Shay Given shares what he’s noticed when Everton play at the Hill Dickinson Stadium

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Everton were humiliated at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as they were hammered 4-2 by Brentford.

David Moyes’ side made multiple defensive errors at the back, with Michael Keane and James Tarkowski miles off the pace.

Vitali Mykolenko received backlash for his dreadful performance, as he gave the ball away a whopping 18 times.

Merlin Rohl was also really poor and many Everton fans are starting to question whether he’s good enough.

Is that the worst individual performance from an Everton player this season? 😬

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Following the game, Match of the Day pundit Shay Given made an interesting Hill Dickinson Stadium claim that Moyes will be desperate to address.

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Shay Given highlights Everton’s poor form at the Hill Dickinson Stadium

Match of the Day put up a statistic which showed Everton’s first four results at the Hill Dickinson compared to the six that followed.

It didn’t make for great reading, as the Toffees have gone from being unbeaten, to now losing four of their last six games at home.

Given, speaking on Match of the Day, pointed out that Everton often look like the away side when they play at home.

“Moyes said they’re a bit short in areas and again, maybe he’ll be looking at the window to try and strengthen,” the former Newcastle United goalkeeper explained.

“The graph speaks for itself. The Hill Dickinson is a brand new stadium, and sometimes the opposition look like they are playing there more than the home team.

“It happens, but David Moyes will want to put that right, he’s a top manager and I’m sure he’ll get it right.”

Where do Everton sit in the Premier League home table?

When Everton left Goodison Park, the worry was always whether the atmosphere would carry over into the new stadium.

That hasn’t really been an issue, as the Hill Dickinson has been able to generate a very loud noise, but for whatever reason, the home form has completely fallen away.

As evinced by the Premier League home table, the Toffees have one of the worst records in the division, as they’re now languishing in 14th place.

It seems Moyes’ side struggle to take the game to the opposition, which is expected of them when they play in front of their 52,000 fans.

Away games come a lot more naturally to them, as they’re much happier setting up in a pragmatic system and playing on the counter.

So, Moyes will have to combat that by adding more quality in the January transfer window.