A little over a month later, however, the Merseyside club are suddenly the in-form team in the top flight.Saturday’s victory at Crystal Palace means Moyes has picked up 13 points since returning to Goodison Park – with no teamhaving secured more in that time (Arsenal are also on 13).The Scot’s tally of four wins in six league matches is also more than his predecessor Sean Dyche managed in the 19 games before his dismissal.That stunning resurgence has lifted Everton 13 points above the bottom three, and only seven points below the top half, with 13 games of the 2024-25 season left to play.It would take an extraordinary set of results for the Toffees to slip back into the relegation picture, and fans can surely start to look forward to watching top-flight football at their new stadium on Bramley Moore Dock next season.”It was a great win because for large parts we weren’t at our best,” Moyes told BBC Match of the Day after the 2-1 victory at Selhurst Park. “I thought Crystal Palace were on top, but thankfully we got the three points.”Everton have had a difficult period, but I certainly think there’s light at the end of the tunnel now.”That improvement is made all the more impressive by a personnel crisis that left them without nine first-team players against Palace, including Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Iliman Ndiaye and the suspended Abdoulaye Doucoure – who missed the trip to London after his celebrations in front of Liverpool supporters led to him being shown.