Everton under Sean Dyche’s leadership is not doing well at this moment. Following the Premier League’s demand for a 12-point deduction, the club unfortunately suffered a loss against a struggling Manchester United, as well as two consecutive defeats against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City.
Their recent losses have further worsened their situation on the league table as they languish in the relegation zone. The tough contest against Manchester City was Everton’s recent defeat, though Sean Dyche insists the penalty awarded against his team was a wrong call.
Sean Dyche talks on controversial penalty decision
On Wednesday night, Manchester City beat Everton thanks in large part to Onana’s handball, and Everton manager Sean Dyche is quite unhappy with the decision. The match concluded with Everton conceding three goals, resulting in a heated contest between both teams.
The former Manchester City player, Jack Harrison, contributed to Everton taking the lead with a goal following some strong build-up play. Phil Foden later equalized for Manchester City.
The game took a decisive turn when Nathan Ake’s effort was deemed to have hit Amadou Onana’s hand in the penalty area, leading referee John Brooks to point to the spot for a slightly controversial penalty call.
Julian Alvarez confidently stepped up for the penalty and successfully scored, while Bernardo Silva later added another goal to extend their lead against Everton. However, Sean Dyche expressed his dissatisfaction with the decision for a penalty, making it evident that he believed it was an incorrect call.
The Everton boss said, “We can debate the penalty all day. It has been by managers on Zoom calls to say it’s a farce but that’s the way it goes.”
“That’s completely natural. He’s not putting his arm up to save it, he’s literally jumping in to try to block the ball. How that is given as a penalty is bizarre in my world but I must be from a different planet.”
He complained further saying, “That’s completely natural. He’s not putting his arm up to save it, he’s literally jumping in to try to block the ball. How that is given as a penalty is bizarre in my world but I must be from a different planet.”
“Tonight the linesman gives that and he’s 18 yards away so I don’t know who is giving what any more.
Who knows? All the managers are debating it. Someone needs to stand up at some point and realize that can’t be a penalty because he’s just throwing himself in front of it to try to block the ball, that’s it.”
Manchester City hand Everton second consecutive loss
It was a tough loss for Everton, as they had already taken the lead against Manchester City with Jack Harrison’s goal. Jack Harrison, a former City player, gave the Toffees a lead from a strong Everton build-up, but soon enough, this effort whittled out as Phil Foden equalized for Man City through a perfect whip.
Manchester City then proceeded to stage a dramatic comeback through a controversial penalty and Bernardo Silva’s ultimate sealing goal, seeing City through to an inevitable victory.
Everton suffers a second straight loss, this time against Manchester City, adding to their 2-1 setback to Tottenham. The club is currently facing challenges due to their recent point deduction and their less than ideal form.
