Everton boss Sean Dyche speaks to the media today less than 24 hours after the Toffees' morale-boosting 4-0 victory over Wolves at Goodison Park. The win came just in time for Everton, who were struggling and facing a tough run of fixtures across the busy Christmas period.
That includes Saturday's Merseyside derby against Liverpool, in what could be the very last fixture at Goodison Park between the two sides unless they go on to meet each other in the FA Cup.
And Dyche was boosted by the impressive return of Armando Broja against Wolves, with Michael Keane, James Garner and Tim Iroegbunam all still sidelined with injury.
Joe Thomas will be in place at Finch Farm to bring you all the updates from the press conference which are likely to see questions over the side's form, the injury latest and any developments in the takeover of the club from The Friedkin Group.
14:53Chris Beesley
Idrissa Gueye, number 27 of Everton F.C., stands at full time during the Premier League match between Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Goodison Park (Image: MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Joe Thomas takes a look at how the national media reported on Everton's 4-0 victory over Wolves.
Paul Joyce wrote in the Times:
> “Whatever flaws Sean Dyche has possessed during his tumultuous Everton reign, he retains the happy knack of conjuring a result when desperately in need of one. Restless natives have shown signs of locating the end of their tether in recent weeks but a performance brimming with vibrancy and threat brought a timely, and long overdue, reward.
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> “Overcoming a shambolic Wolverhampton Wanderers team, whose soft underbelly was all too apparent, will not mean the scrutiny on Dyche totally disperses, especially with the Merseyside derby to come on Saturday. However, a first victory since mid-October allowed Everton to establish a five-point buffer to the relegation zone, and the glare of an unwanted spotlight trained itself instead on his hapless counterpart Gary O’Neil, with Wolves susceptible at every set piece.”
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14:50Chris Beesley
Hello everyone and welcome to the live blog for Everton manager Sean Dyche's pre-match press conference to preview Goodison Park's last ever Merseyside Derby in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Blues received a huge boost ahead of going into the historic fixture as they thrashed Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 last night but Dyche is now back at Finch Farm, preparing his side for the visit of their table-topping neighbours.
ECHO Everton correspondent Joe Thomas is on his way now from our office in Liverpool city centre to the club's training base in Halewood and will be bringing you live updates from the recorded broadcast section of the press conference with Dyche expected up at 3:45pm.