Everton caretaker manager David Unsworth eyeing two wins to boost his chances of landing job full-time

  • Everton take on Lyon in France in the Europa League on Thursday evening
  • The Merseyside outfit lost the home fixture 2-1 at Goodison Park last month
  • Interim boss David Unsworth knows it is important to return to winning waysĀ 

Everton interim manager David Unsworth says his chances of getting the job on a permanent basis could come down to whether the Premier League club win their next two games.

Unsworth, who took charge after Ronald Koeman was sacked last month, lost to Chelsea and Leicester City in his first two games.

Everton are 18th in the league and bottom of their Europa League group but Unsworth said victories over Lyon and Watford would give the team a much-needed boost and do no harm to his hopes of being named manager.

David Unsworth has made no secret of his desire to take the Everton job on a permanent basis

David Unsworth has made no secret of his desire to take the Everton job on a permanent basis

'Do I need to win the next two games? Probably,' Unsworth told reporters ahead of Thursday's match against Lyon. 'You have to get results, so we need to start winning. But that doesn't scare me.


'I've not looked at the other names linked (for the managers position)... but whoever has been linked with the job, it won't surprise me because this is a wonderful club.'

Defender Ashley Williams said the players were hurt by Koeman's dismissal and that they must share some of the blame.

'It's always disappointing when a manager loses his job. You do take responsibility for that,' he said.

The Wales international added that Everton must start winning for them to build momentum.

Defender Ashley Williams acknowledged that the team need to start winning again, and soon

Defender Ashley Williams acknowledged that the team need to start winning again, and soon

'We need wins and we need them fast,' he said.Ā 'We'll try and win the game and after that we'll recover and we'll go against Watford and we'll try and win that.

'We'll continue to do that until we get a bit of momentum and confidence starts to build and then your season can start.'Ā