November 13, 2024

Two errors by Jordan Pickford give Everton a nervous few minutes

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Jordan Pickford marched sheepishly back towards his own goal, banging his fists together before taking a swig of water after Everton’s fourth goal had belatedly assured their progress.

Then there was a quick glance over to the touchline, where he would have seen a stony-faced Carlo Ancelotti and realised the Everton manager had not forgotten the errors that made this more uncomfortable than it should have been.

The decision to field a strong line-up had brought the best out of Richarlison in particular, as he scored twice in the first half only for the aberrations of the England No 1 to undermine the forward’s efforts.

Everton’s reward is a home tie with West Ham United next week but passage into the fourth round should not

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