Sean Dyche’s team had a very slow start to the season but the underlying numbers show there was nothing to worry about
By Ben McAleer for WhoScored
Everton avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth last season, staying up after a 1-0 win over Bournemouth on the final day. Sean Dyche helped the club beat the drop and the hope in the summer was for a more settled campaign: one without a relegation battle that allowed Everton to consolidate their place in the Premier League before they move to their new stadium next year. They could not have asked for a worse start.
Everton kicked off the season with a five-game winless run, succumbing to defeats against Fulham, Aston Villa, Wolves and Arsenal. A surprise 3-1 win at Brentford in September offered a brief reprieve but their subsequent defeat to newly promoted Luton – still that club’s only win in the Premier League after 12 matches – suggested that Everton were in for another long season.
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