Nick Pope 8

Made one very smart early save from Sigurdsson and looked commanding as he came to clear crosses in the second half.

Matt Lowton 7

Not as heavily involved as Ward but a solid presence in the Clarets back four throughout.

James Tarkowski 9

Added to his remarkable collection of blocks this season and produced one thunderous challenge to deny Niasse.

Ben Mee 7

Caught out by Calvert-Lewin’s pace a couple of times early on, but recovered to regain his composure.

Stephen Ward 9 (Man of the Match)

One excellent covering clearance early on as Niasse touched the ball beyond Pope. Defended excellent and a constant threat going forward. Set the goal up and regularly provided an outlet on the overlap.

Robbie Brady 8

A couple of wayward clearances when defending, but a real threat going forward. Had the beating of Baines and sensational pass in lead up to goal

Jack Cork 8

Covered the back four well, clever in possession and showed an excellent work rate.

Steven Defour 7

Booked for dissent, but turned in another battling display, denying space for Everton’s midfield to operate in

Scott Arfield 7

Tracked Baines’ forays forward very well. Could have done better with a couple of final balls in the first half.

Jeff Hendrick 8

Shoed wonderful composure to finish off the move for the goal. Linked up well with Wood and took up some good positions

Chris Wood 8

Did really well to offer the Clarets an out ball down the channels and kept the ball alive in build-up to goal.

Subs

Ashley Barnes for Hendrick (88)

Subs not used: Anders Lindegaard, Phil Bardsley, Kevin Long, Ashley Westwood, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Sam Vokes

Everton: Jordan Pickford, Cuco Martina, Michael Keane, Ashley Williams, Leighton Baines, Idrissa Gueye, Morgan Schneiderlin (Wayne Rooney 63), Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Nikola Vlasic (Tom Davies 69), Oumar Niasse (Sandro Ramirez 82)

Subs not used: Maarten Stekelenburg, Mason Holgate, Davy Klaassen, Ademola Lookman