High-flying Moyes happy to prove the doubters wrong

Everton 1 Middlesbrough 0

The Everton chief has seen his battling side remain unbeaten from the opening day of the season and they took themselves into the top three by overcoming Middlesbrough 1-0 at Goodison Park thanks to a Marcus Bent second-half goal.

For a club most had written off after a summer of internal crisis, Everton are certainly confounding the critics.