Sean Dyche’s formula for Premier League survival is different to that of Kieran McKenna. It has a kitemark of being tried and trusted. If Everton’s midfield muscle, set-piece expertise and hard-bitten, deep defending flies in the face of Ipswich’s attack-minded philosophy, here was a hard lesson that the pretensions of playing the right way will not always land the right result.
“This club’s done an amazing job to get where they’ve got to,” said Dyche of his vanquished opponent. “But they don’t have our level of experience. I thought we showed a lot of authority.”
