Neville confident over Uefa spot

Phil Neville's goal against Villa was his second of the season

Everton captain Phil Neville is confident his side can pip Aston Villa to fifth place and book a Uefa Cup spot for next season.

Neville, whose side hold a three-point lead over Villa with two games left, told BBC Radio Merseyside: "Villa have got the easiest run in.

"But at this stage of the season every team is dropping points so I don't think that it goes to the form book.

"We probably need four points but a win might be enough."

Neville added: "Hopefully we can get that over the next two games."

Everton close the season away at Arsenal and at home to Newcastle, while Villa entertain Wigan and travel to West Ham.

I should be scoring more goals. It's something I need to add to my game Phil Neville

And Neville, who netted in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Villa at Goodison Park, has told his team-mates they must score more goals as a group and ease the pressure on the club's strikers if they are to achieve their aims.

He said: "In the next couple of weeks we are going to need goals from anywhere really.

"I should be scoring more goals. It's something I need to add to my game.

"The best full-backs in world football all score four or five goals a season, so it's something I need to improve on."