Sean Dyche: Everton manager sacked ahead of FA Cup game with club 16th in Premier League

Dyche, whose contract was due to expire in the summer, replaced Frank Lampard on 30 January 2023, with Everton in the relegation zone.

The team secured survival with a 1–0 win against Bournemouth on the final day of that season.

He then led the Toffees to 15th place in the 2023–24 campaign, despite the Merseysiders being deducted eight points for two separate breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules.

The club has looked strong defensively this season, keeping seven clean sheets.

But they have struggled for goals, scoring only 15 goals, and are the second-lowest scorers in the league, with only bottom club Southampton scoring less.

This is Everton’s last season at their 132-year-old stadium before moving to their new ground at Bramley-Moore Dock.

US-based Friedkin Group completed a £400m takeover of the club last month.