Everton news: David Moyes set to visit new stadium for first time

Everton manager David Moyes is scheduled to visit the club’s new stadium this week – the clearest sign yet that he feels they are safe from relegation.

With Southampton already down and Leicester and Ipswich looking like joining them in the Championship next season, the Toffees are on 35 points, 15 clear of the bottom three with seven games remaining.

Moyes has insisted in recent weeks that 40 points is the target to aim for, saying in March: “I’ve not been to the new stadium yet because I’m not going to go until I feel as if we are safe.”

But after securing a point against Arsenal on Saturday, Moyes will head to Bramley-Moore Dock sometime in the next few days to take a look at the new state-of-the-art venue.

He said after the game: “Mathematically, we are not safe yet but I am hoping to take a visit to the stadium this week, which would indicate that I think we are pretty close.

“I want us to keep getting ready for Premier League football. I know I have got a bit to do and hope I’m not speaking too soon.”