Jarrad Branthwaite is Everton’s best defender. His partnership with James Tarkowski has been one of the best in the Premier League across the past couple of seasons. Michael Keane has played relatively well this season, but as has been discussed before, his partnership with Tarkowski is not sustainable. But Branthwaite is a level above them all, and when he came on for the second half against Leeds United, that was clear. He played 41 passes in Leeds’ half, completing 35 (85%).