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Thursday’s Everton News: Arsenal penalty error, Armstrong recall confirmed, Louza link
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 […]
Everton’s January Transfer Window Preview
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 […]
Wednesday’s Everton News: Forest reaction, Armstrong recall, Johnson fee agreed
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 – […]
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Everton: Match Report & Instant Reaction | Garner and Barry goals get the win
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. […]
Forest 0-2 Everton: Final | Depleted Toffees snatch resilient victory
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 […]
Forest 0-1 Everton: Live | Second half underway
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 […]
Everton at Forest: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online | Grealish benched, Keane & Alcaraz out
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 […]
Tuesday’s Everton News: Juanlu, Zirkzee and Mainoo links, Alcaraz conundrum, Forest preview
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 […]
Everton vs Nottingham Forest: Match Preview | Toffees seek to end 2025 on a high
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 […]
Everton at Nottingham Forest: Predicted Line-Up | Waiting For Grealish
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 […]
Monday’s Everton News: Moyes talks draw, Forest preview, Ajax Aznou interest
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 […]
Burnley 0-0 Everton: Match Report & Instant Reaction | No goals and little quality
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 […]
Everton at Burnley: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online
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 […]
Everton at Burnley: Predicted Line-Up | “Not too much change”
Everton are already minus Idrissa Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye and an already thin squad is getting stretched further with recovering injuries and the threat of suspensions looming large. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is still not back from his hamstring ailment, and the trio of James Tarkowski, Vitaliy Mykolenko and James Garner are sitting on four yellow cards […]
Burnley vs Everton: Match Preview: Toffees seek to get back to winning ways
Merry Christmas, Evertonians. Hope you have all had a restful holiday period so far. No such rest for the players, though the festive fixtures are not quite as hectic as they have been in years gone by.Next up: Burnley at Turf Moor.The Toffees are hoping to avoid a third successive loss after narrow, but probably […]
Friday’s Everton News: Burnley preview, Vlahovic linked
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Read up on the squad fitness latest ahead of the Blues return to action tomorrow against Burnley. [3 Added Minutes] How can we expect Everton to lineup tomorrow? [Sports Mole] Iliman Ndiaye shares his support for the (orange)red-hot Chicago Bears. With the January transfer window approaching rapidly, like clockwork, […]
Thursday’s Everton News: Dovbyk linked again, Aznou loan, United still want Branthwaite
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Enjoy every minute of this special day with those you love and hopefully you got some great Blue Crimbo prezzies. Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours A question and answer session with James Tarkowski. [Everton FC] Everton are actively exploring loan options for highly-rated left back Adam Aznou […]
Wednesday’s Everton News: Moyes gives Branthwaite update, Gueye and Ndiaye roll
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours “[We’re looking] just about the same as we were at the weekend – not too much change. [The players who are out injured], are all improving as we get on. Jarrad [Branthwaite] is getting closer to the grass now and getting closer, so we’re hoping we can maybe get […]
Tuesday’s Everton News: Phillips and Strand Larsen links, McNeil and Mykolenko exits, Armstrong loan latest
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Tim Iroegbunam says he aims to secure a regular starting spot in the Everton midfield – a place he’s determined to keep even after Idrissa Gana Gueye returns from the Africa Cup of Nations: “I’ve been in and out of the team. I missed the [Nottingham Forest] game because […]
Monday’s Everton News: Pickford’s positives, U18s and U21s victorious, Bogle linked
Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Everton fall to Arsenal 1-0. Here’s how it happened. [RBM] Watch the highlights below. “We are a good side…Chelsea last week: we played very well and got beat 2-0. Arsenal tonight: played well, defended well, pressed really well, committed as a team – the lads that came off the […]
Everton 0-1 Arsenal: Match Report & Instant Reaction | O’Brien error gives Gunners the win
After a tough trip to Stamford Bridge last week, Everton returned home to the Hill Dickinson Stadium but the task ahead was even more challenging. Arsenal had been knocked off the top earlier in the day when Manchester City beat West Ham, so Arsenal had it all to play for to regain the top spot […]
Everton vs Arsenal: Starting Lineups, TV and Live Streams, How to Watch Online
Starting Lineups Everton – Not surprising, Moyes goes conservative here with McNeil starting on the right. Arsenal – Arteta has plenty to choose from and names a strong side. Match Preview Everton are back in action and back at the Hill Dickinson Stadium after a demoralizing 2-0 defeat last weekend away at Chelsea. The task […]
Everton vs Arsenal: Match Preview | Gunners test kicks off busy festive season
Depleted Everton begin the busy festive season with a home match against leaders Arsenal on Saturday night. This game was always circled in the calendar as being the first without Idrissa Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye, who have now departed for AFCON. But their loss is compounded by an increasing injury list. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is the […]
Everton vs Arsenal: Predicted Line-Up | Threadbare squad to be tested
Everton are into their holiday gauntlet as they host Arsenal after stumbling away at Chelsea last weekend. The Toffees – like many other teams – have lost two key players to the Africa Cup of Nations for the next month or so. With Idrissa Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye missing now, things did get worse for […]
Everton Notebook | Depleted Blues Gear up for Daunting Gunners Challenge
The Wait Goes On David Moyes ended one personal hoodoo a few weeks ago, via ten-man Everton’s valiant 1-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford, and also secured a first ever league win for the club at the Vitality Stadium against AFC Bournemouth eight days later. Thus, it was with renewed optimism that the […]
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