Ronald Koeman hailed the influence of two of his summer signings after Everton hit back from conceding a late goal to draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.
The Toffees fell behind to Anthony Knockaert’s 82nd-minute strike and the hosts would have swiftly doubled their lead but for Jordan Pickford’s acrobatic stop from Izzy Brown’s rising 20-yard drive.
Pickford’s flying save proved crucial when Everton countered from the resultant corner and ultimately won the penalty that was facilely stroked home by Wayne Rooney to earn his team a point.
The goalkeeper intervened in similarly decisive fashion against Bournemouth recently, the 23-year-old bravely keeping out Jermain Defoe's close range effort when the Blues trailed in a match they would eventually win 2-1.