Dyche on injuries, his position and 'massive' FA Cup game

Everton boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Thursday's FA Cup third-round tie against League One side Peterborough at Goodison Park (kick-off 19:45 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Dyche confirmed Youssef Chermiti will be out "a while longer than we had hoped" and it "will be weeks" rather than days. Meanwhile, Armando Broja "has a chance" to face Posh, but Dwight McNeil remains sidelined.

• He also confirmed that striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin "reported an ankle problem today" and they will need to assess that.

• On reports his position is under pressure with the new ownership: "It should be [under scrutiny]. At the end of the day, if you are a business or a club of this size then succession planning should surely be part of your due diligence. I've got no problem with that. It should be ongoing at every football club. It happens in normal business life, so I never really concern myself with that."

• He added that communication with the owners has been "positive" with "no indication" they are looking to bring someone else in and they have "been very up front with me and open" about what their expectations are.

• Asked about the human element to the situation: "The club is always bigger than me. I have said that since I got here. I just see myself as a custodian. So far, I've handled it pretty well, I think. Now, can I go win some games? Can I take it to another level? Can I change the narrative? Can I reinvent what we are trying to do?"

• On importance of this FA Cup game for him personally: "Every game is important. I have said that all along. It is so apparent when you get to this football club that every game is massive. It is hero or zero. Win some and you are a hero at that moment - you know what you are doing. Lose and you don't. It is really simple here. I have never taken any game lightly."

• On what it is like managing in the situation Everton have been in: "You just adapt to realities of each club. I considered the state the club was in before I joined and then when I got here it was considerably different. Not in a positive way. There were a lot more challenges that became more apparent that were unbeknown to me when I got here. I have been managing virtually everything on and off the pitch to the best of my ability."

• Dyche confirmed that, despite reports forward Beto was no longer coming to the training ground, he "was still here today training as usual".

Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary of Everton v Peterborough at 19:45 on Thursday