Rafa's out! Benitez is set to be sacked as Everton boss following their disastrous defeat by rock-bottom Norwich which saw a furious fan storm the pitch at Carrow Road... with board deciding to wield axe after one win in thirteen league matches
- After a promising start, Everton have lost nine of their past 12 league games
- The Toffees were beaten 2-1 by fellow-strugglers Norwich City on Saturday
- One irate fan stormed the Carrow Road pitch in an effort to reach Benitez
- Everton fans also held banners and called for the Spaniard to be axed
Rafa Benitez is set to be sacked as Everton boss, with the club’s owners locked in an emergency board meeting on Saturday night after their ninth defeat in 13 Premier League games.
Everton lost 2-1 to Norwich City — a team that had not scored in the league since November — and supporters erupted in fury, with one invading the pitch in a bid to get to Benitez.
Two banners were unfurled, one calling for him to ‘get out of our club’ and another reading ‘sack the board’.
![Under-fire Rafa Benitez has been sacked after Everton called an emergency board meeting](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/15/20/52971255-0-image-a-14_1642276826634.jpg)
Under-fire Rafa Benitez faces the sack after Everton called an emergency board meeting
![Supporters hold up a 'Benitez - Get out of our club' banner during their 2-1 loss at Norwich](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/15/23/52965975-10406401-Supporters_hold_up_a_Benitez_Get_out_of_our_club_banner_during_t-a-24_1642290029570.jpg)
Supporters hold up a 'Benitez - Get out of our club' banner during their 2-1 loss at Norwich
Second-half substitute Richarlison’s overhead kick gave Everton hope of a comeback but they lost, leaving them hovering above the Premier League’s relegation zone.
‘I am a professional and I have enough experience,’ said Benitez, whose side face Aston Villa next Saturday. ‘I came here to fix issues that were coming from the last five years. What I have to do now is analyse the mistakes we are making and make sure we avoid that for the future. The rest is not in my hands. I just try to do my job.’
On the supporter who charged towards him, Benitez said: ‘I didn’t see the fan. I was concentrating on the game. After I saw someone was in the middle of the pitch but that’s it.
![A fuming Everton fan had to be removed from the pitch as they fell two goals down at Norwich](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/15/23/52965979-10406401-A_fuming_Everton_fan_had_to_be_removed_from_the_pitch_as_they_fe-a-26_1642290030486.jpg)
A fuming Everton fan had to be removed from the pitch as they fell two goals down at Norwich
![The fan invaded the pitch at Carrow Road and tried to reach manager Rafael Benitez](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/15/23/52965977-10406401-The_fan_invaded_the_pitch_at_Carrow_Road_and_tried_to_reach_mana-a-25_1642290029860.jpg)
The fan invaded the pitch at Carrow Road and tried to reach manager Rafael Benitez
![The irate fan was swiftly apprehended by stewards and removed from the pitch after a delay](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/15/23/52965981-10406401-The_irate_fan_was_swiftly_apprehended_by_stewards_and_removed_fr-a-27_1642290034928.jpg)
The irate fan was swiftly apprehended by stewards and removed from the pitch after a delay
‘We are really disappointed because we lost. We are disappointed because the fans have been travelling to support the team and it’s not the ideal situation.
‘But we cannot change this situation now. We have to learn because we cannot make these mistakes in the future.’
Asked about the calls for him to leave, Benitez said: ‘We are disappointed, like the fans, and we have to improve things on the pitch. To have all these players coming back and to be sure that we make the right decisions and try to be better.’
![If the fans and the players don't buy into Benitez’s fun-free methods, it can turn ugly quickly](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/15/23/52965883-10406401-Abdoulaye_Doucoure_Ben_Godfrey_and_Jordan_Pickford_look_glum_aft-a-21_1642290027161.jpg)
Abdoulaye Doucoure, Ben Godfrey and Jordan Pickford look glum after going 2-0 down
![Adam Idah steals in to score Norwich's second goal during a disastrous start for Everton](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/01/15/23/52965881-10406401-Adam_Idah_steals_in_to_score_Norwich_s_second_goal_during_a_disa-a-23_1642290028458.jpg)
Adam Idah steals in to score Norwich's second goal during a disastrous start for Everton
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