Everton comfortably beat Burnley to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.

Sean Dyche believes a run in the Carabao Cup is the perfect chance for his Everton side to change the story at the club.

The Blues set up a quarter-final tie against Fulham with a 3-0 victory over Burnley on Wednesday night. James Tarkowski headed in the opener after 13 minutes against his former clubs.

Dyche’s side doubled their lead eight minutes into the second-half when Amadou Onana bundled the ball home after Tarkowski headed Dwight McNeil’s corner into this path. Ashley Young then completed the scoring in the closing stages.

And asked if a cup run brings hope and optimism, Dyche replied: “We’ve got to change the story here – we know it’s not changed yet, but it’s just beginning to show signs of that little shift forwards, and if you add in the cup, then ok, (I’ll say to the players) ‘look, you’ve got yourself here, so let’s see if we can take in the next one.