We all know what Sky Sports were planning - I liked how Everton players responded

We all know Sky Sports moved the game with Luton Town to a Friday night in the hope the world could watch Everton struggle through another relegation dogfight.

With that in mind the results of the week before - the three wins that sealed Premier League safety - made it even more satisfying that this game was not life or death for the Blues.

It was perhaps only the second game in three years without crushing pressure, the other being the final day trip to Arsenal with safety assured under Frank Lampard, and it was great to be able to sit down and try to enjoy a match for once. The away end certainly looked like they made the most of the opportunity to have a party and I thought the travelling supporters were brilliant again.

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This game might have meant more to Luton, and I know there were parts of the performance that were tough to watch, but given the pressure was off I was pleased with what I saw from Everton. Luton are scrapping for survival and were always going to make this tough. In a hostile environment, it would have been easy for players who have endured another challenging season to have caved under the second half barrage.

Instead we did not see that from this team. The quality may not have always been there and I was disappointed they failed to control the game after Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring. But when it came down to those chaotic final minutes there were players willing to put their bodies on the line to protect a point far less valuable than it would have been a week or two earlier.

There was Jack Harrison and his bravery at the back post and Jarrad Branthwaite and his determination to prevent Andros Townsend from becoming the hero - I liked it when he celebrated that block in the last move of the game, it showed how much the match still meant to him. For me, it was James Tarkowski who was the strongest symbol of that resilience and desire though. Following the birth of his child, and with the season being almost over and safety secured, there was a case to have a match off. Instead, there he was, leading from the front in Luton on a Friday night. He was setting an example once again and the mentality he showed will be an inspiration for his teammates and something like that can be crucial in setting the tone over the summer and for next season.

A win would have been nice - after those two defeats to Luton at Goodison Park this season I really would have liked to have got one back. But even if the performance was far from perfect, there were still features that will have pleased Sean Dyche on a night when it was nice the result did not really matter.