Dyche job 'safe' despite winless start to season

Everton head Sean Dyche's occupation is presently safe contempt a wretched commencement to nan play which has near nan nine winless and bottommost of nan Premier League.

Club sources person told BBC Sport nan 53-year-old has in installments successful nan slope from his 20 months successful charge, successful which he steered them distant from relegation.

The Toffees were beaten 3-2 astatine Aston Villa connected Saturday and person mislaid their first 4 games of a play for nan first clip successful 66 years, but Dyche retains nan backing of nan club's hierarchy.

The erstwhile Burnley leader has besides entered nan last 12 months of his statement astatine Goodison Park.

Everton are successful nan process of a takeover bid by American businessman John Textor and it remains to beryllium seen whether Dyche's services will beryllium retained should a woody beryllium completed.

Saturday's conclusion by Villa was nan 2nd consecutive lucifer they person mislaid aft being 2-0 ahead.

Dyche, who kept Everton up past play contempt nan nine receiving deductions totalling 8 points for breaching Premier League financial rules, said aft nan match: "I didn't travel into this play reasoning everything was solved because we vanished beardown past season, perfectly not.

"There's monolithic challenges up we request to correct and that's my occupation and my responsibility."

Crystal Palace co-owner Textor has been granted a play of exclusivity arsenic he intends to bargain Blues proprietor Farhad Moshiri's mostly liking successful nan club.

Any woody is limited connected nan American trading his 45% liking successful Palace arsenic Premier League rules prohibit individuals from owning much than 1 team.

The 58-year-old said he has received 2 "good bids" for his Palace liking and has a statement pinch Moshiri to complete a woody for Everton by a deadline of 30 November.