They fell from 14th place to one spot off the bottom after a historic 10-point deduction, but Sean Dyche’s team is making progress.
The Toffees overcame Newcastle 3-0 at Goodison Park on Thursday despite playing with a late lead. The three points helped them move above of Luton Town and escape the danger zone.
Dyche said to BBC Radio 5 Live after leaving the bottom three: “We moved into it.” If we didn’t have those 10 points, we would be in a fantastic position—20 points would be fantastic in comparison to the last two seasons.
“We’ll see what the appeal has to offer. We suffered a hit, but over the past several years, there have been many hits here, so I think mentality is really important.
However, a sense of unity is spreading. I can’t stress this enough: our connection and dedication to one another are tremendous because I know we have quality.”
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At Goodison Park, the sense of injustice following the largest sporting penalty in Premier League history is still very much there.
New protest cards bearing the slogan ‘Protecting the few, not the many’ were published and waved aloft prior to the match, while the Premier League anthem was once again loudly jeered.
But by full time, the simmering fury had transformed into pure ecstasy.
Dwight McNeil, who has scored 16 goals in his career—14 of them under the former Burnley manager—and Abdoulaye Doucoure, who has scored 10 goals under Dyche, were once again the standout players.
To provide Everton with a well-earned victory, there was still time for summer acquisition Beto to score his first league goal.
Everton entered the match fresh off a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on Saturday. They have had great success away from home thus far, but they still needed to address their issues at home.
They accomplished this with great force, picking up just their second Premier League triumph in front of their supporters this year and winning the league back-to-back for the first time under Dyche.
Supporters and commentators have argued that it’s a “good season” to lose points because Sheffield United, Luton, and Burnley—the teams currently in the relegation zone—may be sent back to the Championship right away.
“I was so pleased with so many enforced changes,” Dyche remarked. You’ve heard me discuss the mindset of this season, and you sense that we’re a close-knit community. We seem to have hit upon something.
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