Jarrad Branthwaite has urged his Everton team-mates to use the winning feeling experienced after Burnley as motivation between now and the end of the season.
Arijanet Muric's howler gifted Dominic Calvert-Lewin the winning goal as Everton edged clear of relegation danger with a 1-0 win over the Clarets at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon. It was the first time the Blues had tasted victory in the Premier League for 112 days.
Calvert-Lewin scored at the end of a poor first half when Muric's attempted clearance struck the striker before looping into the unguarded net. The victory lifted Sean Dyche’s side up to 15th in the Premier League table, four points clear of the relegation places, and even though Branthwaite admits they were far from at their best, collecting three points was all that mattered.
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“We got the three points and that is all that matters,” the defender said. “It wasn’t our best performance on the ball, but we dug deep and got the three points, which is what we needed.
“When you go on a long run without a win, you forget what that [winning feeling] feels like. We went into the changing room then, and we had that winning feeling back, and we need to keep that in there until the end of the season.”
Before Branthwaite added: “We have just won a game. It was a game of football that we needed to win. Don’t get too high and don't get too low, just take it into the next game.
“It is a massive result, we know that, but in football, it can change so quickly. So we need to stay level-headed and focus on the next game.”
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