everton Beaten at Goodison Park on Wednesday night, david moyes‘The return was marred by poor finishing and a lack of control.

aston villa Ollie Watkins’ goal seals 1-0 win over Everton for third straight win Premier League beat. The Blues have also lost five of their last six top-flight games.

Moyes certainly knows the task ahead of him is daunting. He will be under no illusions about Everton’s problems and the importance of fixing the attacking issues that have weakened the Merseyside outfit’s forward line.

But a lack of confidence and genuine creative quality is a cause for concern. Needless to say, new owners Friedkin Group need to authorize first-team signings before the end of January.

There’s more pain ahead for Everton

As well as on-field issues, Everton’s depth has been brutally compromised by the prognosis of Armando Broha, the on-loan Chelsea striker who suffered an ankle injury against Peterborough in the FA Cup. Leading to expected layoffs for three months.

This increases the demand for new strikers, especially since Dominic Calvert-Lewin He still had such dismal results as Everton’s primary centre-forward.

If the game against Villa was an audition, Calvert-Lewin failed miserably. Just now 16 Premier League games A run of no goals or assists for a team struggling under the tractor pull of the relegation zone.

Moyes’ saving grace will be his side’s aggression and desire, creating three excellent chances from Villa’s four, According to Sofascore.

Calvert-Lewin wasted two of those chances. The contract expires at the end of the seasonhe must be replaced.

Everton looking for Calvert-Lewin replacement

Everton are in the race for the Leicester City forward, according to Sammy Mokbel of the Daily Mail Tom Cannonhe earned his honors at Finch Farm Academy and leaves in September 2023.

With a reported price tag of £10m, Everton would need some pride to bring Cannon back to the pitch, but it’s certainly an affordable figure for the mid-season rising star.

The Foxes recently recalled Cannon, who enjoyed a successful loan spell at Stoke City in the Championship, as they look to cash in on his performances. With much of the competition coming from the second tier, Everton may think they can pull off a coup at a reunion.

Why Everton should sign Tom Cannon

Cannon only Three first-team appearances Played for Everton before being sold to Leicester City The deal is worth around £7.5m. He previously impressed during a loan spell at Preston North End, but Sean Dyche Young stars are not seen as the solution. If only he did.

The veritable No.9 has enjoyed a prolific goal-scoring performance at Stoke City this season. Scored 9 goals in 22 gamesincluding an incredible four goals against Portsmouth in early October, leading Potter Reporter Pete Smith Cheers to the “insane” effort.

Cannon is an active and intelligent player whose striking ability allows him to use his movement and speed to shoot the ball past the goalkeeper into space and into the gaps between the defensive lines.

The jumping gait and confidence he brought to his performance at the Bet 365 Stadium could be exactly What Moyes will need against his system is that Cannon has only missed nine big chances in the 2024/25 Championship – the same number of goals he has scored, According to SofascoreThere are also 0.5 key passes and 4.4 successful duels per game.

In contrast, Calvert-Lewin Missed 11 great opportunities The 27-year-old has certainly scored just two goals in the Premier League this season.

what to do? One thing is for sure: Everton won’t be able to emerge from the January transfer market without a new player in ninth place.

Lest we forget, 17th-placed Ipswich Town host Brighton tonight and a win would take Everton dangerously close to the cliff.

There are mitigating circumstances (there always are). Dwight McNeil has Missed past six games His playmaking ability has been sorely missed due to a knee injury. he is Created nine great chances In 13 top-flight games this year, he averaged an impressive 2.5 key passes per game. Still, “DCL’s” efforts were in vain.

A younger, more dynamic striker in Cannon could be the solution – and one who knows the club. The 5-foot-11 ace ranks in the top 19 percent of centers in the Championship for clearances this season and in the top 14 percent of aerial duels per 90. According to FBref.

The latter metric is probably the most compelling to read. Despite Calvert-LeVine’s many shortcomings, he was still a terrifying focal point in the air, former teammate richarlison At one point it was even claimed that “he had an incredible leap, just like Cristiano Ronaldo”.

That’s not just a question worth pondering, right? Everton has a strong defensive foundation and a hard-working squad, and under the leadership of a hard-working head coach, he is expected to expand the team’s horizons in the coming months.

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But Calvert-Lewin cannot be allowed to continue to fester in the final third, and with Broha ruled out and likely to be recalled to Stamford Bridge, Cannon could be the man to thrust Everton back into the spotlight .

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