'A troubling reality was dawning' - National media make same brutal Everton point after Bournemouth loss

Everton equalled their club record of 12 Premier League games without a win as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth in stoppage time and those across the media reported how Sean Dyche’s side made things difficult for themselves at the Vitality Stadium.

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Tom Prentki observed that Everton’s woes on the field are now rivalling those of it.

“As Seamus Coleman’s 91st minute own condemned Everton to a 12th Premier League game without a win, equalling the worst run in the club’s history, Sean Dyche took a long swig of his water bottle before throwing it to the floor.

“A troubling reality was perhaps dawning on him. Everton are becoming as chaotic on the pitch as they are off it.

“No wins in 2024, uncertainty over the club’s ownership, it’s finances and a further points deduction a distinct possibility, it will take more than a chocolate egg to have Dyche feeling the joys of spring this Easter Sunday.

“The siege mentality which had galvanised Everton following their initial 10 points deduction has evaporated more quickly than the puddles around the sun-drenched Vitality Stadium and majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri this week moved to reassure supporters that the protracted takeover of the club by 777 Partners will still happen and will provide a bright future for the club, despite the Premier League now having taken more than six months to approve the deal.

“More urgently, the club must nervously await the outcome of a hearing after facing charges of breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules for a second time. They have already been deducted six points but a further penalty before the end of the season is what those close to the club feel is the most likely outcome.”

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