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Former Everton captain Phil Neville believes Andre Gomes and Tom Davies set the foundations for their side's win over West Ham on Saturday afternoon.

Davies was handed his first league start of the season at Goodison Park, partnering Gomes in the heart of the Everton midfield.

Boss Marco Silva opted to ring the changes for his side's “must win” game against the Hammers, and his gamble paid off, with goals from Bernard and Gylfi Sigurdsson handing the Toffees a more than deserved 2-0 win - ending a run of four consecutive defeats in the Premier League.

And Neville believes the midfield duo helped their side play with much more purpose and intensity than they have in recent weeks.

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"They had some outstanding performances but for me the two midfielders in Andre Gomes and Tom Davies set the whole foundation for the win," the former England international told Match of Day.

"They played more direct and with more intensity. They passed forward better than at any point during Marco Silva's time at the club.

"Throughout the match they were always looking for the forward pass and the difficult pass.

"Gomes was outstanding and I worked with him at Valencia and he's a top midfielder who is now beginning to show the type of form I believe he can provide."

While fellow Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer opted to the highlight the impact Everton's front three had on the game.

"Bernard, Walcott and Iwobi ran riot all afternoon," the Newcastle icon said.

"West Ham were terrible and couldn't get anywhere near those three. There was a definite plan to outnumber them.

"Iwobi and Walcott were fantastic and West Ham couldn't deal with their pace. Iwobi should have scored though and he missed an absolute sitter.

"He had the whole goal to aim at and he hit it straight at the goalkeeper."