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Roberto Martinez confirmed his status as the Premier League’s great game changer on Saturday.

The Blues boss introduced a goalscoring substitute for a remarkable TENTH time this season – and the second time Romelu Lukaku has been brought off the bench against West Ham to swing the match his side’s way.

Here are Martinez’s benchmark master-strokes – and one which didn’t go his way.

Everton 2 Stevenage 1

Score at time of change: 1-1

Everton were struggling to break down League One Stevenage Borough in a frustrating Capital One Cup tie at Goodison Park, when Roberto Martinez replaced Ross Barkley with Marouane Fellaini in the last minute of normal time.

Twenty-five minutes later the big Belgian scored a matchwinning – and farewell – goal for the Blues.

West Ham 2 Everton 3

Score at time of change: 1-0

With Everton trailing to Ravel Morrison’s first half goal, the Blues boss made two significant half-time changes.

James McCarthy immediately gave Everton more control and direction in midfield, while Romelu Lukaku scored his first goal for the club just 20 minutes after coming on.

Everton 2 Hull City 1

Score at time of change: 1-1

Even Roberto Martinez couldn’t have anticipated a switch to produce such instant results when he called on Steven Pienaar in the 56th minute against Hull City.

Everton were being held 1-1 when Pienaar scored with his first touch, just seconds after running on.

Aston Villa 0 Everton 2

Score at time of change: 0-0

The Blues were struggling at Villa Park and clinging onto a point only courtesy of Tim Howard’s stunning penalty save.

Then Leon Osman came on after an hour, created a goal for Lukaku and scored a second himself. Game, switch, match.

Arsenal 1 Everton 1

Score at time of change: 1-0

Another instant impact sub by Martinez.

The Blues had just gone a goal down to the Gunners when Gerard Deulofeu was introduced – but the Spaniard took just five minutes to draw the match level with his first goal in the Premier League.

Everton 4 Fulham 1

Score at time of change: 1-0

The Blues were pegged back by Fulham soon after Kevin Mirallas was introduced as a 64th-minute substitute, but the Belgian went on to have a significant impact on proceedings.

Seamus Coleman and Ross Barkley gave Everton a healthy lead, then Mirallas wrapped up the points with a goal in the final minute.

Stevenage 0 Everton 4

Score at time of change: 0-3

Not a switch which meant that much, with Everton already leading 3-0 when Magaye Gueye was brought on for Kevin Mirallas.

But just three minutes later the Frenchman was celebrating his first goal of the season.

Everton 2 Aston Villa 1

Score at time of change: 0-1

One of Martinez’s most masterful switches. The Blues trailed to Bacuna’s first half goal and, just days after the Anfield derby demolition, were staring at demoralising back to back defeats.

But Steven Naismith scored just four minutes after coming on – then Kevin Mirallas fired an 85th-minute free-kick to swing the match on its head.

Everton 3 Swansea 1

Score at time of change: 1-1

Everton were looking at a tricky replay in South Wales, or worse, before Martinez shook things up with a double substitution – introducing Leon Osman and Steven Naismith.

Naismith scored four minutes after coming on and won a penalty, while Osman had a significant impact in midfield as Everton earned an FA Cup quarter-final place.

Everton 1 West Ham 0

Score at time of change: 0-0

The Blues were struggling to break through the Hammers’ well organised rearguard when Martinez asked Romelu Lukaku to repeat his supersub antics from earlier in the season against Sam Allardyce’s men.

He did just that with the latest substitution to bear fruit.

Osman made the difference at Stoke

It isn't just goalscoring substitutes who have influenced Everton’s season significantly.

Leon Osman didn’t score at Stoke on New Year’s Day, but it was his introduction after 72 minutes with Everton trailing which turned the match.

He immediately started to knit the Blues play together – and was fouled in the final minute for Leighton Baines’ point-saving penalty.

Then earlier in the season, with Everton trailing a mental Mersey derby and about to lose influential Leighton Baines to injury, Martinez ignored the claims of defenders John Stones and Johnny Heitinga, introduced young forward Gerard Deulofeu – and opened up a game which half an hour later Everton led!

Of course it doesn’t always work out.

At White Hart Lane last month Everton introduced Ross Barkley, Gerard Deulofeu and Aidan McGeady – and looked worse. But more often than not, Martinez has proved himself to be the super-subber!