Everton want to make a swift appointment after firing Sean Dyche following a three-day stand-off over the former manager’s exit. Dyche has exited after telling the club that he had taken them as far as he could.

The game against Bournemouth went as anticipated, with the visitors making an aggressive start, failing to attain a serious breakthrough and being dominated for the remainder. After 20 minutes the only question was whether Everton would be able to escape with a 0-0 result.