Everton handed boost ahead of Manchester United clash after recent Erik ten Hag blow
Everton climbed to 14th place in the Premier League standings after a hard-fought victory against Crystal Palace.
Goals from Vitaliy Mykolenko, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Idrissa Gueye clinched all three points at Selhurst Park on Saturday (11 November).
Eberechi Eze and Odsonne Edouard scored for the home side, but it wasn’t enough as Sean Dyche’s men left London in high spirits.
It represents the Merseyside club’s fourth Premier League win this season, with the Toffees now unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions, with three victories and one draw in that run.
Manager Dyche now unfortunately has to deal with an international break, which may just interrupt his side’s superb run of form.
He could really do without the break given how an inconsistent Manchester United are next up, with the Toffees welcoming the Red Devils to Goodison Park on 26 November.
Despite their struggles, the visitors will still present a real danger to the home side, with manager Erik ten Hag keen to raise the standards at the club.
But in a major boost to Everton, their next opponents will be without their manager on the day, with Ten Hag set to serve a one-match ban after picking up a yellow card in his side’s 1-0 win against Luton Town at Old Trafford on Saturday [BBC Sport, 11 November].
Dyche will, therefore, dominate proceedings on the Goodison Park touchline, with the visiting players perhaps set to be unsure of the exact plan if things start to go awry on Merseyside.
Despite plenty of criticism going his way, Ten Hag has taken the most points from the first 50 league games of any Manchester United manager in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, as per BBC Sport (11 November).
In other Everton news, an Athletic journalist has spotted a “weird” Dyche tactic at Goodison Park that is reminiscent of his spell at Burnley.