EVERTON CONTINUE THEIR HOME SURGE IN 2017 BY SMASHING BURNLEY – Coverage on Premier League – Matches, Transfer News, and More!

Everton are in 5th place in the PL!! Can you believe it? No? Well they were until Manchester United and Arsenal both won their games, sending them back into their coveted 7th place. Nevertheless, they have performed extraordinarily in recent games, not losing since their 3-2 lost against Tottenham. Jagielka scored just after half time, finding space inside the box and scrambling the ball over the line, netting his 3rd goal in 3 PL matches. However, just 126 seconds later, Joel Robles tackled Sam Vokes for no apparent reason. Vokes wasn’t even running at the goal but Robles still challenged him for the ball, awarding Burnley with an unnecessary penalty. Vokes stepped up to take it, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way to equalize for the visitors. Ross Barkley stepped up in the 74th minute, unleashing a shot from distance that Heaton was bound to save, but it took a couple of wicked deflections and went in. No later than 3 minutes later, Romelu Lukaku showed great strength, outmuscling the defender, advancing towards goal, firing into the back of the net. He has scored more PL goals (13 goals from 42 shots) than Burnley (11 goals from 146 shots). Yes, Lukaku is better than Burnley. On another note,  Leighton Baines is the first defender to reach 50 PL assists. Everton have been exceptional at home in 2017, winning 8 out of 8, scoring 29, conceding only 6, and keeping 5 clean sheets.