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Everton 0-2 Chelsea: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Neto brace ends unbeaten run
After the disappointing draw with Hull last week, Everton returned to their home on the royal blue Mersey. For Chelsea, the trip to Everton had been a tricky fixture for them. They had won just one of their last nine Premier League road trips against the Toffees, losing six of those. That poor run carried […]
Everton 0-2 Chelsea: Final | Unbeaten run ended in dismal showing
Live Blog Fulltime Thoughts – Poor performance from Everton. Apart from a ten minute spell when they were good in the first half, they looked flat and bereft of ideas. Pickford with another error and more defensive mistakes led to both goals in a 2-0 Chelsea win, ending the Toffees unbeaten start to the season. […]
Everton vs Chelsea: Live & How To Watch | Underway
Live Blog 25’ – Rohl finds himself in space, doesn’t cross, takes another touch and then shoots as the angle was closing, straight at Martinez. The goalie then holds the ball for too long and he is penalized for timewasting! Neto then comes crashing in into the melee and he is booked. Corner is poor […]
Everton vs Chelsea: Predicted Line-Up | Branthwaite, Mykolenko face fitness tests
Everton are back to home comforts this weekend as they host Chelsea in Saturday afternoon’s early fixture. It’ll be fifth place taking on sixth place with both teams on ten points and the Toffees ahead on goal difference. The Blues have had a relatively easy start to the season and have stayed unbeaten through that […]
Friday’s Everton News: Barry’s fine form and speed, Branthwaite latest
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Watch some clips from training ahead of Everton’s match against Chelsea tomorrow. Check out a preview of tomorrow’s game. [SportsMole] Chelsea will wear a cult classic retro kit against Everton on Saturday. [The Standard] “Every fan counts on you to score goals, so imagine you didn’t score, you know, […]
Thursday’s Everton News: Beljo, Lepaul and Lonergan linked, Staveley to take over?
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall says Everton are happy with their unbeaten start to their campaign – but has called on the Blues to “turn draws into wins” to continue climbing the Premier League table. [Everton FC] It’s time for Everton, and David Moyes, to step it up. Here is why that needs to happen. [ToffeeWeb] After years […]
Wednesday’s Everton News: Norgaard latest, Tarkowski & KDH honours
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Read up on some early team news ahead of Everton’s match against Chelsea this Saturday. [GOAL] Up the unbeaten Blues! Hear from Merlin Rohl on his new book Life with Everton. [EFC] James Tarkowski and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall both named to WhoScored’s PL Team of The Week. It’s safe to […]
Tuesday’s Everton News: Hull reaction, Moyes Celtic link
Celtic are believed to be admirers of Everton manager David Moyes, with his contract expiring with the Toffees in the summer. [Give Me Sport] Harrison Armstrong has opened up on why he’s certain “Everton is the place to be,” while thanking the Club’s fans for their incredible support. [Everton FC] Why Thierno Barry’s wastefulness in […]
Monday’s Everton News: KDH and Barry talk draw, Moyes’ ownership plea, Chelsea Tarkowski interest
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Blues draw Hull City 2-2. Here’s how it happened. [RBM] Watch the highlights below. Hear from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry following the draw. [EFC] Here’s the official Premier League ruling on why/how Brennan Johnson was offside when Everton’s second half goal was overruled. “If somebody would come in […]
Hull City 2-2 Everton: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Barry and KDH goals not enough
The seemingly endless international break was finally over and Everton were heading to Hull hoping that the very good start to the season was not going to be stymied by the three week break. After a quick start to the season, the Tigers had lost their last game to Newcastle and were dumped out of […]
Hull City 2-2 Everton: Final | Shambolic defending leads to dropped points
Live Blog Fulltime Thoughts – Everton completely switched off in their own half after taking the lead and were punished, throwing away two points when they were cruising to a win here. 90+5’ – Another Dibling cross is cleared and there’s the final whistle, 2-2 the final score. Everton remain unbeaten this season, but that’s […]
Everton at Hull City: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online
Match Preview Everton are back from an extended international break, and get back to league action with a trip to Hull City who sit a point behind them in the table. The Tigers are off to a strong start in the league with wins over Manchester United and Coventry City followed up by draws against […]
Hull City vs Everton: Match Preview| The Toffees are back!
It’s been 84 years… Now we all know how an elderly Rose felt in Titanic after enduring the longest of international breaks. There will have been 22 days between the win over Ipswich and Sunday’s trip to Hull, making it feel like a mid-season break. Despite the criticism, I am in favour of the new […]
Everton Are Back! A reason for optimism!
The news out of Everton yesterday declared that owner Dan Friedkin was “exploring new investment options for Everton Football Club, including the potential sale of a controlling interest.” Supporters seem to fall into two camps. The majority see things as being half empty. For them, this is just more chaos. The half full supporters believe […]
Moyes again the steady hand on the tiller as TFG confirm what we already knew
Confirmation that the Friedkin Group is willing to sell Everton was not really a surprise; it has been rumoured for several weeks. But the timing certainly was. There had been a three-week international break during which to announce such news, but instead, a statement dropped on the club’s official website just hours before David Moyes […]
Everton confirm Friedkins put club up for sale
The Friedkin Group’s (in)activity over the summer transfer window and general (dis)interest in the running of Everton Football Club tipped the fanbase off that they were planning to make an exit from the club’s ownership. That combined with their increased focus and spending at their other club AS Roma pretty much told us everything we […]
Friday’s Everton News: Charly Alcaraz rumours, Serie A winger linked, Premier League returns
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Charly Alcaraz has been linked with a move to Fenerbahçe in January. [Turkish-Football] Is David Moyes the right man for the job at Everton this season (and beyond)? [BBC] Blues linked with 21-year-old Senegalese winger Assane Diao, currently playing his trade at Serie A side Como. “I’m now completely […]
Thursday’s Everton News: Mirwasser link, Carsley honour, Armstrong conundrum
‘Used to that’ – Beto makes Everton claim after David Moes defiant response following transfer. [Liverpool Echo] Everton have reportedly welcomed highly-rated French teenager William Mirwasser as they explore a potential future move for the Hong Kong FC defender. [Read Everton] A look at Everton’s Harrison Armstrong contract dilemma after the end of summer debacle. […]
Wednesday’s Everton News: England Blues in action, Hull City preview
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Jordan Pickford got the start while James Garner and Jarrad Branthwaite featured in England’s 3-0 win over Czechia. [EFC] Read up on some early team news ahead of Everton’s return to action against Hull City on Sunday. [EFC] Exactly where does the Friedkin Group’s fate with Everton lie? [Echo] […]
Tuesday’s Everton News: Dewsbury-Hall confidence, Johnson flying, Barry support
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall discusses his confidence in the playing squad and his hopes for an England return. [Everton FC] Monaco and USA striker Folarin Balogun has spoken about the possibility of making a move to the Premier League in the future after pulling the plug on his proposed deadline day […]
Monday’s Everton News: International weekend roundup, Balogun speaks out
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton drew Blackburn Rovers 3-3 in a behind-closed-doors friendly the other day. [EFC] Which Everton player has impressed you the most this season? [RBM] “Football has many twists and turns as we’ve seen after the World Cup. I was close to a transfer, didn’t materialise, but for sure it […]
Everton Women 2-1 Birmingham City: WSL Match Report | Mace Brace seals victory
Ruby Mace’s first and second goals for Everton Women were enough to send the Blues into the top half of the table ahead of the international break. The midfielder’s cool finish on 12 minutes gave the Toffees the lead but Birmingham City hit back three minutes later through in-form striker Oceane Hurtre as honours remained […]
Everton Women vs Birmingham City: WSL Match Preview | Phelan focused on weekend game
Scott Phelan has revealed that he and his team are fully focused ahead of the weekend’s game against Birmingham City as Everton Women look to get back to winning ways when they welcome Birmingham City to Goodison Park. The Blues suffered a setback last week in the Merseyside derby but Phelan is only focused on […]
RBM Roundtable: Everton’s best players so far this season
We’re into the second weekend of the first international break of the season, which is a a double, allowing for national teams to play four games during the break. This weekend the RBM team are discussing Everton’s best players this season. The Toffees are unbeaten after five games, with two wins and three draws so […]
Opportunities to impress David Moyes for Everton youth
With 16 Everton players away on international duty at various levels and Merlin Rohl injured, it was inevitable that for those left back home at Finch Farm, they would need boosts from the youth squads just to make up the numbers for training. As we’ve already seen, summer signing Christian Norgaard looks well on the […]