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Media outlets have analysed Everton's 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

The Liverpool ECHO reflects on the Blues' turnaround, returning to Goodison to record a second successive home win following a disappointing defeat at Chelsea.

Dwight McNeil scored his third goal of the season and journalist Chris Beesley believes the winger's creativity will be vital in the final matches this term.

"'The 'paintbrush' was out against Nottingham Forest again to secure a first Premier League double for Everton over their opponents for the first time since the 1996/97 season," he wrote.

"The artistic tool in question is the nickname given to Dwight McNeil’s wand of a left foot by his team-mates at Finch Farm and after an injury-hit start to this season, it was on show back in December at the City Ground as the winger netted his first goal of the campaign. That strike began a sequence of four consecutive victories for the Blues while McNeil himself followed it up with another at home to Newcastle United in the next game five days later.

"With the Merseyside Derby next on the horizon, Evertonians would love a repeat of that but for now at least, a third goal this term for McNeil – who netted seven last season, including five since Sean Dyche’s appointment – will just be celebrated for capping this most-important of wins. In a team short on inventiveness, the Rochdale-born player is regularly the Blues’ most-creative player and there is a feeling he could be producing such magic moments as this laser-guided low strike that went in off Matz Sels’ left-hand post more often.

"The win that McNeil’s goal secured could be worth millions – now that’s painting by numbers."

Yesterday was also Jordan Pickford and Everton's 10th clean sheet of the Premier League campaign to date.

The England international's heroics merited a place in Garth Crooks' BBC Sport Team of the Week.

Writing on their website, he said: "What a save by Jordan Pickford from Chris Wood. The point-blank save from the Nottingham Forest centre-forward was crucial.

"Everton were 1-0 up at the time and, with both teams desperately in needs of points, the save was a turning point for the Toffees. I've said it before, in circumstances such as these, you need a goalkeeper who has nerves of steel and a performance to match."