Sean Dyche: Everton sack manager with club just one point above Premier League relegation zone | Football News happymamay

Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche after just one win in their last 11 games, leaving them one point away from the Premier League relegation zone.

Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman are set to take charge of the FA Cup third round clash with Peterborough on Thursday night.

The Toffees are 16th in the Premier League and did not register a shot on target during Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Bournemouth – their eighth league defeat of the season and they have failed to score in eight of their last 10 matches.

Daiichi was appointed Everton manager in January 2023, leading the club to stay in the Premier League with a final day win over the Cherries.

The 53-year-old then kept Everton in the Championship last season, despite having eight points deducted from the team’s total due to two separate breaches of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

“The club was left in limbo after the slow response to the weekend’s result.”

Vinny O’Connor from Sky Sports News at Goodison Park:

“We knew that Everton’s new owners were assessing the situation after the defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend. We knew that they had spoken to other potential replacements, in particular Graham Potter.”

“Daiichi had until the summer remaining on his contract and the ideal scenario would have been to have a safe hand to help them through the season, maintain their Premier League status and then re-evaluate in the summer.

“But recent results, winning just once in 11 league games, and failing to score in eight of them, mean they have decided the only way to turn things around is with a new coach.

“The club is in limbo anyway because after the weekend’s result against Bournemouth, the owners were not quick to back Sean Dyche or make a decision on his future.

“It enabled West Ham to steal their run and put a deal together that was attractive enough for Graham Potter to sign them.

“Now Everton’s managerial search begins again. We know there have been unrest among Everton’s players – the style of play, the lack of goals, the production of their attacking line with (Dominic) Calvert-Lewin only two goals and 15 without scoring.”

Everton’s deplorable stats: The poor attack was ringing alarm bells

Everton’s main problem this season has been scoring goals, and that has cost Dyche his job.

Everton has the second-lowest total of goals scored in the Premier League this season, with only 15 more goals than bottom-of-the-table Southampton.

Their shot conversion rate is less than seven percent – ​​but the problem isn’t just their finishing. They also rank low for the number of shots they take and the quality of chances they create.

These issues have been particularly evident over the past two months, as since the start of November, Everton have scored just once from open play. They have also failed to score in eight of their ten Premier League matches in that time.

In total, they have failed to score in 11 of their 19 matches this season, the worst record in the division.

Their defeat to Bournemouth was the second time this season they 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 games – is comparable to the starts made in 2021/22 and 2022/23 by predecessors Rafa Benitez and Frank Lampard, who were both sacked at around this stage of the campaign. Dyche has now joined them in finalizing his deal.