Everton secured yet another Premier League win over the weekend, prevailing 2-0 against Ipswich Town, which moves them further away from the relegation places.
Several players have stepped up in recent weeks to drag the club up the table. Iliman Ndiaye has been in great form, scoring twice in the Premier League along with creating one big chance and succeeding with two dribbles per game. The forward is emerging as one of Sean Dyche’s most important players this season.
It is Dwight McNeil who is impressing the most, however. The Englishman has registered six goal contributions in the top flight so far this term – three goals and three assists – which is proof that he has now firmly established himself as someone the manager can trust to get Everton out of trouble.
Dwight McNeil’s season in numbers
Since joining the Goodison Park side ahead of the 2022/23 campaign, McNeil scored ten goals across his first two seasons at the club, with just three coming in the entirety of last term.
This means he has already surpassed his tally after just ten matches in 2024/25, bagging three league goals and one in the EFL Cup.
There is no doubt that if he maintains his current form, he can score more than eight goals during a single season for the first time in his career.
content with just scoring or assisting, McNeil has also created seven big chances in the Premier League this season, along with averaging 3.1 key passes per game, succeeding with 1.3 dribbles per game and recovering 4.5 balls per match, indicating how excellent he has been in several other performance metrics.
The downside to these performances is that there could soon be interest in the player from other clubs, although Dyche would be within his rights to hold out for the best possible price for the 24-year-old should he be forced to sell in the near future.
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