Barkley celebrates wildly as he ends tough week on a high by helping Everton to victory over Burnley

Ross Barkley ended a turbulent week as Everton's matchwinning hero as Ronald Koeman's side maintained their 100 per cent record at Goodison Park this year to move up to fifth place in the Premier League.

Barkley's 71st minute strike contained enough power to survive a double deflection off Michael Keane and Ben Mee and fly past Tom Heaton for the decisive second goal in a hard-fought Everton victory.

The ecstatic 23-year-old celebrated by standing on an advertising hoarding in front of the Gwlayds End, saluting their support and repeatedly beating his chest on the Everton badge, a gesture he repeated as he was booked by referee Mark Clattenburg for his celebration.

Barkley has been in the headlines all week after being punched in a Liverpool bar after he went out last weekend following Everton's victory against Leicester City.

A column by Kelvin Mackenzie in The Sun newspaper, already detested on Merseyside for their coverage of the Hillsborough tragedy exactly 28 years ago, compared Barkley to a gorilla, leading the club to ban the newspaper from their stadium and training ground.

Though it will take video replays to decide on whether the goal will officially be credited to Barkley or as a Mee own goal, there was no disputing the Mersey midfielder's contribution was decisive.

Inevitably, he was given an emotional standing ovation when he was replaced by Ademola Lookman in the final minute of the regulation 90.

Before his goal, Barkley had almost tried too hard in possession but also made two goal-line clearances to help his team.

Ultimately, Everton were worthy winners having seen their lead from Phil Jagielka's opener cancelled out almost immediately by a Sam Vokes penalty following a blunder by Joel Robles.

Romelu Lukaku sealed the points with his obligatory goal, No 24 in the Premier League which keeps him ahead in the race for the Golden Boot.

Burnley haven't won away from Turf Moor this season and needed Tom Heaton to save early on from Lukaku after a dash forward by right-back Mason Holgate.

Barkley was in the right place to head away a Keane header off the line after 15 minutes while boyhood Everton fan Joey Barton annoyed the home fans for a foul on Lukaku, though he was let off with a warning by referee Mark Clattenburg, officiating his first Premier League game since announcing in February he was to take a new job in Saudi Arabia.