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Everton 1-1 Leeds: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Barry salvages point after poor 1st half
A lot of discussion had been centred around the return of Dominic Calvert-Lewin to face the club that he spent nine years at leading the line. DCL has had something of a renaissance with Leeds and before the match had 9 league goals after not scoring that many for Everton since 2020. The Toffees had […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Friday’s Everton News: Dewsbury-Hall training again, Rohl best position, Garner’s impact
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours “I just want to be on the pitch, I want to help the team. I’m really comfortable playing different positions. I’m comfortable playing right or left-back. I’m comfortable on the six, eight or 10 or even on the wing. It just depends on what we need, what the game […]
Everton Women vs Brighton & Hove Albion: WSL Match Preview
Brian Sorensen has declared his Everton Women squad are confident and hungry ahead of Friday’s WSL encounter against Brighton & Hove Albion at Goodison Park, but knows full well how tough the game against the Seagulls will be. Still searching for the first league win at the Grand Old Lady, the Blues have mounting injury […]
Thursday’s Everton News: Grealish injury timeline, Lukaku analysis, new Garner contract
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Jack Grealish could be out for a ‘months not weeks’ after reports surface about a stress fracture to his foot. RIP Tommy Wright, fullback and Everton legend in his own right. A tribute from our own Geoff Blunt. [Royal Blue Mersey] Everton and Nottingham Forest have both enquired on […]
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 […]
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 […]
Everton Under-21s thrash RB Leipzig, qualify for Premier League International Cup knockout round
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Barry goal seals victory
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Everton at Aston Villa: Predicted Line-Up | The Return of Grealish
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 […]
Everton progress in FA Youth Cup after penalty heroics
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 […]
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