Everton recorded a routine 2-0 victory over Huddersfield to deepen their hosts' relegation fears.
Goals from Cenk Tosun and Idrissa Gueye secured three points for Sam Allardyce's men on a day when there were further protests from Blues supporters of the ex-Bolton manager's position at the club.
Here are four things we learned from the game at the John Smith's Stadium.
1. Tosun's finishing instincts come to the fore
It can't be easy being Everton's lone striker. But asked to simultaneouly adapt to English football and plough a lone furrow with minimal service up front, January signing Cenk Tosun is making a decent fist of it.
Here, Sam Allardyce's outfit served up more of the same, with moments of creativity from midfield few and far between in west Yorkshire. Tosun, though, overcame a difficult start to grow in influence as the game progressed, linking well and giving opposite number Zanka, in particular, a somewhat uncomfortable day at the office.
What impressed most, though, was the way in which the former Besiktas man converted his one real half-chance of the encounter so emphatically to give Everton the lead. As against Stoke last month, the feeling lingers that Tosun is likely to finish the few opportunities he gets for the Blues.
The challenge now, of course, is to find the right individuals over the summer to combine effectively with him in the way that only Theo Walcott - the provider of Saturday's goal- has been able to do.
2. Pritchard developing well under Wagner
For long spells, this was certainly not a game for footballing purists. Although there is something to be admired about the way in which Huddersfield's players have so palpably and thoroughly adapted to manager David Wagner's methods, the opening half in particular was punctuated by regular lapses in quality from the two sides.
One player who did stick his head above the parapet, though, was Terriers midfielder Alex Pritchard.
Composed in possession and a nuisance off the ball, the ex-Tottenham man seemed the most likely source of inspiration in an otherwise poor first-half. So much so that he was comfortably the best on the pitch at times.
A clear talent in Spurs' youth ranks, Pritchard now finally seems to be fulfilling his obvious potential under the tutelage of David Wagner. In many ways, he is tailor-made to play under the German. Club and player are quite evidently a good fit.
It may have been in vain here as Huddersfield slumped to a routine 2-0 defeat, but Pritchard now at least looks like a bona fide Premier League player.
3. Allardyce has set certain players up to fail
First, the mitigation. Not only was Yannick Bolasie in urgent need of a rest, but in succumbing to injury, Dominic Calvert-Lewin also robbed Sam Allardyce of a likely replacement for the Congolese winger.
Yet despite both of these factors, the decision to plump for Croatian youngster Nikola Vlasic over others still seemed to defy logic completely.
With just eight solitary minutes under his belt since January, the diminutive midfielder appeared set up to fail. How, for example, was he meant to stake his case for regular inclusion with such little game-time to fall back on?
What followed went with the script. Some good; some bad from a player of tangible promise who has been unfairly starved of chances in recent months.
The worry is that decisions such as this one makes it seem as though there is no strategic planning in place at all at Everton. Decisions seemingly are reached off the bat.
Vlasic and others deserve better.
4. Huddersfield deserve to stay in the Premier League
There's a lot to like about Huddersfield. Backed by vocal home support and punching above their weight under charismatic manager David Wagner, the Terriers have been a welcome addition to the Premier League in more ways than one.
That their status in the top-flight is still under threat reflects poorly on neither the German nor his players. What needs to be remembered is that they are routinely swimming against the tide.
Indeed, this, in many ways, is a Championship side that has little right otherwise to be in the Premier League given the resources at their disposal. Competing against clubs such as Newcastle and Southampton at the bottom of the table was always going to be a stretch.
But for all their flaws, Wagner's main still have a chance of survival thanks in part to a relationship between manager and players that sees the latter fully buy into the direction of travel under the German.
Staying in the division, in whatever way it comes, would be a huge achievement for all concerned - and may lead to bigger clubs casting their eye over Wagner.
