David Moyes is reportedly in talks to return to Everton as manager after the sacking of Sean Dyche. Moyes, who managed the Toffees for 11 years between 2002 and 2013, has been named as the frontrunner for the role by the BBC.

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Everton kicked off a new era hours after their manager Sean Dyche was fired with a 2-0 FA Cup third-round victory over League One Peterborough United on Thursday thanks to goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye.

The FA Cup is soccer’s oldest surviving cup competition but never before in its 154-year history has a match featured a player lining up against his own son. History was almost made on Thursday night,

The veteran Everton defender, 39, was hoping to face Tyler, 18, in what would have been the first ever father-son match-up in the FA Cup's history.

Everton avoided FA Cup embarrassment with a 2-0 victory against third tier Peterborough just hours after Sean Dyche was sacked by the struggling Premier League club on Thursday.

Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche, the Premier League club said on Thursday, hours before their third round FA Cup home tie against Peterborough.

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