Sean Dyche is NOT under immediate threat of being sacked despite Everton sitting bottom of the Premier League

Everton manager Sean Dyche has the full backing of the club’s hierarchy and that will not change any time soon despite their dismal start to the season.

The Toffees have lost all three Premier League games this season and wounds are still sore from their last outing which saw them winning 2-0 against Bournemouth on 87 minutes – only to chuck it away and lose 3-2.

Some fans have questioned the manager’s tactics and game management but Mail Sport understands that Dyche’s position is not under immediate threat. The 53-year-old has a significant amount of credit in the bank for steering the club to safety in the last two seasons.

Club insiders point to the fact that performances have generally been OK despite defeats in both home games, notably a fantastic first 87 minutes against Bournemouth and also giving Brighton a fight until Ashley Young was shown a straight red card in the second half.

Despite the belief from above in Dyche, the former Burnley boss is yet to be offered a new contract – his deal expires in June – which is a symptom of the uncertainty around the club’s future. Owner Farhad Moshiri is still scrambling to sell his 94.1 per cent stake in Everton.

The Toffees were on course for victory against Bournemouth until a late capitulation 

As it stands, Everton have no boss and just 12 players contracted for next season – but they are not said to be worried about this too much. A new deal remains on the table for striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin but as of yet the Englishman is available to leave on a free in the summer.

The Toffees travel to Aston Villa on Saturday to try to put right their shoddy early-season form, and Dyche said his team have tried to not dwell on the Bournemouth capitulation – though he joked he had watched it back ‘47 times’.

‘You have to park it,’ he said. ‘What (else) do you do? It hurts and you feel it because you are the manager and it is your responsibility, make no mistake. It is one of those things… it takes days to come out.

‘But the older and wiser you are and the more games you have – I’m something like 320 in the Premier League alone – alone means you are experienced enough to know that games can get away from you.

‘I’ve won games and lost games late in proceedings but this was just a real anomaly because of the nature of it. That’s the difference… it was a case of, “Woooow, what have I just seen there?!”

But then the game never ceases to surprise you.

‘Someone said, “If you knew it was coming, why didn’t you change it?” But the game goes just like that (clicks fingers). The first goal goes in and if you think of the timeline, you haven’t got time to process the moment – ‘what’s going on here?” – it’s not as easy as people think.’