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Dec 26, 2018 at 3pm UK at ​Turf Moor
Burnley
1-5
Everton
Gibson (37')
FT(HT: 1-3)
Mina (2'), Digne (13', 71'), Sigurdsson (22' pen.), Richarlison (90')

Result: Five-star Everton back to winning ways in impressive style

Lucas Digne scored twice in a convincing away victory for Marco Silva's men.

Everton scored three times in the opening 22 minutes at Turf Moor to end a winless five-match run and push Burnley deeper into trouble.

Any lingering negativity from the Toffees' 6-2 hammering by Tottenham on Sunday was swept aside inside two minutes as Yerry Mina headed in his first goal in English football and Marco Silva's side went on to triumph 5-1.

Lucas Digne curled in a superb free-kick 11 minutes later and Ben Mee's handball allowed Gylfi Sigurdsson to net the third from the spot.

Ben Gibson pulled one back before half-time on his first Premier League start for Burnley following double hernia surgery but any hopes of a second-half comeback were ended by Digne's second in the 71st minute, with Richarlison adding a fifth in injury time.

Everton matched Burnley's three centre-backs and it was the man who came into the team who was celebrating with only a minute and 36 seconds on the clock.

The Toffees took a corner short and, although Mee got a decent head on Digne's cross, Burnley's defence failed to reorganise and Bernard's ball in from the left picked out the unmarked head of Mina six yards out.

Bernard was preferred in the starting line-up to Richarlison, and Burnley struggled to deal with the little Brazilian, who had a shot deflected over the bar by Gibson a couple of minutes later.

The Clarets' afternoon was about to get worse as, after Matt Lowton was penalised for a foul on Dominic Calvert-Lewin 25 yards out, Digne stepped up to send the ball flying inside Joe Hart's near post.

The Frenchman is fast establishing himself as a free-kick specialist, with this effort very similar to the one he scored against Watford earlier this month.

Sean Dyche could point to the fact Everton were raiding Barcelona for defenders in the summer while his signing came from Middlesbrough, but the Clarets were making basic errors and getting punished.

James Tarkowski almost paid for giving the ball away to Bernard on the halfway line but sprinted back to tackle the winger just as he shaped to shoot.

But Everton did score their third with only 22 minutes on the clock. Burnley's fans protested Michael Oliver's decision to penalise Mee for handball as he attempted to clear Bernard's corner under pressure from Mina and Kurt Zouma, but the defender's reaction, as he sat with head in hands, told its own story.

Sigurdsson coolly rolled in the spot-kick as the massed ranks of Everton fans in the away end celebrated exuberantly.

Burnley had barely threatened but they made their first real moment of danger count eight minutes before the break.

Lucas Digne was on the scoresheet on two occasions for Everton
Lucas Digne was on the scoresheet on two occasions for Everton at Burnley (Dave Thompson/PA)

Jordan Pickford did well to claw away Ashley Barnes' flicked header and then keep out Tarkowski's effort from the corner, with a bit of help from his post. But the rebound fell for Gibson and he hooked the ball just inside the other post.

Dyche stormed across the pitch towards the tunnel the moment the half-time whistle blew, and he would have been much happier with his team's start to the second half.

Tarkowski should have pulled a second back in the 49th minute as he met Jeff Hendrick's excellent cross six yards out, but he shot over with only Pickford to beat.

Ben Gibson, centre), pulled one back for Burnley on his first Premier League start for the club but it proved insufficient
Ben Gibson, (centre), pulled one back for Burnley on his first Premier League start for the club but it proved insufficient (Dave Thompson/PA)

At the other end, Calvert-Lewin was inches away from tucking away Theo Walcott's fizzing cross, while Charlie Taylor produced a fine block to deny Sigurdsson after another Bernard run left Burnley's defence caught in the headlights.

Hart then blocked Walcott's effort after more hesitation in the Burnley defence, and it was no surprise when Everton scored their fourth moments later, Digne finding the far corner from distance for the second time in the game.

Burnley tried to mount another comeback but, after recent improvements, this performance was a real step back, and Richarlison added the final nail with a fifth in injury time.

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1Liverpool2017304884054
2Manchester CityMan City20152354163847
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs20150543212245
4Chelsea20134338162243
5Arsenal20115442301238
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd2010554132935
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves208572323029
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10Everton207673130127
11West Ham UnitedWest Ham208392730-327
12Bournemouth2082102837-926
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton207492227-525
14Crystal Palace2054111726-919
15Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2046101527-1218
16Cardiff CityCardiff2053121938-1918
17Southampton2036112138-1715
18Burnley2043131941-2215
19Fulham2035121843-2514
20Huddersfield TownHuddersfield2024141235-2310

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