Senior figures at Villa see every window as an opportunity to augment the squad, but this month feels especially pressing

"Obviously it's been a bit of a whirlwind. Sean Dyche left a group of players that have great character and a great attitude, I'm really pleased to take over that. What I need to do is add quality and find a way of getting results but you can't change the whole thing around straight away.

A familiar face returns to the home dugout at Goodison Park today as David Moyes begins his second stint in charge of Everton with a tough home EPL fixture against Aston Villa. Moyes was confirmed as Sean Dyche's replacement last week,

Everton kicked off their reign under David Moyes with a defeat at the hand of Aston Villa at Goodison Park. Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game five minutes into the second-half.

David Moyes was granted a Goodison Park guard of honour when he left Everton to become Manchester United manager. He deserves to be carried into the new stadium in a Sedan Chair if he can keep this team in the Premier League.

David Moyes is back in charge of Everton and has a really tough job on his hands. In terms of firepower, he is armed with a water pistol. He has taken over a team which did not score enough goals under Sean Dyche.

David Moyes said he had witnessed the scale of the task he faces to keep Everton in the Premier League after a dismal 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa on Wednesday.

Moyes realising size of task in turning Everton around after Villa loss 15/01/2025 Goodison Park, Liverpool, UK

David Moyes plans Everton turnaround. After the news that Sean Dyche was relieved of his duties in charge of Everton just hours before their FA Cup tie against Peterborough United