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Jarrad Branthwaite has praised his teammates' character for returning to winning ways with a hard-fought victory over Burnley on Saturday.

The Blues centre-back admitted it wasn't Everton's best team display of the campaign, but added that it epitomised the character of the group that they can find a way to win.

Quoted in the Liverpool ECHO, Branthwaite said: “We got the three points and that is all that matters,.

“It wasn’t our best performance on the ball, but we dug deep and got the three points, which is what we needed.

“When you go on a long run without a win, you forget what that [winning feeling] feels like. We went into the changing room then, and we had that winning feeling back, and we need to keep that in there until the end of the season.

“It was a game of football that we needed to win. Don’t get too high and don't get too low, just take it into the next game.

“It is a massive result, we know that, but in football, it can change so quickly. So we need to stay level-headed and focus on the next game.”

Keeping with Branthwaite, the young defender was asked about his recent experience in Gareth Southgate's England squad.

While the 21-year-old didn't receive his first cap, he says the experience has fuelled him to try earn a spot in the Three Lions' European Championship squad.

“It was a good experience for me to be there," he was quoted in the Daily Mail.

“I was disappointed I didn’t get on, but it is one of them things. It is just concentrating on myself, playing at a good standard, which got me into that team, and hopefully by the summer I can get into the squad.

“It makes you want it even more to show how well you can perform on the pitch. I have to continue doing that until the end of the season. The experience of playing with high-quality players every day and learning from them.

“I think if you perform well for your club, then you leave a question for the manager at the end of the season, and I think for me it is just a case of focusing on playing well for Everton and winning as many games as I can.”

Dominic Calvert-Lewin broke his unwanted spell without a goal by scoring in back-to-back matches last week.

Former Premier League striker Ian Wright hopes the Everton forward can remain fit and help guide the Toffees to safety.

Speaking on BBC's Match of the Day, Wright said: “He is somebody that, when he is playing, he gives you everything.

“We know that Burnley are going to play out, they are not going to change the way that they play.

“So, when you look at the goal, you look at Muric's position. It is as if he can't see Dominic Calvert-Lewin, it's like he has got Harry Potter's invisible coat on or something. How come he has not seen him there?

“It was like Muric wasn't even paying attention. This is one of Burnley's problems - they are trying to play out from the back and they are causing themselves problems.”