Phil Jagielka admits it's been tough-going in Everton's midfield.

"It's been difficult," Jagielka admitted. "Both me and Jack Rodwell are new to the position and though I can play in there, we were both a little bit unsure. If one of us had played with a more experienced player, maybe it would have worked better. But we just didn't have the options.

"Maybe if we had won all three games, I'd have felt a bit different. I would like to get back to playing centre-half but I am a team player and I always have been. Wherever the gaffer wants me to play, I'll go and do it to the best of my ability.

"We could not have suffered a worse result, to be honest. We've had two weeks to think about it but, fortunately, we've seen a couple of new signings come in since then and we have just got to forget about what happened then."