Everton moved up to second in the Premier League after edging a tight contest against Sheffield United at rain-lashed Bramall Lane.
Gylfi Sigurdsson's late effort, which found the bottom-left corner, saw Carlo Ancelotti's side extend their winning run to four matches as they leapfrogged Leicester and Manchester United in the process.
The win also inflicted more heartbreak on the Blades, who remain without a win and rooted to the bottom of the table.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Sigurdsson both threatened to break the deadlock for the visitors before the Iceland midfielder sealed all three points.
The victory marked Everton's first league game since Ancelotti's one-year anniversary at the helm and was the perfect response to the disappointment of their Carabao Cup quarter-final exit.
"These three points are very important for us," Ancelotti said.
"When I put on Andre Gomes I put Gylfi Sigurdsson a little bit back but he found the solution.
"We feel good also because we have problems at this moment with a lot of players out but this team has a lot of spirit and this is good. I am really pleased to manage these players.
"I am really pleased because I found the right club, a nice club, a family club. I live in a nice area so after one year I can say I was lucky."
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