Unless it transpires that the dramatic 3-2 comeback against Watford last weekend was enough to secure the Everton job for interim boss David Unsworth, after three straight defeats and the sacking of Ronald Koeman, it seems that the race for the permanent position is between two men.
One is Sam Allardyce: universally recognised as the authority in relegation dogfights and helpfully available after quitting Crystal Palace in May having kept them up in his five-month spell in charge.
The other is Sean Dyche, a man who has twice dragged Burnley into the Premier League, keeping them there at the second attempt, and who has them sitting in seventh place this season with five wins from 11 league games.