David Unsworth issued an apology to Everton’s fans after Sunday’s woeful 4-1 Premier League loss at Southampton.<\/p>\n
The Toffees were thrashed 5-1 by Atalanta in the Europa League on Thursday and a bad week got worse at St Mary’s Stadium, where\u00a0Gylfi Sigurdsson’s stunning equaliser provided a rare bright spot for the visitors.<\/p>\n
Charlie Austin’s double and a goal apiece from Dusan Tadic and Steven Davis ensured Everton’s winless run on the road in the top flight was extended to 15 games.<\/p>\n
With his temporary spell at the helm failing to yield a turnaround following Ronald Koeman’s poor start to the campaign, Unsworth could do little else but apologise to supporters.<\/p>\n
He said: “[I\u00a0am] Absolutely gutted. The second-half performance from all our team was unacceptable. I’m sorry for all the Everton fans who came down here and all the ones who were watching as well.<\/p>\n
“We can’t keep performing like this, it’s just not good enough.<\/p>\n
“We are in a tough moment and we have a massive week ahead of us.”<\/p>\n
Next up is Wednesday’s\u00a0huge clash with a West Ham side who occupy the final relegation spot, but sit just two points behind the Merseysiders.<\/p>\n
Everton may go into that game with two key players absent after Leighton Baines and Michael Keane were forced off injured on the south coast.<\/p>\n
“Leighton said he felt his calf,” added Unsworth. “We’ll assess him but it doesn’t look good for Wednesday. Michael Keane\u00a0is different but I need to find out the latest on him.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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