West Ham boss David Moyes told BT Sports viewers: “I’m getting told by the medical team how long we can play [Michail Antonio] for.
“I knew the other night I had 15 minutes, I think tonight I have a little longer if we need him. He can’t start yet that’s for sure.
“He has a history of hamstring injuries, we don’t want to aggravate it further.”
Moyes was good on his word with Antonio will coming on the pitch on the 58th-minute mark to allow the Hammer a full 32 minutes plus added time on the pitch.
The game remains very tightly balanced at 0-0 with both sides looking for the breakthrough.
West Ham has had just three shots but none on target in the first hour while Everton has had six shots with just one on target against Darren Randolph.
The Hammers have had 41% of the possession at Goodison Park so far
Antonio did make a difference when he came on just by making the runs that stretched their defence out of position. Hats off to every player involved tonight though against what was tough opposition. Hats off to Moyes as well who has managed the players brilliantly considering three tough games in a week and we haven’t lost any of them. Most importantly the West Ham soft underbelly looks to be a thing of the past.
Great result and a second half performance. Just shows that if you play 4 forward thinking players instead of 3, what a difference it makes. That was the difference tonight. I thought Coufal and Ogbonna were outstanding and I know that some people will have another pop at me when I say this but I thought Haller played well tonight and I was hoping that when he introduced Antonio he would leave Haller on. I was a little disappointed in Benrahma but I believe he has the x factor and with more game time he should get that confidence back.