It was Everton's victory at Brighton that impressed me the most, though. They are still not going to be free-scoring but the centre-back partnership between James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite, with Jordan Pickford behind them, has given new boss David Moyes the foundation he wants.

Everton go into the fixture without striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who suffered a hamstring injury last time out at the Amex Stadium plus Orel Mangala, who also went off in Sussex, and has now been ruled out for the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Everton will look to pull themselves further clear of relegation danger on Saturday as the Merseysiders host fellow strugglers Leicester. David Moyes has made a promising start to his second stint as Everton manager,

Everton come into this game off the back of two wins in a row. This is the first time they have won two in a row since April. A win for the Toffees would build some distance between themselves and the relegation zone.