Everton

Everton went 1-0 up against Leeds United in spectacular fashion on Saturday as right-back Seamus Coleman scored from an outrageous angle.

Get a report of the Everton vs. Leeds United 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

"What happened on the goal happened, but we are disappointed. Leeds slipped into the relegation zone with 19 points. [Amadou Onana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/304799/Amadou-Onana) fired two shots wide from good positions, and Leeds midfielder [Weston McKennie](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/256715/Weston-McKennie) cleared off the line twice in a matter of seconds. [Alex Iwobi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/175063/Alex-Iwobi) sent Coleman clear down the flank and, with Leeds goalkeeper [Illan Meslier](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/265921/Illan-Meslier) expecting a cross, the right-back arrowed his shot into the net from virtually the byline. [Everton](http://www.espn.com/club/_/id/368/everton) defender [Seamus Coleman](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/131639/Seamus-Coleman)'s goal from the tightest of angles secured a precious 1-0 victory over fellow Premier League strugglers [Leeds United](/soccer/team?id=357) at Goodison Park on Saturday and moved the Merseyside club out of the relegation zone. "We didn't go away from what we have been working from since the manager (Sean Dyche) came in and thankfully we got the win."

Everton are now two wins from two games at home with two clean sheets and Dyche, speaking after the game, wants his side to make Goodison Park a fortress.

"We want to make this a tough place to come, and we are doing that with two wins and two clean sheets," Dyche said. "Home form is a big help, we want it to become a fortress. We saw it at the end of last season when Everton's home form played a huge part in them staying in the top-flight. "We want to make this a tough place to come and we are doing that with two wins and two clean sheets. but we were caught out and the lads will go again." On what his message is to the players: "Stick together. I thought it would be a 1-0 game and it was. At Liverpool it wasn't a million miles off, two mistakes change the feel of a game. "Scoring goals in this industry takes freedom and there is tightness in the box. "I've spoken to the group about consistency and keeping the values we work to - win, lose or draw," he said. We got what we deserved to be honest." You're a good team and good players.

Coleman was too busy with a post-match altercation with Wilfried Gnonto to immediately celebrate on the final whistle, but the significance of the result was ...

Coleman spotted a gap in the defence and sprinted through to collect Iwobi’s searching pass towards the touchline. Leeds had shown necessary improvement after the restart, their intensity and commitment to attack finally stretching the defence while also leaving them vulnerable to a counterattack. Onana skied a good chance at the end of a rare incisive attack involving Alex Iwobi and Idrissa Gana Gueye. He exited with a clenched-fist salute and a roar to the crowd and Everton, for the second successive home game under Dyche, departed with three precious points. Everton comfortably contained Leeds and controlled much of the play. Sean Dyche is the latest to reap the reward of David Moyes’s bargain purchase, and of Coleman’s enduring standards, after the 34-year-old decided a relegation scrap against Leeds with one flash of inspiration.