David Moyes had challenged his team to replicate their outstanding away performances at their new ground \u2013 and the Blues did just that, finding a first-half lead when James Tarkowski \u2013 skippering the side \u2013 powered home a header from a James Garner set piece on 32 minutes. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite a dominant half, Everton had to wait until the 60-minute mark for their second, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall cleverly finishing from a well-worked Everton move in which Dwight McNeil \u2013 terrific on the night \u2013 had been integral. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former Clarets defender James Tarkowski came back to haunt his old club, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was also on target for the Toffees in a dominant performance, as David Moyes\u2019 side claimed their first home win since 6 December 2025.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tarkowski, who spent six-and-a-half years at Burnley, scored his first Premier League goal in over a year when he nodded home from James Garner\u2019s cross in the 32nd minute.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dewsbury-Hall rounded off a neat move on the hour mark to seal a victory that boosted the Toffees\u2019 European hopes, with Idrissa Gueye going close to scoring a sensational third goal when he hit the crossbar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tarkowski, who spent six-and-a-half years at Burnley, scored his first Premier League goal in over a year when he nodded home from James Garner\u2019s cross in the 32nd minute.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Dwight\u2019s performance at Newcastle was very good. He built on that and took that into tonight\u2019s game, and we\u2019re seeing a much-improved Ili and Gana after they come back from the Africa Cup of Nations, and also Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall improving greatly because he\u2019s just beginning to get back to where he was before the hamstring injury,\" Everton boss David Moyes said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n