Mikel Arteta and Steven Pienaar fired Everton to their seventh successive Barclays Premier League home win after a strong second-half showing against 10-man Bolton.
 

Arteta broke the Goodison Park deadlock after 72 minutes with a stunning free-kick after last man Gretar Steinsson was sent off for bundling Yakubu over.

Pienaar then wrapped up victory in the dying moments by side-footing into an empty net after good work from Leon Osman, who had hit the bar seconds earlier.

Victory maintained Everton's late push for Europe while Bolton, after a run of three wins in four games prior to their trip to Merseyside, still have work to do to avoid relegation.