David Moyes following Everton's win over Nottingham Forest (Image: (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images))

David Moyes heaped praise on Everton’s fans for the support they had given Thierno Barry during his fight for a first goal in Royal Blue. The 23-year-old had only mustered one shot on target across the opening months of his first season on Merseyside, a struggle that included a glaring miss at Sunderland that proved a turning point in that match.

His response against Fulham five days later earned a major show of support from the Everton supporters, however, and clear progress followed as Moyes kept faith in him. That trust was repaid just before half-time against Nottingham Forest when the France youth international doubled Everton’s lead and sent Hill Dickinson Stadium into celebrati

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