Seamus Coleman guides Everton past Peterborough after Sean Dyche exit

Caretaker managers Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines succeeded where Sean Dyche so often failed as Everton not only scored but won with a 2-0 FA Cup victory over Peterborough a few hours after sacking the former Burnley boss.

Eight goalless games in 10 outings, including just one shot on target in the previous 180 minutes, played a large part in Dyche's afternoon departure.

But more significant was the three league wins all season, leaving the team a point above the relegation zone, so with the manager gone the third round of the FA Cup offered some respite in the hands of two club stalwarts, one the under-18s coach and the other the long-serving captain.

However, their touchline stint will be a one-off with former boss David Moyes rumoured to come back 12 years after leaving.

Beto’s 42nd-minute strike, his third goal of the season coming in a third different competition, and Iliman Ndiaye’s late penalty saw a team picked by Dyche before his departure edge past the 19th-placed Sky Bet League One visitors.

Seventeen-year-old academy graduate Harrison Armstrong, making only his sixth appearance, brilliantly threaded through a pass and with Jadel Katongo leaving it too late in stepping out Beto – linked with a move to Torino – had time and space to round goalkeeper Nicholas Bilokapic for a first goal since October.

Dyche’s sacking came after days of negotiation over his pay-off on a contract due to expire in the summer and when the details were eventually finalised hours before kick-off TFG pulled the trigger immediately.

The 53-year-old knew he was on borrowed time, having admitted to the owners his tenure had run its course after almost two years.

TFG had already sounded out Graham Potter earlier in the week before he opted for