Everton struck at the death to win at home for the first time since September and condemn 10-man Burnley to a ninth successive league game without a win.
Substitute James Vaughan turned home a Marouane Fellaini cross from close range with seven minutes remaining.
Steven Pienaar then sealed the win in injury time after being fed by Yakubu.
David Nugent hit the post for Burnley, but the turning point for the Clarets came when Stephen Jordan saw red for a second bookable offence on the hour.
Everton's victory, their first in the league since early November, ends a winless streak at Goodison Park stretching back to mid-autumn, when Blackburn were on the receiving end of a 3-0 defeat.
More importantly for manager David Moyes, who could only watch with mounting dismay when his side's early-season lethargy was compounded by a wholesale injury crisis, Everton now lie 11th in the league table, five points clear of the relegation zone.
Chelsea 2 - 1 Fulham
Chelsea opened up a five-point gap at the top of the Premier League table as they came from behind to beat Fulham.
The visitors stunned Chelsea by taking the lead after four minutes when Zoltan Gera hooked in from 12 yards.
Fulham then defended comfortably as Chelsea struggled to make an impact but Didier Drogba finally got the equaliser when he headed in at the far post.
And an unfortunate own goal by Chris Smalling handed Chelsea a victory that had looked unlikely for long spells.
For much of the match Chelsea looked short of ideas and out-of-sorts as Fulham produced a performance that was full of commitment and excellent defending.
The visitors stunned Chelsea by taking the lead after four minutes when Zoltan Gera hooked in from 12 yards.
Fulham then defended comfortably as Chelsea struggled to make an impact but Didier Drogba finally got the equaliser when he headed in at the far post.
And an unfortunate own goal by Chris Smalling handed Chelsea a victory that had looked unlikely for long spells.
For much of the match Chelsea looked short of ideas and out-of-sorts as Fulham produced a performance that was full of commitment and excellent defending.
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Blackburn 2 - 2 Sunderland
Substitute El-Hadji Diouf scored against his former club as Blackburn twice came from behind to salvage a deserved draw against Sunderland.
The game burst into life in the second half when Darren Bent tapped home after a scramble, only for Morten Gamst Pedersen to drill a fine leveller.
Bent broke free to score his 13th goal of the season and restore the lead.
But Diouf came off the bench as part of a triple change to head home a cross from Pascal Chimbonda and seal a point.
The Senegalese striker, who left Sunderland in the January transfer window, had only been on the pitch for five minutes and much credit must go to Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce for making such a bold set of substitutions.
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