David Moyes said it is “great to be back” after being appointed Everton manager for a second time. The 61-year-old Scot has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Goodison Park following the sacking of Sean Dyche on Thursday. Everton are 16th in the Premier League – one point clear of the relegation zone – with only three wins from 19 games this season.
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Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines will take temporary charge of Everton for tonight’s FA Cup clash against Peterborough United, after manager Sean Dyche was sacked by the club hours before kick-off. The club confirmed the news in a statement this afternoon, saying that Dyche and his coaching staff were departing with immediate effect and that the process to find his replacement was underway.
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Festy Ebosele has been called into the Republic of Ireland squad in place of the injured Seamus Coleman for Tuesday night’s crunch UEFA Nations League clash against Greece at the Aviva Stadium. The FAI have confirmed that Coleman has returned to Everton after suffering a foot injury in the second-half of Ireland’s 2-0 loss to England on Saturday.
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A late Alan Browne headed handed Ireland a deserved 2-2 draw in their friendly with Belgium. Chiedozie Ogbene had brought Ireland level after falling behind to a Michy Batshuayi strike before fellow Corkman Browne popped up to cancel out Hans Vanaken’s header to give the Boys in Green something to celebrate on the FAI’s centenary.
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Everton kept their Europa League hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Burnley. Seamus Coleman found the net for the home side while Ben Mee scored an own goal.
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