He had 62 touches of the ball against Leicester – significantly seven of those were in his opponents’ penalty area – as Everton completed back-to-back league victories heading into the international break.
Bernard recovered possession 14 times – an effort matched in Premier League matches on Friday and Saturday only by Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Ruben Neves.
The lithe former Atletico Mineiro player emerged on top from eight duels – teammate
Lucas Digne and Leicester’s Pereira the only players on the pitch who recorded higher figures – and won three free-kicks for his team.