the more threatening, and substitutejhon duran came close to snatching what would have been a likely winner. there was almost an everton sting in the tail though — abdoulaye doucoure running on to jarrad branthwaite's long pass and finishing expertly past martinez only to be denied by an offside flag. 0—0 at goodison park, as everton ended their run of three straight defeats, but remain 17th. we continue to be a work in progress. with come out of that with a clean sheet against a top side. arguably the best chance of the game and a couple of other chances that of course could have changed the game, but overall, we will take the clean sheet against what are proven to be a top side. the point we have achieved today is not enough for us, but i think how we played the match, how we prepared