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Everton boss Marco Silva has explained exactly why he was delighted with Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goalless display in his side's 2-0 win over West ham on Saturday.

The Blues left the London Stadium with all three points thanks to first half strikes from Kurt Zouma and Bernard - although the scoreline doesn't reflect the dominance of the visitors throughout the game.

Some of those opportunities fell the way of Calvert-Lewin but the striker couldn't get his name on the scoresheet to add to his eight goals this campaign, despite putting in an amazing amount of work rate once more.

And that is why Silva was still delighted with his striker's display, and he's eager for the youngster to keep improving.

We're reacting to Saturday's win against West Ham HERE

"He's improving, growing and developing as a football player," Silva said following the win over West Ham.

"I'm happy because he's helping the team. He didn't score [against West Ham] but he helped again with his performance and did well in some moments.

"In other moments he could be more clinical, like our team in general during the first half.

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"But I am happy with him, he's developing as a football player and his teammates are helping him. He has Cenk [Tosun] and Richarlison who can play in that position as well so he has to prove himself to me.

"The chance I'm giving him, he's deserved."

Calvert-Lewin's form has got football fans and pundits across the country talking, with debates on how far his potential could reach popping up throughout the last few weeks.

However, Silva is keen to not put too much pressure on the striker's young shoulders.

The Everton manager added: "I don't want to put all this pressure about numbers on him.

"Sometimes when a striker doesn't score he can help a team in a different way, maybe getting one or two assists.

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"When I say he needs to be more clinical, sometimes it's his last decision or last pass. Even if you don't score, it's about finding the best solution for the team in the right moment.

"He's working hard, like he knows he has to do with me. He's enjoying proving to me that he deserves to play in our team.

"I don't want to put pressure on what he can achieve or not. He's a young player.

"We are here to support him and give him the chance to do that."