Everton has turned to a familiar face in David Moyes to lead their fight against relegation. The former manager returns to Goodison Park after a successful stint between 2002 and 2013.
Everton are 16th in the Premier League - one point clear of the relegation zone - with only three wins from 19 games this season.
Moyes managed Everton from 2002 until 2013 before spells in charge of Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham twice. Moyes gave Wayne Rooney his professional debut and signed several players who would become Everton greats, including Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini.Moyes was handpicked by Sir Alex as his successor at Old Trafford but failed to see out the 2013-14 season.
Moyes returned to West Ham that month following the sacking of Manuel Pellegrini, and remained in charge until the end of the 2023-24 season.Everton's numbers in the league this season make for grim reading:They have the division's lowest expected goals at 18.33.Everton's average of 0.79 goals per game is their lowest in 13 seasons. It was 1.05 last season and 0.89 in 2022-23.
Supporters had grown tired of watching the team and, despite a general consensus that dismissing Dyche was the correct decision, there was a subdued atmosphere in the
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