Stats that cost Martinez

As the axe falls on Everton’s Roberto Martinez, here are the stats which illustrate just how bad it got for his side this season.

The Spaniard saw his team crumble to a 3-0 defeat at previously relegation-threatened Sunderland on Wednesday night and that result – according to Sky sources – has prompted Everton’s board to act ahead of Sunday’s finale with Norwich.

“It’s been a poor season for Everton, you can’t dress it up,” said Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher after their loss at the Stadium of Light.

Here are the stats which tell a sorry story of Everton under Martinez this season…

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Everton have won just one of their last 10 games (D3 L6) – their last victory was a 2-1 defeat of Bournemouth at home on April 30. In fact, they’ve won just five of their last 24, drawing nine and losing the other 10.

Everton have won 10 games this season – only the Premier League’s bottom four clubs have won fewer.

Seven of Everton’s last eight wins came against sides currently in the bottom six. The only exception was a 3-0 victory at Stoke on …

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