Jamie O’Hara shares Everton Premier League relegation prediction live on talkSPORT
Everton must “hope and pray” that there are three worse teams than them in the Premier League this season, according to Jamie O’Hara.
The talkSPORT pundit does, however, believe that Toffees manager Sean Dyche will find a way to keep the club in the top flight.
The Merseyside outfit kicked off their new Premier League campaign with a 1-0 defeat at home to Fulham on Saturday (12 August).
“All Everton have got to worry about this season – and they’ve got to hope and pray – is that there are three worse teams than them,” O’Hara said live on talkSPORT. “Because let me tell you now, Everton are going to be right down there, they are struggling this season.
“But what I’ve seen from other teams like Luton and Sheffield United, I think Everton will be alright. I think Sean Dyche will find a way, like he always does, to keep them in the Premier League. But it’s going to be a long old season, so buckle up.”
Disastrous start
Everton would have been extremely eager to put the last few seasons behind them and get off to the best possible start in this new Premier League campaign.
The Merseyside club only just managed to stay in the top flight in the last two campaigns, securing their safety on the final day last time out with that dramatic 1-0 win against Bournemouth.
There would have been at least some optimism around Goodison Park on Saturday, but it was all gone by the full-time whistle.
The Cottagers travelled to Merseyside and were professional throughout the 90 minutes to get the job done and leave with all three points.
The hosts meanwhile were left empty-handed, with Dyche leaving the stadium not knowing how his side didn’t manage to find the back of the net.
Dyche’s side will look to bounce back immediately when they take on Unai Emery’s Aston Villa on Sunday (20 August).
In other Everton news, O’Hara has slammed one Toffees player live on talkSPORT in a “nowhere near good enough” verdict.