Everton out of relegation zone after beating Brighton 5-1

Dwight McNeil scored two goals in the stunning win

Everton have managed to climb out of the relegation zone and give their hopes of staying in the Premier League a boost with a huge win over Brighton.

They beat Brighton 5-1, with the first of the goals coming after just 34 seconds.

The Merseyside club had gone on a run of seven games without a win before the match.

Sean Dyche, Everton's manager, knows the job isn't done yet saying the team are "feeling the feel-good factor. But it's only another step".

How did Everton get out of the relegation zone?

Abdoulaye Doucoure scored the opening goal in just 34 seconds

Everton went into the game second from bottom in the table and the last time they played Brighton in January, the score was almost the exact opposite - with the Seagulls winning 4-1.

But after 35 minutes Everton were three goals ahead, two of those came from midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure.

They added a fourth in the second half before Brighton eventually scored, but the Toffees had the last word as Dwight McNeil made it 5-1 in the 96th minute.

That fifth goal meant that Everton had scored 16% of their goals this season in that one match!

Everton's win over Brighton helped them climb out of the relegation zone

How many games are left in the Premier League?

There are 38 rounds in the Premier League and we are now 35 rounds in, however some teams haven't played all of their fixtures yet.

Everton have played 35 and currently sit just outside the relegation zone with 32 points.

They are fighting to stay in the top table of English football for the second consecutive year, something their former manager Frank Lampard battled with prior to being sacked.

The Toffees haven't been relegated from the Premier League since it started in 1992.

Who else in the relegation battle?

Morgan Gibbs-White helped Nottingham Forest to a 4-3 win over Southampton

There were a total of 21 goals in the games involving some of the rest of the teams battling it out to avoid relegation on Monday.

Nottingham Forest also managed to climb out of the bottom three into 16th in the table with a 4-3 win over Southampton, who currently sit at the bottom of the table with 24 points.

Meanwhile Leicester were in a thrilling eight goal game at Fulham, but unfortunately for their fans they didn't do enough to win, eventually losing 5-3. They now sit in 18th.

Leeds are currently in the relegation zone too, just one place below Leicester in 19th - down to goal difference.