'Speculate to relegate' - National media assess Everton's chances of survival

Everton's Premier League survival campaign resumes on Sunday as the Blues face a tricky away trip to West Ham United.

With the unwanted tag of having the worst away record in the Premier League, Frank Lampard will be hoping for a change of fortunes against David Moyes' Hammers who's Champions League hopes have drifted in the recent weeks. And Evertonians will have been buoyed by Watford and Burnley - the two teams directly below Everton - both losing yesterday, giving them somewhat of a free hit at the London Stadium today.

We've taken a look at what the national media are saying about the Toffees as they look to make Premier League survival a more likely outcome.

In the Observer, Richard Jolly comments on Everton's poor performance off the pitch as well as on it, following the release of their most recent accounts on March 31.

He said: "Rarely has so much been spent to accomplish so little and if some speculate to accumulate, the danger is that Everton have speculated to relegate. A glimpse at a team with 15 defeats in 20 Premier League games can prompt questions about where the money has gone. Everton have the worst away record this season and the fewest points in the past six months even though around £550m has been spent on transfers during Farhad Moshiri’s largely ill-fated reign as owner.

"The School of Science has scarcely specialised in mathematics. The numbers have not added up. If Everton’s 68-year stay in the top flight comes to an end, the signings will be a reason for a historic slide. Alex Iwobi’s £28m fee makes him the fourth-most expensive arrival in Everton’s history and there was an element of understatement from the Nigerian when he was asked to describe his time at Goodison Park. “I feel it could