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Wednesday’s Everton News: Ndiaye rumours, Brazilian winger Wesley linked

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours “I’m very happy to continue to score and I want to continue like this…I’m trying to give more and more. I have a programme every day [to get stronger] that the Club have done for me. They’re doing a lot of good things for me and I feel like […]

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Tuesday’s Everton News: Leeds draw reaction, Iroegbunam bid rejected

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Our complete match report and initial thoughts on the draw with Leeds at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. [Royal Blue Mersey] Everton player ratings vs Leeds as two 5/10 Blues struggle before Thierno Barry grabs point. [Liverpool Echo] Post-match comments from Thierno Barry and James Garner after the Blues dropped […]

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Everton 1-1 Leeds: Final | Barry equalizer caps better second half

Live Blog Fulltime Thoughts: Leeds won the first half, Everton won the second, and that’s about the right result. 90+5’ – Final whistle goes, it’s 1-1 the final score. No wins in the last five home games for the Blues, and the inquisition for their form at Hill Dickinson will continue. 90+4’ – Deep bouncing […]

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Everton 0-1 Leeds: Live | Visitors lead through Justin

Live Blog 45+2’ – Everton have had the ball for most of the time added on, but were unable to get the ball into a threatening area and as Hooper’s whistle went off, the stadium was very loud and generous with their boos. Leeds lead 1-0, and it could have easily been much worse. 45’ […]

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

Starting Lineups Everton – David Moyes puts Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye straight back into the XI. Looks like we nailed the lineup again in the predictions. Leeds – Daniel Farke does get Anton Stach back. Match Preview Everton will need to sort out whatever it is that ails them playing at home at […]

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Monday’s Everton News: Beto and Iroegbunam rumours, Moyes talks Grealish

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Check out our predicted lineup and match preview ahead of today’s match against Leeds United. Under-21s defeat Manchester City’s youngsters 3-2. [EFC] Beto’s rumoured move to Fenerbahce has reportedly collapsed. [Sport Witness via A Spor] This Tim Ireogbunam rumour has come a bit out of nowhere, especially with the […]

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Everton vs Leeds: Predicted Line-Up | Reinforcements to the rescue

Everton are starting to discover that they are a much better away team than at home, which is a real shame because the new Hill Dickinson Stadium is a magnificent edifice dedicated to the future of the Toffees. Is it bad luck? Bad tactics? Fixtures? Or a combination of all three? While the fans have […]

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Everton vs Leeds: Match Preview | Toffees seek overdue home win

Everton are back on the banks of the Mersey on Monday as they welcome Leeds to Hill Dickinson Stadium. The match comes at the end of what feels like a very Everton-kind of week, with fans seemingly never allowed to enjoy nice things for too long. The win at Aston Villa was arguably the best […]

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Everton Women 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: WSL Match Report and Reaction

Nikita Parris has insisted that Everton Women need to find a way to win after the Blues fell to another defeat at Goodison Park, this time to Brighton & Hove Albion. The former Toffees striker, who spent seven years on Merseyside at both youth and senior level, acknowledged Brian Sorensen’s footballing ethos but now feels […]

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CONFIRMED: James Garner signs new Everton contract

Everton today announced that key midfielder James Garner has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2030. The 24-year-old’s current contract still had six months left to run with Everton having the option to trigger a one year extension. With a number of clubs across Europe […]

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RIP Tommy Wright, fullback and Everton legend in his own right

From the group of Everton players I watched lift the League title at a packed Goodison Park in 1970, with the passing of Tommy Wright on Monday, there remain, by my reckoning, only 6 players of that wonderful but slender squad still alive to tell the tale. Colin Harvey and Joe Royle will be the […]

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Wednesday’s Everton News: Lukaku shock return, Grealish foot injury, Boey linked

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 […]

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Anfield Awaits Everton Women in FA Cup Fifth Round

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 […]

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Tuesday’s Everton News: Hackney, Stones & Norton-Cuffy links, Rohl appreciation

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 […]

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Monday’s Everton News: Moyes reaction, En-Nesyri latest, Wilson linked

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 […]

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Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Final | Barry pounces on Torres error

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 […]

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Aston Villa 0-0 Everton: Live | O’Brien goal ruled out by VAR

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 […]

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

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 […]

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Everton at Aston Villa: Opposition Analysis | Outgunned and Depleted Blues Against It

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 […]

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