Everton boss Marco Silva insists he was very impressed with the way his substitutes performed in the 2-0 win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
The match was on its course towards a goalless draw but two late substitutions drastically changed the whole scenario. Silva brought in Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Cenk Tosun in a bid to breathe life into the match and they didn’t disappoint as they struck very late to register a very valuable three point for the Toffees.
Everton struggled to find much space in the opposition third as a determined Eagles backline kept them away from the Palace goal. But the introduction of Tosun and Calvert-Lewin did the trick for the Merseyside club who have now won three matches in a row in the Premier League.
Silva said, “Sometimes you make changes and everything goes well, like this afternoon.
“The other times you try and it’s not the same but in that moment it was important for us, we changed the formation with the substitutes and they did well.
“They came on and helped the team and showed that everybody is ready to play and everybody is fighting for positions in the squad.
“That is really important. It’s not just the 11 players but the squad and that’s what we want as a club.
“I’m happy because the three players came on and they helped. Cenk, Lookman and Dominic are working really hard to achieve what they want, which is to play in our starting XI and this afternoon they helped the team.”
