Toffees come unstuck, but Moyes upbeat

Charlton 2 Everton 0

Moyes’ men could have leapfrogged Arsenal, who do not play until tonight, into second place in the Premiership with victory over the Addicks, themselves having hit some form of late.

However, their drive towards Champions League qualification was slowed down following goals from Talal El Karkouri and Hermann Hreidarsson, after Duncan Ferguson had been sent off by referee Mike Riley just ten minutes after coming on as a substitute late in the second half.