Vaughan ends year of woe on a high

A YEAR of woe for James Vaughan ended on a high as the young forward climbed off the substitutes bench to offer stuttering Everton hope to take into 2010.

Struggling to breakdown a determined Burnley side that had been reduced to 10 men for the final half an hour after Stephen Jordan’s dismissal, Everton were facing frustration as the visitors dug deep.

With an eighth league game without a win looming, manager David Moyes sent on Vaughan with seven minutes remaining and the 21-year-old, whose season has been ravaged by injury, responded by scoring with his first touch.