Burnley’s Jeff Hendrick strikes to pile further pressure on Everton

Ronald Koeman said it would take four consecutive home wins for him to enter the international break with a smile. He goes into it with a grimace, under pressure and no closer to a solution for Everton’s regression after a summer investment of almost £140m. Burnley, for a fraction of the cost, move forward.

Jeff Hendrick’s fine first-half goal brought Sean Dyche’s team their latest impressive away result as the problems mounted for the Everton manager. Burnley have now won at Goodison Park and Stamford Bridge this season while drawing at Tottenham’s temporary Wembley home and Anfield. Their problems on the road last season seem a lifetime ago. The same could be said of when Everton last played as an effective, settled unit.

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