Moyes On Everton's 'Wonderful' New Home & Next Targets

David Moyes hailed Hill Dickinson Stadium as a "wonderful stadium", while calling on his Everton side to show a more clinical side to their game in attack.

The Blues were edged out by AS Roma 1-0, Matias Soule's 70th-minute strike enough to seal victory for the Serie A outfit.

But it was a day that will be remembered by the 50,837 in attendance as a historic occasion with a near-capacity crowd for the Club's third and final test event for their new home.

"The first half was okay, the second half we weren't so good," said Moyes. 

"I think it does [feel like home]. It's going to take a bit of us getting used to it completely but it's a great stadium and hopefully it's a chance to see some really good players and good teams in future.

"It's brilliant for the football club. For my journey as well – I've had lots of different twists and turns – but overall I think the football club has been so desperate for this situation to arise with the new stadium. I think it's a wonderful stadium, it's a step up, certainly, from Goodison and I think for Everton Football Club it's a real positive step."

Moyes also praised the immediate impact of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who caught the eye on his first appearance in an Everton shirt following a move from Chelsea earlier in the week.

"I thought Kiernan did well," said Moyes. "I thought he gave us some quality and you could see the difference in his levels with some of the things he did, which were very good, so I'm really pleased with that part."

Vitalii Mykolenko was forced off less than 11 minutes into the contest with Roma and Moyes said it is yet to be determined the extent of the Ukrainian left-back's injury.

"We'll wait to see [on Mykolenko] – what the report says, we've not had chance yet," added Moyes. "Patterson is getting checked for a hernia and Armstrong picked up a bit of a thigh strain in training."