James Garner returned to the City Ground and haunted former club Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, as he scored one goal and assisted the other in Everton's 2-0 victory to finish 2025 in the top half.

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The travelling Evertonians were in full voice with a hearty version of “Spirit of the Blues”. Forest then got on the ball and started to turn the screw on the Everton defense. Patterson cleared a dangerous ball and Mykolenko was competing well against Omari Huthinson. Worryingly, Patterson was beaten for speed by Hudson-Odoi.

Nottingham Forest appear to be back on solid ground under Sean Dyche, evidenced by the Tricky Trees 3-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, their fourth in eight Premier League games since the new manager’s appointment.

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