Everton beat West Ham 2-0 for a first win in six matches as Goodison paid its respects to former manager and club legend Howard Kendall, with this home fixture marking the match closest to the one-year anniversary of his death.
Overcoming a nervy start in which the visitors looked the more threatening, the home side recovered and ended the contest good value for their three points thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley.
Positives
Everton's recent winless stretch saw them neglect the basics: pressing, tackling, work rate. These traits helped win four league games in row earlier this season but had faded in the preceding run of fixtures.