Everton came into this fixture without key attackers Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye, and there was a paucity of quality on show from both teams.

Tyler Dibling provided some spark for the Toffees, creating a great chance for Beto in the first half and then seeing a late, seemingly valid, penalty appeal turned down when the officials elected not to penalise Jaidon Anthony for handball.

Burnley had plenty of promising openings, but Scott Parker's team lacked any cutting edge and failed to get any of its 16 attempts on target.

Jacob Bruun Larsen wasted the best of their chances, blazing over when he was one-on-one with Jordan Pickford, while the post denied Zian Flemming late on, albeit the striker was flagged for offside.

Martin Dubravka pulled off sharp stops to deny Beto and Thierno Barry for Everton prior to Dibling's penalty shout, which may end up being the major talking point from a generally dour contest.