If ever there was and huge incentive for Everton’s players to build upon their magnificent 5-1 away win at Brighton & Hove Albion and get the job done of securing their Premier League survival before the final game of the season then it’s the memories of what Blues went through 25 years ago today.
Bidding to avoid what would be the club’s first relegation in 72 years, Sean Dyche’s side moved out of the drop zone on Monday following what was only their second victory on the road of the campaign and they now host Manchester City and go to Wolverhampton Wanderers before being at home to Bournemouth in their last fixture of 2022/23 on May 28. Boosted by their display at the Amex Stadium, can the Blues current crop get the required points to retain their top flight status without having to face another nervous finale though?
Back in 1994 when Everton stayed up by the skin of their teeth against Wimbledon, the ECHO carried a banner headline screaming: “Never again… please.” Over the next couple of years, the Blues would win the FA Cup – still their last trophy to date – and record their only top half finish in the first decade of the Premier League but somehow in 1998 in was Groundhog Day at Goodison Park.
