Sean Dyche's exit seemed inevitable - but the speed of it caught players and fans on the hop. This is how it happened and the fallout

That is the only change, meaning Everton are once again without the dead ball expertise of Dwight McNeil, who remains absent with the knee injury that has now kept him out for more than a month.

SEAN DYCHE is not the sort of person to just give up and walk out on a club. I know the man well — he was my manager at Watford for the 2011-12 campaign. He’s got class. When he was sacked in July

Everton boss Sean Dyche has confessed that he's received no guarantees about his job security as rumours swirl of his potential dismissal. Dyche finds himself under scrutiny from the club's new owners, the Friedkin Group, who are reportedly sounding out alternatives including ex- Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter.

"Trying to keep clean sheets has come at the detriment of scoring goals. If Everton had a top quality striker who converted every chance then they would be fine because they are still creating chances.

Dyche has not spoken publicly since getting released by the Blues, with the club's terse online statement about his sacking not even thanking Dyche speaking volumes about the manner in which he left the club. His press release came out today via the League Managers' Association and does not mention that oversight by the club either.