Club captain Seamus Coleman spoke of a 'surreal' experience as he helped to lead Everton from the dugout with Under-18s boss and friend Leighton Baines

Everton’s under-18s coach Leighton Baines will take charge of the FA Cup tie, assisted by captain, Republic of Ireland international Séamus Coleman. Graham Potter had been strongly linked with the Everton job in recent days but replaced Julen Lopetegui at West Ham instead.

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Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines stepped in as caretaker managers after Sean Dyche was sacked just hours before kick-off

THURSDAY evening was a novel one for Seamus Coleman despite being 16 years into his time with Everton. In the wake of Sean Dyche’s sacking, he and fellow club legend Leighton Baines have

The Ireland captain and Leighton Baines took charge of the Toffees tonight after Sean Dyche's sacking on Thursday.

And when the time came for Coleman's big Goodison Park moment, he appeared to take everything in his stride. Just a firm shake of Darren Ferguson’s hand pre-match, a brief acknowledgement of the fantastic support, and then a brisk, purposeful walk towards his technical area.

I was supposed to be on the bench tonight and it changed quickly. Whatever Everton need from me, I’m going to be there.’

Sean Dyche has been sacked as Everton manager, the club have announced. Everton confirmed that club captain Séamus Coleman and Under-18s head coach Leighton Baines would take charge of first-team affairs on an interim basis, starting with tonight’s FA Cup tie against Peterborough at Goodison Park.

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Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines will take temporary charge of Everton for tonight's FA Cup clash against Peterborough United, after manager Sean Dyche was sacked by the club hours before kick-off.