Thomas Frank declared himself ‘very happy with the performance, extremely happy with the win’ after we became the first team to beat Everton at their new Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday.
First half goals from skipper Micky van de Ven, both towering headers from corners, gave us the platform to extend our away record to four wins and a draw in five so far this season – our best return on the road at this stage since 2012/13. Pape Matar Sarr wrapped it up in the last minute, nodding home after Richarlison headed Pedro Porro’s cross back across goal.
Speaking to us pitchside, Thomas reflected: “Of course, I’m extremely happy with the win, very happy with the performance. To be able to go away at any away ground in the Premier League and win 3-0 is quite remarkable and this against a good Everton side, the first time they lose here at the new stadium.
“I was happier with the first half. I liked how we did in phase one and phase two - more control, more passes, good pressure. I really liked that bit. Obviously, set pieces were top, which is crucial.
“The second half was a little bit more of a dogfight, but I said it from the beginning, can we get that clean sheet mentality into the boys? If we can, then we will win a lot of games when we're not on top. There's a lot of things we'd like to improve but, overall, it was a good, solid away performance.”