Dominic Calvert-Lewin slumped at West Ham, and Sean Dyche was spot on for Everton.
Dropping Dominic Calvert-Lewin from the confirmed starting lineup to take on West Ham at Goodison Park is Sean Dyche’s first wise decision of the day.
Since October, the striker has been out of form, and the manager has finally ended his seemingly unwavering faith in the former England international.
In an otherwise unaltered starting lineup from the 1-1 draw with Brighton last weekend, Beto is the man selected to start up front, with Amadou Onana starting in place of the injured Idrissa Gueye.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin deservedly dropped by Everton
Calver-Lewin was goalless for more than 20 games in all competitions before Dyche decided to take him out of the starting lineup. Now that Beto has made 19 league starts this season and only three goals, it’s time to bring him on.
With just one league goal in 21 appearances since making a big-money move to Goodison Park in the summer, the Portuguese striker has been lackluster, so Dyche will be hoping he can turn things around today.
The striker barely averages 30 minutes a game and has only started five of his 21 appearances; perhaps a run of games to get back into the swing of things is precisely what he needs.
The legendary Alan Shearer of Newcastle recently gave Calvert-Lewin some advise, telling him to keep picking away, but it didn’t work and finally resulted in his dismissal from the team.
