Tottenham 4 Watford 0: Dele Alli turns 21 tomorrow, and although Mauricio Pochettino says he loves him like a son, it is typical of the Tottenham manager’s style that he will not give special treatment to the man he believes is the best young player in Europe.

Everton 2 West Ham 0: Romelu Lukaku maintained his record of having scored every time he has played against West Ham — nine and counting — but the Everton victory marked a personal triumph for his midfield team-mate Ross Barkley.

Everton 1, Crystal Palace 1: Crystal Palace had a goal controversially disallowed as their Premier League winning streak came to an end with a 1-1 draw at Everton.

Everton 1 Manchester United 2

Watford 1 Everton 1: Heurelho Gomes lauded a “great result” for Watford after they ended their run of four successive Barclays Premier League defeats with a 1-1 draw against Everton at Vicarage Road.

Manchester United 1 Everton 0: Manchester United started the day by honouring arguably the club’s greatest ever player by renaming the main stand The Sir Bobby Charlton Stand and ended it by keeping up the hope that Old Trafford will see Champions League football next season.

On a day when Arsenal were made to look like champions, Arsene Wenger suggested that possibility might be more realistic if the club’s supporters had kept the faith.

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku produced two moments of magic to knock his former club Chelsea out of the FA Cup.

Bournemouth 0 Everton 2: Roberto Martinez believes Everton are ready to finish the season with a bang.

Seamus Coleman admitted it has been a season of regret for him after Everton allowed another three points to slip away at home on Saturday.

Everton’s first home league win since November has eased some of the scrutiny on Martinez.

Everton 1 Tottenham 1: Dele Alli, a Liverpool supporter as a boy, scored the goal against their Merseyside rivals which prevented Aaron Lennon, a former Tottenham player, from making Everton only the third team to beat the Londoners in the Premier League this season.

Xherdan Shaqiri delivered one of the goals of the season and Romelu Lukaku continued his remarkable scoring record at Goodison Park but ultimately a controversial penalty in injury time was the deciding factor as Stoke finally triumphed in a seven-goal epic.

Tom Cleverley snatched victory at Newcastle with the last touch of the game as Everton finally made the pressure count.

Everton 2 Leicester 3: Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri admits his players are making his job easier as the Foxes’ unexpected title challenge continues to gather momentum.

Norwich 1 Everton 1: Roberto Martinez believes Everton must learn to be more ruthless at each end of the pitch after allowing Norwich to fight back to what looked an unlikely draw.

Everton 1 Crystal Palace 1: Romelu Lukaku’s 50th goal in Everton blue rescued a point for Roberto Martinez’s side as both clubs continued their chase for European football in this most unpredictable of Premier League seasons.

Middlesbrough 0 Everton 2: Gerard Deulofeu turned in a master-class to send Everton into the Capital One Cup semi-finals and fulfil the prophecy of Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka.

Tottenham  0 Everton 0

Tim Howard denied Tottenham their first Barclays Premier League win of the season with a string of superb saves that enabled Everton to leave White Hart Lane with a goalless draw.

Everton 0 Manchester City 2: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini claimed it’s too early to compare this team with his 2014 Premier League-winning vintage.

With hawks swirling over Everton’s young players as transfer deadline day edges nearer, manager Roberto Martinez has reiterated his determination to keep his squad together following Saturday’s hugely impressive victory over Southampton.

EVERTON 2 WATFORD 2:

Everton boss Roberto Martinez believes the signing of Barcelona winger Gerard Deulofeu is a “fantastic” boost to the club.

Aston Villa 0 Burnley 1: Burnley signed off their Premier League stay with a deserved 1-0 win at Aston Villa as Danny Ings gave them a perfect leaving present.

Hat-trick record-breaker Sadio Mane was quick to praise fellow star man Shane Long after Southampton got their European challenge back on track with a rout of dismal Villa.

Aston Villa 1 West Ham 0: Loyalty is a rare commodity in the fickle world of football which makes Tom Cleverley’s apparent desire to repay his rejuvenation at Aston Villa particularly refreshing — especially when more lucrative offers may come his way.

ASTON VILLA 3 EVERTON 2: SHAY Given’s return to the Aston Villa goal for a first Premier League appearance since August 2012 might have been the major talking point ahead of kick-off here, yet by the conclusion of this match the source of discussion came, once again, at the opposite end of the field.

MANCHESTER CITY 3 ASTON VILLA 2: SHOWING far more impressive defensive instincts than those displayed by his players during the preceding 90 minutes, Manuel Pellegrini launched his most articulate and spirited analysis yet of a season of under-achievement at the Etihad.

Substitute Fernandinho struck a late winner as Manchester City killed off an Aston Villa comeback to claim a frantic 3-2 victory at the Etihad Stadium.

Ian Dury said it best when he sang “the hope that springs eternal/springs right up your behind”.

ASTON VILLA 2 LIVERPOOL 1: While destiny had apparently pointed to Steven Gerrard seeing out his Liverpool career with an appearance in the FA Cup final, reality intervened and delivered a very different narrative.

Sunderland 0, Aston Villa 4:

Aston Villa 2 West Brom 0