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Everton do not fear relegation battle - Martinez

Everton boss Roberto Martinez has implored his side to give absolutely everything in the final 10 matches of the season.

The Toffees dropped their third match in their past four outings when losing 2-0 at Stoke City on Wednesday which has seen them fall to 14th on the Premier League table.

Everton sit just six points above the drop zone having secured just one win in 12 league matches but Martinez insists they do will not panic ahead of the season run-in.

"It is not about fear," the Spaniard said.

"We have a real strong sense of responsibility and we want to win games.

"We have a very talented squad and we have incredible characters who understand what is needed to perform well and win football games.

"We have 10 games left and 30 points to fight for, and we are going to give our lives to get as many as we can."

The Goodison Park outfit next meet Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa League Round of 16 first leg on March 12 before focusing their attention on the league with a home fixture against Newcastle United three days later.

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