Tonight's hated local visitors to Goodison Park were sent packing after Calvert-Lewin followed up Branthwaite's scrambled opener with an absolute classic far-post header.
Farhad Moshiri has reportedly enlisted Deloitte to bring other potential investors to the table to buy him out of his majority shareholding of Everton FC as doubts continue to mount over 777 Partners' ability to complete the takeover they agreed last September.
Fellow PSR felons Nottingham Forest are today's visitors in a massive game where both sides face the seemingly inescapable danger of being sucked down into the Bottom 3
Everton took a big step towards securing their Premier League safety with victory over rivals Nottingham Forest thanks to two pin-point efforts from range by Idrissa Gueye and Dwight McNeil.
Fellow PSR felons Nottingham Forest are today's visitors in a massive game where both sides face the seemingly inescapable danger of being sucked down into the Bottom 3
If there was one message that could be delivered to the players, it's that you are a lot better than performances and results have demonstrated in recent weeks. The four key matches against teams around us that remain provide the perfect opportunity to prove it.
777 Partners are reportedly looking to extend the timeline for their proposed takeover of Everton by another six weeks in their attempts to meet the conditions set by the Premier League before their buyout of Farhad Moshiri's 94.1% stake can be approved.
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