Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche after a run of just one win from their last 11 games, leaving them a point above the Premier League relegation zone.
Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman are set to take charge of the FA Cup third-round tie against Peterborough on Thursday evening.
The Toffees sit 16th in the Premier League and did not register a shot on target during Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Bournemouth – their eighth league defeat of the season and they have failed to score in eight of their last 10 games.
Dyche was appointed Everton boss in January 2023, steering the club to Premier League survival with a final-day victory over the Cherries.
The 53-year-old then kept Everton in the top flight last season, despite the team having eight points deducted from their total because of two separate breaches of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
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Jamie Carragher breaks down Everton’s recent struggles in the Premier League under Dyche
‘Club left in limbo after slow response to weekend result’
Sky Sports News’ Vinny O’Connor at Goodison Park:
“We knew Everton’s new owners were assessing the situation after the defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend. We knew they had talked to other potential replacements, notably Graham Potter.
Everton’s numbers reflect a downward spiral
“Dyche had until the summer left on his deal, and the ideal scenario was for a safe pair of hands to get them through the season, maintain their Premier League status and then reassess in the summer.
“But the recent results, one win in 11 league games, failing to score in eight of them, means they have decided the only way to change things is with a new manager.
“The club is in limbo anyway because after the weekend result against Bournemouth, the owners weren’t swift to back Sean Dyche or make a decision regarding his future.
“It enabled West Ham to steal a march on them and get a deal together which was enticing enough for Graham Potter to sign for them.
“Now Everton’s managerial search starts again. We know there was unrest among Evertonians – the style of play, the lack of goals, the output of their forward line with (Dominic) Calvert-Lewin only on two goals and 15 without scoring.
“We’ve had the odd situation here where the opposition manager has lost their job, remember David Moyes coming back with Man Utd and losing his job soon after?
“Brendan Rodgers lost his job as Liverpool manager not long after a Merseyside derby – but I can’t remember a manager losing their job so close to kick-off.
“It has dragged out a bit since the weekend, and that defeat to Bournemouth. Everton fans would’ve liked to have seen action taken sooner, and some kind of decisiveness.”
Everton’s sorry stats: Poor attacking had alarm bells ringing
Everton’s major problem this season has been goalscoring – and it has cost Dyche his job.
Everton have the second-lowest total for goals scored in the Premier League this season, with their tally of 15 only more than that of rock-bottom Southampton.
Their shot conversion rate is below seven per cent – but it is not just their finishing that is the issue. They also rank lowly for the number of shots they are having and quality of chances they are carving out.
Those issues have been particularly apparent over the past two months – since the start of November, Everton have scored just once from open play. They have also failed to score in eight of their 10 Premier League matches in that time.
In total they’ve failed to score in 11 of their 19 matches this term, the worst record in the division.
Their defeat at Bournemouth was the second time this season they have failed to even have a shot on target – again, the worst record in the Premier League.
Everton’s points return so far this season – with just three wins from 19 matches – is comparable with the starts made to the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons by his predecessors Rafa Benitez and Frank Lampard, who both went on to be sacked at around this stage of the campaign. Dyche has now joined them in having his deal cut short.
