"We're showing signs again that we're a good outfit. I never lack belief in the players and the staff. I didn't think we were miles off at the start of the season, we had a couple of turn-arounds but we are learning from that."

Everton manager Sean Dyche will not be lulled into a false sense of security by the form of opponents Ipswich. The Premier League newcomers have yet to win any of their seven matches since returning to the top flight, but by virtue of drawing four they sit only a point behind the Toffees.

The drama around the penalty decisions, one given and one not, drew the focus but Everton were disrupted and disjointed against Newcastle