john the tinca
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Toffee's WinEverton 3 - 0 Stoke
Everton survived a brave fightback from Stoke to record a hard-fought win on the eve of David Moyes's seventh anniversary as boss at Goodison Park.
With the hosts utterly dominant early on, Jo's turn-and-finish was followed by a tap-in from Joleon Lescott to give them a comfortable lead at the break.
Ryan Shawcross headed in from a corner for Stoke and Glenn Whelan was inches from levelling for the visitors.
However, Marouane Fellaini's deflected injury-time goal sealed Everton's win.
It was a deserved victory in the end for the Toffees, but Stoke boss Tony Pulis will at least take comfort from a second-half performance that almost earned his side what would have been an important point in their battle against relegation.
BBC REPORT
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