Burnley Manager Sean Dyche Dedicates Everton’s Premier League Win To His Late Brother-in-Law | Football news

Burnley manager Sean Dyche dedicated his team’s 2-1 victory over Everton on Saturday to his late brother-in-law Mark Horbatowski, who died at age 47.

Dyche honored his wife’s brother after becoming Burnley’s first coach to win at Everton and Liverpool in the same season.

Dyche’s men impressed at Goodison Park, with Chris Wood opening the scoring before Dwight McNeil made an impressive effort from range.

“I don’t mention these things very often, but my wife had to bury her brother, he was only 47, on Wednesday, and it was a difficult day,” Dyche said.

“I played their song before the game. I didn’t tell the players until afterwards because I thought it was going well for me. So I told them after the game.”

“It’s a small personal moment, but an important one to remember for me and my family.”

Fulham’s recent form in the Premier League has put pressure on teams above them, such as Burnley, but this victory removes Dyche’s men from the relegation zone by seven points.

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Dyche He said Sky sports: “It was a very good victory and a very well-won victory. The will came from our form to push. I thought we looked like a threat and it could have been more at halftime given the quality of the opportunities.”

“They are a really good team and they came out excited at the beginning of the second period, but I thought we were in control.

“The mentality of the players has been fantastic and always is. We are trying to get some players back in top form.

“Popey had to make a great save, but we handled it well. We don’t just try to stop the goals, we have quality players to score. I think Woody’s was a great finish, and Dwighty has a lot of quality – a lot more to come from him.

“And we had some clear opportunities. We didn’t always make the most of them, but we did it today.”