Marco Silva wants his side to show their quality in their next game on New Year's Day.

The Toffees ended 2018 with a disappointing loss to Brighton, which put them 10th in the league.

Their manager now wants them to bounce back against Leicester City at home.

"It is important to be strong again and ready for the next match in three days," Silva told the club's website.

"We don't have time to prepare in the normal way but that is the schedule and we have to put in our players' minds how important the next game is.

"We have to change our recent form at home and give a different answer.

"It will be a tough match but we have to give 100 per cent to win it."