Everton 1-0 Burnley: Mirallas bags Toffees winner and avoids red card

Kevin Mirallas's first-half strike secured a 1-0 win to extend Everton's unbeaten Premier League run to five and send Burnley to the bottom of the Premier League table.

Everton started well, and were given a golden chance to take the lead when David Jones fouled Aaron Lennon, but Tom Heaton got down low to parry away Ross Barkley's poor effort.

Sean Dyche's side continued to live dangerously though, and they were made to pay when Mirallas fired the hosts ahead midway through the first-half.

Burnley had shown signs of a comeback as the opening half wore on, but matters were made much more difficult for them when Ashley Barnes was dismissed for a second bookable offence moments before the interval.

James McCarthy wasted a great opportunity to put the hosts further ahead after the restart, with Leighton Baines also testing Heaton as Everton continued to dominate.

Burnley frontman Danny Ings also spurned a late chance as his goalless run stretched to eight games – with Leicester City's triumph against Swansea City meaning the Lancashire outfit slumped to 20th place.