Everton Appoint Manager After Marco Silva’s Contract Termination

Following their poor run in the English Premier League (EPL), Everton sacked manager Marco Silva on Thursday night and appointed Duncan Ferguson as the interim manager.

The club confirmed his departure on Thursday evening after lengthy talks with club owner Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright at their Finch Farm training ground.

Duncan Ferguson is set to take temporary charge of the first team ahead of Saturday’s game against Chelsea with Everton saying “the club aims to confirm a new permanent manager as swiftly as possible”.

Silva arrived in May 2018 and led Everton to an eighth-place finish last season – but they are currently on a run of one win in six and have just 14 points from 15 Premier League games this season.

The Portuguese was also heavily backed in the transfer market, spending £120m in the summer, adding to the level of expectancy and pressure on Silva to deliver a top-six finish this season.

The Toffees have spent just four seasons outside of the top flight in their 132-year history and have been an ever-present since 1954 as concern grows they could face a relegation battle after dropping into the bottom three for the first time since April 1999.

A number of candidates are being considered to take over from Silva with former manager David Moyes one of the names on the list.

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The Scot, who previously managed Everton from 2002-2013, has been out of work since leaving West Ham in the summer of 2018.

Everton face a daunting run of fixtures over the festive period – hosting Chelsea on Saturday and also facing Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City in their next six league games, before travelling to Anfield again to face Liverpool in the FA Cup third round.