James Tarkowski and Keirnan Dewsbury-Hall were on target as Everton ended their troubling home record in a 2-0 win over Burnley to secure a first victory at the Hill Dickinson since December and move within two points of sixth place.
Seven games on at their new ground, Tarkowski gave Everton the breakthrough when he converted James Garner’s teasing set-piece delivery to head home against his former club.
The centre-back, who netted his first goal in a year, cupped his ears towards the away end as Everton set the foundations to keep their European dreams alive.
Dewsbury-Hall’s second-half dink made sure of the result after he was teed up by Iliman N’diaye.
Burnley offered very little response to Everton’s dominance, but Jordan Pickford’s stoppage-time stop to deny Lyle Foster, his second after his sensational save at Newcastle on the weekend, will have sunk Clarets hearts.
The absence of an in-form Zian Flemming due to injury will have played a part in Burnley’s lack of cutting edge. Though there was very little give from the away end, who could be heard chanting “You don’t know what you’re doing” as Parker replaced Hannibal Mejbri with 15 minutes to play.
In conceding two on the night, Burnley’s tally for goals conceded stretches to 58, with no other side in the Premier League this season shipping more goals than the Clarets.
Back-to-back defeats for Burnley have opened up the door for bottom-side Wolves to close in on 19th place.
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