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Monday’s Everton News: Hackney ready for season, Grealish returns
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton draw Lille 1-1 in final preseason match. Here’s how it happened. [RBM] Watch the highlights below. “It was unbelievable. I can’t wait for a Premier League game (here). The atmosphere here – even in a friendly game – was everything I thought it would be. I just can’t […]
Everton 1-1 LOSC Lille: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Blues solid in final warmup
Everton were the hosts for French side LOSC Lille in their final pre-season friendly ahead of our first Premier League match against Crystal Palace. Supporters had their first chance to see the changes at the Hill Dickinson Stadium as manager David Moyes looked to build momentum following a strong 3-1 victory over Newcastle United in […]
Everton vs Lille: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online
Starting Lineups Everton – Moyes has gone with what should be Everton’s best XI right now. Lille – Match Preview After a big win over Newcastle midweek in Scotland, Everton are at home for the only time this preseason as they host LOSC Lille. This is their last friendly before they start their Premier League […]
Everton reveal 2026/27 season squad numbers
Everton today confirmed their 2026/27 squad numbers for the upcoming season. It also made it official that Jarrad Branthwaite has switched to #4 and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has moved to #8. 1 – Jordan Pickford 2 – Nathan Patterson 4 – Jarrad Branthwaite 5 – Michael Keane 6 – James Tarkowski 8 – Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 9 […]
Friday’s Everton News: Barry’s motivation, Iroegbunam bid
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours “My last season, I don’t think I played good. So now it’s like a revenge. I want to show everybody who I am…after one season here, now I know a little bit more the Premier League – how we need to play, how I need to use my body. […]
Scouting Report: Hector Fort | Another Everton fullback target
The winter of many Evertonians’ discontent concerning the team’s inability to sign a right back has been going on for three years. The recent links to Alistair Johnston looked promising but in the past week, those links have gone off the boil and seem to be resulting from Celtic’s valuation and their current play in […]
Thursday’s Everton News: Solid victory, Ndiaye stays, Delap price, Munoz latest
A very good win over Newcastle in Edinburgh. Our complete match report and initial reaction. [Royal Blue Mersey] Tyrique George believes Everton have every reason to be positive going into the new season on the back of their 3-1 friendly victory over Newcastle United in Edinburgh. [Everton FC] Everton are confident Iliman Ndiaye will not push to leave […]
Everton 3-1 Newcastle: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Solid win as youngsters shine
Everton played Newcastle United in a pre-season club friendly at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. This warm-up match gave Moyes and new Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle a key look at their squads ahead of the new Premier League season which is now only 10 days away. Team News Mark Travers started in goal for […]
Everton vs Newcastle: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online
Goals Thierno Barry, 1-0 27′ Iliman Ndiaye, 2-0 [pen] 36′ Tyrique George, 3-0 73′ Starting Lineups Everton – Thierno Barry gets the start upfront. Newcastle – Match Preview Everton take on Newcastle in Edinburgh as their preseason preparations start to wind down with the new season close. The Blues looked coherent in spots against Stuttgart […]
Wednesday’s Everton News: McNeil farewell, Grealish hope
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours A lovely farewell from Dwight McNeil as he moves to Crystal Palace. A great, loyal servant who battled through some tough times both on and off the pitch. All the best, Dwight. Roman Dixon, who just recently departed the club, signs for League 2 side Walsall. [BBC] Check out […]
Brennan Johnson reveals his Everton shirt number
Everton announced earlier today that the transfer swap with Crystal Palace was complete, with Brennan Johnson joining the Blues and signing a new four-year contract, and Dwight McNeil finally moving to London having seen his deadline day transfer fall through in January. The 25-year-old winger helped Nottingham Forest gain promotion to the Premier League, where […]
CONFIRMED: Johnson arrives from Crystal Palace in McNeil swap
Everton have confirmed the signing of Wales winger Brennan Johnson from Crystal Palace, with Dwight McNeil heading the other way in a rare swap deal. The 25-year-old has signed a four-year deal and becomes the fifth permanent arrival of the summer after Merlin Rohl, Hayden Hackney, Tyrique George and Christian Norgaard. Speaking about his move, […]
CONFIRMED:Johnson arrives from Crystal Palace in McNeil swap
Everton have confirmed the signing of Wales winger Brennan Johnson from Crystal Palace, with Dwight McNeil heading the other way in a rare swap deal. The 25-year-old has signed a four-year deal and becomes the fifth permanent arrival of the summer after Merlin Rohl, Hayden Hackney, Tyrique George and Christian Norgaard. Speaking about his move, […]
Tuesday’s Everton News: Munoz transfer rumours, Fort and Murphy linked
Everton have been drawn away at Preston North End in the Second Round of the Carabao Cup. [Royal Blue Mersey] Tyler Dibling believes his encouraging showing against VFB Stuttgart was “definitely my best game” for Everton, as the young forward spoke of the support from around the Club to “show everyone what I can do”. “I […]
Everton drawn away at Preston North End in Carabao Cup Second Round
Everton have been drawn away at Preston North End in the Second Round of the Carabao Cup. The Lilywhites finished in 14th place last season in the Championship, and beat Huddersfield in the first round of the competition on penalties this last weekend. In case they sound familiar, Preston was the club that David Moyes played […]
Everton & Crystal Palace agree to rare swap deal
As unlikely as it sounds, it is going ahead. Multiple media sources are now reporting that the winger swap between Everton and Crystal Palace is close to completion with Dwight McNeil going to the Eagles, and Brennan Johnson going the other way. Both players are scheduled to have medicals at the respective clubs today, with […]
Monday’s Everton News: McNeil swap deal, Barca right back linked
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton fael to VFB Stuttgart 3-1 in their fifth preseason friendly. [RBM] Watch the highlights below. “I haven’t shown my best in an Everton shirt yet but I’m working hard to get there. I’m just pushing to show everyone what I can do. I’ve got the support here to […]
Everton: Potential Transfer Departures
The summer promises to be a major one, forming as it does stage two of Everton CEO Angus Kinnear’s promised, two-year rebuild of the squad. Although much depends on which players arrive at the club in the coming weeks, almost as important are those members of the current team who may depart and – crucially […]
Stuttgart 3-1 Everton: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Attack missing, defence shambles
VfB Stuttgart were the hosts as Everton travelled to the MHPArena for a pre-season friendly serving as another tune-up before their respective league campaigns. It was a sweltering day in Germany which was going to challenge the players. There was no doubt that this was our biggest challenge of the preseason as Stuttgart finished fourth […]
Everton at Stuttgart: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online
Starting Lineups Everton: Some interesting choices here. Rohl at right back. JOB and Branthwaite finally together. Hackney at CAM with Dibling and Charly on the wings. Stuttgart – Match Preview Everton looked a lot more coherent last weekend at Hamburg, and we’ll see how much a week’s worth of training in Germany has helped them. […]
Friday’s Everton News: Arteta talks Norgaard, Senegalese defender linked
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton may look to (hopefully) pursue another right back as any Alistair Johnston deal looks to be off the table. [RBM] Christian Norgaard explores his new home. Mikel Arteta had only good things to say about Norgaard. [AFC] Everton may dip into the free agent market to solve their […]
Everton in impasse over fullback, move on to other targets
If you were hoping that Everton’s perennial search for a right back was finally about to end with the addition of Celtic’s Alistair Johnston, then once again you will be left disappointed. The two sides have been talking for the best part of a month now, but Scottish paper Daily Record are reporting that the […]
Christian Nørgaard honoured to take Everton legend shirt number
Everton made a late announcement last night for the signing of midfielder Christian Nørgaard from Arsenal. The 32-year-old brings some much-needed experience and veteran nous at defensive midfield, a position the Blues don’t really have a player cut out for. Having made his name over six seasons with Brentford, the Denmark international with 41 caps […]
Thursday’s Everton News: Nørgaard in, Dibling could go out, Delap or Parrott?
Recapping all the Everton news from yesterday Everton have completed the signing of Christian Nørgaard from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee. [Royal Blue Mersey] The latest gallery as the Toffees sharpen up in Germany. [Everton FC] With Chelsea’s Liam Delap commanding a £40million price tag, Troy Parrott of AZ Alkmaar has been earmarked as a […]
CONFIRMED: Everton sign Christian Nørgaard from Arsenal
Everton have announced the transfer of midfielder Christian Nørgaard from Arsenal. The 32-year-old Denmark international joins the Toffees on a two-year contract, with the transfer fee not disclosed but rumoured to be in the £7 million range. He is Everton’s fourth signing of the summer transfer window after the additions of Merlin Röhl, Tyrique George […]
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