Andrew Johnson's early strike maintained Everton's push for a European place against Blackburn.
Johnson celebrated his 26th birthday by volleying home
Mikel Arteta's header from close range after 10 minutes to clinch a
deserved win.
The toffees perhaps will feel that they should have won by a bigger margin after Johnson missed 2 clear cut chances and substitute James Beattie came close to turning in from a Tim Cahill header after a Mikel Arteta free-kick. Although in the end this was a well deserved and comfortable win for the blues, Blackburn still forced Tim Howard into action from a long shot from Zurab Khizanishvili and a shot from Paul Gallagher.
Johnson volleys Everton in front after 10 minutes.
