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Everton will be minus Idrissa Gueye, Iliman Ndiaye, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jarrad Branthwaite, Seamus Coleman, and Carlos Alcaraz for the visit of Wolves at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Wednesday evening. David Moyes reinserted Michael Keane into the lineup pushing Jake O’Brien out to right back in the game against Brentford with the Blues then proceeding to […]
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Everton’s thin squad has been stretched to close to breaking point with injuries and AFCON, but manager David Moyes called for patience and at the same time indicated that there is a possibility that no big changes will be made either during the January transfer window. The Toffees have been without star defender Jarrad Branthwaite […]
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Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Jake O’Brien says the Everton squad are determined to quickly “put things right” after a disappointing 4-2 defeat to Brentford on Sunday afternoon. [Everton FC] “It’s hard to say [why], but it just didn’t click. It was tired legs – it looked like from everyone – and that just […]
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Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton fall to Brentford 4-2. Here’s how it happened. [RBM] Watch the highlights from the heavy home defeat below. “We got a brilliant result in midweek which was difficult to see with the squad that we have got. But, this is what we have got available at the moment. […]
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This had been one of the most evenly matched fixtures with Brentford having one more win in the 21 fixtures with 6 draws. When Brentford returned to the Premier League, they beat the Toffees in their first two games against in 2021-22, but Everton are now unbeaten in their last six against the Bees (W3 […]
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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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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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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 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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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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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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Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours How many signings can we expect the Blues to make this transfer window? [Football Insider] Rewatch every Everton goal from 2025. According to reports, it looks like Dwight McNeil will stay with the club at least until the end of the season. [Daily Mail] Check in on Everton’s loanees […]
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Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours From all of us at the Royal Blue Mersey website, we would like to wish you a very Happy New Year! 2025 was an incredible year of change for Everton and we can only see even more growth and success as we move into the new year. In the […]
27 days ago | 1 read
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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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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The half way point of the season had arrived and Everton sat 12th before the match, but were only 3 points from 7th. Just 24 days ago, the Toffees were very strong scoring three unanswered goals when Forest visited the Hill Dickinson Stadium in early December. Forest sit in 17th place, 7 points behind Everton. […]
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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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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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Starting Lineups Everton – The rumours were accurate, Keane and Alcaraz are out with Grealish on the bench, alongside lots of youngsters. Nottingham Forest – Dyche names a strong lineup. Match Preview Everton are on the road again as the festive fixtures hit their peak, this time away at Nottingham Forest. David Moyes’ side just […]
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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 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, 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 […]
30 days ago | 1 read
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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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 […]
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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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