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Everton U21s will soon enter a series of play-offs with teams from the lower tier of U21 football (the Professional Development League). They will contest a Round of 16, Quarter final, semi final and final if they progress against largely Championship clubs though Brentford and Bournemouth are among the top 8 of the Development League. […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton name Dean Rastrick as new Academy Director. [EFC] Check out some behind-the-scenes clips from the Scotland v Ivory Coast friendly at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Just how good has James Garner been this season? [PL] Dan Meis reflects on his stadium masterpiece. [BBC] Jack Grealish may have found his […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours After nearly a decade on Merseyside, the question of handing Michael Keane a new contract is explored. [ToffeeWeb] Here is what Jordan Pickford had to say about his targets for the conclusion of the Premier League campaign, as well as this summer’s World Cup. [Everton FC] Vitaliy Mykolenko was […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton release strong results in their Annual Report and Accounts. Propped by the sale of the Women’s team and Goodison Park to a separate entity, only a minor loss is realized. [EFC] More analysis on the club’s finances here. [Toffee Web] Blues linked with Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr. […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton would likely lose out if they end up in the same competition as AS Roma who are also owned by the Friedkin Group. [Liverpool Echo] When Everton found out their game against Manchester City in May had been moved to a Monday night it was the final straw for a frustrated fanbase. […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton Women fall in the Merseyside Derby to local rivals Liverpool 3-2. [RBM] David Moyes set to be offered contract extension this summer. [Guardian] Martin Tyler backs the Blues for a Europe spot. [EFC] “We won the game [AFCON Final] on the pitch, not in the offices, and as […]
Scott Phelan feels his Everton Women side need to rise to the mental and psychological challenges of big games after a spirited second-half fightback couldn’t prevent defeat at home to Liverpool, who led the Blues at half-time by three goals to nil. A Ceri Holland brace either side of a Martina Fernandez own-goal in the […]
Scott Phelan has spoken of his pride at playing at Goodison Park and declared his Everton Women side are fortunate to be playing there, while the head coach has urged the Blues to keep making memories, starting with Saturday’s showdown with Liverpool at the Grand Old Lady. The Toffees head into the weekend’s Merseyside derby […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Double heartbreak for Everton’s contingent as both Republic of Ireland and Ukraine crash out of the World Cup qualification phase. Seamus Coleman and Jake O’Brien lost in a penalty shootout while Vitaliy Mykolenko also lost in regulation. [EFC] Tim Cahill joined Moyes and Co. as the Blues continue their […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton exploring legal options over lack of sporting sanctions against Chelsea. [The Guardian] Nathan Patterson puts talks on Everton future with David Moyes on hold for fresh ‘opportunity’. [Daily Record] Dwight McNeil has detailed the complex difficulties he’s overcome following a failed move in the January transfer window, explaining […]
It truly was a weekend of mixed outcomes for Paul Tait and Keith Southern. Firstly, the Everton Under-18s took on Newcastle at Finch Farm at their regularly scheduled lunchtime slot on Saturday while Paul Tait’s Under-21 team made the long journey to the South Coast to take on Brighton at the peculiar time of 4pm […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Check in on the international Blues in action during the break. [EFC] Hear from James Garner ahead of a potential first cap for the senior England squad. [EFC] Wayne Rooney backs Garner’s World Cup chances. [BBC] Would you fancy a move for Ben White? Some USMNT representation for the […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Troy Deeney has selected four Everton players in his Premier League Team of the Week. He also selected David Moyes as the Manager of the Week. [BBC] Beto says Everton’s outstanding display against Chelsea on Saturday was spurred on by the “energy” of a bouncing Hill Dickinson Stadium. [Everton FC] […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton defeat Chelsea 3-0. Here’s how it happened. [RBM] Watch some highlights and behind-the-scenes action from the win. Hear from Beto and James Garner post-match. [EFC] Garner received his first England call-up leading up to the game, and said it was unexpected. [ESPN] It’s three for the Toffees as […]
Scott Phelan had mixed emotions after Everton Women’s winning run in the WSL came to a cruel end thanks to a last-gasp Melvine Malard goal at Progress with Unity Stadium. Elisabeth Terland had given Manchester United the lead in the first half, only for the battling Blues to have their fightback rewarded as substitute Inma […]
After the excellent performance against Arsenal last week, the task ahead was another challenge with Chelsea in town. Three very poor results for Chelsea showed their vulnerabilities and David Moyes had to see this as an opportunity to pick up some points. The first goal was going to be critical as Everton have not scored […]
Starting Lineups Everton – Tarkowski is back, with Branthwaite on the bench. Chelsea – Match Preview Everton are back to the friendly confines of Hill Dickinson Stadium having finally won a home game again after three months, dispatching Burnley. Today though they face cheats Chelsea who are fresh off getting a tiny rap on the […]
Despite Everton’s spirited, unfortunate, yet ultimately as-expected defeat against Arsenal last weekend, they managed to retain their eighth-place position in the Premier League table, though several of the chasing pack gained ground on them. Still, the prize of European football – in one form or another – tantalizingly persists, like a mirage of an oasis […]
Jarrad Branthwaite and Jame Tarkowski have both returned to training this week after missing the trip to Arsenal last weekend, and the pair could feature for Everton as they host Chelsea. “Both hopefully will be in and around the squad tomorrow. “We did great without them, so, if we didn’t have them, I’d be fine […]
Everton will look to bounce back from last weekend’s sickening defeat at Arsenal when they host fellow Londoners Chelsea on Saturday evening. The Toffees had more than matched the Premier League leaders for much of the game, so to lose in the way they did was cruel. It could be argued that the opening goal […]
Everton Women travel to third-placed Manchester United on the back of four straight league wins and are looking as strong and organised as the they have done for a long time. Interim manager Scott Phelan has found a settled team that has so far ground out results, with Tottenham Hotspur the latest to succumb to […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Read up on the latest Chelsea team news ahead of their visit to Hill Dickinson Stadium tomorrow. [CFC] David Moyes sits down with boyhood Blue and host of Men in Blazers Roger Bennett to talk about his Everton return, Pickford, and more. “It would mean an awful lot [qualifying […]
At the end of this season the success of the Everton Academy will rightly be judged as much by what goes on away from Finch Farm as what actually happened with the players left available to Paul Tait and Keith Southern. The development loans of Harrison Armstrong, now established back in the first team squad, […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Dwight McNeil details the complex difficulties he’s overcome following a failed move in the January transfer window, explaining why that sliding-doors moment has inspired him to rediscover his fine form to earn an Everton starting place. [Everton FC] An interesting perspective on the Premier League’s recent Chelsea fines as we […]
Manager Scott Phelan has discussed the strength in depth within the forward areas of Everton Women, but has admitted that it is tough to fit everyone into the starting line-up. After seeing his side claim their fourth straight league win, three of which came under his command since becoming interim head coach following Brian Sorensen’s […]