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If nothing else, Everton contrived to make the worst start in their history even worse. They found a different way of losing, even as Sean Dyche maintained the wrong sort of 100 per cent record. They have played six Premier League games in August under him, losing each. Dycheball is apparently not a summer sport – he began with a 12.5 per cent win rate in the top flight in the month; and after an extraordinary Bournemouth comeback, it was lower still.
