Sean Dyche described referee Craig Pawson’s decision not to send off Ibrahima Konate in the Merseyside derby as “nearly impossible”.Everton were reduced to 10 men late in the first half at Anfield when Ashley Young was shown a second yellow card but Pawson opted not to make the same decision midway through the second half when Konate pulled back Beto.The Toffees had succeeded i...Full Story »

Geordies Dan Burn and Sean Longstaff both scored to help Newcastle put Paris St Germain to the sword as Champions League football returned to Tyneside with a bang.More than two decades since the Magpies last played in the competition, they rekindled memories of their first ever outing, a 3-2 victory over Barcelona in 1997, by thumping the French champions 4-1 in front of a crowd of 52,009 at a d...Full Story »

Sean Dyche insists Everton cannot rush their recovery after the Toffees’ impressive Carabao Cup win at Aston Villa.James Garner and Dominic Calvert-Lewin fired the visitors into the fourth round – and a home tie with Burnley – following their 2-1 victory.Boubacar Kamara pulled a late goal back to spark a Villa rally but any comeback would have been undeserved for the awful host...Full Story »

Sean Dyche says Jordan Pickford answered his critics with a crucial double save in Everton’s 2-2 draw at Sheffield United.Pickford recovered from scoring an unfortunate own goal earlier in the game to ensure his side left Bramall Lane with a point, miraculously denying Oli McBurnie twice at the death.He tipped a header onto the underside of the crossbar and then recovered to turn the follo...Full Story »

Sean Dyche praised debutant Beto after he came off the bench to inspire an Everton turnaround and prevent an embarrassing Carabao Cup exit to League Two’s bottom side Doncaster.After losing their first three Premier League matches without scoring, the Toffees were staring down the barrel of a humiliating defeat in South Yorkshire.Doncaster dominated the first half and took a deserved lead ...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche was frustrated by his side’s inability to convert their chances and disappointed by the lack of VAR intervention on Michael Keane’s disallowed goal in the 1-0 defeat to Fulham.Despite an encouraging performance in which they created twice as many chances as the visitors, they were undone by a sucker-punch goal as two Cottagers substitutes Aleksandar Mitrovi...Full Story »

Everton boss Sean Dyche says Dele Alli is "miles away" from returning to first team action despite being "well in himself" again. WHAT HAPPENED? Last month Dele gave an emotional interview with Gary Neville on The Overlap during which he revealed he spent six weeks in rehab over the summer due to his addiction to sleeping tablets. The 27-year-old also spoke about his traumatic childhood and m...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche will allow his players to briefly enjoy their escape from relegation but he has already laid down the law that major changes are needed at the club.Abdoulaye Doucoure’s 57th-minute thunderbolt gave the Toffees a 1-0 win over Bournemouth and the victory which ensured they stayed up and extended their stay in the top flight to 70 successive seasons.For the second c...Full Story »

Boss Sean Dyche called for one final push from Everton after they snatched a dramatic point in their fight for survival.Yerry Mina’s last-gasp leveller earned a 1-1 draw at Wolves as the Toffees continued to cling to their Premier League status.The equaliser, in the ninth minute of stoppage time, cancelled out Hwang Hee-chan’s first-half opener.But if Leeds beat West Ham on Sunday, t...Full Story »

Everton boss Sean Dyche insisted his side never doubted themselves after a thumping 5-1 Premier League victory over Brighton lifted the Toffees two points clear of the relegation zone.It was Everton’s first away league win in 14 attempts and could not have come at a more opportune time, with just three matches now remaining to secure their top-flight safety.Abdoulaye Doucoure’s strik...Full Story »

Sean Dyche said the league table does not lie after he watched his Everton side slip back into the Premier League’s relegation zone with a goalless draw at Crystal Palace.The visitors’ hopes of earning the win they needed to boost their survival chances were dashed when Mason Holgate was sent off 10 minutes from time for a second booking, after he interrupted Jordan Ayew’s burs...Full Story »

Sean Dyche is steadfast in his belief he can keep Everton up but admitted they took a backward step after crashing to a 3-1 Premier League defeat at home to Fulham.Dwight McNeil cancelled out Harrison Reed’s opener as Everton ended the first half on top but the momentum swung back towards the Cottagers when Harry Wilson restored their lead after half-time.Everton were opened up time and ag...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche was pleased to see Dwight McNeil’s hard work being rewarded after the winger scored the club’s fastest winner at Goodison Park as his strike after 35 seconds beat Brentford 1-0.The 23-year-old fired home inside the first minute to end the Bees’ 12-match unbeaten league run and lift his team two points clear of the Premier League’s bottom three.M...Full Story »

Steve Cooper and Sean Dyche both criticised referee John Brooks for his performance in the enthralling 2-2 draw between Nottingham Forest and Everton.First-half goals from Demarai Gray and Abdoulaye Doucoure had put the Toffees on course for a third win in six games under Dyche at the City Ground.But Brennan Johnson, who cancelled out Gray’s early penalty, ensured his side earned a share o...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche hailed a second successive home win as a “step in the right direction” after the 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Leeds lifted them out relegation zone and dropped their opponents into it.Seamus Coleman’s 64th-minute cross-shot embarrassed Ilan Meslier at his near post to make it two from two at Goodison for Dyche since he replaced Frank Lampard at the ...Full Story »

Everton leant heavily on their Burnley connection for a first win since October as Sean Dyche’s reign as manager got off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win over Premier League leaders Arsenal.The ex-Clarets boss insisted he did not have any “magic dust” to sprinkle on a struggling squad – the only one not to be strengthened by a January signing – but the effect he ...Full Story »

Geordie Sean Longstaff’s priceless double fired Newcastle to a first League Cup final in 47 years as Bruno Guimaraes was sent off on a night of mixed emotions.With both Magpies and Hollywood royalty in attendance at St James’ Park in the shape of Idris Elba and Bob Moncur, the last man to lift a trophy in the famous black and white shirt in 1969, it was local hero Longstaff whose fir...Full Story »

Portsmouth could be without Sean Raggett and Reeco Hackett ahead of their clash with Shrewsbury.The pair will be assessed after both were forced off the field with injury in the midweek draw with Oxford.Marlon Pack will also be checked after missing the Us game with a hamstring injury.Louis Thompson is sidelined with a broken leg, while Jayden Reid is out for the rest of the season with a knee i...Full Story »

Cheltenham are without captain Sean Long for the visit of Morecambe.The Robins skipper was left groggy after a collision of heads in Saturday’s defeat at Burton and will miss out.Tom Bradbury could come back into contention but Grant Horton remains sidelined.Charlie Raglan and Zac Guinan are also out as Wade Elliott aims to end a three-match losing streak.Morecambe have striker Arthur Gnah...Full Story »

Portsmouth beat struggling Forest Green 1-0 to get their promotion ambitions back on track.Sean Raggett set Pompey on the way to a first win in five games by scoring his first goal of the season in the 17th minute.Winger Owen Dale sent over a corner from the left and Raggett jumped unmarked eight yards out to plant a downward header into the far corner of the net.Forest Green goalkeeper Luke McG...Full Story »