David Moyes had never given up hope that Everton would summon him back but after the years of dreaming, the three or four times he came close to the job, the night he was told he had it, only to be informed the following morning it was instead going to Carlo Ancelotti,

"Obviously it's been a bit of a whirlwind. Sean Dyche left a group of players that have great character and a great attitude, I'm really pleased to take over that. What I need to do is add quality and find a way of getting results but you can't change the whole thing around straight away.

Everton loanee Armando Broja is set to be out for 10-12 weeks after sustaining ankle ligament damage. Manager David Moyes has suggested Broja could return to parent club Chelsea due to the injury. During Everton’s third round FA Cup match against Peterborough United on January 9,