Everton boss Ronald Koeman has backed Middlesbrough to win their battle for Premier League survival after Saturday's gutsy goalless draw at the Riverside Stadium.
Boro substitute Rudy Gestede saw a late header brilliantly saved by Joel Robles and captain Ben Gibson also came close but Boro saw their winless run stretch to eight top-flight games.
Koeman, whose own side had chances to win it through Romelu Lukaku and Ademola Lookman, said he believed Boro counterpart Aitor Karanka has enough at his disposal to beat the drop.
Koeman said: 'Of course you need to score to win games but they are difficult to beat and they showed that today, and it gives confidence to the team if they can keep clean sheets.