Moyes returned to Merseyside last weekend for his second spell in charge of the Toffees after Dyche was sacked because of a poor run of results in the Premier League.

Dyche took charge of Everton in January 2023, helping it survive relegation in both his campaigns at the helm, despite an eight-point deduction in the 2023-2024 term.

But this season, Everton is 16th on the Premier League table, one point above the relegation zone, with its poor displays this season seeing Dyche dismissed.

In a statement, released through the League Managers Association, Dyche said: "David is a manager who I have great respect for.

"I believe he and his staff will help to push the club forward again and build on the stable footing we have implemented in the past two years.

"The right time has come to leave the club, with the team in good shape. My part as a custodian has been played, and I will forever take great pride in that."

Everton has failed to score in a league-high 11 different top-flight games this term. It’s just one game fewer than it failed to score in compared to the whole of last season (12).

Everton has also scored only 15 Premier League goals this campaign, better than only Southampton (12) and at least five fewer than any other team in the division so far.

Moyes returns to the Goodison Park dugout on Thursday (AEDT), with the Toffees taking on Aston Villa, a side he has beaten 13 times in 34 games against it in the top-flight.

Everton, however, is winless in its past 11 Premier League games against Villa, having won six of its previous eight against it before this.