Dyche: Everton Defeat Was The Catalyst

Sean Dyche pinpointed the Boxing Day defeat to Everton as the moment his players came out fighting to save their season.

The Clarets hit “rock bottom” following the 5-1 defeat to the Toffees, which ensured they would go into 2019 in the Premier League relegation spots.

And as the two sides prepare to meet again at Goodison Park on Friday, Clarets boss Dyche reflected on the aftermath of that Turf Moor defeat, which re-lit the fire in Burnley bellies.

“Sometimes a team can ‘bottom out’ and that day I think we did,” admitted Dyche.“It was a strange game and a lot was made of it. You can see why because of the scoreline, but I think Everton had three efforts on goal in the first half and scored…