'Goes out to him' - Sean Dyche dedicates Everton win at West Ham to Bill Kenwright
Everton manager Sean Dyche has dedicated his side’s 1-0 win at West Ham United to chairman Bill Kenwright who died this week.
Majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri attended the game at London Stadium along with prospective owner Josh Wander of 777 Partners while Dyche and opposite number David Moyes – himself a former Everton manager for 11 years having been appointed by Kenwright in 2002 – carried wreaths before kick-off alongside World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst as a minute’s applause was held for the late chairman and Sir Bobby Charlton.
Dyche said: “You can’t guarantee it but I think it’s befitting after the week we’ve had and the sad loss of the chairman so that certainly goes out to him and his family. Behind that it was very pleasing, it’s a very tough place to come and they’ve proven that over the last couple of seasons and certainly over the last calendar year.
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“I thought it was a very good performance for lots of reasons. We’re trying to work in different ways with the team, with the ball and also without the ball: can you defend, can you see a game through and I thought we did that very well today.”
The Blues boss added: “As sad as it is, we had a bit of time with the players earlier in the week and I cancelled training. When we regrouped we just had a little moment to ourselves.
“I didn’t want to make it too emotional for the players but they know. A lot of them had deeper relationships with the chairman because they’d had more years at the club while some have just joined.
“We just left it alone pretty much, they know what’s going on and
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