Everton 2-3 West Ham - 6 Things We Learned

Dimitri Payet's last-ditch winner leaves Goodison Park stunned.

Goodison Park was left gobsmacked when Dimitri Payet found the back of the net in the final minute, handing West Ham United a 3-2 victory over a ten-man Everton side that held a two-goal lead just 12 minutes earlier. It was a game the Blues should have put to bed in the 69th minute when, at two-nil up, they were awarded a penalty for a foul on Muhamed Basic by Alex Song. Prolific hitman Romelu Lukaku stepped up, but his complacent spot kick was saved by Hammers stopper Adrian in the bottom corner. This was a pivotal moment in the match as Slaven Bilic€™s side pulled one back through Michail Antonio€™s bullet header in the 78th minute, before Diafra Sakho levelled things up three minutes later. Payet capped off the remarkable comeback at the death, gaining possession inside the box and sliding the ball beyond Joel Robles between the Everton sticks. Toffees boss Roberto Martinez must be wondering where it all went wrong. Lukaku fired the hosts in front with 13 minutes on the clock, and they didn€™t appear phased by Kevin Mirallas€™s 34th-minute red card, moving further ahead early in the second half through in-form winger Aaron Lennon. With the dust still settling from one of the most astounding defeats Evertonians have had to endure in recent seasons, here are six things we learned at Goodison Park...
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