David Moyes has targeted at least nine points from Everton’s remaining eight games to secure qualification for Europe.

The Blues are still chasing a top-four finish this season and they sit just four points away from that target with the campaign heading towards its conclusion.

Moyes believes at least 60 points will be needed to get his side back into Europe next term – although that would only be likely to secure a Europa League place and not Champions League qualification – as they aim to finish the season well.

Everton play five of their eight remaining Premier league games away from home – which includes Sunday’s tough trip to Spurs, a Merseyside derby at Anfield, a visit to Arsenal and then Chelsea on the final day – so getting the points Moyes wants on the board may prove tricky.

The Scot said: “We have a tough run-in and with the league table still being tight I am hoping that we can do what we have done in the past and finish strongly.

“With eight games to go last season we had 40 points, this time around we have 51, and if we want to have any chance of getting close to Europe I feel we will certainly have to get above the 60-points mark.”

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