Everton ended a four-game without a goal to sweep aside Wolves 4-0 at Goodison Park
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 04: Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O'Neill reacts as Everton manager Sean Dyche looks on during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at Goodison Park on December 04, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)
Everton boss Sean Dyche and his opposite number Gary O'Neill on the sidelines at Goodison Park
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Sean Dyche hailed his players’ “commitment to score” as Everton ended their struggle in front of goal by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0. The Blues had two goals disallowed and created a number of further chances - though Jorgen Strand Larsen was guilty of missing a hatful of good opportunities for the visitors.
The win marked Everton’s third of a disappointing Premier League campaign to date through the club’s first goals since October. All four came from set-pieces.
Following the game, Dyche said he made changes to the side - moving Iliman Ndiaye to the right, Dwight McNeil to the left and Abdoulaye Doucoure to a central attacking role as part of efforts to “twist and tweak” to make his team effective at both ends.
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That ultimately proved to work, with Dyche explaining the message he had attempted to hammer home to his goal-shy players ahead of the match.
The Blues boss said: “I thought we found a good balance today. It's not always that easy, of course, but I thought the commitment to score today was really pleasing - the body language to go into the box, the set-piece delivery, the commitment at set-pieces to attack the ball, in general play we created a number of other chances, so I was very pleased on that side of the game because obviously that's been a big question mark.
“But I did remind the players before about the goalscoring prowess they have shown during their careers, not just here, in their previous careers. I said: ‘Look, you've got goals in you lads, you've got to go and relax in the box and go and take it on, just go and play on the front foot and, once it comes in the box, relax is the wrong word, but just go in there with the focus to score'.
“‘Don't worry about anything else. Don't worry about noise, don't worry about crowds, don’t worry about the opposition. Just go in there and focus on scoring. And I thought I was pleased with that.’”