Seamus Coleman was the hero for Everton as his second-half goal secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Leeds and moved them out of the relegation zone
In what was a nervy encounter at Goodison Park, Everton eventually broke the deadlock in the 64th minute with a somewhat speculative strike
Coleman latched onto a forward pass from Alex Iwobi down the right and as he hooked what appeared to be an attempted cross into the middle, it found the net from the tightest of angles catching out goalkeeper Illan Meslier, who had left a huge gap at his near post
It proved to be the only goal of the game as Sean Dyche's side held on for a deserved victory
 The result moves up to 16th place, one point above the drop zone after taking six points from three games under new coach Dyche
Everton are now two wins from two games at home with two clean sheets and Dyche, speaking after the game, wants his side to make Goodison Park a fortress
"I've spoken to the group about consistency and keeping the values we work to - win, lose or draw," he said
 "At Liverpool it wasn't a million miles off, two mistakes change the feel of a game
 But today I was pleased with the mentality
"We want to make this a tough place to come and we are doing that with two wins and two clean sheets
 Home form is a big help, we want it to become a fortress
 We're getting there but it takes time and belief
"It's a one-game-at-a-time mentality, that's what I believe
 The work starts again on Monday and I've assured them of that
"Meanwhile, managerless Leeds, who failed to land a single shot on target in the entire 90 minutes, slipped into the relegation zone after a 10th match without a win dropped them to 19th
When asked what his message is to the players, Leeds caretaker manager Michael Skubala said:"Stick together
 You're a good team and good players
 We just need to work on a few things, and we will pull away [from the relegation zone]
"Ahead of kick-off there was a period of applause for Christian Atsu, who played 13 games for Everton in the 2014/15 season on loan from Chelsea, following 
Once the game got under way, with so much at stake for both sides down at the bottom of the table it was no surprise that it was a nervy start at Goodison Park
However, it was Everton who started to boss the game, creating the better opportunities, but Amadou Onana leant back and blazed over after Iwobi had released Idrissa Gana Gueye to cut back a low cross
Everton's best chances came from set-pieces and from a 33rd-minute corner Maximilian Wober hacked out Conor Coady's header from underneath the crossbar before Weston McKennie cleared Neal Maupay's rebound off the line
James Tarkowski's header was then parried by Meslier from another Dwight McNeil corner with Onana also nodding over as the hosts made all the running until Leeds' Crysencio Summerville headed onto the roof of the net in first-half added time
That came just after a 21-man melee sparked after Tyler Adams pushed McNeil into the hoardings, with the two protagonists, plus Abdoulaye Doucoure and McKennie, booked
Wober was replaced by Rasmus Kristensen as Leeds moved Luke Ayling into the centre of defence for the second half but Everton continued to pose more threat with McNeil volleying wide in the early stages
Patrick Bamford then failed to connect with Jack Harrison's cross as the Everton nerves began to build
 However, it was left to Coleman to apply the decisive blow as Everton's revival under Dyche continued at Goodison Park
"Without question, Everton deserved to win this football match
"It was a toothless performance Leeds, who flattered to deceive
 They created very few chances with Jordan Pickford hardly having a save to make
"But Everton deserved the three points
"Sean Dyche has them very organised
 Conor Coady and James Tarkowski are marshalling the defence extremely well with Idrissa Gueye in front of them
"They get the ball wide and they get the ball into the box early
 I bet Dominic Calvert-Lewin can't wait to get fit and I'm sure Dyche will be hoping he gets back to full fitness very quickly because if he was out there against Leeds, Everton would have won more comfortably
"Dwight McNeil and Alex Iwobi put the ball into good areas time and time again but they just couldn't finish it off
""I'm very pleased, I asked for maximum effort from the players and they've given me that today
"We limited them - I think, I need to check - to not having a shot on target and it starts from the front players
 Neal Maupay and the wide players put in shifts
 But with the ball we were better too
"Scoring goals in this industry takes freedom and there is tightness in the box
 If you shoot and you miss
 I'm not bothered - as long as you shoot
 That freedom will grow with performances and confidence
 We got the ball in good areas and could have scored more
 But I'll take 1-0
"I've spoken to the group about consistency and keeping the values we work to - win, lose or draw
 At Liverpool it wasn't a million miles off, two mistakes change the feel of a game
 But today I was pleased with the mentality
"We want to make this a tough place to come and we are doing that with two wins and two clean sheets
 Home form is a big help, we want it to become a fortress
 We're getting there but it takes time and belief
"It's a one-game-at-a-time mentality, that's what I believe
 The work starts again on Monday and I've assured them of that
""I thought without the ball we did enough, without ball looked defensively strong
"We knew it would be a second ball game, but we lacked a lot with the ball
 I thought it would be a 1-0 game and it was
"We needed to be better with the ball, create more chances and it's something we will go away and look at
 We could have been braver and done more with the ball
 They are good players; they need to be confident
"For both teams it was about being strong in mentality, I don't think we lacked that, we stood up to the challenge
 but we were caught out and the lads will go again
"On what his message is to the players: "Stick together
 You're a good team and good players
 We just need to work on a few things, and we will pull away [from the relegation zone]
"Since beating Chelsea 3-0 in August, Leeds have subsequently earned the fewest points of any side in the Premier League (12 from 20 matches)
Leeds have lost consecutive games in the Premier League against teams starting the day in the relegation zone, also losing against Leicester in their last such match in October - this is the first time they have done so since December 2003
Everton have won each of their first two Premier League games at Goodison Park under Sean Dyche, having lost four in a row before he took over
 They last won consecutive home games in April 2022