Thierno Barry continues to look a raw work in progress but he is now answering questions about his potency in front of goal as he continues his hot scoring streak.

The 23-year-old signed from Villarreal in a £27m summer deal is a mixed bag and remains far from the finished article – but there are signs that Everton manager David Moyes has materials to develop.

Barry’s attitude can never be questioned, earning him the support of Everton’s fans with his tireless approach, even when he looked out of his depth earlier this season.

He is now getting his rewards with a fourth goal in five Premier League games – this one earning a draw against Leeds United at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

And how Everton needed Barry’s input after a dismal first 45 minutes that brought a hostile half-time reaction from their own fans.

Barry is unpredictable to say the least, wasting one promising opening in the second half by suddenly producing a flamboyant back-heel with no team-mates in attendance.

The other side of the coin is that he was the only Everton player who worked Leeds keeper Karl Darlow, producing one fine save from a shot with the outside of his right foot before scoring.

Barry followed up his winner at Aston Villa with a real poacher’s finish with 14 minutes left, reacting quicker that Leeds defender Sebastiaan Bornauw to get on the end of Idrissa Gueye’s near post cross to flash a finish high past Darlow.

The goals mean Barry has now established himself as Everton’s first-choice striker ahead of Beto after the pair were exchanged regularly earlier in the season.

He has certainly won the approval of Moyes, who made it clear earlier this season that he had to score goals or he would find someone else to do so.

Moyes said: “If you’re a centre-forward, you need to score goals, and he hadn’t at the start. He’s getting better. He’s training well and getting used to scoring goals. We need to create more chances and we’re still trying to get our attacking players back.”