Sean Dyche

JOE BERNSTEIN: Sean Dyche got off to a winning start as Everton manager as two of his former players combined for the winning goal against Premier League ...

[James Tarkowski headed in a corner from fellow Burnley old boy Dwight McNeil](/sport/football/article-11713033/Arsenals-Martin-Odegaard-bizarrely-marks-Evertons-James-Tarkowski-defender-nets-winner.html) after an hour to lift the roof off Goodison and their team out of the relegation zone. It was his first Everton goal and the first he’d scored since netting for Burnley against Brighton in 2021 – when Dyche was his manager at Turf Moor. After a season of doom and gloom, Everton made the most of their new manager bounce as Arsenal were knocked out of their stride. Dyche received a rousing ovation when he walked to the dug-out and the players responded with Amadou Onana and Doucoure asked to support Dominic Calvert-Lewin in a 4-1-4-1. Sean Dyche got off to a winning start as Everton manager as two of his former players combined for the winning goal Everton 1-0 Arsenal: James Tarkowski gives Sean Dyche the perfect start to his Everton reign with his first EVER goal for the Toffees to see off the Premier League leaders and move out of the bottom three

Sean Dyche and Mikel Arteta will go head-to-head this weekend as Arsenal take on Everton.

"Beyond that, I don't think we're quite in the same league as them financially, I've got to be honest. Meanwhile, Everton enter the second half of their season with their ever-present Premier League status well and truly on the line as they sit 19th in the table having not won a game since October. I think that's a stretch in the mark a little bit." [Everton transfer chaos leaves board and Farhad Moshiri with awkward question they can no longer answer](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/farhad-moshiri-everton-board-failures-26134478) [Sean Dyche has three 'wildcard' options for Everton attack after January transfer blank](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sean-dyche-three-wildcard-options-26130264) [Tottenham transfer chief lifts lid on why club hijacked Everton move for Arnaut Danjuma](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-transfer-chief-lifts-lid-26137232) [Everton's dismal January transfer window explored as long-term failures rise to surface](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-dismal-january-transfer-window-26128249) [What time is Sean Dyche's first Everton press conference as new manager set for transfer questions](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sean-dyche-everton-press-conference-26136870) [Sean Dyche will put Everton players through a day they'll dread with training ground ban in place](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sean-dyche-put-everton-players-26121114) [Everton vs Arsenal LIVE updates and analysis](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-arsenal-live-score-stream-26156237)

Just a matter of months before being appointed Everton boss, Sean Dyche was pictured at the Champions League final last summer alongside fellow Liverpool ...

He was snapped with other supporters before the match, which ended in a 1-0 defeat for [Jurgen Klopp](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/jurgen-klopp)'s side. “It is choppy water, no denying that, the club isn't where it wants to be. Speaking to LadBible in September, Dyche said: “I was a seventies kid so I supported Liverpool. [comments section.](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-sean-dyche-champions-league-29131432#comments-section) [New Everton manager Sean Dyche is a Liverpool fan who worships Kenny Dalglish](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/sean-dyche-everton-liverpool-dalglish-29065536) [Everton](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/everton-fc) career today just a matter of months on from watching [Liverpool](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/liverpool-fc) at the [Champions League](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/champions-league) final.

Talking point from Chris Beesley as Sean Dyche helps Everton secure 1-0 win against Arsenal in his first game in charge.

The battle for survival starts here. [Plane flies banner over Everton vs Arsenal game with message for Bill Kenwright](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-protest-arsenal-moshiri-kenwright-26157863) [What happened on street march as Everton fans send clear message to club's board](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/what-happened-street-march-everton-26157814) [Sean Dyche clears up Everton job rumours and asks 'exciting' new question](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sean-dyche-everton-job-rumours-26154341) [Everton may have two investment deals on horizon after Farhad Moshiri admission](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-investment-deals-farhad-moshiri-26138535) ['I'm going to bust these myths' - Sean Dyche bans two items from Everton training ground](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/sean-dyche-everton-snoods-training-26145542) [Everton player ratings as James Tarkowski excellent and Amadou Onana immense](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-player-ratings-arsenal-breaking-26157323) [Everton vs Arsenal as it happened plus full coverage of fan protests](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-arsenal-live-score-stream-26156237) [pre-match fan protest against Everton’s owner and board of directors](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fans-march-protest-against-26157329) – against absent for the second consecutive fixture – in the streets outside of Goodison Park, once the action on the pitch began, Dyche’s Blues players were turbo-charged from the start by the power of the home support. As Evertonians would hope from a Dyche side, the Blues hassled and harried Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal players from the start, determined to make up for their past deficiencies that have left them in such a precarious position.

With a new manager and a noisy crowd behind them, Everton finally showed some fight to stun league leaders Arsenal at Goodison Park.

[Vitaliy Mykolenko](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/262594/vitalii-mykolenko) -- The Everton defender gave a really strong performance against [Bukayo Saka](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/280555/Bukayo-Saka). [Gabriel Martinelli](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/269844/Gabriel-Martinelli) -- Continually tried to win free kicks for nonexistent fouls by [Seamus Coleman](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/131639/Seamus-Coleman). [Abdoulaye Doucoure](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/176562/Abdoulaye-Doucouré) -- Fancied the challenge against [Thomas Partey](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/189972/Thomas-Partey) and he performed like the dominant midfielder that Everton need to see more of. [Ben White](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/241077/Ben-White) -- The [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) right-back has struggled for form since returning early from England's World Cup squad. [Oleksandr Zinchenko](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217482/Oleksandr-Zinchenko) -- Just a smart footballer and a big reason why [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) are the top of the table and chasing the title. [Statistics](https://www.espn.com/soccer/stats/_/league/eng.1) [Standings](https://www.espn.com/soccer/table/_/league/eng.1) When Dyche was appointed last week, only the most optimistic Everton fan -- and optimism has been thin on the ground here for a while -- would have backed the new boss to get anything from his first two games in charge. Arsenal's first league defeat since September has given Manchester City the chance to claim top spot when they travel to the Emirates on Feb. But Arsenal didn't do that and allowed Everton to grow in confidence with every 50-50 challenge. [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) in September, but they failed to match Everton for fight or commitment at Goodison Park. Having played for Everton and experienced the Goodison Park crowd firsthand, Arteta will have known what awaited his side in this game.

Everton leant heavily on their Burnley connection for a first win since October as Sean Dyche's reign as manager got off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win ...

It was the only negative response all afternoon for the hosts, who were cheered from first to last by supporters desperate for some relief from a second successive relegation battle. Neal Maupay replaced Calvert-Lewin as the Everton defensive rearguard began and his first intervention was to send Gabriel tumbling in the box, resulting in a VAR check for a penalty which came back to nothing. It was the centre-back’s first goal since joining from Burnley on a free in the summer – and his first since the opening day of last season – and ended a run of no wins in 10 matches in all competitions.

Dyche, the former Burnley boss, got what he deserved when two of his former players at Turf Moor combined for the winner, with Dwight McNeil crossing for James ...

Get up to £40 in free bets on selected events. £20) on selected events at odds of 2.00+, in 7 days. Bonuses expire in 7 days. Opt in, bet up to £40 (min. Get up to £40 in free bets* – A video of Sean Dyche in the first-half of Everton’s shock 1-0 win over Arsenal sums up the new manager’s instant impact.

Tarkowski heads the only goal as Premier League leaders are beaten at Goodison Park.

Arsenal boss Arteta told BT Sport: “We had loads of the ball but we lacked that purpose and quality in the final third, we generated many chances. We have to keep working and improving." But we have to give the fans something. We gave the players a lot of information and they have accepted that. "A lot of work has been done this week and the players' honesty has been invaluable to us. "We tried to plan five weeks of pre-season into a week.

Sean Dyche's sheer energy galvanises Everton with echoes of club's history evident during their victory over league leaders Arsenal.

At the end, as Goodison erupted, there was a brisk handshake with Arteta and a couple of members of his staff, a brief acknowledgement of the crowd in a few sharp claps and then he was down the tunnel. In the eighties, particularly during their Cup-Winners’ Cup success in 1985, Everton had been a pioneer of a five-man midfield and Dyche, ripping up the 4-4-2 blueprint of his Burnley days, paid homage to that. There had been demonstrations outside before kick-off and early in the game a plane flew over dragging a banner that proclaimed Everton “the league’s worst-run club”. Dyche had spoken of wanting to recapture the spirit of the eighties, which is reasonable enough if only as an appeal to the traditions of the club. Most of the time, particularly after half-time, Dyche was bellowing at his defence to push up, with expansive wafts of his right arm. Vast sums have been spent very badly and again the board stayed away for its own safety, but just because there are a lot of things to put right it does not mean that you shouldn’t correct the things you can.

Everton 1-0 Arsenal: James Tarkowski's second-half header lifted the Toffees out of the relegation zone as Arsenal suffered their first Premier League ...

Report as Tarkowski nods in from a corner to give Dyche victory in his first game as Everton head coach; win lifts Toffees out of relegation zone; ...

The gap could obviously close to two points, but Arsenal will have a game in hand - against Everton. Arsenal have proved their credentials so far this season, and they will have to do so again. "We had loads of the ball but we lacked that purpose and quality in the final third, we generated many chances. It was another huge examination of Arsenal's title credentials but having come through the Spurs and Manchester United tests last month, this was a hurdle they couldn't clear. The Everton players - just as they did at the end of last season - responded. I want to them to understand the basics of the game." "This is not going to be a rose pathway. "It's been tough for us and for the fans and for the staff. But Everton suddenly have momentum and will be eagerly anticipating another hot atmosphere at Anfield for the Merseyside derby with Liverpool on Monday February 13. Their fans had protested against the board before the game but left Goodison celebrating a vital three points. But the energy of Everton's supporters was firmly focused on the football when the action got underway, roaring their side forwards. The minimum requirement is maximum effort and we saw that today.

Before the game, they were protesting. Afterwards, they were cheering. Everton's fans went from despair to delight in hours as new manager Sean Dyche ...

We played the top side and it gives you a feel of what is important in a performance and what it takes to win games. We have very good players and we have to give them the platform to play. Williams said on the BBC's Final Score: "Sean Dyche is the kind of character that has come in and given everyone a boost. "The players have taken ownership and pride in what we have tried to do this week and I value that. He has done it in a couple of days and Everton played with confidence and energy. It was disappointing from our side; we did not get the result. "I have been here when it has been rocking and it certainly was rocking today. It doesn't guarantee the next one, that is what I have learned. "I am aware there is a lot of noise. There has been a heartbeat here for many years." But in the space of just three hours, Everton supporters went from despair to delight. "I wanted a performance.

Not for the next game at Liverpool, which Evertonians will now suddenly relish, or even more importantly the following home games against Leeds and Aston ...

With both sides having difficult seasons, their next clash is going to be a war of attrition and that will suit Dyche. Dyche coming in allied to playing the league leaders was like having a free hit in terms of expectations. That is inhibiting to performance.

Everton have endured a miserable season but Sean Dyche has transformed the mood around the club and among fans at Goodison Park.

In his interview for the job, Dyche had impressed with his vision to take the team forward and get them out of the mess they were in. He plans to set up a phone call between the young midfielder and his countryman Steven Defour next week with a view to his former charge passing on some key pieces of advice. Expectations will be tempered and nobody will be allowed to get ahead of themselves. Collectively, this was also the most distance Everton have covered in a game this campaign. The message was that this would be a clean slate. [Dwight McNeil](https://theathletic.com/football/player/dwight-mcneil-aw0nascKPN8CLL5O/)’s inswinging cross to the back post for Tarkowski. Most of that came in the first half, but they did not panic at the break. [Amadou Onana](https://theathletic.com/football/player/amadou-onana-hRwgTNqRKqyTsqeX/), towering in midfield during the 90-plus minutes, pounds the Everton crest on his shirt in front of the Gwladys Street. It is meant as a compliment and there may be an element of truth in the comparison. It made for a shorter lead-in to the weekend match than had been usual under Lampard. [Everton](https://theathletic.com/football/team/everton/) have beaten [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) leaders [Arsenal](https://theathletic.com/football/team/arsenal/) 1-0, ending a run of nine games without a win. Some stay to enjoy the adulation coming their way as Spirit of the Blues rings around the ground.

There was an echo of Walter Smith's 'Dogs of War' of the mid-1990s in the 1-0 victory over Premier League leaders Arsenal, a result built on midfield aggression ...

“My way of working is to embrace the past and build the future. “He is a young man who is learning. “He has got a lot to learn. If he doesn’t I’ll rub off on him.” “The best way to do it is understand who we are, how we got where we are and start to do the basic things right, start to play the way we want to play,” he said. “I had a bit of fun with him and I said I am getting you to speak to Steven Defour and we will be doing that.