The voices of disquiet are getting louder at Everton — and the December fixture list looks treacherous. All is not well at Goodison Park

Click the sign-up box below to receive the newsletter every Monday morning this season for our verdict on all 20 Premier League clubs I don’t know whether Saturday’s draw with Brentford was Sean Dyche’s last audition to prove that he can take Everton forward post-takeover,

Sean Dyche said he will continue to do what he can to take on the “challenges” posed to him by an Everton side that has endured a tough start to the season. The Blues were unable to find a way through a Brentford side that was pointless on the road before visiting Goodison Park and faced almost an hour with 10 men after Christian Norgaard’s first-half red card.