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Jordan Pickford certain Everton will move clear of bottom three

Jordan Pickford joined Everton this summer
Image: Jordan Pickford says Everton won't be in the relegation zone for long

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is confident the club will soon be moving away from the Premier League relegation zone.

The Toffees are currently 18th in the table ahead of Sunday's home clash with Watford.

They have won only two of 10 league games so far this season and Thursday's 3-0 Europa League defeat at Lyon was their fifth loss in a row in all competitions.

Pickford, who joined the Merseyside outfit from relegated Sunderland in June, has stressed the situation is not similar to that which he experienced with the Black Cats last term.

"It's not been ideal but we are not far away from winning games," said the 23-year-old. "We're not a club that is going to be in the bottom three for long I'd say. It's just that the luck hasn't come our way yet

"It's a totally different scenario for myself from last season. I think one win will get us to 13th or something in the league. Then that one win can become back-to-back wins, and that is where the confidence grows, and it starts Sunday."

Everton's caretaker boss David Unsworth has called Sunday's game against Watford his "cup final", but Pickford says there is no sense of panic in the dressing room.

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Everton caretaker manager David Unsworth says Sunday's visit of Watford is like a 'cup final' after three defeats in a row

"No - it's too early," he said. "We have had a bad lot of games. I love playing games week in week out, but it has been a change with the Europa League. That may have affected us.

"But we can't be making excuses. We have to just move forward, dig in and get the win."

Asked if he had seen the right characters in the camp required for Everton to get out of their current predicament, Pickford said: "Yes, definitely.

Wayne Rooney made his Old Trafford return with Everton on Sunday
Image: Pickford says experienced players like Wayne Rooney could be key to helping kick-start their revival

"You have (fellow summer signing Wayne) Rooney, you have a lot of people who have been successful. The senior pros have all been successful in their careers, and that is where they help us.

"And then that is when the young lads become big characters, when they wear their hearts on their sleeves in the games. We won't be struggling - it will only make us go forward and get the wins that we need."

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