New stadium curse - are Everton showing how clubs struggle after move?

When Everton said a tearful farewell to their atmospheric Goodison Park home after 133 years in the summer, hopes were high that Hill Dickinson Stadium could become the fortress fans dreamed of.

An unbeaten five-match start at their new ground, inspired by new signing Jack Grealish, raised expectations further.

But defeat against Manchester United on Monday cemented Everton's status as the latest Premier League team to find the transition to a new stadium tough going.

The Toffees have failed to win any of their past seven matches at their gleaming 52,769-capacity arena, following in the footsteps of other top-flight sides who have struggled after moving grounds.

BBC Sport takes a closer look at the curse of the new stadium in the Premier League era.

Eight clubs - only counting teams who were in the top flight for both their last season at their old ground and first at their new, and excluding temporary homes - have moved stadiums since 1992-93, but only one finished the next season with an improved record.

Derby County went from an average of 1.6 points per game in their last year at the Baseball Ground to an impressive 2.1 as they adapted brilliantly to a debut campaign at Pride Park in 1997-98.

Middlesbrough had an identical record between Ayresome Park and the Riverside, but the other teams all suffered a drop-off.

Tottenham were always unlikely to match their stunning White Hart Lane finale of 17 wins and two draws when they moved to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after a spell at Wembley.

But seven years on they are still to establish their arena as a place teams fear to come, with some pundits claiming it is too welcoming for opposition players. Only Wolves have lost more home games in Europe's big five leagues this season than Spurs, with eight.

West Ham had an immediate drop-off in their first season at London Stadium, dropping half a point per game on average. Their plight at the hugely unpopular and vast former athletics track is well documented, with fans pining for Upton Park's intimidating atmosphere.

It was a similar story for Southampton after they left the tight confines of the Dell for St Mary's.

Everton are only 0.2 points per game down on their final season at Goodison but, given their most recent win at Hill Dickinson came on 6 December, they have some work to do to reverse the trend given they face Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City before the end of the season.

Monday's loss to United was Everton's sixth at home this season in the league, surpassing their total from the whole of their final campaign at Goodison.

They are sixth in the away form table, having secured six wins and 21 points on the road, but languish in 14th for home results with only four wins from 14 games.

Since their bright start they have shipped four goals at home to both Newcastle and Brentford and three to Spurs, while a statement win over a big club is yet to materialise.

Goals have also been at a premium in front of their own supporters, with only five scored in their past seven matches in all competitions.

Manager David Moyes has increasingly found himself fielding questions as to why his side are finding the transition so tough.

"There is probably a change - other teams come here and enjoy it," he said after the United game.

"You think of Goodison - narrow tunnel; the players can touch you. It feels a bigger space than Goodison.

"Tonight we lost a goal when we were a bit wide open. There are things about it which are different and we have to get used to.

"Our games are better than at Goodison but our team is better. It isn't as though we were winning every game at Goodison."

BBC Sport's Everton Fan's Voice writer Briony Bragg has noted that the increased pitch size - 100x68m at Goodison compared to 105x68m at Hill Dickinson - has made a difference.

"The pitch is five metres longer than Goodison Park, and David Moyes has persisted with James Tarkowski and Michael Keane at centre-half this season," she said.

"They don't have the pace Jarrad Branthwaite and Jake O'Brien do, and statistics prove Everton perform better when either is not being shoehorned in at left- or right-back."

Everton have five games to turn their Hill Dickinson form around before the end of the season, but there is work to do for it to feel like home.