Sean Dyche got off to a winning start as Everton manager as two of his former players combined for the winning goal against Premier League leaders Arsenal.

James Tarkowski headed in a corner from fellow Burnley old boy Dwight McNeil after an hour to lift the roof off Goodison and their team out of the relegation zone.

After a season of doom and gloom, Everton made the most of their new manager bounce as Arsenal were knocked out of their stride.

Dyche’s first line-up made a statement with midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure recalled for his first start since August having trained on his own following a fall-out with previous manager, Frank Lampard.