Premier League analysis: Is David Moyes’ time at Everton running out?
David Moyes’ Everton side go into the 2026-27 season after finishing in a mediocre 13th place, picking up just one win in their final eight games.
Is this a sign of things to come for the Toffees?
Sports News Blitz writer Dylan Grady looks ahead to the potential season for Everton and what life could look like with under-pressure manager David Moyes.
Stagnation under Moyes
Moyes returned to Everton for a second stint on January 11, 2025, in 16th place - just one point above the relegation zone.
Moyes picked up the reins from previous manager Sean Dyche, who kept Everton in the Premier League for the two seasons prior under difficult circumstances, particularly when the Toffees were hit with an initial 10-point deduction, later dropped to six points.
The Scotsman steered Everton well clear of the drop zone in the season he re-joined the club, helping Everton finish 13th on 48 points.
Everton went into the summer window for the 2025-26 season with huge confidence and excitement due to a new era beginning at the club, with them moving to the Hill Dickinson Stadium on the River Mersey.
The blue side of Merseyside spent around £120million that summer with the arrivals of Thierno Barry, Tyler Dibling and Jack Grealish.
Other players joined in the same window to bulk up the squad due to Everton losing 11 players to permanent transfers, contracts expiring and loan players going back to their parent clubs.
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Late disappointment
Whilst Everton’s first game ended in a poor 1-0 defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road on a Monday night, they quickly replied by beating Brighton 2-0 at their new stadium with the Hill Dickinson roaring in the sunshine.
Many great wins followed throughout the season with beating Manchester United 1-0 away in late November thanks to a Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall pearler, followed by another 1-0 away win at the Vitality vs Bournemouth where Everton hadn’t won since their promotion to the Premier League in 2016.
Other results followed with another 1-0 away win at Villa Park and beating Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson 3-0 in late March which was seen as the moment Everton truly arrived at their new home.
However, many of Everton’s wins were being picked up on the road with Moyes’ side playing rigid football with Everton hitting teams on the counter.
This type of football worked well on the road for the Toffees, however, at home it saw just six wins at their new ground.
After their great victory over Chelsea, the international break came at the worst time, which was notable due to Everton not winning another game for the rest of the season.
Everton fans at the end of the season and during the summer have voiced their concerns of the leadership and potentially outdated qualities Moyes brings to his teams, with a lack of a real playstyle and stubbornness to change formation.
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Premier League evolving
Going into the new 2026-27 season, nine Premier League clubs have changed their manager over the summer, with 45% of teams entering the season with a change in head coach.
Managers like Alvaro Arbeloa, Matthias Jaissle and Pierre Sage have come into their new and respected clubs to bring fresh ideas and offer innovation and tenacity to their teams.
The average age of all Premier League managers excluding Moyes is 45 years old, with it being an 18-year-age gap to the age of Moyes, with him now being 63 years old.
While Moyes certainly does have experience and know-how over these younger managers, with today’s game developing and changing constantly, Moyes’ edge over other managers may not be as clear on the pitch today as it used to be.
Evidenced over his last couple of years at West Ham and his final season at Everton, new managers coming into the league for their first year can be said to have schooled Moyes.
This was evident in Keith Andrews’ Brentford beating Everton 4-2 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and Regis Le Bris’ newly promoted Sunderland beating Everton twice in the FA Cup and league.
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Future for the Toffees
Everton have previously been interested in both Eddie Howe and Thomas Frank, who are both out of jobs.
Howe had an impressive five years at Newcastle, earning European football twice in his stint in the North East.
Most eye-catching for Everton and their fans was the Carabao Cup victory back in March 2025.
The Toffees are currently 31 years without a major trophy, winning their last in 1995 against Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
What a new manager could bring
Frank could provide ingenuity and creativity with the way he sees the game, with his time at Brentford seen as really impressive due to the tools he had at his disposal.
He kept the Bees in the league since he got them promoted in 2021, and landed the Spurs job for the 2025-26 season, however, he was sacked not long after due to poor form.
Whilst his time at Tottenham could be tainted due to bad results and lack of faith from fans and the players, many top managers over recent years have struggled at the North London club.
Will Everton and their owners, The Friedkin Group, stick with Moyes and trust his experience, or will they turn to a young and energetic leader on the touchline?
