Sean Dyche has been sacked as manager of Everton, the club confirmed on Thursday.
Dyche took over from Frank Lampard in 2023. Although Dyche steered Everton from relegation in back-to-back seasons amid financial strife, a combination of poor form and an uninspiring style of football has seen the Merseyside outfit act.
Everton are 16th in the Premier League, having scored just 15 goals in 19 games. Only bottom-placed Southampton have managed fewer.
A club statement was released just three hours before the visit of Peterborough in the FA Cup third round, with club captain Seamus Coleman and former player Leighton Baines to take over on an interim basis.