Caretaker manager David Unsworth said he was "proud" of Everton after watching them come from two goals down to beat Watford 3-2 at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Everton, beaten in all three of Unsworth's previous matches, looked in deep trouble when Richarlison and Christian Kabasele put the Hornets two up.
But Oumar Niasse and Dominic Calvert-Lewin dragged them level and Leighton Baines converted an injury-time penalty to make it 3-2.
Watford's former Everton midfielder Tom Cleverley then missed the chance to level from the spot with seconds remaining.
The win lifted Everton out of the bottom three, and Unsworth told the BBC: "The game had everything, didn't it?