Source: Liverpool_Echo
Burnley 1 Everton 0
BURNLEY proved their midweek victory over Manchester United was no fluke as they beat Everton at Turf Moor for back-to-back 1-0 home wins.
Wade Elliott's 34th-minute strike gave the Clarets their second Barclays Premier League top-five scalp inside four days.
Everton striker Louis Saha even missed a controversial second-half penalty which had wrongly been awarded after Tony Hibbert went down in the area.
The Clarets knew if they were to replicate the United result they had to begin well and they almost got off to the perfect start after just 40 seconds.
Chris McCann found space on the left to swing over a cross and goalkeeper Tim Howard could only stand and watch as Martin Paterson's header rebounded off the crossbar. The ball dropped to Steven Fletcher who forced the American into a low save.
Two minutes later Paterson had another great chance, this time from Elliot's right-wing cross, but he headed wide.
Everton were ruffled by their opponents' high-tempo start, although it was not just the energy but the football Burnley were playing which was causing them problems.
Manager David Moyes, who had spent much of the pre-match warm-up prowling the pitch with arms folded as he kept a beady eye on his players, was distinctly unimpressed.
A flowing move involving left-back Stephen Jordan, Robbie Blake and McCann saw the latter cross to the far post and although Phil Neville only half-cleared his header Fletcher skewed a shot horribly wide.
Andre Bikey's foul on Saha presented Everton with their first real shooting opportunity but Jack Rodwell drove a 30-yard free-kick into the wall before then heading straight at goalkeeper Brian Jensen from Leighton Baines' corner.
Right-back Hibbert almost set up Saha after Marouane Fellaini's clever reverse pass but the sliding French striker could not divert the ball goalwards.
