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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Ipswich and Everton.
Here are some of your comments:
Ipswich fans
Bill: The togetherness we have come to love was just not there. I hate to admit this, but Everton deserved to win. We all know we can do better. Bad defending and little in the way of creative knowhow. Better next time I hope.
Shaun: Our poorest home performance so far. The passing was far too slow, we lacked energy and looked really lacklustre. It absolutely shows that a number of our players are struggling to make the step up to the Premier League. We improved when the subs came on and Omari Hutchinson has to start on the right.
Damo: I was embarrassed by the abject performance. Kieran McKenna has a lot to learn, especially about his players the system and their abilities. Too slow at the back and no presence up front. I don’t mind losing, but to do it so pathetically was really poor and sapped all the confidence from the fans. We have played so much better.
Everton fans
Mike: It was a really good performance. I thought the midfield were outstanding and dominated Ipswich. We need to get to a point where we convert more of our goal chances but overall a comfortable win.
Kevin: Great performance from Everton. Sean Dyche gets the absolute best from the players he has at the football club. No other manager could achieve more in the circumstances. I don’t understand talk about replacing him
Anton: Well that was a pleasing performance to secure us an important victory. No drama, no worries, no stress - I'd honestly forgotten what a Saturday afternoon like that feels like. It's difficult to say who was our worst performer - although maybe Dominic Calvert-Lewin gets that for all his misses. Get Keano upfront!
Chris Wise
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Image source, PA MediaUnfortunately for Dominic Calvert Lewin, people might have seen the two, huge chances that he spurned against Ipswich at the weekend and then fall into the trap of thinking he didn’t have a good game. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
I was so impressed with the Everton forward. His movement, hold up play and desire to be direct were fantastic. He gave Ipswich’s defenders a torrid day, even if he should have snared at least one of those opportunities.
Is it beyond the realms of possibility that Calvert-Lewin could work his way back into the England squad now that Thomas Tuchel is in charge? It’s been more than three years since he last represented his country, and clearly he’ll need to find some consistency, as well as keeping that goal tally topped up.
But I wouldn’t completely rule him out from returning to the Three Lions fold in 2025.
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Image source, ReutersIliman Ndiaye now has three goals for Everton since joining from Marseille this summer
After a shocking start to the season Everton are now heading in the right direction after beating Ipswich to make it four Premier League games unbeaten and move five points clear of the drop zone.
It was a comfortable victory, though Evertonians could be forgiven for being nervous after the side conceded 2-0 leads in back-to-back defeats against Bournemouth and Aston Villa earlier this season.
As well as making it four unbeaten Everton have also kept successive clean sheets for the first time this campaign. That makes it 14 Premier League shut outs since the start of October 2023 – only Arsenal have more in that period.
It is the kind of platform successful Sean Dyche teams are built on and suggests the team can continue to climb the table.
At the other end Iliman Ndiaye continued to offer the kind of guile, flair and creativity Everton lacked at times last season.
The summer signing from Marseille is already a fans' favourite and only increased his popularity with a fine opening goal.
Michael Keane has not always been as popular with Evertonians but his goal was arguably even better - a rocket of a left-shot into the roof of the net.
If there is any negative it is they did not extend their lead further, but it would be harsh to criticise what was a routine away win.
Image source, PA MediaSean Dyche spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Everton's victory against Ipswich: "Really pleased. I thought it was a good performance in many different ways and we were effective in attack. Three points takes us to eight from four games.
"I thought we controlled the game well, especially as these came up with a fantastic season last season but we have a more experienced group and that showed with how we managed the game.
"We had a couple of give-aways this season, but today the shape was good, the commitment to get bodies behind the ball and we scored two very pleasing goals. We had numerous chances and we could've gone in further ahead.
"Everyone knows how we have been winning 2-0 [and then lost] but today we have seen the game off. It's beginning to show positive signs but there's a lot of work to do.
"We're showing signs again that we're a good outfit. I never lack belief in the players and the staff. I didn't think we were miles off at the start of the season, we had a couple of turn-arounds but we are learning from that."
On Ipswich having a penalty overturned: "You just want consistency and they have been consistent. We had one with Dominic Calvert-Lewin [against Newcastle] they said that wasn't a penalty and I thought it was but if they are going to give consistency then I'm fine with that.
"As Dom's one was not given, this one shouldn't be given and it wasn't."
Image source, PA MediaDwight McNeil has been involved in six of Everton's nine Premier League goals this season (three goals, three assists - 67%); only Cole Palmer for Chelsea (11/16 - 69%) has been involved in a higher proportion of his side's goals in the competition this season.
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Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.
For week eight, he takes on legendary boxing manager Kellie Maloney.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
This one is very hard to call. Ipswich are still winless but, performance-wise, they might still be strangely happy because they have shown they can compete in the Premier League.
Everton have some reasons to be cheerful too. They are only a point and a place above Ipswich in the table but their results have picked up recently, and they are unbeaten in three league games now.
So, I have been scratching my head here about what to go for... and I am going to go against all my instincts and say Ipswich are going to get their first win of the season.
Kieran McKenna's side deserve a break, and maybe they will get it here.
Kellie's prediction: I like the way Ipswich play and I think this is when they get their first win. 2-0
Read the rest of their predictions, and have your own say here
There are seven matches that make up Saturday's Premier League action:
Tottenham v West Ham - 12:30
Fulham v Aston Villa
Ipswich v Everton
Newcastle v Brighton
Southampton v Leicester
Kick-off 15:00 BST unless stated
Image source, OptaWith the October international break now firmly in the rearview mirror, Opta Analyst, external have turned their attention to the next four Premier League fixtures.
Here, they have given each team a ranking between 80 and 100 and then found the average to determine to difficulty of the schedule.
Liverpool's opening seven matches were ranked the easiest in the league, but their upcoming four are the fourth-toughest in the division. They will face Chelsea, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Brighton, with an average opponent strength of 91.4 before the next international break.
Fellow early pacesetters Arsenal also have challenging fixtures, playing Bournemouth, Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea with an average rating of 90.7, while Manchester City's next four against Wolves, Southampton, Bournemouth and Brighton are ranked the third-easiest by Opta.
Chelsea and Brighton have the second-hardest and third-hardest runs respectively, a real test given the promising starts for their new managers Enzo Maresca and Fabian Hurzeler.
At the other end of the table, Leicester - who recently secured their first win of the season against Bournemouth - have a chance to build with the easiest run in the division. They face Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Ipswich and Manchester United.
Fellow promoted side Ipswich will hope to pick up their first win of the season during a run of games that is ranked the fifth-easiest.
Image source, Getty ImagesEverton cannot take Ipswich Town game "for granted", says Toffees boss Sean Dyche.
The Merseyside club, who have taken five points from the past three matches after losing their first four, travel to Portman Road on Saturday.
The Premier League newcomers are still waiting for their first league win, but sit only a point behind Everton as a result of their four draws in seven games.
Sean Dyche's side have a good record against promoted teams, winning three and drawing two of their past five encounters.
Despite the turnaround in form from the Toffees, boss Dyche is wary of the threat posed by Kieran McKenna's side.
"You can't take these teams for granted. There are no gimmes," said Dyche.
"They've spent a small fortune - or a recognised fortune - in this level of football for a club who've just come up so they're obviously intent on staying in the division.
"They did terrific last season. They're good operators. They're learning as they go. The last time out [a 4-1 defeat by West Ham] was a tough one. That can happen in the Premier League.
"But from what I've seen so far, they're full of endeavour and full of belief to take it on. That's what we've got to be ready for."
We asked you to send in your questions for Fara Williams and the former England midfielder and BBC Sport pundit has been answering a selection.
Chris asked: After the way Everton stood by Dominic Calvert-Lewin through his injury, allowing him maximum recovery time and not pressuring him to return despite needing him badly, would it be fair for him to not sign a new contract and leave for nothing?
The question is, with the new owners coming in: is there a contract on the table?
If there is not a contract on the table, is that the direction the owners want to go in or is there a contract there that Calvert-Lewin does not want to sign? There are two sides to these situations.
If there is an offer on the table and he is not signing it, for a club that have done so much for him and likewise he has done for them at times as their talisman, that would be gutting for Everton fans.
From that mutual respect they may have expected more from him, but the difficulty is not knowing whether there is a contract there to be signed.
Calvert-Lewin is someone who would have value on his head and it would therefore help the club in that way. So Evertonians would be bitterly gutted if he was running his contract down to leave.
It could be that Calvert-Lewin and his team are waiting for the new owners to come in to see what is put down and what direction they want to go. That is something the player does not really have a say in.
It is difficult because he is an ambitious player who, if the club stays in the same position it has been for the past few seasons, will want to move on. And, as a club, you do not want to hold a player back.
But, I also understand from a fans' point of view, with the support he has been given by the club, to leave like that without any profit would be gutting.
Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Nicola Pearson
Image source, OptaAfter the October international break, the Opta supercomputer has updated its projected final Premier League table.
It is only seven matches into the campaign so much can still change, but the season is beginning to take shape. The supercomputer simulates thousands of seasons and takes the percentage each side finishes in each league position.
Southampton remain most likely to finish bottom but their one point from seven games has seen their chances increasing dramatically from 28.6% to 61%.
A solid start, despite no win yet, has seen Ipswich's probability of finishing 17th creep up from 12% to 15.2% - but a 19th-placed finish has increased from 21.3% to 25.3%.
Leicester's most likely finish has changed from bottom to 18th after their first win under Steve Cooper, while Crystal Palace's poor start has seen their chances of ending in their current position of 18th go from 1.1% to 7.2%.
Wolves finished 18th in 9.7% of simulations before a ball was kicked but the now-bottom side are now at 20.1% to end in that position after a winless first seven games.
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Image source, Getty ImagesBen Winstanley, from A View From The Bullens podcast, says Everton's proposed takeover by The Friedkin Group provides the opportunity "to hit the reset button" and it would make sense to part ways with Sean Dyche in that process.
"They are going to want to set their own direction on and off the field," Winstanley told BBC Radio Merseyside. "That will come from the boardroom down as they decide how they want the football club to look.
"Conversations will need to be had to see if we will improve. Do I think Dyche is the manager to take us to the next level? I don't think he is.
"He is what he is, a limited manager, but he has retained us in the Premier League. The work he has done over the last 20 months has been OK - maybe even better than OK.
"His contract is up at the end of the year so that seems like the natural time to perhaps say goodbye with a new owner coming in.
"The football isn't aesthetically pleasing. That is where we are at this moment because we haven't got the players to go up that level.
"It just seems like a good time to hit the reset button."
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Everton boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Ipswich Town (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Left-back Vitalii Mykolenko is "looking good" and right-back Seamus Coleman has also returned to training.
However, Jarrad Branthwaite "is a bit behind them" and Dyche will decide whether he is available for Saturday in the next 24 hours, adding: "It’s just the training schedule. He has no injury, so we just have to be careful."
James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam and Nathan Patterson are all still sidelined with their respective injuries. Iroegbunam has a foot injury "that is going to be weeks not days," while Garner has a problem with his back.
Dyche conceded this season "has been a constant struggle of trying to get players fit" but with players slowly returning it should give them a boost to pick up more points.
On the importance of picking up where they left off before the international break after a draw and a win in their past two games: "There’s still a lot of work to be done but we went back to getting a lot of the basics right and got results. We are showing signs [of improvement]."
He said "we do feel like we are an anomaly" in terms of the performances reflecting where they are in the league table, but added "the league doesn't lie."
On opponents Ipswich: "They have spent a recognised fortune so they obviously intend on being in this division. You can’t take anyone for granted as there are no gimmicks in this league."
Finally, in response to Jordan Pickford showing signs of fatigue and being left out of England's starting XI against Finland on Sunday: "He’s a top-class goalie. The England thing will sort itself out."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked you for one thing nobody is talking about at Everton.
Here are some of your comments:
Richard: I'm a little concerned about Pickford. When he's in form he's brilliant, but lately he seems to be more inconsistent and erratic in his performances which is unsettling the Everton defenders.
Andy: I would say that Everton look more of a threat going forward now than in the last three or four years. Never have we had the passing ability or attacking threat that we have now. I don't think defensive frailties have reflected how good we potentially could be this year.
Duncan: I'm concerned that lots of people are talking about big spending when the takeover happens. The accounts are still the accounts, and whilst we're climbing out of the hole we cannot afford to mismanage the club the way we did under Moshiri.
Ross: We seem to have forgotten that both Armando Broja and Youssef Chermiti are out injured and will give us more options when they are fit again.
