‘Throwback’ Everton are ‘tough to watch’
Jamie Carragher produced a damning breakdown of Everton creativity, calling thema “throwback” to Premier League teams of the 1990s.
Dyche has highlighted that goalscoring has been an issue at the club for “four or five years” – a “long time” before his arrival in January 2023.
That trend has continued this season with Everton scoring a sorry 15 goals in their 19 league games, with only bottom side Southampton. Currently on course for the Premier League’s lowest points tally – having netted fewer with 12.
Digging further into the numbers makes for grim reading:
- Only in three seasons in Everton’s history have they scored fewer goals after playing this number of league games.
- They currently have the division’s lowest expected goals (xG) rate at 18.33.
- The Merseysiders have had 63 shots on target this season. The Saints are the only side to fare worse with a lowly 58.
- They had zero shots on target in สมัคร ufabet Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Bournemouth and the goalless draw at Arsenal last month.
- Everton’s goals per game rate of 0.79 is the lowest number for the team in the past 13 seasons. It has dropped from 1.05 last term and 0.89 in 2022-23.
Former Toffees midfielder Leon Osman Monday Night Club (MNC): “Everton have not scored in 11 of 19 games this season. Doing commentaries on their games is not easy at the moment because not much happens.
“I do think there is a lack of quality in the squad but anyone will tell you, you should still be creating chances and scoring goals. It is tough to watch.
“In the past 10 games, Craig Dawson is Everton’s top scorer having scored two own goals in that game (4-0 win over Wolves).”