Doucoure secures Everton record with win over Sheffield United

Updated: May 11, 2024, 12:14 pm
Abdoulaye Doucoure was on target for Everton.
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Abdoulaye Doucoure scored a first-half winner as Everton beat relegated Sheffield United 1-0 at a balmy Goodison Park on Saturday, setting one new club Premier League record and inflicting another unwanted one on their opponents.

Doucoure's headed goal was the 101st bottom side United have conceded this season, one more than the previous record set by Swindon Town in 1993-94 in what was then a 42-game campaign.

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Everton, who are in 15th place with 40 points from 37 matches, have now won five home Premier League games in a row without conceding a goal for the first time, form that has lifted them clear of the relegation zone.

The game had an end-of-season feel to it with neither club having anything substantial to play for, but it was Everton who created more chances and deserved the win.