Leeds 1-0 Everton (Nmecha 84’ pen)

ELLAND ROAD — David Moyes has made little secret of his grouchiness at Everton’s inactivity this summer, so what better way to prove that he needs more options than to produce a performance of so little intrigue and excitement that his seniors may well spend £100m just to give themselves something to feel.

With Jack Grealish deemed insufficiently fit and Thierno Barry deemed insufficiently better than Beto, Everton had all the flair and panache of a shop-soiled pork pie. They completed 16 passes in Leeds’ half in the first 40 minutes of the match, a piece of performance art it was so disjointed. Their opponents completed 109 in theirs over the same period.

The aim, presumably, was to slow down the tempo and take the sting out of a heady, earthy Elland

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