Everton defender Joleon Lescott admits it took him too long to find his form at the beginning of the campaign. "I was very disappointed with my form at the start of the season," he told the Liverpool Echo. "You always believe you can play well, but it wasn't to be.

"I had to get back to basics, start working harder in training and doing little extra things. It's paying off and I'm pleased with the way I am playing. But I want to improve.

"It's not nice when your form goes like that, when you are losing and you're making mistakes.

"It was hard to take and I needed to take a long, hard look at myself and the mistakes I was making. I sat down with the coaches and we talked about it.

"They told me to just start concentrating more and get back to basics and it's paid off. It was going wrong in a few games, not just one.

"But the turning point for me was when we went to Tottenham and got a great result. I took a lot more confidence from that into the next game and it's built up from there."