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da blaze casino： Andre Gomes returned to the starting lineup for Everton as they beat West Ham United and registered their first win in the Premier League since September 1.
Whilst Gomes was out injured, the Toffees lost all four of their Premier League matches and slid towards the relegation zone in his absence. Now that the Portugal international has returned Everton have finally secured three points and moved into 15th, though they are just five points shy of 5th place Arsenal.
Both of Everton’s wins in the last seven weeks in the league arrived with Gomes in midfield – a fact that underlines the extent of his importance to the squad.
Against West Ham, Gomes registered an impressive 7.1 rating and made more passes than any other Blues player with 37 completed at an 80% success rate.
The 26-year-old also managed to make one tackle and control the midfield with his 62 touches throughout the game – only the full-backs Lucas Digne and Djibril Sidibe had more. The £22m summer signing also managed to complete six out of eight long balls at Goodison Park and made two interceptions.
Throughout the fixture, the former Barcelona man looked at home in the midfield alongside Tom Davies, and the two may end up forming a partnership under Silva that could keep him his job on Merseyside.
The former Watford man has been under immense pressure in recent weeks and in light of the defeat at Burnley he was reportedly handed three games to save himself from the axe. With three points secured from one of those games, the centre-midfielder is already proving to be a vital man in saving Silva’s job at Everton.
Time will tell if the 42-year-old stays with the Blues, but if he is going to go progress the club this season, Gomes looks like he will be an essential cog in his system.