PREMIER LEAGUE: EVERTON 1 - 0 WATFORD (FULL TIME)

Ross Barkley's objective settled Everton's meeting with Watford after the development to the match was overwhelmed by instability over the midfielder's Goodison Park future.

Barkley cleared home a twisting shot from 20 yards soon after break as Sebastian Prodl neglected to shut him down.

Everton manager Ronald Koeman said on Thursday that Barkley had until one weekend from now to consent to an agreement augmentation or he would be sold.

Watford once in a while undermined, in spite of the fact that the physicality of Stefano Okaka brought on a couple of cheeky minutes late on.

Enner Valencia could have made the scoreline more agreeable for the hosts however was denied by a decent spare from Heurelho Gomes.

Barkley objective masks complex choice

Everton executive Bill Kenwright and larger part shareholder Farhad Moshiri joined the overwhelming applause for Barkley when he left the activity 10 minutes from time, yet it could yet likewise be a goodbye to the home fans.

Koeman's open final offer appeared to goad the 23-year-old into life as he swerved in the case and tried Gomes with a low hard shot in the opening minutes.

His fifth Premier League objective of the season came not long after the interim as Prodl's withdraw permitted him the time and the edge to beat Gomes.

However the vitality of Kevin Mirallas - who marked another three-year bargain before commence - and the undeniable guarantee of Tom Davies, still just 18, demonstrated why Everton are set up to stop messing around in their transactions.

Given Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson and Ajax's Davy Klaassen have likewise been said as conceivable enrolls in his position and given his sporadic frame over the season in general, it might be that Barkley needs Everton more than they require him.