Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti insists their 0-0 draw with Brighton is a positive.

The draw at Brighton keeps Everton in eighth spot in the Premier League table. Despite a game of few opportunities where his side's best chance fell to Alex Iwobi in injury-time when the forward fired over from the edge of the box, Ancelotti feels the Blues still have plenty to play for.

He said: “It is not a good moment and the injured players means we have difficulties in this moment. We have to be able to move on, to move forward. There are important games still. We are still in the fight, it is more difficult, but we will not give up because it is a strange season with unpredictable results.

“We move on and be confident. I think we can say something again in this fight.

“We have to play against Tottenham, Arsenal, we have two games against Villa, we have to play against West Ham… All the games are really important and vital if we want to reach Europe."