David Moyes disappointed by Everton’s decision-making in the final third after 1-1 draw with West Ham | OneFootball

David Moyes believes decision-making in the final third was not quite right as Everton were held to a 1-1 draw against West Ham at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Michael Keane put the hosts ahead with a thumping header in the first half but Jarrod Bowen pulled one back in the second half, becoming the first opposition player to score at Bramley-Moore Dock in the process.

The Toffees had a few phases where they were completely on top of the game and should’ve done more to get the second goal. However, the decision-making in the final third was often imprecise and lacked clinicality, a problem they also suffered from during the goalless draw with Aston Villa here over two weeks ago.

“Disappointed we didn’t take all three points,” Moyes told Sky Sports after the game.

“It’s a home game, an opportunity for us. We had moments where we should have pressed the button a bit more and got the second half. We opened ourselves up for counter attacks.

“The decision making in the final third: can you make the right pass or cross to get the finish away? We didn’t get that right. We had a lot of the ball, we scored a good goal from a cross, but couldn’t find a way of making the second goal.

“Kiernan had a good chance with his head to make it 2-0. We started the second half quite well for 20 minutes or so; if we had gotten that second goal, it would have been all-important. But we didn’t open up a clear-cut chance. Nothing made me really think we missed a really big chance.”

This was Everton’s third Premier League match at Hill Dickinson Stadium. When asked by BBC Sport on whether the venue is starting to become more familiar, the Scotsman said, "It's certainly one we are more familiar with but we want to win. Our record here at the moment has been good enough, we want to keep it going. We started the season well. We want to raise expectations but we can't forget that we have a long journey to go and we are just at the start of it."