Sean Dyche looks on through the Everton defeat at Bournemouth, his last game in charge of the Blues. He has now been appointed manager of Nottingham Forest (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Everton will not have to wait long for a reunion with Sean Dyche after the former Blues boss was appointed Nottingham Forest manager.

Dyche, who started the year in charge of Everton, will end 2025 by welcoming his old side to the City Ground in a game currently scheduled for December 30. He will have already stood in the dugout at Hill Dickinson Stadium by that time, with Forest due at the new ground on December 6.

The Christmas double-header will also see Dyche’s assistants at Everton, Steve Stone and Ian Woan, and his goalkeeper coach Billy Mercer, face the club they worked for under Dyche. All three have been appointed to his new backroom staff.

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