Everton defender James Tarkowski says he can smile again after victory over Nottingham Forest.

The result came after Monday's 6-0 thrashing at Chelsea.

“I'll smile for now - we can enjoy it - but there is still a lot of work to be done," said the centre-back.

“After Monday [against Chelsea], we needed to respond, and I think we did.

“These are tough games against teams down here [in the table], battling for their lives like we are.

“To come out on top, two great goals and a real resilient performance.

“Monday was a real bad day for us and for everyone at the Club. To respond, get to our home ground and perform the way we have, and get three points which is nice because it's been a long time without winning many games. It's nice to get three points on the board, but we're not getting carried away."