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Everton 2-4 Brentford: Final | Shambolic defending leads to another heavy home defeat

Live Blog Fulltime Thoughts – Everton simply cannot be more aggressive at home with this slow backline and a non-existent midfield that leaves too much space between the lines. There’s also little attacking impetus from the fullback area which has to be addressed as an immediate need. Thoroughly outworked and well-beaten today by a Brentford […]

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Everton 0-1 Brentford: Live & How to Watch | Thiago scores early

Live Blog 45’ – Oof more trouble. Brentford now break on the right with Schade, and Tarky cuts out his cross for a corner. Inswinger, low and cleared, McNeil finds Barry who has his second bad touch in a minute and gives away the ball. Five minutes to be added on here. 44’ – Now […]

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Everton vs Brentford: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online

Starting Lineups Everton – Nailed it in the predicted lineups piece for the first time! Brentford – Bees very transparent about who plays where. Match Preview Everton will start the new year at the friendly confines of Hill Dickinson Stadium as they host Brentford who are a point and spot behind the Toffees. The Blues’ […]

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Everton vs Brentford: Predicted Line-Up | Squad management in effect

Everton could be minus Idrissa Gueye, Iliman Ndiaye, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jarrad Branthwaite, Seamus Coleman, Jack Grealish, Carlos Alcaraz and Michael Keane for the visit of Brentford at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The latter trio might be the closest to returning today with Grealish still ill and Alcaraz & Keane recovering from unnamed injuries […]

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Everton vs Brentford: Opposition Analysis | Blues Face Rugged Threat

We’re into January and the games are coming thick and fast. Capping off what has to go down as a transformational 2025 for Everton – both off the pitch under new owners, the Friedkin Group and on it under David Moyes – the Blues did the double over Nottingham Forest midweek, emerging with a handy […]

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Everton vs Brentford: Match Preview| Toffees eye flying start to 2026

Happy New Year, Evertonians Toffees fans head into 2026 with a feeling of cautious optimism after 12 months of progress on and off the pitch. The table may be tight, but for Everton to end the calendar year in eighth place shows how far the team has come in a short space of time, with […]

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Everton’s January Transfer Window Preview

2025 has come to an end and the Premier League season is at the halfway mark with four matches to be played tomorrow. The back half of the 2025-26 campaign will start on January 3rd and Everton should be firmly in a mid-table position when that starts, perfectly positioned to making a European charge. Let’s […]

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Wednesday’s Everton News: Forest reaction, Armstrong recall, Johnson fee agreed

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours A depleted Everton side defeat Nottingham Forest in an impressive 2-0 effort. Here’s how its happened. [RBM] Watch the highlights below. “It was an amazing performance by the players. We came here with quite a bit of trepidation because we have got eight players out at the moment – […]

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Forest 0-2 Everton: Final | Depleted Toffees snatch resilient victory

Live Blog Fulltime Thoughts – With barely enough players to line up a starting XI, David Moyes has masterminded a heist for Everton to beat Nottingham Forest 2-0. James Garner was nothing short of incredible, with centre halves James Tarkowski and Jacob O’Brien equally magnificent. 90+5’ – Luiz finds Hutchinson with the diagonal, he beats […]

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Forest 0-1 Everton: Live | Second half underway

Live Blog 55’ – Tarky cuts out a cross, corner. Taken short, ends up as a bouncing shot from distance by Luiz, Pickford watches carefully and collects. Another corner, also taken short, eventually cleared. 54’ – Dibling with some trickery gets out of a jam and can spread the ball out wide. Through ball played […]

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Tuesday’s Everton News: Juanlu, Zirkzee and Mainoo links, Alcaraz conundrum, Forest preview

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton at Nottingham Forest: Predicted line-up as we’re waiting for Grealish [Royal Blue Mersey] Michael Keane says he and his Everton teammates are hungry to put on a big performance when the Blues take on Nottingham Forest on Tuesday to reward the Club’s “amazing” away support after admitting Saturday’s […]

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Everton vs Nottingham Forest: Match Preview | Toffees seek to end 2025 on a high

Everton carry their weary legs to another festive away day as they take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. The Toffees have not won between Christmas and New Year since 2020, and Saturday’s draw with Burnley hinted at why. Injuries and AFCON have blunted their forward line, and the paucity of options led to […]

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Everton at Nottingham Forest: Predicted Line-Up | Waiting For Grealish

Everton, already minus Idrissa Gueye, Iliman Ndiaye, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman, lost Jack Grealish as well for the Burnley game on Saturday. With such a quick turnaround between games, none of the former are expected to be available, which then leaves the Blues waiting for Grealish. The star winger was reportedly unwell […]

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Monday’s Everton News: Moyes talks draw, Forest preview, Ajax Aznou interest

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton draw Burnley 0-0. Here’s how it happened. [EFC] Watch the highlights below. “[It’s] not a particularly good [result], but you take a point sometimes when you don’t play well and we didn’t play well enough today to earn more than that…we had one or two chances, but in […]

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Burnley 0-0 Everton: Match Report & Instant Reaction | No goals and little quality

The Everton bus headed out along the M58, the M6 and the M68 to get to Turf Moor in order to take on Burnley. After a difficult run of games including Arsenal and Chelsea, David Moyes had been speaking of the importance of getting back to winning ways and this match presented that opportunity. What […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Everton at Burnley: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online

Starting Lineups Everton – Jack Grealish is out, down with a virus. Beto gets the start ahead of Thierno Barry. Burnley – The hosts today. Match Preview Christmas is now behind us and Everton are back on the road again as they take on newly-promoted Burnley looking to get back to winning ways after a […]

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Everton at Burnley: Predicted Line-Up | “Not too much change”

Everton are already minus Idrissa Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye and an already thin squad is getting stretched further with recovering injuries and the threat of suspensions looming large. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is still not back from his hamstring ailment, and the trio of James Tarkowski, Vitaliy Mykolenko and James Garner are sitting on four yellow cards […]

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Burnley vs Everton: Match Preview: Toffees seek to get back to winning ways

Merry Christmas, Evertonians. Hope you have all had a restful holiday period so far. No such rest for the players, though the festive fixtures are not quite as hectic as they have been in years gone by.Next up: Burnley at Turf Moor.The Toffees are hoping to avoid a third successive loss after narrow, but probably […]

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Friday’s Everton News: Burnley preview, Vlahovic linked

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Read up on the squad fitness latest ahead of the Blues return to action tomorrow against Burnley. [3 Added Minutes] How can we expect Everton to lineup tomorrow? [Sports Mole] Iliman Ndiaye shares his support for the (orange)red-hot Chicago Bears. With the January transfer window approaching rapidly, like clockwork, […]

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Thursday’s Everton News: Dovbyk linked again, Aznou loan, United still want Branthwaite

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Enjoy every minute of this special day with those you love and hopefully you got some great Blue Crimbo prezzies. Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours A question and answer session with James Tarkowski. [Everton FC] Everton are actively exploring loan options for highly-rated left back Adam Aznou […]

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Wednesday’s Everton News: Moyes gives Branthwaite update, Gueye and Ndiaye roll

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours “[We’re looking] just about the same as we were at the weekend – not too much change. [The players who are out injured], are all improving as we get on. Jarrad [Branthwaite] is getting closer to the grass now and getting closer, so we’re hoping we can maybe get […]

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