Everton manager Roberto Martinez has hailed the efforts of his players following Tuesday's 3-0 win at Newcastle United in the Premier League.

The Toffees kept their hopes of Champions League qualification alive at St James' Park as goals from Ross Barkley, Romelu Lukaku and Leon Osman saw them claim the spoils.

Martinez's side are now three points off fourth-placed Arsenal with a game in hand.

"We've been working really hard for the last 10 months and you can see the team is ready to give everything in every game and make every single Evertonian proud," he told the club's official website. "We'll see how many points that gives us."

Everton continue their league campaign on Sunday when they travel to strugglers Fulham.

Written by
Jack Prescott