Sean Dyche has been sacked as manager of Everton, the club confirmed on Thursday. Dyche took over from Frank Lampard in 2023. Although Dyche steered Everton from relegation in back-to-back seasons amid financial strife, a combination of poor form and an uninspiring style of football has seen the Merseyside outfit act.

Dyche left Everton just hours before the club's FA Cup game on Thursday night, but the team will need to make further additions in January beyond just a new manager.

Sean Dyche says it was the right time to leave Everton amid “one of its toughest periods in its history”. Dyche was sacked less than four hours before the FA Cup tie with Peterborough last Thursday by the club’s new owners,