Sam Allardyce has heaped praise on his Everton players for quickly changing a possible relegation fight into mid-table safety.

Allardyce said: "Credit goes to the players who have achieved so much in a short period of time.

"I think 10 points from four games is a miraculous recovery from them. It's put the club in a pretty stable position very quickly.

"That allows me to think a little bigger than when I first came in and think a little bit more about sustaining our position in the top half."