On moving out of the bottom three, Dyche told BBC Radio 5 Live: “We moved into it. Without those 10 points, we’d be in an amazing position – 20 points would be amazing relatively to the last two seasons here.
“We will see what the appeal brings. The mentality is key for me, we took a knock but there have been a lot of knocks here over the last couple of years.
“But the team mentality is growing. I can’t emphasize it enough, the commitment to each other and the connection is a powerful thing because I know we’ve got quality.”
Before the game, the Premier League anthem was loudly jeered once more while new protest cards were published and held aloft with ‘Protecting the few, not the many’ printed on them.
But the anger that had simmered beforehand turned to sheer joy by full-time.
Two players who have been so important under Dyche came to the fore once more, with Dwight McNeil scoring his 16th career goal, with 14 of those coming under the ex-Burnley boss, while Abdoulaye Doucoure netted his 10th under the manager.
There was time for summer signing Beto to get his first in the league too to give Everton a thoroughly deserved victory.
Everton came into the game following a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest on Saturday and their away home has been excellent so far, but it is their troubles at home that has needed fixing.
They did this in emphatic fashion to collect just their second Premier League victory in front of their fans this season and achieve back-to-back league wins for the first time under Dyche.
The viewpoint from fans and pundits has been that is it a ‘good season’ to be docked points as Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United – who currently occupy the relegation spots – could face an immediate return to the Championship.
Dyche said: “With so many enforced changes, I was so pleased. You have heard me talk about the mentality this season and you can sense a connected group. We are on to something.
“I don’t change my storyline; my value is a season’s work. The ups and downs of it are what you have to control as a manager and the results too, but the end of the season is where it counts.
“The points [deduction] is done therefore let’s get on with it and the players have been responsive to that and parked it.
“We cannot guarantee anything coming back but we have to keep playing hard like we were anyway.
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