At some point, most likely next week, Everton will find out how costly these dropped points might prove. Sean Dyche’s side looked to have claimed a fortunate late share of the spoils on the south coast when a Neto howler gifted them an equaliser, only for Séamus Coleman to produce an own-goal clanger of his own to dash any short-lived joy.
Everton’s winless run has now reached a club record 12 games since they last triumphed in mid-December, sending them plummeting ever closer to the relegation zone. The fear is that the table will soon make for even worse reading when a verdict is delivered imminently into a second case of financial breaches, having already been docked six points for a first. Add in an uncertain takeover that has dragged on for months and the mood around the club could scarcely be more fraught.
