Stuart Pearce claims Everton are in a false position

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Everton are currently in 16th place in the Premier League table, after a poor start.

Stuart Pearce has told Yahoo Sports that Everton have had very tough fixture list and simply cannot be judged on their current position in the Premier League table.

Ronald Koeman is under serious pressure at Everton, after what has been a disappointing opening to the new campaign.

The Toffees invested heavily over the summer, but have shown very few signs of improvement over the campaign so far.

Everton are currently in 16th place in the Premier League table, after losing 1-0 to Burnley in their last outing.

However, Pearce believes that Koeman’s side are in a false position and that they will improve.

Pearce said: “To be fair, you have just taken an individual out of their strike-force that scored late-twenties goals, that is an improving talent, that offered them pace and power in behind, that could run the line on his own.

“You have removed Lukaku for the price of £75m and tried to replace him. Plus, on top of that they have European football this year which is tough on them and secondly, their fixtures have been an absolute stinker – they have played a lot of the big clubs early on.

“Fixtures have been really tough on them and the stagger will have to unwind a little bit for them as well as the season goes on and they can’t be judged on where they sit at the moment.”

Everton have already been forced to take on the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, but there was a hope that Koeman’s side would be competing with these sort of teams this season.

Instead, the Toffees have been played off the pitch by most the Premier League title contenders, and they will need a big improvement if they are to start climbing up the table.

Everton are next in action after the international break, when they take on Brighton & Hove Albion.