Sean Dyche shares Premier League appeal latest as Everton face further anxious wait

Sean Dyche has admitted he doesn't have a clue when Everton will find out the outcome of their appeal against a 10-point penalty for breaching the Premier League's financial rules.

Everton were deducted 10 points with immediate effect in November for a breach of Profit and Sustainability Rules. The points deduction was the largest in Premier League history.

Dyche's side would be 12th in the table, but for the points deduction. Instead, they are above the relegation zone on goal difference ahead of Luton Town following Monday's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.

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Dyche said last week that he believed an announcement was imminent on whether the club had been successful in their bid to receive the punishment. However, no decision has yet been revealed.

Asked if he knew when a decision was set to come on Thursday, the Everton manager replied: "No, we haven't got a clue or certainly I don't have at the moment.

"The guideline is that it will be at the end of the month so we'll have to wait and see. It's in everyone's interest and the greater good of football [to have an outcome soon]."

Asked about the impact the appeal process is having on his players, Dyche said: "It will be helpful if it is sooner rather than later, but I don't know about the legal process, the timescales and why it is taking so long, so we will just have to wait and see.

"The players are working very hard, very diligently and I am very pleased with what they are doing on a daily basis and in the games - when we get it right and even in times we haven't.

"I don't think it is [in their minds] in a