Sean Dyche will be delighted as stats show how Everton duo are dominating the PL

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Sean Dyche will be overjoyed at what his two strikers are excelling in this season’s stats show a massive area of strength for Everton.

If you were asked to describe a Sean Dyche number nine, you’d likely say big, strong and dominant aerially. This goes back to his Burnley days with the likes of Ashley Barnes, Chris Wood and then to a lesser extent, Wout Weghorst were all strikers in that mould.

Now at Goodison Park, he’s started off as he left Turf Moor with two strikers with a big aerial presence. Dominic Calvert-Lewin stands at 6ft 2in although his athleticism gives him an extra boost in the air, while Beto stands at 6ft 4in which makes him again a huge threat.

It’s clearly a conscious effort from Dyche as Beto was signed for £25.75m last summer. While the two wingers often chosen have serious crossing quality which makes the game plan clear.

Now, stats have been unveiled which show that despite a lack of goals, Dyche’s plan is working.

Everton dominate aerially through Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Beto

According to stats from X account TheOther14, Everton are among the most aerially dominant sides in the league. With both Calvert-Lewin and Beto ranking inside the top three for heading duels won this season.

Beto comes second with his 5.48 duels won per 90. His total duels won is substantially lower than Calvert-Lewin but he has played nearly 500 minutes less.

Calvert-Lewin ranks third for duels won per 90, with 5.06. He has won 61 total duels which is 30 more than Beto.

In the rankings high up is also James Tarkowski who ranks ninth with 3.65 won per 90, but 73 in total which is beaten only by Ethan Pinnock at Brentford along with Liverpool pair Virgil van Djik and Ibrahima Konate in the league.

Everton need to capitalise on this aerial prowess

Despite boasting such a dominant aerial presence, the two Toffees strikers have struggled to score. Calvert-Lewin has just three in the league while Beto has just the one.

The quality of crosses needs to be better so Everton can take advantage of their advantage in the air.

Dwight McNeil and Jack Harrison are more than capable of placing delightful crosses onto the head of either forward and so it’s time they start doing that and using the clear advantage this pair have.