Everton manager Roberto Martinez was pleased with the maturity and personality shown by his side in the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Monday night.
The Toffees went down to Scott Dann's headed goal in the 76th minute before Romelu Lukaku scored the equaliser five minutes later at Goodison Park.
Everton has the better of the chances throughout but were made to work hard by the visiting Eagles who almost stole the points from Martinez's men.
"I thought up until the moment we conceded we were fantastic defensively," Martinez told the club's official website. "Crystal Palace are not always good on the eye but they are very effective.
"They are so good away from home because they get the ball up the pitch very, very quickly with pace and power. I thought we anticipated that and we stopped their threat.
"The corner for the goal is a disappointment and I think it is more [about] concentration than anything else. We need to learn from it and get better, but our response, when Palace dropped even deeper, was fantastic. The maturity and personality we showed was very pleasing."
