Everton’s Alex Iwobi said he is at his best point in his career so far after contributing two assists in the 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
Iwobi assisted on the first goal, which Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored, and the third goal, which Dwight McNeil scored to give the Toffees a commanding home victory.
Under Frank Lampard, Iwobi’s career has been revitalized, and the Nigerian forward now claims to be determined and unstoppable after the Merseysiders reached the 1500-goal milestone in the Premier League and celebrated it with a dominant home performance.
“I feel Saturday’s win was a real team performance. Everyone played their part,” Iwobi stated. “We’d had a tough run of results, but we were back at Goodison – back at our home – and it was a great way to bounce back, with three goals and three points.
“On a personal level, I am playing with a lot of confidence. The manager gives me so much belief and, when I have confidence and motivation on the pitch, I feel I’m almost unstoppable.
“My role for the team was to get involved in our attacking patterns and make those triangles on the side [of the pitch]. I had to be disciplined but also attack.
“Whenever we got the chance, it was about trying to get the ball in the box and hurt them. We did that against West Ham when we won at Goodison recently, and we were able to do that again.
“As I said, I think everyone stepped up. We were able to keep a clean sheet against a very attacking Palace team, and the back four played very well. It’s a collective effort. The team defends well, and the team scores.
“Now, we have to keep this hunger and this motivation. It’s another test away at Fulham next weekend, and we’ll go again.”
Iwobi has contributed directly to six Premier League goals this season, with one goal and five assists. This is his best-ever season total for Everton and his highest total since scoring three goals and providing six assists for Arsenal in 2018–19.
Everton scored three goals against Palace, matching their total from their previous five league home games this year.
The Super Eagle has remained an essential part of Lampard’s team and is expected to play a significant role moving forward.
He is expected to be under a lot of pressure when the campaign resumes after the November–December Qatar finals because he would not play in the 2022 World Cup.
On October 29, Everton will play Fulham away from Goodison Park.
