Former Everton defender Martin Keown has defended Dominic Calvert-Lewin this weekend.

The English forward, who suffered a facial injury during a 4-0 loss to Aston Villa, could be out for another few weeks.

Calvert-Lewin has been besieged by injury problems over the past 18 months.

Keown told BBC Sport: “Calvert-Lewin was very brave, almost too brave really, to attack the ball in the box the way he did and I think anyone who questions him should remember that - and the fact he didn't want to come off afterwards.

“He played on despite having a swelling like you would see in a comic strip and eventually it was clear he could not continue. Most of the time players get injuries that are not visible, but you could certainly see this one. He tried everything to play on, but he should not really have been allowed to stay on for as long as he did.

“Without him, Everton lacked a focal point in their attack although I did think Arnaut Danjuma ran the channels well when he came on."