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Why are Everton trying to sell Ndiaye and Armstrong?
It’s a tale as old as Everton’s existence in the Premier League. When big clubs have come knocking, the Toffees have inevitably sold players on. Whether it’s the financial sums that have stabilized the club’s previously tenuous fiscal position or their stars have had their heads turned and compelled their transfers, it’s what has almost […]
Bournemouth 1-1 Everton: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Last gasp Tarkowski goal earns draw
AFC Bournemouth hosted Everton in a match that had historically favored the home side. Prior to this meeting, Bournemouth had proven to be a persistent bogey team for the Toffees, having won 9 of their 18 Premier League matchups. Everton had secured just one victory in their previous nine Premier League away games but that […]
Everton at Bournemouth: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online
Starting Lineups Everton – Armstrong in the XI! Bournemouth – Match Preview Everton have started the season a bit beyond expectation with two impressive wins to go. Crystal Palace are enduring a miserable start to the season, with the Toffees starting their slide last weekend. Next came a comfortable dispatching of Championship side Preston in […]
Bournemouth vs Everton: Match Preview | Will Toffees make it three wins in a week?
Everton will attempt to make it three wins in a week to open the season when they travel to the south coast to face Bournemouth on Saturday. When the fixtures were announced I had images of Evertonians enjoying the bank holiday sunshine – mirroring morale after a perfect start to the campaign. But instead the […]
Friday’s Everton News: Ndiaye & Grealish latest, Hume and El Khannouss linked
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours ICYMI: Everton unveiled their new third kit. [RBM] Check out some behind-the-scenes clips from Everton’s League Cup triumph over Preston North End. Everton rumored to be interested in 22-year-old Bundesliga attacker Bilal El Khannouss. [Sport Witness via Sky Germany] The latest on the Iliman Ndiaye and Jack Grealish front. […]
Everton and Castore unveil third kit for 2026-27 season
Everton are in the third year of their contract with English sportswear firm Castore as the Blues are into their second season at their new digs at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Bramley-Moore Dock. Today we get a look at what the new third kits for the 2026-27 season will look like. The Castore Everton FC […]
Thursday’s Everton News: Barry hat trick, Wolves next, Ndiaye interest, busy week ahead
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Our complete match report and initial reaction to the Carabao Cup win over Preston. [Royal Blue Mersey] David Moyes reflected on his Preston return and Sir Tom Finney chats ahead of Everton cup tie. [Liverpool Echo] Everton will face Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the […]
Preston North End 0-4 Everton: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Barry rampant as Blues move on
Everton started their cup play against Preston North End after the 40 mile drive down the M58 and up the M6. David Moyes ended his playing career at Preston and also started his managerial career before Everton came looking for someone to save them from the drop in 2002. A lot has happened since then […]
Everton drawn against Wolves in Carabao Cup Third Round, again
Everton have been drawn against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of the Carabao Cup for the second consecutive year. This came after beating Preston North End in a 4-0 jaunt earlier tonight. Wolves beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 to progress to the clash against the Blues. Last season the Blues featured a weakened side against bottom […]
Everton at Preston: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online
Starting Lineups Everton – Two changes as James Garner and Tyler Dibling come in. Match Preview Everton start this season’s League Cup with a trip to Preston North End of the Championship, a side that they are very familiar with over the last couple of decades especially after manager David Moyes, left Deepdale to take […]
Preston vs Everton: Carabao Cup second round preview
Ah, the League Cup. A competition that has brought Everton nothing but misery and disappointment over the years. They have reached just two finals since its inception in 1960/61, losing to Aston Villa in 1977 (that went to three matches, with Everton losing the third in the final minute of extra time) and Liverpool in […]
Wednesday’s Everton News: Moyes talks Carabao Cup, Hackney honours
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Hill Dickinson Stadium is set to host more concerts and various events in the future, which becomes a viable source of additional income for Everton. [BBC] “Of course we all want to win the cups. Yes the cups are hugely important, would it be more important than staying in […]
Everton Notebook | Out of the Blocks To Blast the Eagles
No Opening Day Blues On Saturday Everton banished the tendencies of recent years by getting the new campaign off to a winning start. Having failed to win an opening day fixture since the 2021-22 season, the Blues took their late preseason momentum, highlighted by strong performances against Newcastle United and Lille, into a game with […]
Tuesday’s Everton News: George joy, Beto links, O’Brien exit mooted, Rowe interest
Tyrique George believes Everton’s “loud and aggressive” support and his “top” teammates are providing him with the perfect platform to establish himself as a key performer. [Everton FC] Everton would consider Jake O’Brien sale – would an exit for defender make sense? Especially given two of the three remaining centerhalves would be well into their […]
Monday’s Everton News: Moyes’ transfer plans, Tarkowski talks captaincy
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton defeat Crystal Palace 2-0 to start the 26-27 season on a positive note. Here’s how it happened. [RBM] Watch the highlights below. Under-21s mini-derby ends in bad-tempered 1-1 draw with teen sensation Braiden Graham getting sent off. [EFC] “When I got the job, the Friedkins said it would […]
Everton Under-21s gear up for season start
Everton Under 21s launched a new campaign under new management with a real firecracker of a fixture at Goodison Park last Friday. The visitors? Liverpool. It’s not the first time a local derby has opened a campaign but, as I have witnessed before, these games are as competitively fought as any senior clash, with Braiden […]
Finnigan targets Goodison to end journey
Megan Finnigan has spoken about her return from injury hell after the Everton Women’s skipper played her first minutes since suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in January 2025. Featuring in a behind-closed-doors 0-0 draw with Burnley at their training ground earlier this month, the 28-year-old thankfully came through unscathed (we don’t need any more […]
Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace: Match Report & Instant Reaction | KDH, Barry score in opening win
Everton opened their season with a visit from Crystal Palace at Hill Dickinson Stadium. After the somewhat controversial press conference from David Moyes where he seemed to be at odds with the club, it was now important to put that aside to focus on the first match of the new season. The visiting Eagles arrived […]
Everton vs Crystal Palace: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online
Starting Lineups Everton – Pretty much as expected here with Rohl, George and Barry starting. Crystal Palace – No Ismaila Sarr who is reportedly holding out for a move. Match Preview Everton will start the 2026-27 Premier League season at home, welcoming Europa Conference League holders Crystal Palace to the Hill Dickinson Stadium. After a […]
Everton vs Crystal Palace: Predicted Line-Up | Who lines up at right back?
Everton start off the 2026-27 Premier League campaign tomorrow against the holders of the Europa Conference League trophy Crystal Palace. Yet another transfer window is winding to a close and we are still no closer to finding a starting calibre right back. After an indifferent start to the preseason, Everton looked a lot more coherent […]
Everton vs Crystal Palace: Match Preview | The new season starts here
Everton begin their 125th top flight season and the second at their new Merseyside home against last year’s Europa Conference League champions Crystal Palace. The Toffees go into the game cautiously optimistic after some bright moments in pre-season. Their remains frustration however at a failure to address key issues in the transfer marker and the […]
Everton 2026-27 Season Preview: Premier League & Cups Predictions
It’s that time of the year again when the Royal Blue Mersey crew get together and come up with their predictions for the upcoming season in the following categories – Premier League Top 6, Everton position, Premier League Bottom 3, FA Cup Winner, Everton FA Cup, EFL Cup Winner, Everton EFL Cup, Premier League Golden Boot Winner, Everton Golden […]
Everton 2026-27 Season Preview: Memorable Opening-Day Moments
Everton Football Club entered a new era at Hill Dickinson Stadium last season, and are about to begin their second campaign in their new home. Manager David Moyes had sparked a revival that had some Evertonians dreaming dreams of European nights, but then the Blues faded badly to close out the season mired in midtable. […]
Friday’s Everton News: Doue and Delap latest, Season Preview series live
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Today’s the day the Premier League finally makes its return (and the first FPL deadline, of course). Be sure to join our Royal Blue Mersey Fantasy League here. We look forward to bringing you the latest and greatest in Everton coverage for another season ahead. COYB! We dropped our […]
Everton 2026-27 Season Preview: Strikers | Blues Duo To Fire Team up the Table?
The last position group we’re going to look at tonight is the strikers in the 2026-27 Season Preview series. There have been significant changes in midfield and on the wings for Everton this summer, and with a right back surely imminent, most areas of the team which required surgery are looking improved, or may soon […]
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