

Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche following a poor run of form, with only one win from their last 11 games, leaving the team just one point above the Premier League relegation zone. According to a statement obtained from the Sky Sports website on Thursday, the club announced that former player Leighton Baines and captain Seamus Coleman will take charge of the FA Cup clash against Peterborough on Thursday evening.The Toffees currently sit 16th in the Premier League and failed to register a shot on target during Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Bournemouth—their eighth league defeat of the season. Everton have also failed to score in eight of their last 10 games.Sean Dyche was appointed as Everton manager in January 2023 and managed to secure Premier League survival with a final-day victory over Bournemouth.The 53-year-old also kept Everton in the top flight last season despite the club being deducted eight points due to breaches of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR).The 53-year-old’s departure was announced just hours before Everton were due to host League One side Peterborough in the third round of the FA Cup.Everton announced their under-18s head coach Leighton Baines and club captain Seamus Coleman had been put in charge of the team for that game.Right-back Coleman and former left-back Baines have made more than 800 Everton appearances between them.Four members of Dyche’s coaching staff—Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard, and Billy Mercer—have also departed. \The Toffees were beaten 1-0 by Bournemouth on Saturday and sit 16th in the Premier League and just one point clear of the relegation zone.They failed to register a shot on target at Vitality Stadium and have won just three of 19 games in the league this season.A source close to the Friedkin Group, which completed a £400m takeover of the club last month, told BBC Sport the new owners had been in talks with Dyche over a couple of days this week, with both sides feeling they had reached the end of the road. Difficult negotiations took place over an exit package for Dyche and his staff before a settlement was reached.