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Everton 2-2 Manchester United: Final | Maitland-Niles scores debut equalizer!

Live Blog Fulltime Thoughts – Everton didn’t play well today, but showed great resilience late on to get a point today. Too many players were off their games, and when you have such a small squad, you cannot afford that. 90+7’ – There’s the final whistle, it finishes 2-2 but what a game that was!! […]

Everton vs Manchester United: Predicted Line-Up | Time for unity

This will be Everton’s first game since that disaster of a transfer deadline day, and chances are David Moyes will have his (small) squad galvanized and ready to fight – “muck in” as he said at his press conference yesterday. If there is one thing the Scotsman has excelled at over the years, it’s taking […]

Everton vs Manchester United: Match Preview| Toffees seek response after tumultuous week

Well, that was quite the week. Everton are increasingly resembling one of those challenge scenarios on Football Manager Mobile – “owners who want to sell and have turned the taps off, a weakened squad and your contract is running down. Ensure the CEO is not happily dissatisfied ” Or maybe a social experiment designed to […]

Everton Women vs Crystal Palace | WSL Match Preview: A new hope for Blues?

Scott Phelan will be hoping that his first full pre-season and the acquisition of nine players will be a springboard to Everton Women making a fast start as the 2026/27 season begins this weekend for the Toffees, who take on newly-promoted Crystal Palace at VBS Community Stadium. Though there were a few noticeable outings from […]

Moyes steers clear of Friedkins controversy in Everton press conference

After the transfer deadline day drama and the disappointment of how Everton’s summer window closed, many had expected David Moyes pre-match press conference today to be nothing short of incendiary, especially given that no one in the club’s leadership has bothered to address the supporters in any manner. However, it ended up being a much […]

Everton only submit 19 players on 25-man Premier League squad list

With the summer transfer window now closed, all Premier League clubs had to submit their 25-man squad lists last night. Each club had to submit a maximum of 25 players with at least eight of them being considered ‘homegrown’. A homegrown player is defined as someone registered with an English or Welsh club for three […]

Can away-day start help Everton Women in 2026/27 season?

Everton Women will be away from home in their first three out of four WSL games for the upcoming season, and begin with an opener in the capital against newly promoted Crystal Palace on 6 September at the VBS Community Stadium. The Blues return to Goodison Park a week later when they welcome another new […]

Friday’s Everton News: Friedkin latest, Vardy & Martial links

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Hear from James Garner on the positive start to the season and what’s to come. [EFC] Cast your vote for Jordan Pickford’s tremendous save against Crystal Palace. Under-21s fell to AC Milan 2-1. [RBM] Don’t look now, but the Blues have been linked with free agents Jamie Vardy and […]

Everton U21s run classy Italians close

Well, for anyone that could do with a sprinkling of good news to lift spirits a little, I have some. There’s much talk given the transfer window debacle about whether the Toffees should have a look at free agents. They already have done at Everton Under 21 level anyway. There’s the occasional golden nugget found […]

Outgoing fullback aims jab at Moyes after Everton exit

Despite both being fellow Scots, it seemed Nathan Patterson could just not do anything right by manager David Moyes. Since Moyes came back to the Toffees in January 2025, Patterson only made 13 appearances for the Toffees, of which only three were starts. However, the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back for many in […]

How the transfer window affected the Everton Under 21s

Another summer has come and gone, the transfer window slammed shut, somewhat unceremoniously at The Blues training headquarters, as the Everton Under-21s’ experience has sadly mirrored that of the first team. The lack of information or quality of information from the club has also been mirrored at this level. There was one pleasing announcement on […]

Jack Grealish & Ainsley Maitland-Niles pick Everton shirt numbers

Everton announced the loan signing of England international Jack Grealish and the addition of the versatile Ainsley Maitland-Niles late on transfer deadline day, just before all hell broke loose with the non-signing of striker Folarin Balogun. The Manchester City player will join the Blues for the last year of his contract, with the goal of […]

Balogun drama ends with Everton transfer falling through

It all started a couple of days ago when Everton were first linked with AS Monaco striker Folarin Balogun. Late on Monday it was reported by multiple media sources that the Toffees were looking to replace the outgoing striker Beto with the USMNT international who had a breakthrough season last year for the Ligue 1 […]

CONFIRMED: Everton end right-back hunt with Maitland-Niles deal

Everton’s long hunt for a right-back is over, but it is not perhaps the name everyone expected. For long periods on deadline day it looked like Fulham’s Kenny Tete would make the move to the Toffees, but with the Cottagers struggling to find a replacement Everton had to look for an altenrative. That alternative is […]

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Everton on Transfer Deadline Day Sep 2026 | Deal sheet in for Balogun

LIVE BLOG 23:00 – Transfer window is now closed The Folarin Balogun signing will need a deal sheet for completion. 22:55 – Five minutes to go A message from Jack. 22:45 – Agreement? We know better than to trust Fab with Everton news, but looks like Balogun is done. Apparently the upfront fee has been […]

CONFIRMED: Jack’s back! Everton re-sign Grealish on season-long loan

They have left it late, but Everton have finally sealed the return of Jack Grealish. The 30-year-old returns to Merseyside on a season-long loan from Manchester City, with Everton reportedly paying a £2m loan fee and covering 90% of his wages. Grealish will then reportedly join on a permanent deal when his City contract expires […]

CONFIRMED: Everton sell Tim Iroegbunam to Hull City

Everton have announced the transfer of midfielder Tim Iroegbunam to newly-promoted Hull City. Though the the transfer fee was not disclosed, it is rumoured to be worth up £22 million with add-ons included, though word is the fixed fee is only worth up to £12m. The 23-year-old leaves Everton having played 53 times for the […]

CONFIRMED: Everton sell Iliman Ndiaye to Manchester City

Everton have announced the transfer of forward Iliman Ndiaye to Manchester City. The Senegal international has been the subject of intense transfer activity over the last few days with Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United all linked with the player at various times. Though the the transfer fee was not disclosed, it is rumoured […]

Folarin Balogun transfer to Everton in jeopardy after failed medical

There had been some rumblings that the transfer of Folarin Balogun from AS Monaco to Everton was at risk over the last couple of hours, and now news has broken why. French journalist Fabrice Hawkins is reporting that the USMNT international striker has actually failed his medical at Finch Farm, and now despite the two […]

Everton on Transfer Deadline Day Sep 2026 | Balogun medical issue, transfer in doubt

LIVE BLOG 20:25 – Balogun medical issue?! The rumours about Folarin Balogun’s transfer to Everton being at risk do have some substance to them, as the club identified an issue with the player following his medical at Finch Farm. More to come on this. 20:15 – Patterson exit confirmed Everton have announced the transfer of […]