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James Tarkowski says Everton are focused on continuing their strong finish to the Premier League season.

After securing their top-flight status last time out against Brentford – the third consecutive win for the Blues – Everton travel to face Luton Town on Friday evening (8pm BST).

Experienced defender Tarkowski insists his side are targeting more victories in their final three contests. Quoted by the Liverpool ECHO, he explained: “It’s a completely different situation. For us as players and staff, we want to win the last three.

“We’ve got a few days off, so we’ll recover and go again on Friday night. We can go there with a bit of freedom and take the game on. Luton have beaten us twice this season so it’s on us to turn up and get the win.”

Still fighting for their Premier League survival, the hosting Hatters are 17^th-placed in the table, and just one point off Nottingham Forest in 16^th.

Asked if the pressure is on Luton ahead of Friday’s clash, Tarkowski responded: “Yes, to an extent, but there’s always pressure on us because the fans expect so much and rightly so.

“We’re not going there for a jolly up with our flip flops, having a day off. We’ll prepare right for the game and go there to win.”

Elsewhere, Sean Dyche says his squad's “desire to work” has been a key factor in the Toffees’ recent fine form.

In less than four weeks, Everton have produced four wins in their past five matches, beating Burnley, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Brentford.

Quoted by the Liverpool ECHO, Dyche reflected on the campaign in his pre-match press conference.

“This season I think the biggest part of the success overall has been pockets of all different reasons,” he said. “It is the work, the work of the team I think we have got back to. The hard yards as I call it, and just doing the graft. Literally, the organisation, the will, the thirst of desire to work - to really work.

“I feel we still have good quality players here, but it has to have a base to work from that is the absolute basics of the game. You have to have a tactical understanding, you have to work, you have to do the hard yards, you have to cover the ground.

"Stats show for 60 minutes the ball is in play. If you're a player, you're probably going to have it for one minute so what are you doing for the rest of it? For the other 59 minutes? You better be working because that's what the modern game says.”