If there was one message that could be delivered to the players, it s that you are a lot better than performances and results have demonstrated in recent weeks. The four key matches against teams around us that remain provide the perfect opportunity to prove it.
Everton have been hit with a second sanction, with the latest Independent Commission into the Club’s breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) recommending that they be docked two more points.
Amadou Onana is a slight doubt for this weekend s significant home game against fellow strugglers Burnley while Arnaut Danjuma may need another week before he is match-ready.
Everton are on the road again for a trip to the northeast that looks daunting in view of the Blues worsening form and the Magpies stirring comeback against West Ham on Saturday.