Sean Dyche cited Roy Keane’s trip to the pub before his Nottingham Forest debut as he addressed his Everton side’s struggles in front of goal.
The third-bottom Toffees visit Forest for a huge relegation showdown on Sunday, with the sides separated by four points. Everton have the worst scoring record in the Premier League, with just 17 goals in 25 games. Since Dyche succeeded the sacked Frank Lampard last month, Everton have scored just twice in five games, losing three of them.
Dyche should again be without injury-plagued centre forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin and may turn to youngster Ellis Simms, who has just two Premier League appearances to his name. Talking about the pressure his strikers are under, Dyche joked he may send them to pub, like Brian Clough did to Roy Keane before the Irishman’s Forest debut against Liverpool at Anfield.
