Everton boss David Moyes believes Kevin Mirallas can inspire a late top four push after victory over Reading.

Moyes saw Mirallas' transformation as the missing link for fulfilling Everton's early-season promise.

"What we saw from Kevin today was a player who looked like he can score and create," said Moyes.

"That's not how he looked previously, but it was just a question of getting his fitness levels up again, and that has helped his confidence.

"He looks like he's got a goal in him now, and that gives the other players a real lift if they think he can finish things off for them. That's really important for us, because we've needed someone to get on the end of things, whether it be Kevin or Nikica Jelavic."