Earlier, Tom Heaton made a brilliant save to deny Ross Barkley from the penalty spot on 11 minutes.

Despite being a man down, the Clarets always stayed in the game and could have found the net in a late search for an equaliser.
Sean Dyche named an unchanged side for the fifth consecutive game.

Both teams made an energetic start to the match.
Barkley had the first effort on goal, but could only drag his low strike wide of the post after less than three minutes.

In response, Sam Vokes headed Kieran Trippier’s left-foot cross into the box over the crossbar.

On 10 minutes, Everton had a penalty.

Aaron Lennon and James McCarthy combined to win the ball back in midfield and as the former sprinted towards the Burnley penalty area, the referee adjudged he was brought down by
David Jones.

However, Heaton dived low to his right to keep out Barkley’s resulting spotkick for his second penalty save of the season.

And the Burnley goalkeeper was busy again just five minutes later when he first clawed a dangerous ball in away from danger, before denying Leighton Baines on a well-struck volley.

Everton kept the initiative and Lennon found space between the lines and again ran at the Clarets defence, only to drag his effort wide of the post on 19 minutes.

At the other end, Danny Ings had Tim Howard worried for a split second when the Burnley striker attempted an audacious strike from long-range, comfortably held by the American shot stopper in the end.

But Everton finally broke the deadlock just short of the half-hour mark.

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