Premier League Table Shift Since Moyes Returned: Everton’s Revival Leaves Manchester City Behind
Everton’s Premier League Revival Since Moyes’ Return
What a wild ride for Everton fans. Back in January 2025, the club looked doomed. Sitting 16th in the Premier League, Sean Dyche’s side seemed stuck in quicksand, barely able to score and one slip away from the relegation drop. The atmosphere at Goodison Park was tense, with fans bracing for another dogfight. So when the club called David Moyes back home, many thought it was just a sentimental move. Turns out, it sparked one of this season’s most surprising turnarounds.
Things didn’t start out magically. Moyes’ first match in charge ended in a narrow 1-0 loss to Aston Villa, another blow for a team seemingly haunted by bad luck. But something changed after that. Moyes tightened things up at the back, unlocked some fiery urgency from his players, and injected a sense of belief that had been missing for months.
Under Moyes, Everton stopped losing. After the Villa defeat, they lost only two more matches—including a closely fought game against Liverpool in the always-fiery Merseyside derby. But what caught everyone’s attention was the way they started to win. Fans who had been biting their nails during toothless draws were suddenly cheering convincing wins over Tottenham (who are fighting at the other end of the table), Brighton (no pushovers themselves), Leicester, and Nottingham Forest. That’s serious momentum for a club many had already written off by Christmas.
Goals, Fans, and the Goodison Factor
It’s not just about the points—though that’s where the story gets eye-catching. If you draw up the Premier League table only for the games since Moyes took over, Everton are sitting on 18 points, enough for a spot in sixth place. That puts them ahead of heavyweights like Manchester City and Fulham for the same stretch. Moyes has Everton fans smiling again, but it also gives the squad a real shot at avoiding relegation without the annual panic.
Before Moyes, Everton had major scoring problems. In Dyche’s final 19 games, the Toffees found the net just 15 times. Under Moyes, they started pressing higher, breaking faster, and actually finishing their chances. That boosted both their goal tally and the mood in the stands. The confidence transmitting through the squad became obvious—with players taking more risks and fans lifting the roof at Goodison Park.
Moyes himself has pointed to two big reasons for the upturn: fan energy and new ownership stability. With supporters finally seeing fight and grit on the pitch again, the noise at Goodison has become a real twelfth man. Plus, looming changes off the pitch—with new owners coming in—seem to have steadied nerves, giving everyone at the club the freedom to focus on football, not headlines.
This is all happening during Everton’s final season at their historic home, adding another layer of emotion. Nobody wants to say goodbye to Goodison Park on a low note, and that feeling is driving both players and supporters to squeeze every drop out of the campaign.
Moyes’ tactical tweaks deserve credit, too. He’s added steel to the midfield and convinced the team to play with more urgency—balancing attacking push with defensive solidity. Everton now hold a nine-point buffer over 18th-placed Leicester, making those torturous relegation scenarios suddenly seem much less likely. It’s a remarkable shift, and it’s got plenty in blue daring to believe the storm has finally passed—for now.