Having scored 16 Premier League goals this season, 22 in all competitions, Dempsey would be a great asset to Everton's newly rejuvenated front-line.
Steven Pienaar has told David Moyes he wants to turn his loan move to Everton into a permanent deal from Spurs. It is no surprise that he wants a permanent switch back to Everton but he is under contract at Spurs and they will demand a fee for the 30-year-old which may make the move difficult for David Moyes.
Fulham are the lowest scorers on their travels in the top flight and thus the game was as good as over as a contest by half time.
Everton Under-18s had to come from a goal down after Manchester United Under-18s took the early lead. Conor Grant levelled for the Toffees early in the second half before Hallam Hope struck 10 minutes from time to give the blues all 3 points in their final game of the season.
Everton scored four goals for the third League game in succession ? and the first time since 1964 ? and extended their remarkable 100% home record over Fulham in an elegant, comprehensive victory. Flying out of the gate, the Blues were soon two goals up, thanks to a penalty for handball lashed home by Jelavic and a fine Fellaini header off a corner. Jelavic doubled his tally with a superb solo effort where he nutmegged Schwarzer with a pinpoint strike from the angle before Cahill put the icing on the cake in a relaxed second half, scoring off a lovely Pienaar chip. Great victory for the Blues!
Pienaar?s displays since returning to Goodison on loan in January have increased the clamour to make that switch a permanent one. Sometimes, clubs and players are made for each other. And Everton seem to bring the best out of Pienaar.
Their tails up again following last Sunday's thrilling comeback at Old Trafford, Everton are looking to carry their Premier League momentum through to the end of the season, with Fulham the visitors for the Blues' penultimate home game. No Baines, Rodwell or Drenthe again so, perhaps, an unchanged line-up. KO is 3pm on Saturday.
Speculation may be rife about David Moyes's next move and whether it will come this summer in the wake of Everton's failure to reach the FA Cup Final but the manager insists he has no plans on leaving Goodison Park. His plan remains to sit down with Bill Kenwright this summer "to see where we are".
David Moyes says that he is hopeful that Everton can sort out a deal to make Steven Pienaar's loan move from Tottenham permanent this summer.
Luke O'Farrell's match preview assesses the impact of Steven Pienaar since his return on loan from Spurs
Sylvain Distin says that he feels comfortable deputising at left back for the injured Leighton Baines ? indeed, he'd play anywhere he is asked for Everton as long as he's playing. "Even if the gaffer asks me to play goalkeeper, I will do it. I love football. I want to play no matter what ? even as a striker, I will try," the French defender says.
An increasing number of apparently leaked photos would seem to suggest that Everton's first home strip from Nike will switch from amber trim to white trim, with heavy bands around the sleeves, and from a collar to v-neck design.
Kevin Sheedy's Academy face Bootle in the semi-final of the Liverpool Senior Cup next Thursday, May 3.
Everton meeting Fulham in the Premier League is a statistician?s delight. It happens for the 22nd time this Saturday and although it?s a mid-table battle (Fulham trail Everton by just two points) and of little consequence at the top or bottom of the league, it has intriguing statistical interest. Ten times in the Premier League, Fulham have travelled to Goodison and 10 times they have returned south pointless.
After their enthralling 4-4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford last weekend, which saw them come from 4-2 down to claim a share of the spoils, Everton host a Fulham side that have a dismal record at Goodison Park.
Johnny Heitinga has stated his desire to return to Ajax at the end of his career, but says he is enjoying his time at Everton in the Premier League.
David Moyes has sent a message to Everton's Board of Directors that he wants to hit the ground running when the summer transfer window opens. "If you can do your recruitment early it makes a big difference... and you get better results sooner."
Leighton Baines and Apostolos Vellios have been named Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year at the inaugural Supporters' Club Awards at Goodison Park this evening.
Steven Pienaar has been given unconditional bail to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court next month after responding to an arrest warrant for failure to answer to two allegations of speeding last October.
A warrant has been issued by a court in Essex for the arrest of Steven Pienaar after the player failed to notify authorities of the identity of the driver caught speeding twice in 11 days in his Aston Martin DBS.
Update: South African website, KickOff.com, suggests that the warrant has been withdrawn and the issue is in the hands of Pienaar's lawyer.
Redknapp allowed Pienaar to go on loan to Everton in January, but surely he would have been better off keeping him at Spurs? With Tottenham's late season collapse showing no signs of slowing down, it is only right that the failings of Harry Redknapp are brought under close scrutiny. There can be few more costly decisions than allowing South African midfielder Steven Pienaar to leave on loan in January, and failing to replace him.
Second-half goals from Jose Baxter and Hallam Hope saw Everton Reserves complete their home fixtures for the season with a victory over Blackburn Rovers. The game provided run-outs for Seamus Coleman, Ross Barkley and Shane Duffy.
Leighton Baines has been named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year. The team is voted for by Premier League players and Baines is the first Everton player to be included since Neville Southall in 1990.
Goodison favourite, Duncan Ferguson, discusses his love of Everton, his coaching ambitions and the possibility of management with Sky's Geoff Shreeves ahead of today's clash with Manchester United.
After taking a shock lead, Everton fought back from 3-1 and 4-2 down to draw an incredible contest at Old Trafford. Rooney headed in Nani's cross to cancel out Jelavic's opener. Welbeck and Nani gave United a two-goal cushion before Fellaini pulled one back with a volley. Rooney appeared to have sealed victory when he slotted home, only for Everton to score twice in three minutes through Jelavic and Pienaar to secure a brilliant comeback that throws the title race open again.
David Moyes is hoping to finally taste victory at Old Trafford at the 10th time of asking as he takes his morale-sapped charges along the M62 for their first game since the disappointment at Wembley. Baines, Rodwell (both hamstring) and Drenthe (disciplinary action) are all ruled out. KO is 12:30pm on Sunday.
Rooney has been in prolific form for United with 31 goals in all competitions this season. The 26-year-old scored twice against Aston Villa last weekend and he has six goals in his last four games at Old Trafford. So 9/4 for the England striker to net at least twice is great value in this one.
David Moyes still feels any kind of a top-10 finish in the Barclays Premier League this term would represent a "great" outcome for his side.
He was even closer to glory then ? but David Moyes insists the pain of FA Cup final defeat in 2009 does not compare with the depths of his despair last weekend.
According to the Echo, Royston Drenthe?s Everton career is almost certainly over after he was banished by David Moyes for twice being late for training ahead of the club?s FA Cup semi-final defeat. The 25-year-old has been told to stay away from Finch Farm and fined the maximum amount possible by the furious Blues boss, who is not planning to include him for any of the season?s remaining five games.
David Moyes says that players who feign fouls or injury by diving should face retrospective disciplinary action and has vowed to fine any of his players who try to con referees in this manner.
David Moyes was in no mood to expand on Royston Drenthe's future at Everton, abruptly ending his pre-match press conference this afternoon and walking out after a reporter asked him if the Dutchman's Everton career was over.
Even when United don?t have perfect records against some opponents, their results tend to be exceptionally good nonetheless, even against other ?big? teams who one would typically epxect to be challenging for a top six place. Teams like Everton. David Moyes? team, who are Sunday?s visitors to Old Trafford, have just the one victory in 19 Premier League games there and that was 3-0 in the first mid-week fixture of the Premier League era back in August 1992.
Ross Barkley is fit but has featured just once ? as an 82nd-minute substitute ? since being forced onto the sidelines by a knee injury in November, and it appears unlikely that David Moyes would bring him back into the first team for Old Trafford.
For the first time in at least two years, David Moyes has to deal with the absence of Leighton Baines, one of the key components in his side, after the defender suffered a grade two tear of his hamstring towards the end of last weekend's defeat at Wembley. The England international is ruled out of Sunday's trip to Old Trafford and is likely out at least until the last game of the season against Newcastle.
Darron Gibson denies he was a failure at Manchester United, insisting he never got the chance to earn a regular first-team place at Old Trafford. Since moving to Merseyside, Gibson has been a first-team regular, making 12 starts in all competitions, a run only broken by a knee ligament injury suffered in February.
Jelavic provides a physical presence and appears adept at scoring even when playing relatively poorly. He has also exhibited a steely determination and innate confidence ? missing chances does not faze him.
Three trips to Wembley, a couple of European jaunts and an overhaul of the squad, not bad for ten years work? Not great for Everton, but it'll suit Liverpool down to the ground...
A superb poem about the ill-fated FA Cup semi-final
Substitute Hallam Hope won tonight's Reserve game for Everton at Bolton with a cool 89th minute finish after it had looked like stalemate for most of the match.
Gary Ablett is one of a very small group who have won the FA Cup for both Liverpool and Everton. He came to Everton when things went sideways fro him at Anfield, but became part of Joe Royle's infamous Dogs of War who fended off all comers to lift the FA Cup at Wembley in 1995. Gary sadly lost his battle against cancer and died earlier this year, but wrote this book last year to tell his own message about football, and about life.
Phil Jagielka is prepared to bide his time until he gets his chance to reclaim a first-team place after being dislodged by the pairing of John Heitinga and Sylvain Distin.
Marouane Fellaini says that he hopes the Everton Board "loosen the purse strings" this summer so that David Moyes can bolster the squad to take the team to the next level. "I would love for us to get in some reinforcements," the Belgian says. "It would make us more competitive."
With David Moyes hinting that Ross Barkley may come back into first-team contention before the end of the season, Reserve Team Coach, Alan Stubbs, says he is working on developing the defensive side of the midfielder's game.
"Whoever it is that makes a stand, be it Kenwright, Moyes or the players, something has got to change. Doing nothing AGAIN is not an option."
David Prentice's post-cup derby analysis is spot on
Phil Neville has dismissed fears David Moyes may consider his Everton future after the heartbreak of the FA Cup semi-final derby defeat. Moyes cut a despondent figure after the match, prompting questions over his desire to continue working within the tight financial restraints of the club. But Neville insisted: ?The way he has managed us in the last month or two suggests to me that he is in it for the long-term."
Ian Ladyman in the Mail suggests that David Moyes is deserving of a bigger stage than Goodison Park
Portions of Phil McNulty's blog at the BBC Sport website barely hint at the Manager's poor decison to try and 'contain' Liverpool rather than cashing in on a tremendous opportunity to pay back the misery Everton have suffered at their neighbour's hands on big Wembley occasions in the past.
The City's two teams may have clashed on the pitch at Wembley yesterday but back on Merseyside Everton and Liverpool were united once in more in remembrance of the Hillsborough tragedy that claimed 96 lives 23 years ago.
Royston Drenthe was axed from the squad for yesterday's semi final at Wembley for disciplinary reasons, Everton have confirmed.
"The bitter truth for Everton is that they will probably never get a better chance to break an FA Cup hoodoo against Liverpool dating back to 1906"
It's high time that Everton boss David Moyes started to come in for more criticism regarding his negative tactics. Another typically over-cautious display saw the Toffees squander a 1-0 lead and ultimately lose the FA Cup semifinal 2-1 to Merseyside rivals Liverpool.
Stating his belief that his side had "weathered Liverpool's storm quite well" for the first 20 minutes of the second half, David Moyes blamed individual mistakes by Sylvain Distin and Seamus Coleman for another defeat against the arch enemy this afternoon.
David Moyes says his team arethe underdogs despite being in top form going into Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool at Wembley. The Toffees have won four and drawn one of their last five matches.
The biggest Merseyside derby in 23 years and Everton were gifted a goal in the first half as Agger and Carragher hesitated in defence and the ball cannoned off Cahill for Jelavic to score. Everton were in the driving seat but ceded the initiative after half-time with an increasingly disjointed display, compounded by a horrendous Distin error that gifted Suarez the equaliser. And the final insult: Carroll heading the winner with three minutes to go.
Unearthing the painful memories of the Clive Thomas semi-final from 1977
"This is a great club. We know what the fans are thinking and we try to get that across."
"The football here is a lot different to what it was at Manchester United. I was shocked at how hard we worked. It took me a few games to get used to it."
Victory over Liverpool at Wembley plus the club's first trophy for 17 years would be a fitting way for Moyes to mark 10 years as Everton manager.
"If The Old Firm is rooted in religion and 'El Clasico' a matter of cultural identity, the Merseyside derby is football?s sibling rivalry."
The biggest Merseyside derby in 23 years kicks off under the Wembley Arch this Saturday with Everton bidding for a second final in three years and a chance to atone for the disappointment of the 2009 Final against Chelsea. With a virtually fit squad, the expectation is that Moyes will field the same team that started the replay at Sunderland. KO is 12:30pm with live coverage on ESPN.
On Saturday when Everton take on Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup semifinals, the Toffees will look to break the recent losing trend they have had against their Merseyside rivals. Since the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Everton have only won three out of 16 Merseyside derbies, managing four draws.
Slaven Bilic says that Nikica Jelavic is perfect for Everton's style of play and is not surprised that the "Flying Fortress", as he is known in his homeland, has begun his Goodison career so well.
Setting the scene ahead of the biggest Merseyside derby in 23 years
Steven Pienaar's agent insists his client is not looking beyond the end of this season as far as his future goes.
As Liverpool and Everton prepare to meet at Wembley, two fans' groups are urging the clubs to work together for a happier future
Everton Reserves drew 1 - 1 with their counterparts from South Wales at Finch Farm this afternoon. Silva put them into the lead on the hour but the Swans equalized with 15 mins to go. Ross Barkley played the full 90 minutes along with Shane Duffy and it would seem unlikely that either will be on the Subs bench at Wembley for Saturday's big game.
Everton's Tim Howard believes the team that conquers their early nerves will emerge victorious from their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday.
Moyes is still hailed as one of the finest of his generation of managers, because football people know what he has to battle against just to keep Everton where they are. Managers from Sir Alex Ferguson down paid fulsome tribute to his abilities at every press conference ahead of this weekend?s Premier League fixtures. So why doesn?t anyone mention him as a possible England manager?
The Official Everton Website says that David Moyes is comfortable with Liverpool being considered the favourites for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final. But he insists he is taking a group of players to Wembley that will give everything to bridge any gap and book a place in the final.
Jack Rodwell's season is effectively over ? and in all likelihood his hopes of playing in Euro2012 this summer ? after the England international suffered a grade one tear to his hamstring in training at the weekend. It's the sixth time he has injured his hamstring this season and he will now visit specialist Wilhelm Mller-Wohlfahrt in Germany to diagnose the source of his continuing problems.
Everton have announced that the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley is now sold out after fans snapped up the remaining tickets today.
David Moyes says it's magical to be leading out Everton at Wembley again. And this time he expects to be spoilt for choice with all players available (except for Stephen Pienaar who is cup-tied). The team is on a good run, playing with confidence and scoring goals. Moyes puts this down to the injection of fresh blood in January, plus the longer-serving players buckling down and regaining lost form.
"I don't see that the referees of today are even in the right positions to give right decisions. That concerns me," says the man behind the infamous 1977 decision that cost Everton a place in the FA Cup Final.
A minute's silence to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster will be held before this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley. Players from all teams involved will also wear black armbands in memory of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on April 15, 1989 at the semi-final with Nottingham Forest.
Losers of both Merseyside derbies in league play, the Toffees have been granted an uncommon third chance to see if this time really is the charm. Everton were their own worst enemies in the previous two encounters, with Jack Rodwell?s red card and David Moyes? conservative selections arguably the difference makers.
But now the story is different: In 2012, Everton have earned a total of 26 points in league. By comparison, Liverpool have only taken nine.
Nikica Jelavić has been named the player of the round for the FA Cup quarter finals after scoring one and setting up the other in Everton's stirring replay victory at the Stadium of Light.
Watch Liverpool v Everton in the FA Cup live on ESPN in the UK from 11am on Saturday 14th April.
Everton took full advantage of a few home draws and negotiated a replay away at Sunderland to set up a mouth-watering Wembley tie against Liverpool in the semi-final of the FA Cup.
Victor Anichebe has warned Liverpool that Everton are on the rise going into their FA Cup semi-final showdown.
Everton completed their preparations for Saturday's big game at Wembley in the best way possible, with another handsome win over Sunderland and no injuries or suspensions incurred. The line-up was much changed but the domination and crisp football continued, and after a quiet first half the Blues conjured four goals: one for Gueye, delightful curled efforts by Pienaar and Osman, and one that will no doubt go down as an own goal after Anichebe's shot deflected off Colback and in to complete the rout.
A slightly jaundiced view of Jelavic's career progression from a Rangers fan suggests the Croatian won't be at Goodison for very long
Easter Monday and Sunderland return to Goodison Park for the fourth meeting between these two sides in four months. It's less than a week before the FA Cup Semi-Final so Moyes, with practically a full squad at his disposal, is likely to rest more of his best players this time around in anticipation of the crucial clash with Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday. KO is 3pm with limited coverage in select overseas markets.
The Everton Shareholders Association have unveiled a new website. Established in 1938, the ESA is the oldest such organization for club shareholders, one of the original intentions was that it should act as a form of watchdog over important matters at the club.
On a run of three straight 2-0 wins and up to seventh, Everton took a first-half lead against Norwich with a deft touch from Jelavic. They allowed Norwich back into it a little too easily and it stayed that way until the break. With Fellaini on and causing trouble, Pienaar benefited to set up Jelavic for a sweet second strike. But Everton could not deliver the knockout blow, despite coming close, allowing Holt to equalize again. Fellaini did his best to secure an Everton win but Norwich did well to earn their point.
On a run of three straight 2-0 wins and up to seventh, Everton face two League games in two days over the long Easter weekend which will surely prompt some more squad rotation from David Moyes with the big cup derby looming next Saturday. Rodwell and Coleman are out but there's been no confirmation on Drenthe's return. KO is 3pm.
In the semi-finals of the Dallas Cup, Coritiba defeated Eintracht Frankfurt and will play the winner of Everton v Manchester Utd, who got off to a good start with an early goal. but after a poor start, Everton came back into the game and put the young Red Devils under considerable pressure in the second half. That was until Hallam Hope was shown a red card for stomping on a Manc... The Blues tried their best but United caught them on the break and that was it: Game Over.
On the Official Website, Kevin Sheedy talks about the great experience his young Academy lads are having at the Dallas Cup in Texas, where they have progressed to the semi-finals and now meet local Northwest rivals Manchester United. The match kicks off at 8 pm CDT (2am BST). Ross Barkley is their trump card: the captain, who needed match time, has scored three goals in three games.
The concept of a Football Quarter for Everton and Liverpool could be given special city status, possibly in the form of a Business Improvement District or a Mayoral Development Zone.
Everton's Under-19s played their final game in Bracket C of the Gordon Jago Super Group at the 33rd Dallas Cup against Club Bolivar of Bolivia. They needed a lot of goals to top the group, and did great in the first half, scoring FIVE, with a hat-trick for Anton Forrester. Just one more in the second half gave them a 6 - 0 win... but will it be enough to reach the semi-finals of the Dallas Cup? Coritiba beat Kashiwa 4 - 1 in the final group game and therefore progress to the semi-finals as group leaders. Everton joined them as the wildcard team with the best 2nd-place record... and on Friday they now play... Man Utd!
Victor Anichebe is happy to be involved from the bench on a weekly basis but is determined to become a regular. He has scored all four of his goals after coming off the bench.
Everton's Under-19s played their second game in Bracket C of the Gordon Jago Super Group at the 33rd Dallas Cup against Kashiwa Reysol of Japan, and got off to another great start, Ross Barkley putting them into the lead again after just 6 mins. Anton Forrester and John Lundstram scored and the Blues went in ahead 3 - 2 at half-time but could not hold off the Japanese onslaught and went behind 3 - 4.
David Moyes has been talking about the acquisition of Darron Gibson, who seems to have revitalized the Everton midfield in his 10 games so far ? none of which have been lost.
Everton's Premier League game at Stoke City has been rescheduled for Tuesday 1 May. The match, originally due to be played on 14 April, was rescheduled after the Blues reached the semi-final of the FA Cup. Everton will now travel to the Britannia Stadium on 1 May for a 7:45pm kick-off.
This bizarre headline accompanied what passes for a match report on Everton's 2 - 0 defeat of West Brom in the dreadful Daily Express.
With Everton playing their best football of the season and Liverpool their worst, the Blue half of Merseyside may start to feel confident about the Wembley tie, but the thought of the 3-0 defeat at Anfield weeks ago is still fresh in the memory.
In this video clip that aired on Goals on Sunday, David Moyes and Bill Kenwright look back over 10 years under the Scotsman's management, including some interesting comments about one single topic: Money.
Everton's Under-19 side, led by Ross Barkley, kicked off the first big game in the Gordon Jago Super Group of the 33rd Dallas Cup this afternoon at the FC Dallas Stadium in Dallas, TX. Everton are in Bracket C and the first opposition is Coritiba from Brazil, and the Blues got off to a great start, Barkley heading them into the lead after just 2 mins. They held on despite some Brazilian magic, Coritiba hitting the post and Barkley missing a sitter.
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