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Everton’s PSR status explained as Sean Dyche primed for extra bonus payment
David Moyes has done an outstanding job since replacing Sean Dyche at Everton.
The Glaswegian has overseen four wins and a draw from his six Premier League games back at Everton so far – moving the Toffees up to 14th in the table and well clear of the relegation zone.
Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
14 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 30 | |
15 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 29 | |
16 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 27 | |
17 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 54 | -19 | 19 | |
18 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 50 | -27 | 17 | |
19 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 55 | -30 | 17 | |
20 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 57 | -38 | 9 |
Therefore, barring a shock collapse, Everton are now expected to be a Premier League club next season heading into the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, when it seemed as if Sean Dyche was taking them into the Championship at one stage.
Despite David Moyes overseeing the improvement in results, his predecessor is still expected to receive a survival bonus at the end of the season – which will impact Everton, who also considered Paulo Fonseca, when it comes to PSR (Profit and Sustainability Regulations).
How Sean Dyche bonus payment will affect Everton regarding PSR
It was who claimed that the man from Kettering is due to receive a six-figure payment if Moyes secures Premier League survival this season.
In light of that story, Adam Williams – Head of Football Finance and Governance Content at TBR Football – has kindly shared some quotes on how Dyche’s bonus payment impacts PSR.

The football finance expert said: “If Sean Dyche is indeed contractually obliged to a payout, it will eat into Everton’s PSR quota for 2024/25.
“Furthermore, as the Premier League have voted 19-1 to retain the existing PSR system in 2025/26, any payment to Dyche will affect next season’s calculation as well.
“However, Everton have room to manoeuvre. I don’t expect them to be among the clubs who will be scrambling to get within the PSR threshold ahead of the 30th June cut-off.
“That wasn’t the case last summer, of course, when they had to perform a few accountancy sleights of hand to satisfy the Premier League’s criteria.
“From next season, however, compliance with PSR will get far easier as a result of the transformative Bramley-Moore Dock revenue, which I expect to have a net benefit of around £30m next term, depending on how Friedkin restructures the debt.
“The cost of sacking Dyche will have been fully priced into the takeover by the Friedkin Group and, as a risk-benefit analysis, it was a no-brainer.
“If they went down, it would be cataclysmic. In theory, I think it could have been an existential threat to the club given the burden they have shouldered in paying for the new stadium.”
Where Everton sat in the Premier League when Sean Dyche departed
While Dyche – who Gary Lineker felt it was a risk to sack – is contractually obligated to his survival bonus, he arguably doesn’t deserve it.
🗣💬 "In 17 days, David Moyes has matched what he [Sean Dyche] did in the last five months."
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD)
The turnaround in Everton's form is incredible 🔵👏
Everton were 16th, one point above the relegation zone, at the time of his departure, and Moyes has since won more Premier League games in six attempts than the 53-year-old managed all season.