Everton boss Roberto Martinez: 'All remaining games are cup finals'

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has called upon his players to treat all of their remaining Premier League fixtures like cup finals.

The Toffees, who bowed out of the Europa League in midweek following a 5-2 defeat to Dynamo Kiev, head into Sunday's trip to Queens Park Rangers six points clear of the relegation zone with nine matches remaining.

"It simplifies the objective now of being fully focused on the games that we have," Sky Sports News quotes Martinez as saying.

"We've just arrived from Ukraine and we need to be ready for the game at Loftus Road where we will face a really enthusiastic side. They use the home crowd to their advantage and the ground to a very good effect.

"We see these nine games as nine finals. We want to get as many points as we can and we need to start looking at being able to perform in every game."

Everton currently occupy 14th place in the league table.