Leighton Baines played in England's friendly defeat to the Netherlands, who featured one Johnny Heitinga. Tim Howard kept a clean sheet in Napoli to secure an impressive US victory over the Italians. Duffy came off the bench for Ireland; Jan Mucha sat on the bench for Slovakia; Nikica Jelavic came on as second-half sub for Croatia as they lost 3 - 1 to Sweden.
Leon Osman and Jack Rodwell are in contention for a return from injury in Saturday's Premier League clash with QPR. Neither man has played for the first team since the 2-1 defeat by Bolton on January 4, with Osman ruled out by a knee problem while Rodwell has been sidelined by a hamstring injury.
Ross Barkley was the star player in England Under-19s 2 - 1 victory over the Czech Republic at Brisbane Road last night. Barkley created the first goal for Spurs? Harry Kane, and also set up the move which led to the Three Lions? second ? headed home by Chelsea?s Pat Bamford.
On his way back from injury, Leon Osman scored Everton's second goal in a 2 - 2 draw with Bolton Wanderers after Magaye Gueye scored earlier and João Silva was sent off. Francisco Junior made his first appearance in a Blue shirt after joining Everton as a free agent, and James McFadden got a decent run-out, while Jack Rodwell continued his recovery from injury, playing 65 mins.
This is the crossroads that soon faces David Moyes. He has been the steady hand on the tiller for Everton for a decade now and has rightly been praised for continuing to steer his club to top half finishes when their resources have been significantly weaker than those available to the clubs above them. But for all of this what does Moyes have to tangibly show for his ten years on Merseyside?
The Anfield derby, postponed from last weekend, has been rearranged for Tuesday 13 March, kick-off at 8:00 pm.
Season Ticket prices at Everton are to rise for the first time in three years but the club will look to build on the success of their child discount scheme with the launch of a new £95 initiative. Adult tickets have gone up by 3% with the most expensive £672 and the cheapest, in the family enclosure, just £399 - and no under-16s will pay more than £199.
Nikica Jelavić says he can't wait to get out on the pitch again after a frustrating, injury-plagued start to his Everton career. The Croatian forward came through training unscathed last week and while he is itching to play against QPR at the weekend, he has flown back home for his country's midweek friendly with Sweden.
This week marks a return for Shane Duffy to the scene of the astounding training ground accident that almost two years ago, put him life-threatening injury that required emergency surgery at the Mater Hospital with a ruptured liver. Thanks to swift medical attention, Duffy was released from hospital a couple of days later, going on to eventually recover and get back onto the the Academy development path, capped recently with a few first-team appearances for the Toffees.
Neville Southall believes Everton are in a good position to progress in this year's FA Cup campaign: ?There?s more pressure on the other clubs in the quarter finals to win it. But there?s no reason why Everton can?t go all the way."
James McFadden, Scotland and Everton striker. What?s going on with him now? Well, he?s trying to get fit, trying to learn the game again, he says. His mind knows what he wants to do but his body hasn?t been allowing him to do it. He?s at Everton until the summer and who knows after that. Nothing?s ruled in and nothing?s ruled out. He?d just like to get some game-time before the end of the season.
A poor second half performance saw Everton U-18s beaten 3 - 1 by Liverpool U-18s today after the first half ended even when Gethin Jones had fired home an equaliser. Some heroic goalkeeping from Connor Roberts included a remarkable penalty save two minutes from time but blues captain John Lundstram had been shown a straight red for a two-footed challenge with studs showing during the latter stages of the second half.
Everton?s FA Cup quarter final against Sunderland will be played on Saturday, 17 March at Goodison Park, with a lunchtime kick-off at 12:45pm. The game will be screened live on ITV1.
Phil Neville is to take his first step in coaching by helping England Under-21s with their preparations for next week's Euro 2013 qualifier. The Three Lions take on Belgium at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium on Wednesday night and Neville will be helping out Brian Eastick and John Peacock.
Neville Southall, one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time and one of English football's defining figures over a career that spanned more than two decades, has decided to tell his extraordinary life story. deCoubertin Books have announced that they will be publishing the autobiography of the Everton and Wales legend in August, but he needs help from Everton fans to choose the right title.
Royston Drenthe?s unpredictability can give Everton FC a crucial edge as they bid to continue their recent revival, says Tim Howard.
Worrying news from Ireland suggests that Darron Gibson could be out of action for up to four weeks with a knee injury. In an article in today?s Irish Daily Star, it is claimed that he will travel to London to have it assessed tomorrow as doctors fear he will be sidelined for four weeks after David Moyes was forced to withdraw the 24-year-old in the 82nd minute of the FA Cup 5th Round win over Blackpool.
Everton's trip to Old Trafford, originally scheduled for Saturday, 21st April will now kick off on Sunday, 22nd April and screened live on Sky Sports with a 12:30pm kick off.
Now suffering from a 'stomach injury' (strangely no mention of athletic pubalgia), Nikica Jelavic is thinking about opening his Everton account, especially against Liverpool... but will he be fit for the derby, still to be rearranged from this coming weekend?
David Weir insists he is already enjoying life back at Everton, a club he represented for eight years, in a coaching capacity.
"At this moment, there are maybe half a dozen managers doing well in the Premier League. David Moyes has been unbelievable. I put him in the top six because what he's done at Everton has been quite miraculous.?
Reserves midfielder Adam Forshaw is heading off to join Brentford on a month?s loan. The 20-year-old has been in good form for the Club?s reserve side this season and, pending the completion of paperwork, he will join Jake Bidwell at Griffin Park to gain some senior experience.
Everton Captain Phil Neville believes that the FA Cup represents the club's best chance of securing their return to European competition with a quarter final against Sunderland at Goodison Park ahead in the coming weeks. Neville told Everton TV, "Part of the history of the club is winning and playing well in Europe and the FA Cup is probably our best opportunity of getting there."
David Weir has returned to Everton as a coach five years after leaving the club for Rangers. Weir, who made 269 appearances during eight years at Goodison Park, will work with the youth and reserve teams. The defender, who turns 42 in May, will also be eligible to play for Everton's reserve side.
No sooner had David Weir returned to Everton than he was straight into the Reserves side, Alan Stubbs being short of defenders in the local mini-derby against Liverpool this afternoon. Apostolos Vellios put the Blues ahead but they did not take control of the game and allowed Liverpool to pull back and gain a point.
Tranmere have extended James Wallace's loan stay at Prenton Park by a further month. Wallace joined Rovers in January and has impressed during five first-team appearances.
Sky Sports claim that Everton have tied up a deal for Australian starlet Jake Adelson. The 16-year-old midfielder attracted attention from a host of clubs, but Everton have won the race for his signature.
Denis Stracqualursi believes he has overcome his early-season struggles and an extended run in the team has boosted his confidence. The Argentinian admits he took time to settle in and adjust to life and football in England. However, he has started the Toffees' last five matches and has repaid manager David Moyes with three goals, all of which have been in victories.
Fans Liaison Officer, Graeme Sharp has told TalkSport it is only a matter of time until a big club comes sniffing for Everton boss David Moyes. Speculation surrounding Moyes?s future is something the Blues will have to become used to, due to Moyes?s relative success at Goodison.
Blackpool boss Ian Holloway hopes Everton go on to lift the FA Cup this year after his team were knocked out at Goodison Park.
In the draw for the FA Cup Sixth Round, Peter Reid pulled out ball number 2 to have Everton playing another of his old clubs, Sunderland, at Goodison Park on 17 March ? a seventh successive home cup tie this season for David Moyes.
The draw for the FA Cup Sixth Round will be broadcast live on FATV and ITV1 at 4:10pm on Sunday. Everton have ball number 2 and Peter reid will be doing the honours (after he is given a replica of the 1986 Cup Final Losers' medal he auction off to benefit Plymouth Argyle).
Two goals in the opening six minutes proved enough for Everton to get past Blackpool at Goodison Park and book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
David Moyes has reflected on the lack of players he faced ahead of the FA Cup 5th Round win over Blackpool. Steven Pienaar was cup-tied while Landon Donovan was stricken with flu. Tim Cahill was injured while Phil Jagielka, Leon Osman and Jack Rodwell are still working their way back from injuries, as is Victor Anichebe, while Nikica Jelavic remains stricken by athletic pubalgia, and Shane Duffy has an ankle injury.
The old theory that you should never go back has not applied to Landon Donovan. For the second time in three seasons, the American has thrived on loan at Everton and the club have responded in kind, though saying farewell after Saturday's FA Cup tie with Blackpool is not without its benefits. "Of course I'll miss it. How would you not want to be part of this?" he says. "But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited about laying on a beach on Monday."
Everton won a place in Round 6 comfortably thanks to an electric start that had them 2-0 up inside seven minutes. Fellaini set up Drenthe for a lovely curled shot that had Goodison rocking in the sunshine after just 49 seconds, and Stracqualursi followed that up by poking home from close range off a great Drenthe corner. Fellaini might have scored at least a hat-trick, Stracqualursi and Drenthe were denied by Gilks and Phillips ballooned a late, unjust penalty over the bar at the end as Howard closed out another clean sheet.
Everton have the FA Cup quarter finals in their sights as they entertain Championship side Blackpool in another home tie in front of a Goodison faithful yearning for a return to Wembley and an opportunity to make right on the disappointment of 2009. Pienaar is cup-tied, Donovan could miss out with the flu and Jelavic may have a groin issue but Coleman is fit again. KO is 3pm.
Once a blue, always a blue... Wayne Rooney pays visit to Goodison Park to watch his old club Everton in the FA Cup.
Nikica Jelavic says he is frustrated his career at Everton has been put on hold, as he continues to suffer from athletic pubalgia, an inflammation of the pubic bone. The injury forced the former Rangers striker to miss the 2-0 win over Chelsea last Saturday and, depending on the severity, he could require groin surgery.
Landon Donovan could be forced to miss out on his planned Everton farewell after David Moyes confirmed he is a doubt for tomorrow's FA Cup 5th Round meeting with Blackpool: "Unfortunately he's got a bit of the flu which he's picked up and he'll be a doubt for the game on Saturday."
For Everton it perpetually seems to be a season of two halves. The trend goes that they play like utter dross until January, then suddenly become amazing. Recent wins against Man City and Chelsea suggest that they?re at it again.
Argentine striker Denis Stracqualarsi has shown encouraging signs of progress in recent months at Goodison. Can he emulate Duncan Ferguson?
Defeat in the 2009 FA Cup final still eats away at the Everton captain, Phil Neville, and he is determined to put it right. David Moyes's men lost 2-1 to Chelsea at Wembley almost three years ago but the disappointment of that reverse still rankles with Neville. Hopes of earning another shot at the trophy they last lifted in 1995 have been raised in recent weeks, with Everton odds-on favourites to come through their fifth-round meeting with Blackpool at Goodison Park tomorrow.
That's what Ian Holloway thinks in the now usual pre-match managerial back-slapping session
Liverpool fans have lost it. The whole Suarez affair has tipped them over the edge and exposed them for the lunatics they are. An Everton fan explains how he knew what they were like all along...
Phil Jagielka and Leon Osman are getting closer to a return to full fitness after sidelined by injuries for the past few weeks. Jagielka damaged his medial knee ligaments against Bolton back on January 4th and has not played since, but he is expected to return within the next two to three weeks. That is the same time as midfielder Leon Osman who has had a minor operation to remove some floating bone in his knee and he too is expected to return within the same time scale.
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Michael Ball says he realised Rangers were heading for financial meltdown ? because he had to pay £4,000 to Everton every time he wanted to play for the Scottish giants after he passed 60 games for them.
With the appearance of João Silva, playing for Everton Reserves on Tuesday and scoring the final goal in the 6-3 win over Newcastle, it seems he was recalled early from his season-long loan back home in Portugal at Vitória de Setúbal to provide cover for the loss of Louis Saha on the last day of the transfer window.
Everton fans will face a scramble for only 1,700 tickets to the Premier League game at Loftus Road on 3 March, after Everton declined to guarantee 3,000 tickets for the substantial Blues following in London, and the clubs failed to agree on a compromise.
Everton youngster George Green was the debut hero for England Under-16s as he struck in the last minute in a 1-0 win over Spain. Green made his first appearance for the Young Lions by coming on at half time in Madrid and sealed victory with a curled effort from outside the area in the dying stages.
Seamus Coleman made a goalscoring return for the reserves more than a month after being sidelined with a thigh problem. And teenager Ross Barkley, who made such an impact in the first two months of the season but has not featured since 26 November because of a knee problem, also stepped up his bid for full fitness with a run-out and goal in the 6-3 win over Newcastle at the club's Finch Farm training complex.
Everton have sealed the capture of midfield prospect Francisco Júnior after the 20-year-old put pen to paper on a 4½-year deal which is subject to international clearance.
Shane Duffy has been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for this month's friendly against Czech Republic following an injury to Richard Dunne. The 20-year-old Duffy will join up with Giovanni Trapattoni's squad for training on February 26, three days before the friendly with Czech Republic at the Aviva Stadium.
Cheltenham Town have extended the loan spell of Everton defender Luke Garbutt by a further five weeks. Left-back Garbutt was due to return to Goodison Park after Tuesday's game with Torquay, but will now stay with the Robins until 20 March.
Landon Donovan would like to turn his brief taste of the Premier League with Everton into something more permanent... once he has led his LA Galaxy to more MLS success. "It would be hard to go to any other club now so if anything were to happen I would imagine it would be here at Everton," Donovan told Reuters in an interview.
David Moyes has repeated his claim that he would not have paid to watch Everton in the first half of the season because of his side's lacklustre form.
Steven Pienaar is reveling in his goalscoring return to Goodison Park that helped Everton comfortably beat Chelsea yesterday. "The feeling is unbelievable... I was going wild and it means a lot to the supporters to score a goal against Chelsea."
David Moyes insists he has not taken Everton as far as he can and hopes to still be the club's manager when new investment is finally found. He has been mooted as a contender to take charge at Tottenham Hotspur, if Harry Redknapp leaves White Hart Lane at the end of the season to become England coach. However, rather than jump ship to North London, Moyes wants the Toffees to emulate the progress Tottenham have made in recent years, providing chairman Bill Kenwright can secure fresh investment.
Everton had more misery to dish out for a top-four side as they powered to a third successive home League win over Chelsea, underpinned by another determined, industrious performance. Pienaar marked his return to Goodison with a fine chest down and finish after just five minutes and a crunching second-half Neville tackle on Cole allowed Donovan to notch another assist, Stracqualursi burying the ball past Cech from the American's flick forward.
With last weekend's weak display at Wigan having sabotaged the optimism created with the defeat of City and that evening's transfer business, Everton need another big performance against a top-four team to keep their hopes of sneaking into Europe alive. Jack Rodwell's injury setback rules him out but the two new boys, Pienaar and Jelavic, are again in the frame. KO is 3pm.
Andre Villas-Boas maintains he will not make the same mistake as Manchester City counterpart Roberto Mancini and underestimate Everton. "We never underestimate Everton because our record at Goodison Park is not impressive," Villas-Boas said.
David Moyes has revealed a setback to Jack Rodwell's recovery. Rodwell had trained this week after recovering from injury but has now reported feeling a tightness in his troublesome hamstring.
Leighton Baines believes Everton's business during the January transfer window has given everyone at the club a lift. The Merseysiders are now unbeaten in four league games and Baines believes the fresh faces have provided a welcome boost.
Everton?s re-signing of Steven Pienaar in the final seconds of the January transfer window may well spell the end of Royston Drenthe?s long-term hopes of remaining at Everton, and is the latest example of the David Moyes mantra of perspiration over inspiration.
In a broadly targeted follow-up to the initiative we headlined some weeks ago, Tony I'Anson is featured in today's Echo, talking about Trust Everton and the vision of one day having the fans owning Everton's state-of-the-art training facility at Finch Farm. The venture is receiving a lot of support, including a strong endorsement from Andy Burham, MP (see link below) and we would encourage fans who have not already completed the online survey to do so now.
Everton's opponents in the FA Cup 5th Round will be Blackpool after the Seasiders' convincing win over Sheffield Wednesday in their 4th Round replay this evening.
Jack Rodwell has returned to full training with Everton as he looks to put his latest injury nightmare behind him. The midfielder has not played since aggravating a hamstring injury just 19 minutes after appearing in the defeat by Bolton on 4th January.
Landon Donovan tells BBC Radio Merseyside his spell with Everton will ensure he is in peak condition to start the 2012 MLS season with the LA Galaxy when his loan deal finishes at the end of February.
David Moyes apparently had two bids knocked back by Wolves for Kevin Doyle. The move was revealed by Doyle's team-mate Stephen Ward who said he was pleased his team mate had decided to stay with Wolves.
In The Echo, Philip Kirkbride wonders what Steven Pienaar's return to Everton means for Royston Drenthe. Kirkbride claims that the signing of Drenthe in the final hours of August?s transfer window meant Moyes had landed the man to make people finally forget about Steven Pienaar.
Despite Everton's lack of goals, David Moyes will not be rushing his new striker Nikica Jelavic as he believes it is important to ease the 26-year old, who scored 36 goals in 55 games during his time in Scotland, into Premier League life.
David Moyes was ready with plenty of excuses to make it sound like a point won rather than another two points lost with a heavy pitch the cause of Howard's horrific blunder, as he claimed it was always going to be tough against the league's bottom club after beating the League Leaders in midweek.
A dreadful game at the DW saw the old Everton re-emerge just days after the superb win over City, and that despite new faces Pienaar and Jelavic getting game time. The Blues conceded an awful goal when a spinning deflection off Neville hit a divot and made a total fool of Howard. It was down to late sub Victor Anichebe to rescue Everton from an ignominious defeat with a clinical header off Baines's cross. But little else to cheer as Everton sank to bottom-of-the-table Wigan's level of painfully poor Premier League football.
With just one defeat in their last six games on Wigan's home turf, recent history is on Everton's side as they look to build on the momentum gained from the wins over Aston Villa Fulham and Manchester City, not to mention the arrival of Jelavić and Pienaar. Both could start depending on Moyes's mood and the fitness of Tim Cahill. Jack Rodwell and Sylvain Distin are still unavailable as they recover from hamstring strains.
Steven Pienaar is under no illusions that his return to Goodison Park after leaving the club for Tottenham a year ago will be greeted with universal acceptance, but he is committed to proving his worth to Everton all over again.
Everton new-boy Nikica Jelavić says that far from feeling the pressure after making his £5.5m move from Rangers, he is relishing the challenge at Goodison Park.
Steven Pienaar has admitted that his time at Tottenham spent largely sitting on the bench, watching others play, was killing his spirit.
Ex-Rangers defender and former Blues stalwart, David Weir, believes that Nikica Jelavić will have no problems fitting in at Everton or succeeding in the Premier League.
Danijel Pranjic has blasted Bayern Munich and claims the German side priced him out of a move to Everton. The 30-year-old had his heart set on a move to Goodison Park after being offered a two-and-a-half-year deal but the move collapsed after Bayern asked for too much cash.
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