scored the opener, their tenth Premier League goal of the season. As a corner was delivered, Everton defender Williams lost Fer, who surged into the six-yard box to tap home.
But Everton equalised in the first minute of injury time after Roque Mesa fouled Lennon in the box. Rooney stepped up for the spot-kick, but saw his effort brilliantly tipped onto the post by Lukasz Fabianski, before Calvert-Lewin hammered home the rebound.
It was quiet start to the second half with chances at a premium, but the lacklustre play was sparked to life by a stunning Sigurdsson strike. He cut in from left and let fly from just outside the box with a superb curled shot into the far corner and then gave a muted celebration against his former side.
Ten minutes later, Everton added another with their second penalty of the evening after Martin Olsson was penalised for a foul on Jonjoe Kenny, although replays showed it was outside of the box.
Rooney took for a second time, dispatching into the corner to take his tally to ten Premier League goals this season.