Everton boss Roberto Martinez is confident his team will soon click into gear.

It has been a frustrating start to the season for a team that have ambitions of challenging for the top four, but Martinez is confident a better run of form is round the corner.

He said: "We enjoy playing at home because it's your environment and you can affect things a lot easier.

"Every game is difficult. I know it's a cliche but it's true. In every other league you can count two or three games a season that maybe you can cruise through. That doesn't happen in the Premier League.

"We need to be a team that are capable of getting points away from home as well as at home but it's true that at the moment, points wise, we're not reflecting what we want and we're catching up a little bit.

"That means that we need to get a big run of good results and that starts with a strong, confident performance at home.

"We're getting very close to the half-way point of the season, the squad is strong, we've had a lot of good experiences, the competition for places is huge and I do feel we're ready to set really high standards in the league that I believe are going to give us the points that our performances would deserve."