Moyes at a loss to explain Everton woes

Ian Whittell

Everton manager David Moyes admits he is at a loss over his team's current problems after they were held to a 0-0 draw by struggling Wigan at Goodison Park.

Moyes' men were predicted by no less a judge than Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson as contenders for the Premier League title this season, but they have now won just two of nine home league games and currently stand only two points above the relegation places.

Against Wigan on Saturday, they missed an astonishing catalogue of chances and Moyes admitted that he cannot explain why his side is struggling so badly in that department.

"We've been here before in a similar situation but the worrying thing for me is we are not winning at home to teams who over the years we have normally beaten," he said.

"That's a concern. I couldn't question our attitude, as I did when we lost our last home game against West Brom. We tried to go for it.

"But we missed blatant chances. I don't know if you will get better chances in the Premier League than the ones we missed.

"And the longer we didn't take chances, the more frustrated we got and the more anxiety came into our play and the crowd.

"I'm looking at this, trying to see if it's something else other than just not scoring goals. And I'm finding it hard to find anything other than that."

LIVERPOOL, Sunday (AFP)