Your Everton evening headlines for Tuesday, April 26.
'Shove it back in their faces' - Neville Southall sends blunt message to Everton players
Former Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall has called on the players of his old club to create a 'siege mentality' as they aim to avoid Premier League relegation.
The Blues dropped into the bottom three on Sunday after Burnley beat Wolves 1-0 at Turf Moor before they missed the chance to climb immediately back out of it by going down 2-0 at Liverpool.
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However, the Merseyside derby defeat was not without controversy. Anthony Gordon went down in the Liverpool box under pressure from Joel Matip early in the second- alf but referee Stuart Attwell dismissed the penalty appeals and VAR did not deem it suitable for intervention and play continued.
Everton are currently two points behind Burnley in the table, although they do have a game in hand on their relegation rivals And Southall believes his old club must focus on themselves and use the fact they are being written off by some as motivation to survive.
Sam Allardyce names 'ultimate problem' behind Everton's 'desperate situation'
Sam Allardyce has defended Farhad Moshiri and fears Everton’s players could 'crack under the pressure' in their fight to avoid relegation.
Everton are currently in a huge battle to avoid playing Championship football next season after they dropped into the Premier League bottom three at the weekend. It is the first time the Goodison Park club has found itself in the relegation places this late into a season since 1999.
Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield means Frank Lampard 's side are now two points adrift of safety with a game in hand to play on the two teams directly above them, Burnley and Leeds United.
Many Everton supporters have pointed the blame for the club’s current plight in the direction of the board and owner Moshiri. However, Allardyce feels that Everton's problems are the fault of the club’s players as they haven't delivered on the pitch.
