Last year's top goalscorer made little impact in the first five months of the current campaign, missing six games with a calf injury and failing to score in the Barclays Premier League until January.
His problems compounded the poor form of the team, who have found themselves stuck in the bottom half for most of the season having been expected to challenge for Europe. But Saha has been a player transformed since finally breaking his duck in the win over Tottenham four weeks ago.
The 32-year-old has now scored eight in his last six games after underlining his recent return to form with four goals in a stunning 5-3 win over Blackpool at Goodison Park on Saturday.
That result gave the Toffees a little more breathing space after slipping too close to the bottom three for comfort.
Saha said: "We know we could do better, we should be higher in the table. We have got a squad with brilliant players, quality players. If everyone plays at their top level we can get results and move up the table, where we should be. If I played the same way as I did here we would have been in a better situation."
Source: PA
Source: PA