Moyes one year on at Everton, but is progress stagnating?

David Moyes returned to Everton on January 11, 2025, and has taken the club from relegation danger to mid-table safety; a recent run of poor results and injuries, including an FA Cup exit on penalties, has raised questions about momentum.

David Moyes returned to Everton on January 11, 2025, and has completed a year back in charge. He guided the club away from relegation trouble into a mid-table position and oversaw the move from Goodison Park to Hill Dickinson Stadium. Off the field, CEO Angus Kinnear has led a restructure and Moyes now co-chairs a new recruitment committee after the club moved away from a director of football model. Recent results and a run of injuries have prompted debate about whether the team is losing momentum. Key facts: - Moyes was reappointed on January 11, 2025, and has taken Everton to mid-table safety, reported as 14 points clear of the bottom three with 17 Premier League matches remaining. - Across his recent run he has accumulated 60 points from 40 league games, and last season added 31 points to secure safety. - Everton have lost to Brentford, drawn with Wolves, and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Sunderland on penalties in the past week. - The squad has been stretched by absences for Iliman Ndiaye, Idrissa Gueye, Jarrad Branthwaite and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. - The club has restructured recruitment under CEO Angus Kinnear, with Moyes part of a new recruitment committee and the director of football model abandoned. - An analysis shared on social media was reported as showing underlying metrics slipping, with fewer chances created and more conceded. Summary: A year after Moyes returned, Everton are in a more secure league position and have undergone off-field restructuring, but a recent sequence of poor results, injuries and limited January activity has prompted concern about a loss of momentum. The article notes there may have to be discussions in the summer about the club's direction. Undetermined at this time.