Everton boss Roberto Martinez admits Tom Cleverley's injury could've been a "big worry" after their stalemate with Tottenham.

Cleverley was carried off on a stretcher with his right leg in a boot after his ankle was trapped awkwardly during a tackle by Eric Dier, but Martinez revealed the injury is not as bad as first feared.

"We'll assess him over the next 24 hours. Straight away we thought it was ligament damage plus something else," the Spaniard said.

"It was a big worry, but we feel quite confident now that it was just ligament damage. It was a really strong challenge and it shows how fit he is to escape that incident with just ligament damage."