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Everton’s goal scoring woes show no signs of abating.
Earlier this season, striker Beto was recalled for missing the target in two successive games, and on Monday night his team-mate Thierno Barry somehow missed the target from just yards out.
It proved costly for the Toffees in Sunderland as they came from taking a 1-0 lead and holding on to a point.
Everton manager David Moyes has rotated his strikers throughout the season, but so far neither has decided on the sole striker position.
Beto has scored just once this season, while Barry’s record is worse as he has yet to find the back of the net since joining from Villarreal for £27m in the summer – and he hasn’t even managed to get a shot on target.
Moyes said: “We missed a great chance to make it 2-0, and because we did not achieve that, it gave Sunderland confidence and the fans an opportunity to support them.”
“Goals make the difference in every game. They can change the result. Come to Sunderland and get a point is not a bad result, but after 30 minutes it looked like we should be OK.”
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports: “Everton need to find a striker. What they have is not good enough and that reason alone could see them looking over their shoulder at the end of the season. They have new owners and they have to find someone in January.”
Only two teams outside the relegation zone have scored fewer than Everton’s nine goals in 10 games, with the striker position – an issue since the departure of Romelu Lukaku in 2017 – still a concern.
The Toffees have signed 17 strikers over the past 10 years at a total cost of around £160m, with decidedly mixed results.
BBC Sport covers the club’s attempts to fill the most difficult role in football.
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