Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock says Everton could “sneak in” to the European places if they can improve their home form over the rest of the season.
The Toffees’ win on Tuesday was their first at the Hill Dickinson Stadium for 87 days, but took them to up to eighth and just five points behind their city rivals in fifth and the likely last Champions League place.
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“It is congested but David Moyes can lean on his experience with his staff,” Warnock told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily podcast.
“They have been there before with West Ham so they have done that side of it.
“You have to look at their recruitment and the players they bought in during the summer – it has been brilliant.
“[Kiernan] Dewsbury-Hall got a goal against Burnley. I think he has been arguably one of the signings of the summer.
“You need workhorses in the midfield who also provide quality and get you goals.
“They just have a sprinkling of game-changers with Iliman Ndiaye and players like that but they also have a strong backbone and goalkeeper as well.
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“They have got the ingredients to get over the line. The big thing is turning their home form into more victories and not rely so much on their away form. If they do that I think they could sneak in.”
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