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Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Could a Lukaku return be in the cards? Under-21s thrash RB Leipzig 5-1 to qualify for the the knockout stages of the Premier League International Cup. [RBM] A tough break for Jack Grealish who might have sustained a suspected stress fracture in his foot. He will be seeing an […]
In the much awaited Premier League International Cup game for Paul Tait’s Everton Under-21s against German outfit RB Leipzig on Tuesday evening at Goodison Park, there was one welcome surprise selection in Roman Dixon. The jet-heeled right back may well have got some first team action this season in Everton’s time of need, had he […]
Everton Women will play Liverpool away in the fifth round of the Women’s FA Cup for the first time in the competition since 2017. The Blues demolished West Bromwich Albion 5-0 in the previous round thanks to a Yuka Momiki brace as well as goals from Issy Hobson, Ornella Vignola and Toni Payne. The Merseyside […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton duo Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye are AFCON 2025 champions after helping Senegal record a historic 1-0 win over host nation Morocco in the final of the tournament on Sunday evening. [Everton FC] Merlin Röhl says Everton’s outstanding away victory over Aston Villa was down to both […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton defeat Aston Villa on the road 1-0 with Thierno Barry getting the lone goal. Against all odds with their threadbare squad, here’s how it happened. [RBM] Watch the highlights below. “I said to the players, ‘Let’s give the supporters something today’, and with the players we had available […]
The winter of our discontent had been gripping Everton as they drove the 2 hour trip down the M6 to the country’s second city to face an in-form Aston Villa. The Villains had six wins, one draw and one loss to Arsenal since the beginning of December so the Blues were up against it before […]
Live Blog Fulltime Thoughts – Everton’s home form continues to mixed, but away from home with the odds piled up against him, David Moyes pulls out another defensive masterclass. Garner impressive once again, Rohl did well too. Defence impenetrable, surely O’Brien has to stay next to Tarkowski going forward. 90+5’ – Final whistle from Tony […]
Live Blog 53’ – Shooting chance for Garner, blazed over. Neat passing triangles until Rohl overhits his pass, urgh. 50’ – Villa get a cross into the box, Tielemans unmarked heads wide. Phew. 48’ – Patterson having a decent game here. Been very involved, and making lots of good challenges.Shooting chance for Watkins, Tarky good […]
Starting Lineups Everton – Pretty much as expected, though Coleman returns to the matchday squad. Aston Villa – Match Preview Everton are back to Premier League action this weekend, traveling to Aston Villa as the injury hit Blues are looking to get things back on track after picking up just one point in two home […]
Everton’s FA Cup penalty shootout defeat to Sunderland last weekend ensured that the club’s quest to end its current silverware drought would extend into a 32nd year. Whilst the manner of the exit left a sour taste, that the Blues lost was not, in itself, a surprise. Shorn of options due to injury, AFCON and […]
After a miserable fortnight or so when little has gone their way, Everton return to league action away from their recent house of horrors at Hill Dickinson Stadium. The Blues travel to Aston Villa who are going through a purple patch as they have climbed into third place, with a chance to go second. The […]
A very young Everton team took to a cold Goodison Park in the FA Youth Cup 4th round tie on Friday night against West Ham United. They lined up in a 4-4-2 formation as below with England Under 18 goalkeeper Douglass Lukjanciks (main picture) captaining the side from the back. They still had some players […]
Everton’s difficult winter continues with a tough trip to Aston Villa – a similar-sized team who, unlike the Toffees, have shown what can be done with sizeable but well-placed investment. Injuries, fatigue, suspensions, loss of form and international duty have caught up with the Toffees, who have now won just once in seven games in […]
A first half brace from Yuka Momiki and goals from Ornella Vignola, Toni Payne and Issy Hobson ensured Everton Women’s safe passage into the fifth round of the Women’s FA Cup as Brian Sorensen’s side demolished West Bromwich Albion. Always on the front foot, the WSL visitors were ahead as early as the ninth minute […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Check out some clips from training as the Blues prepare for Aston Villa on Sunday. [EFC] Test your luck with this Everton-Aston Villa player quiz. [EFC] Seamus Coleman is the latest Everton defender making some strides. What do Everton have to get right this transfer window? [BBC] Everton Women […]
Tempting as it is for me, as a huge supporter of the younger footballers at Everton, to say that George Finney is ready to answer the clamour for a modern natural right back in the Blues’ first team, even I acknowledge that he, and others like him, sometimes require a bit of reality to pitch […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Gana’s AFCON hopes, Ndiaye claim and secret behind Everton passion. [Everton FC] Rumours continue to circulate that the Blues are continuing in their pursuit of Fenerbahce striker Youssef En-Nesyri on loan. Meanwhile, the Morocco international made an extra time appearance in the semi-finals of AFCON, and scored the winning […]
Brian Sorensen has warned his Everton Women team not to underestimate West Bromwich Albion, but has stated that he will rotate his squad ahead of Thursday’s FA Cup fourth round clash against the Women’s National League Northern Premier Division side. The Blues begin their FA Cup run with a trip to Alexander Stadium and the […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Hear from Iliman Ndiaye as his Senegal side gets set to take on Egypt today in the AFCON semifinal. [EFC] Blues linked with 23-year-old French defender Kevin Boma. [TEAMtalk] Under-21s defender George Finney joins Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan. [EFC] Welcome back, Jarrad Branthwaite! Everton Women striker […]
Brian Sorensen praised Manchester City’s quality but called out a key moment in yesterday’s game that he felt incorrectly went against Everton Women, who fell to defeat at Joie Stadium. Kerolin Nicoli put the hosts ahead with deflected effort on 26 minutes, but a controversial call from referee Adewunmi Soneye five minutes from half-time ruled […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Harrison Armstrong says it was always his dream to be a first teamer for Everton – and believes the Club’s Academy ensured he built the right mentality to fulfil his goal. [Everton FC] What a dream transfer window could look like for Everton as £50m Arsenal star Ben White […]
The Everton Under 21s took on their Leicester City counterparts on a very cold Friday night at Walton Hall Park. They lined up as the team-sheet below, some notable absentees in Braiden Graham and Callum Bates. They, like “senior U21 players” Reece Welch and Eli Campbell, were all destined to be in David Moyes’ heavily […]
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton fall to Sunderland in the FA Cup on penalties. Here’s how it happened. [RBM] Watch the highlights below. James Garner reflects on the Blues cup crash out. [EFC] A good shift from Adam Aznou. “He [Aznou] is a left-back, he played sort of left-wing for us. He had […]
Live Blog Final Thoughts – Sincerely doubt that any Blues came into this game thinking we were going to go into the next round given how bare this squad is. Got handed a lifeline late thanks to Aznou, but in the end we were never going through with this lineup. We’re not going to waste […]
Live Blog 78’ – Now McNeil gets in space on the right, left footed inswinger and Barry peels away from his man and his diving header is just wide. Much better. 77’ – JOB charges forward and wins a freekick on the edge of the attacking third. Garner takes it short for Armstrong peeling away, […]