Everton have announced the sacking of Sean Dyche as their manager just three hours before their FA Cup third-round match.
Former Burnley manager Sean Dyche has failed to deliver positive result this season with the club winless in their last five Premier League games and currently sit 16th in the table, just one point off the bottom three club.
Everton under Sean Dyche this season have won just three times in the league and lost their most recent match 1-0 to Bournemouth having failed to register a shot on target.
Dyche’s departure also comes just a month since The Friedkin Group completed their takeover of the Merseyside club from former owner Farhard Moshiri.
Surprisingly, Dyche was shown the exit door just some few hours before Everton’s FA Cup against Peterborough United. Under-18s Head Coach Leighton Baines and Club Captain Seamus Coleman will take charge of the match.
A statement from the club read: ‘Everton Football Club can confirm that Sean Dyche has been relieved of his duties as Senior Men’s First Team Manager with immediate effect.
‘Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and Billy Mercer have also left the Club.
‘The process to appoint a new Manager is underway and an update will be provided in due course.
‘Under-18s Head Coach Leighton Baines and Club Captain Seamus Coleman will take charge of first-team affairs on an interim basis.’
Dyche arrived at the club just under two years ago in January 2023 to replace Frank Lampard and helped the club avoid relegation on the final day of the season with a 1-0 win against Bournemouth.
Last season, the former Burnley manager helped keep the club in the top flight again, recording an impressive 15th-place finish. He achieved this feat despite the club twice being deducted points for breaching the league’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).
