Sean Dyche

Everton's first goal under Sean Dyche arrived 60 minutes into the new manager's first game in charge as James Tarkowski scored against Arsenal at Goodison ...

Earlier in the week, footage showed Dyche overseeing his new charges with the squad completing the bleep test at their Finch Farm training base.

They felt they could have done more, I said we need to do more, quite obviously.’ A lot of them have been brought in for a lot of money. They have respect for the outgoing manager. I’ve got years of facts and stats on what the body needs to deliver. It’s not some kind of bee sting, it’s a measure. The 51-year-old has revealed it was his way of finding out the condition of his players

JOE BERNSTEIN: Sean Dyche got off to a winning start as Everton manager as two of his former players combined for the winning goal against Premier League ...

[James Tarkowski headed in a corner from fellow Burnley old boy Dwight McNeil](/sport/football/article-11713033/Arsenals-Martin-Odegaard-bizarrely-marks-Evertons-James-Tarkowski-defender-nets-winner.html) after an hour to lift the roof off Goodison and their team out of the relegation zone. It was his first Everton goal and the first he’d scored since netting for Burnley against Brighton in 2021 – when Dyche was his manager at Turf Moor. After a season of doom and gloom, Everton made the most of their new manager bounce as Arsenal were knocked out of their stride. Dyche received a rousing ovation when he walked to the dug-out and the players responded with Amadou Onana and Doucoure asked to support Dominic Calvert-Lewin in a 4-1-4-1. Sean Dyche got off to a winning start as Everton manager as two of his former players combined for the winning goal Everton 1-0 Arsenal: James Tarkowski gives Sean Dyche the perfect start to his Everton reign with his first EVER goal for the Toffees to see off the Premier League leaders and move out of the bottom three

Everton leant heavily on their Burnley connection for a first win since October as Sean Dyche's reign as manager got off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win ...

It was the only negative response all afternoon for the hosts, who were cheered from first to last by supporters desperate for some relief from a second successive relegation battle. Neal Maupay replaced Calvert-Lewin as the Everton defensive rearguard began and his first intervention was to send Gabriel tumbling in the box, resulting in a VAR check for a penalty which came back to nothing. It was the centre-back’s first goal since joining from Burnley on a free in the summer – and his first since the opening day of last season – and ended a run of no wins in 10 matches in all competitions.

Dyche, the former Burnley boss, got what he deserved when two of his former players at Turf Moor combined for the winner, with Dwight McNeil crossing for James ...

Get up to £40 in free bets on selected events. £20) on selected events at odds of 2.00+, in 7 days. Bonuses expire in 7 days. Opt in, bet up to £40 (min. Get up to £40 in free bets* – A video of Sean Dyche in the first-half of Everton’s shock 1-0 win over Arsenal sums up the new manager’s instant impact.

Tarkowski heads the only goal as Premier League leaders are beaten at Goodison Park.

Arsenal boss Arteta told BT Sport: “We had loads of the ball but we lacked that purpose and quality in the final third, we generated many chances. We have to keep working and improving." But we have to give the fans something. We gave the players a lot of information and they have accepted that. "A lot of work has been done this week and the players' honesty has been invaluable to us. "We tried to plan five weeks of pre-season into a week.

Arsenal's Goodison Park hoodoo continues as Everton stun the Premier League leaders 1-0 in Sean Dyche's first game in charge of the Toffees.

[Neal Maupay](/people/neal-maupay/) got caught in a tangle with Gabriel's legs before VAR waved away Arsenal appeals. [Vitaly Mykolenko](/people/vitaly-mykolenko/) before playing in [Eddie Nketiah](/people/eddie-nketiah/), but the in-form striker sliced his attempt horribly wide from a tight angle. [Bukayo Saka](/people/bukayo-saka/) and [Gabriel Martinelli](/people/gabriel-martinelli/), Everton restricted the influence of Arsenal's wide men expertly, but the Gunners were not without a couple of gilt-edged chances of their own in the first half.

Arsenal take on a familiar foe on Saturday as Sean Dyche returns to the Premier League. The Gunners struggled against his Burnley side in the past.

There is reason to believe fortunes will improve on this occasion as excellent transfer business means we now have more in-tune personnel and greater tactical flexibility at our disposal. Despite its various merits, the system can invite pressure and leaves participants vulnerable in wide areas- weaknesses Arteta has tried to exploit in past Dyche encounters. However, the axe has since fallen at Finch Farm and a very different proposition now awaits us as new boss Sean Dyche will take charge for Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off.

Sean Dyche's sheer energy galvanises Everton with echoes of club's history evident during their victory over league leaders Arsenal.

At the end, as Goodison erupted, there was a brisk handshake with Arteta and a couple of members of his staff, a brief acknowledgement of the crowd in a few sharp claps and then he was down the tunnel. In the eighties, particularly during their Cup-Winners’ Cup success in 1985, Everton had been a pioneer of a five-man midfield and Dyche, ripping up the 4-4-2 blueprint of his Burnley days, paid homage to that. There had been demonstrations outside before kick-off and early in the game a plane flew over dragging a banner that proclaimed Everton “the league’s worst-run club”. Dyche had spoken of wanting to recapture the spirit of the eighties, which is reasonable enough if only as an appeal to the traditions of the club. Most of the time, particularly after half-time, Dyche was bellowing at his defence to push up, with expansive wafts of his right arm. Vast sums have been spent very badly and again the board stayed away for its own safety, but just because there are a lot of things to put right it does not mean that you shouldn’t correct the things you can.

With a new manager and a noisy crowd behind them, Everton finally showed some fight to stun league leaders Arsenal at Goodison Park.

[Vitaliy Mykolenko](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/262594/vitalii-mykolenko) -- The Everton defender gave a really strong performance against [Bukayo Saka](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/280555/Bukayo-Saka). [Gabriel Martinelli](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/269844/Gabriel-Martinelli) -- Continually tried to win free kicks for nonexistent fouls by [Seamus Coleman](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/131639/Seamus-Coleman). [Abdoulaye Doucoure](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/176562/Abdoulaye-Doucouré) -- Fancied the challenge against [Thomas Partey](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/189972/Thomas-Partey) and he performed like the dominant midfielder that Everton need to see more of. [Ben White](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/241077/Ben-White) -- The [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) right-back has struggled for form since returning early from England's World Cup squad. [Oleksandr Zinchenko](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217482/Oleksandr-Zinchenko) -- Just a smart footballer and a big reason why [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) are the top of the table and chasing the title. [Statistics](https://www.espn.com/soccer/stats/_/league/eng.1) [Standings](https://www.espn.com/soccer/table/_/league/eng.1) When Dyche was appointed last week, only the most optimistic Everton fan -- and optimism has been thin on the ground here for a while -- would have backed the new boss to get anything from his first two games in charge. Arsenal's first league defeat since September has given Manchester City the chance to claim top spot when they travel to the Emirates on Feb. But Arsenal didn't do that and allowed Everton to grow in confidence with every 50-50 challenge. [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) in September, but they failed to match Everton for fight or commitment at Goodison Park. Having played for Everton and experienced the Goodison Park crowd firsthand, Arteta will have known what awaited his side in this game.

Before the game, they were protesting. Afterwards, they were cheering. Everton's fans went from despair to delight in hours as new manager Sean Dyche ...

We played the top side and it gives you a feel of what is important in a performance and what it takes to win games. We have very good players and we have to give them the platform to play. Williams said on the BBC's Final Score: "Sean Dyche is the kind of character that has come in and given everyone a boost. "The players have taken ownership and pride in what we have tried to do this week and I value that. He has done it in a couple of days and Everton played with confidence and energy. It was disappointing from our side; we did not get the result. "I have been here when it has been rocking and it certainly was rocking today. It doesn't guarantee the next one, that is what I have learned. "I am aware there is a lot of noise. There has been a heartbeat here for many years." But in the space of just three hours, Everton supporters went from despair to delight. "I wanted a performance.