Everton linked with former Man Utd boss as pressure mounts on Sean Dyche

As Everton’s dreadful start to the season continues, pressure mounts on manager Sean Dyche and former boss David Moyes has been touted as his replacement.

After four straight defeats in the Premier League the Toffees sit bottom of the table early on in the season, despite looking competitive.

In fact, Dyche’s side has taken a 2-0 lead in both their last two league outings, but ended up losing them both 3-2.

Their only win of the season came in the Carabao Cup against Doncaster Rovers, but the run in that competition was ended on Tuesday night in a penalty shootout loss to Southampton.

Dyche is now favourite with the bookmakers to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job, a shorter price than Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and Saints boss Russell Martin.

Moyes is a contender to replace Dyche if he does leave, having been in charge of the Toffees from 2002-13 before leaving to take over at Manchester United.

The Scot is now out of work after leaving West Ham at the end of last season, but former Hammers midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker reckons he could be the man for the job at Goodison Park.

‘I’m not putting words out there. I’m not putting it out there, but there is a certain David Moyes, who knows that club very well, inside out, who currently isn’t managing anyone,’ Reo Coker told the BBC’s Premier League Review.

‘And the pressure is different now on Sean Dyche, where Everton might look to change manager and bring someone else in for new ideas or a fresh start. But it’s very worrying.’

Sky Sports report that Everton are sticking with Dyche after the Carabao Cup exit, but things can always change very quickly, with a trip to Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday next, followed by a home game against Crystal Palace a week later.

There were loud boos at Goodison Park on Tuesday, especially when Dyche replaced striker Beto with full-back Ashley Young with the score at 1-1.

‘The crowds have opinions about varying players and that is one of them things. He is certainly a tough customer mentally,’ said Dyche.

‘I totally understand it, Young is old and wise enough to know this is the way the industry is. He is a fantastic professional but the fans have a right to say what they want to say and I am never going to question that.

‘Inevitably we wanted to win the game and we haven’t done. After piecing together a team this morning, with three players going down ill overnight, I think we have given as good as we can get.

‘We have got 12 outfield players currently fit.