Where can Everton realistically place in this season’s Premier League table?

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David Moyes has revitalised Everton since his return, transforming them into a resilient and well-organised side.  With their defensive solidity and newfound confidence, a mid-table finish now looks realistic, potentially pushing towards the top half if their form continues. Moyes has given Everton a platform to build on, steering them well clear of relegation concerns.

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00:00We're looking at Everton and their changes under David Moyes. There's no secret that

00:10teams are struggling underneath them, the likes of Man Utd, Spurs have had a real poor

00:15season by their standards, West Ham even as well. There's obviously that big gap now between

00:21the teams fighting to avoid relegation. Everton seem to be away from that well, which is fantastic

00:28for them. If you compare it to maybe three months ago, it was really an unsure situation

00:35with the form towards the back end of Sean Dyche's tenure. Where's the realistic position

00:41that Everton could be looking to finish now and how happy will they be with this second

00:46half of season and using it as time for David Moyes to settle, get back and really implement

00:52his style ahead of next season, which could go anywhere at this point?

00:57Look, they'll be absolutely delighted. I think a lot of supporters, maybe even the

01:02freaking group, will be surprised by the start that David Moyes has. What is it, 13 points

01:09in his opening six games. His task was ultimately to ensure relegation battles avoid us. He's

01:19done that already. Everton are what, 13 points above the drop zone now, has a rip switch.

01:26You can't see Everton dropping back into that. Albeit they have got some injury problems,

01:32but David Moyes is getting the best out of these players. As you say, they're probably

01:36looking at the table now and thinking, where can we finish? I don't think anyone's getting

01:41too over-enthusiastic. You're looking at a team like Tottenham who are starting to get

01:46injuries back now and you think they'll be going up the table. But Palace, Everton are

01:50on level points with Palace. Can they finish ahead of them? Man Utd, who knows what's going

01:55to happen to them. West Ham as well, haven't really got going under Graeme Potter, have

02:02they, since he arrived? Brentford are four points above Everton. So, look, Everton would

02:08have finished, I think, 12th maybe last season without the points disruption, doing a great

02:13return. If Everton can replicate that, given the problems that they've had this season,

02:19then in the first half under Sean Dyson, it's more tangible progress and no-one can deny

02:26that, because they've got players out of contract and they can have a little bit of a reset,

02:33you'd think. So, look, 13 games to go. I think if Everton finish 12th, maybe above Palace

02:40and Brentford, then it's an excellent return for them. I just think Tottenham might start

02:46picking up, but if when David Moyes arrived, one point above the relegation zone, he says

02:52Everton will finish 12th comfortably, then there isn't a support who wouldn't have taken that.

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