The win took Everton 11 points clear of 18th-placed Luton.
EVERTON CAPPED A season-defining week with a third successive home victory to secure their Premier League status as Idrissa Gueye scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Brentford .
And, after a rare victory over Liverpool in midweek, Gueye, who before last weekend had scored just four times in 186 league appearances, made it two in three games when he fired home through a crowd of players to settle an uninspiring affair. Advertisement But, with Goodison now deservedly getting a farewell season in the Premier League – their 71st consecutive top-flight campaign – before the move to Bramley-Moore Dock, the club’s future now rests on 777 Partners’ takeover, which is about to drag into a 10th month.
A corner was not properly cleared and, when Nathan Collins’ challenge diverted the ball into Gueye’s path, he drove home with great delight. They are the best in the league at stopping the opposition scoring, keeping a clean sheet in 23 of their 35 games, but have failed to score themselves on 23 occasions, with only Luton and Sheffield United worse.
The 19-year-old had played just 70 minutes previously, with all but one of his 15 substitute appearances coming in the last 10 minutes, with his longest 24-minute spell way back in August.
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