Everton Man of The Match Award: Iwobi loses despite completing more passes

Nigeria international, Alex Iwobi failed to win the Everton Man of The Match Award which was decided today.

Iwobi polled a total of 23% of the votes to place third behind Theo Walcott who had 30% and Yerry Mina 47% who won the award which is voted for by the club’s fans.

The trio were shortlisted for the award after the Toffees 2-0 victory against West Ham United at the Goodison Park last Saturday.

Surprisingly, match statistics which showed that Iwobi completed a total of 18 passes in the final stages of the match, 6 more than any other player on the pitch failed to secure him the award.

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The win also ended a run of 4 straight defeats and took the Toffees out of the relegation zone.