Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti insists his team can still qualify for the Champions League.

The Toffees are six points behind fourth-placed West Ham United with a game in hand after drawing with Brighton on Monday.

But Ancelotti has not given up on his side reaching the top-four.

"Of course, it's more difficult now, the five, but it is a point," Ancelotti admitted after the match.

"It is a point which through good team spirit, although of course with the ball we could do better, we had difficulties to build up from the back, we missed a lot of passes.

"We were not able to reach our strikers with efficiency.

"I think that we are still in the fight but like I said it is more difficult. But now in the next eight games that we have to play, there's a lot to play (for) and teams really close to us and the fight with us, we are still there.

"Of course it is a difficult moment because we have a lot of players out but I hope to recover some players for Friday and fight against Tottenham."