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Just when we thought you Moyes the Messiah had played all the murder under the sleeve, he managed to start another from nothing.
Even considering the remarkable resurgence of Everton Bajo Moyes, a result in Crystal Palace seemed unlikely.
Given the toll of that unforgettable Mersyside Final Derby in Goodison Park, where the energy of each man in blue was exhausted.
Given the torrid lesion situation in which Moyes is located, with nine players who are not available for the trip to Selhurst Park.
But, not for the first time in his long managerial career, Moyes turned those who doubt believers.
Only three victories came from the first 19 League games this season. Beto and Charly Alcaraz's goals won a fourth victory in the six League games since the 'Moyes-IAH' returned. Where the threat of descent once rose as a threatening shadow, is now firmly in the rearview mirror.
Carlos Alcaraz scored his first goal in an Everton shirt to seal the points for visitors
The fear of descent is now firmly in the rearview mirror for David Moyes's Everton side
That does not mean that this victory did not come without the strange scare.
Everton fans will never take the name of James Tarkowski in vain after his role in the last Good Derby of Goodison Park. That theory almost tested in the opening stages when the defender threw a lazy leg in the rebel pass of Jake O'Brien and diverted the ball to the path of the striker of the Jean-Philippe Mateta palace.
After obtaining the best Jarrad Branthwaite, Mateta took an age to examine her options before shooting too close to Jordan Pickford, who saved her right.
Palace thought they had taken a well -deserved advantage when Jefferson Lerma headed home at Justin Accromo corner with poise. That joy was short.
The player of lines with eagle eyes, Adam Nunn, calculated that the ball had gathered when he swayed in the box, his call confirmed shortly after a variety of a variably fast.
Palace fans could still laugh when the PA stadium initially exploded 'Decision – Objective', a clarification that follows shortly after.
There was more agony to come for the hosts. Defender Chris Richards made his way to Everton's goal before Mateta's intelligent movie found Ismaila Sarr, who opened the ball against the bottom of the bar before she fell into a safe place.
The palace had every right to feel that they had not had the friction of green, but could not have complaints about the way they were left behind.
Jean-philippe Mateta level the score after Beto gave Everton the leadership in Selhurst Park
The victory takes the Everton level at points with Palace at the Premier League table, sitting at 13º
Tyrick Mitchell directed a launch in the direction of Lerma. Only Lerma was not even looking at Mitchell's direction and was not ready to receive the ball.
That allowed Carlos Alcaraz, making his complete debut for Everton, who assaulted clear before finding Beto. Old Beto would have found a way to sponge his lines. This new improved version kept his head before finishing beyond Dean Henderson.
The head of the Palace, Oliver Glasner, turned to the duo of England Eberrechi Eze and Adam Wharton in the part -time and 90 seconds in the second half of his team was level.
Wharton returned to the ball back to the box after Everton cleaned a corner, just for Tarkowski and O'Brien to get entangled. Marc Guehi pounced and played a pretty ball on his head on the way of Mateta, who did not be mistaken and ended beyond Pickford. Palace fans feared the worst when a long VAR verification followed it on side. This time, the decision fell in his favor.
The game continued at its frantic pace, Beto approached his second before the debutant at Casa Ben Chilwell forced Pickford to a rescue at the end of a buccanering race from depth.
But it was the visitors and Alcaraz who laughed for the last time. The attacker was in the right place at the right time to collect the pieces after Will Hughes blocked Ashley Young's shot. Alcaraz shot beyond Henderson and Everton clung to the three points despite a late attack.