The reaction from David Moyes told the story. Deep into stoppage time, the Blues had one last chance to rescue themselves a point.

A good ball into the box sat up perfectly for Dominic Calvert-Lewin. But what happened next followed a theme that has haunted Everton all season.

Somehow, the England international missed the target. He didn’t even force Emiliano Martinez into a save.

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On the Everton bench, David Moyes could not believe what he had witnessed. Sean Dyche sat at home probably could.

Moyes turned away in frustration, while Calvert-Lewin lay on the Goodison Park turf with his head in his hands. He knew that this was his big chance.

He probably went to bed last night dreaming that this sort of chance would fall his way. Moyes pulled no punches post-match when he said it was the sort of opportunity that needed to be finished.

The fact it wasn’t is one of the reasons why his side are struggling. To put it simply, Everton can’t score goals. The Blues have only scored 15 times in 20 games so far this season. Only bottom side Southampton are faring worse with 12.

To add to that, Calvert-Lewin has now gone 16 games without a goal, a run stretching back to September. That’s why this chance felt so big.

It felt like the sort of chance that could have transformed Calvert-Lewin and his side’s season. A goal here would have lifted the roof off Goodison.

Instead, Blues supporters headed home with that usual sinking feeling. The silence following the full-time whistle spoke volumes, but it could have been oh so different.

David Moyes needs to make Jack Harrison decision

It was not a surprise to see the board go up - the only surprise was that it had taken so long for David Moyes to make the change. If the Everton boss had replaced Jack Harrison at the break, then no one would have been surprised.

Harrison had just endured 45 minutes to forget. His poor run of form continued at a time when he no doubt wanted to impress his new boss.

But the message the on-loan Leeds United man sent here was not the right one. In fact, it was a message that signalled he should be taken out of the team for his own sake.

The groans from the crowd started just before the 10-minute mark. They remained until Harrison was replaced by Jesper Lindstrom.

It was another one of those outings where nothing came off for the winger. All he managed to do was frustrate those in attendance.

While Harrison is certainly a player out of form, one thing you can’t knock is his work rate. He doesn't stop even on nights like this one when things aren’t going his way.

But this is not all Harrison’s fault. He, like many others before him, is a victim of the club’s recruitment strategy in recent years.

The biggest issue being the 28-year-old is not a right-winger. He is a left-winger and should only operate on that flank.

Playing him on the right is a classic example of putting square pegs in round holes. You might get away with it once, but it cannot become the norm.

But, right now, David Moyes, for the sake of his side and Harrison, needs to take his winger out of the firing line. He needs to give his No.11 a break.

Managers often refer to playing players into form. Both Sean Dyche and Moyes here have tried to do that with Harrison, but it has not worked.

Harrison is not the worst player in the world. He is just someone who is enduring a tough time, which is why it is right he starts Sunday’s game on the bench.

Nathan Patterson question about to be answered

It has been a question that has been on the lips of Blues supporters for well over a year now: Just how good is Nathan Patterson? The full-back joined the Blues from Rangers back in January 2022, but he has found regular game time hard to come by.

In fairness to Patterson, injuries have most certainly not helped him. Luck has most certainly not been on his side since he moved to Merseyside.

But there have also been other occasions where, when fit, Frank Lampard and then Sean Dyche overlooked him. Seamus Coleman and then Ashley Young were often preferred.

At times, one has had to wonder just what Patterson has to do to get a game given Coleman’s own injury problems and Young often struggling. But the fact that both Lampard and Dyche often ignored the Scotland international has led to plenty of debate.

But just like Dyche, David Moyes opted to go with Young over Patterson here. Even though the right-back had managed 73 minutes against Peterborough United in the FA Cup last time out.

Perhaps this was just a case of Moyes going with experience and someone who, to be fair, has impressed so far this season. But even when the Everton boss opted to roll the dice in the final 10 minutes, he still didn’t turn to his fellow countryman.

Obviously, you have to earn your right to play. But at some point, Patterson surely has to come into consideration?

Surely for a side that is struggling to score goals, he could offer something down the right from an attacking point? Or could he even operate at right wing-back if his manager opts to go that way?

Either way, these next few weeks feel like the time when the above question is going to be answered. It could be answered without Patterson even kicking a ball.