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Michael Ball reacts strongly on Twitter to Everton defeat to Burnley

Everton manager Ronald Koeman and Burnley manager Sean Dyche shake hands at full time (Reuters)
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Everton suffered a 2-1 defeat to Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.

Burnley's Scott Arfield celebrates scoring their second goal with Jon Flanagan

Michael Ball has taken to social networking site Twitter to give his reaction to Everton’s defeat to Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Everton’s poor run of form continued, as they went down 2-1 to Burnley away from home at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon.

Sam Vokes put the Clarets in the lead in the 39th minute, but Yannick Bolasie equalised for the Toffees just before the hour mark.

Scott Arfield secured all three points for Burnley when he found the net in the 90th minute.

Burnley's Scott Arfield celebrates scoring their second goal with Jon Flanagan and Ben Mee in front of fans

Former Everton defender Ball was following the match, and he has given his reaction to the final result on Twitter.

The Englishman was disappointed with the defeat, and he was not pleased with the performance of Everton defender Phil Jagielka.

The 34-year-old centre-back started the match and played until the first minute of normal time.

Everton's Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku look dejected

Over the course of the 90 minutes at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, hosts Burnley had just 34% of the possession, took nine shots of which three were on target, and earned two corners, according to BBC Sport.

Visitors Everton had 66% of the possession, took 20 shots of which eight were on target, and earned eight corners, according to BBC Sport.

Everton manager Ronald Koeman and Burnley manager Sean Dyche shake hands at full time