For Everton it was a whirlwind end to January.
A new manager in Frank Lampard and two new additions in the shape of Dele Alli from Tottenham Hotspur and Donny van de Beek from Manchester United meant that Everton would head into February with renewed vigour after what had been a wretched few weeks.
This season has been challenging for Everton and their owner Farhad Moshiri, not helped by them sailing so close to the wind with regards to the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules that forced them to impose a summer of austerity in the transfer market, with just £1.6m spent on Demarai Gray and free transfer arrivals of Andros Townsend, Salomon Rondon, Asmir Begovic and Andy Lonergan.
