Dyche promises 'major changes' at Everton

Everton manager Sean Dyche will allow his players to briefly enjoy their escape from relegation but he has already laid down the law that major changes are needed at the club.

Abdoulaye Doucoure's 57th-minute thunderbolt gave the Toffees a 1-0 win over Bournemouth and the victory which ensured they stayed up and extended their stay in the top flight to 70 successive seasons.

For the second consecutive season there was a pitch invasion at the final whistle - although nowhere near as many numbers joined in as 12 months ago when safety was secured with a game to spare.

There was a feeling inside the club that they did not want to be seen to be celebrating avoiding failure and that probably came from Dyche himself.

"It's a horrible day for all concerned, there is no joy in it for me other than getting the job done," said the former Burnley boss, who only took over in late January.

"I came in here to change a mentality and I think there have been signs of that. There is still more to go.

"I said to the the players 'We shouldn't be here. Enjoy this today and you've earned it but at the end of the day it has got to change'.

"There is no point in sitting on it and saying 'Look how great we are' because it is not like that.

"There is loads to change here and a lot of work to be done but it was a big step to secure it."

Dyche was able to speak from a greater position of strength after avoiding what would have been only the club's third relegation in their 145-year history.

That gave him the confidence to dish out some home truths in his post-match press conference which he had been reticent to do so previously for fear of creating more instability and detracting from the task in hand.

"Don't think I thought this was an easy fix because it is