That is the only change, meaning Everton are once again without the dead ball expertise of Dwight McNeil, who remains absent with the knee injury that has now kept him out for more than a month.

Sean Dyche's exit seemed inevitable - but the speed of it caught players and fans on the hop. This is how it happened and the fallout

SEAN DYCHE is not the sort of person to just give up and walk out on a club. I know the man well — he was my manager at Watford for the 2011-12 campaign. He’s got class. When he was sacked in July

Everton boss Sean Dyche has confessed that he's received no guarantees about his job security as rumours swirl of his potential dismissal. Dyche finds himself under scrutiny from the club's new owners, the Friedkin Group, who are reportedly sounding out alternatives including ex- Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter.

"Trying to keep clean sheets has come at the detriment of scoring goals. If Everton had a top quality striker who converted every chance then they would be fine because they are still creating chances.

Dyche has not spoken publicly since getting released by the Blues, with the club's terse online statement about his sacking not even thanking Dyche speaking volumes about the manner in which he left the club. His press release came out today via the League Managers' Association and does not mention that oversight by the club either.

Dyche was appointed as Everton manager on January 30, 2023, and led the club to Premier League survival. He did the same again in the 2023-24 season despite an unprecedented double points deduction after the Blues were found guilty of breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules.

Sign up for the EFC email bulletin for all the latest Everton news Sean Dyche needs to look at himself in the mirror and talk to his coaching staff to ask whether they’re getting the best out of these Everton players,

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Experienced Premier League coach David Moyes is back at Everton - but he will find a very different club than the one he left in 2013 to become Manchester United manager

Most supporters have been hoping that some sort of Plan B might eventually emerge after years of under-achievement. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche; Toffees have won just one of their last 11 games to sit a point above Premier League relegation zone; Dyche was appointed Toffees boss in January 2023 and has k