Everton boss Sean Dyche insists he would have taken the current scenario going into the final day of the Premier League season given the situation he inherited in January, as the Merseysiders, Leeds United and Leicester City gear up for D-day. The three clubs will see their fates settled tomorrow and only one can escape joining Southampton and dropping into the Championship.
Everton are favourites to survive as they are two points ahead of the Whites and the Foxes meaning their fate is in their own hands, with a win against Bournemouth at Goodison Park enough to keep them up regardless of what happens elsewhere. But they could also draw - or even lose - and still stay up, depending on how the other two clubs get on, while Leeds and Leicester know they must win their respective games tomorrow to have any chance of surviving, and even that might not be enough.
When Dyche took over, Everton were in the relegation zone, three points from safety, and the ex-Burnley manager says at that point he would have taken their current position if offered. He said: "It's easy to forget, isn't it?
