Players ratings

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Sky http://www.skysports.com/football/ev...burnley/373160
Everton: Pickford (6), Baines (5), Keane (5), Williams (4), Martina (5), Schneiderlin (4), Gueye (5), Sigurdsson (5), Niasse (6), Vlasic (4), Calvert-Lewin (6)

Subs: Rooney (5), Davies (6), Ramirez (n/a)

Burnley: Pope (7), Lowton (7), Tarkowski (8), Mee (7), Ward (8), Cork (7), Hendrick (8), Defour (7), Arfield (7), Brady (7), Wood (7)

MoM
Many may have feared for Burnley defensively when Michael Keane left for Everton over the summer, but 24-year-old James Tarkowski has filled the void superbly. Not only is he an ultra-reliable defender - he made 12 clearances, four tackles and three blocks in the game - but his passing statistics were superior to any of his team-mates.

Sky Sports co-commentator Andy Hinchcliffe said: "It has to be James Tarkowski. Michael Keane's departure gave him a chance and he really has taken it. It's been an outstanding, individual defensive display. He was rock-solid, giving Burnley a defensive platform and that's exactly what you need away from home playing this way." Sean Dyche appears to have unearthed another gem.

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Mail
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Burnley, deservedly, had become the latest club to blow a hole in Everton's ambitions, their 1-0 victory - secured thanks to a brilliant goal by Jeff Hendrick - with a performance that defined the meaning of team

Burnley (4-5-1): Pope 7; Lowton 7, Mee 8.5, Tarkowski 8, Ward 7; Brady 7.5, Defour 6.5, Hendrick 7 (Barnes 87mins), Cork 7, Arfield 7; Wood 7
Unused subs: Lindegaard, Long, Bardsley, Westwood, Berg Gudmundsson, Vokes
Goal: Hendrick 21
Bookings: Defour 40, Arfield 42
Manager: Sean Dyche 7
Referee: Jonathan Moss 7


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LET http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk...TINGS/?ref=mac

Nick Pope 8
Made one very smart early save from Sigurdsson and looked commanding as he came to clear crosses in the second half.

Matt Lowton 7
Not as heavily involved as Ward but a solid presence in the Clarets back four throughout.

James Tarkowski 9
Added to his remarkable collection of blocks this season and produced one thunderous challenge to deny Niasse.

Ben Mee 7
Caught out by Calvert-Lewin’s pace a couple of times early on, but recovered to regain his composure.

Stephen Ward 9 (Man of the Match)
One excellent covering clearance early on as Niasse touched the ball beyond Pope. Defended excellent and a constant threat going forward. Set the goal up and regularly provided an outlet on the overlap.

Robbie Brady 8
A couple of wayward clearances when defending, but a real threat going forward. Had the beating of Baines and sensational pass in lead up to goal

Jack Cork 8
Covered the back four well, clever in possession and showed an excellent work rate.

Steven Defour 7
Booked for dissent, but turned in another battling display, denying space for Everton’s midfield to operate in

Scott Arfield 7
Tracked Baines’ forays forward very well. Could have done better with a couple of final balls in the first half.

Jeff Hendrick 8
Shoed wonderful composure to finish off the move for the goal. Linked up well with Wood and took up some good positions

Chris Wood 8
Did really well to offer the Clarets an out ball down the channels and kept the ball alive in build-up to goal.

Subs

Ashley Barnes for Hendrick (88)

Subs not used: Anders Lindegaard, Phil Bardsley, Kevin Long, Ashley Westwood, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Sam Vokes

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I'm going with:

Pope (7), Lowton (7), Tarkowski (9), Mee (7), Ward (8), Cork (7), Hendrick (7), Defour (7), Arfield (7), Brady (7), Wood (8).

I thought Wood was excellent yesterday and is really tailor made for the way Dyche is currently setting his stall out.

Tarkowski needs an improved contract extension - and quick!

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Star
BURNLEY (4-2-3-1): Pope 7; Lowton 7, Mee 7, TARKOWSKI 8, Ward 7; Defour 7, Cork 7; Brady 8, Hendrick 7 (Barnes 87), Arfield 6; Wood 6. Subs: Lindegaard, Vokes, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Bardsley, Long.

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