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Sean Dyche said Everton\u2019s 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest has given the club and their fans a big lift after they were docked 10 points for breaching Premier League financial rules.<\/p>\n
Dwight McNeil struck the only goal in the second half at the City Ground, slamming home his first of the season following Jack Harrison\u2019s far-post cross.<\/p>\n
It sealed Everton victory in their second match since being handed the punishment and a day after they submitted their formal appeal against the severity of it.<\/p>\n
Dyche said: \u201cWe spoke to the players. They were very open about it. They all agreed they were ready to take it on and they have done so far.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo to get that first win after that news is very pleasing. It blows belief into the fans, into the group, into the players because they still have to look at the league table at some point.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have to wait and see what the appeal will bring, so in the meantime we\u2019ve got to get on with business like we are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everton\u2019s third win in five league games lifted them to within two points of safety, having started the evening kick-off in bottom place after Burnley\u2019s win against Sheffield United.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are suggesting it\u2019s a good time to get 10 points taken,\u201d Dyche added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell if they are, I tell you what, I\u2019ll do a deal. I\u2019ll have their 10 points, they can have the ones we got taken off us and we\u2019ll see where we all end up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s quite as simple as that, but the key for us is to not really worry about all the different conjecture, all the stories, all the noise and stay focused on the bit we can control and that\u2019s our performances.\u201d<\/p>\n
Forest have slipped to three straight league defeats and back-to-back home losses to crank up the pressure on boss Steve Cooper.<\/p>\n
His side have won just one of their last 10 league games, but they struck a post through substitute Felipe\u2019s second-half effort and created several other chances.<\/p>\n
Cooper said: \u201cThe one real chance they\u2019ve had, he\u2019s taken it really well. The ones we\u2019ve had, we\u2019ve not shown enough of the quality you need at this level to score goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cooper felt his side had a good case for a penalty when Ryan Yates went down under Abdoulaye Doucoure\u2019s challenge from the corner which led to Felipe\u2019s effort.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cThe other real talking point is the difference in decision-making over penalties, with Doucoure on Yates compared to the one which was given against us last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t hide behind the decision with the result \u2013 just like I didn\u2019t last week \u2013 but if last week was a penalty, then it has to be one today.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had two very experienced referees in the last two games and they couldn\u2019t be any further away from being consistent in those moments.\u201d<\/p>\n