Minutes before half-time in the match against Manchester City, a fan halted the game for 4 minutes by handcuffing himself to Joe Hart's Park End post, apparently in protest at RyanAir.
Everton shut down the League's leaders' goal machine and recorded a stirring victory thanks to Gibson's second-half strike. Stracqualursi had an early header cleared off the line and Nasri rattled the bar in a goalless first half that was delayed by a bizarre goalpost protest by a fan. The Blues struck through Gibson's deflected effort on the hour, though, and then held off late pressure to lift David Moyes to his 150th Premier League victory.
An inability to agree personal terms by Kostas Manolas ended David Moyes's hopes of landing the young Greek defender in a £500,000 deal today.
Nikica Jelavić completed his £5.5m move to Everton from Rangers, putting pen to paper on a four-and-a-half year deal, and Steven Pienaar rejoined the Blues on loan in a last gasp deal. Louis Saha, meanwhile, sealed a move to Tottenham in one of the day's biggest surprises, but Kostas Manolas rejected terms and stays in Athens.
Everton take up the challenge of finding the goals to overcome League-leading Manchester City under the Goodison lights this evening, lifted by the comeback win over Fulham last Friday. No new injury news leaves David Moyes with the same team from which to choose and he could opt for an unchanged team. KO is 8pm.
Everton are set to complete the acquisition of Nikica Jelavić tomorrow after Rangers accepted an offer for the striker, reportedly in the region of £6m. The Croatian is expected to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms ahead of a deadline-day switch from Ibrox to Goodison.
David Moyes has dashed hopes that Everton could keep Landon Donovan on a permanent basis.
Everton have agreed a £500,000 fee with AEK Athens for defender Kostas Manolas but the deal for the promising 20 year-old is apparently on standby pending the outcome of the Nikica Jelavic negotiations with Glasgow Rangers.
David Moyes is confident of bolstering his squad before the transfer deadline closes tomorrow night, telling reporters at his pre-match match press conference ahead of the City game that his goal coming into January was to add two or three players and nothing has changed.
Wolves are waiting to see whether Everton firm up their interest in striker Kevin Doyle by making a concrete bid, Press Association Sport understands. Sources close to the midlands club insist the Toffees have not made official contact over the out-of-favour Doyle. But they are aware he has been on Everton's radar for the past two months.
The failed Kings Dock and the Etihad... read it and literally weep
BBC and Sky Sports sources are reporting that Everton have made an official offer to sign Rangers' in-demand striker Nikica Jelavić. David Moyes is a long-time a fan of Jelavić and has launched a raid for the Croatia international ahead of Tuesday's transfer deadline.
In the draw for the 5th Round of the FA Cup, Everton have been drawn at home yet again and they will face the winners of the replay between Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday. Ties are to be played on the weekend of 18 & 19 February, with Liverpool also drawn to play at home.
Everton have confirmed that the transfer of Diniyar Bilyaletdinov to Spartak Moscow has now been completed, bringing to an end an increasingly frustrating and decreasingly useful Everton career for the lad who scored some fine and memorable goals.
David Prentice sees encouraging signs in the Argentine after he notches his first goal for Everton.
Kevin Sheedy's U-18s topped Manchester United 4-1 at Carrington on the back of a man-of-the-match display from Ross Barkley.
Everton meet Bootle, a fixture that was hotly contested 13 decades ago in the days before Liverpool FC!
Landon Donovan believes that Friday's 2-1 FA Cup win over Fulham has put Everton on course for a successful second half of the season. The on-loan American forward once again pulled the strings for the Toffees, creating both goals, and he feels they now have a platform to build on.
Matt Cheetham: On the pitch, Donovan is already eclipsing many of his team-mates? feats and with his pace, direct approach and whole-hearted commitment, and he has once again been a breath of fresh air at Everton
Marouane Fellaini's second-half header sent Everton into the last 16 of the FA Cup as they came from behind to beat Fulham at Goodison Park. Danny Murphy handed Fulham an early lead when he slotted home from the spot after Johnny Heitinga was punished for a handball in the area. Denis Stracqualursi put Everton level, however, with a deft header from Landon Donovan's cross soon after and Fellaini grabbed a deserved winner as he headed home another Donovan cross.
Everton play their fifth successive home cup tie of the season hoping that a run all the way to Wembley can act as a catalyst for their flagging League form. Tony Hibbert is back from injury but the squad is otherwise unchanged for the visit of Fulham who haven't won at Goodison for 37 years but who are also unbeaten against the Blues in this competition. KO is 8pm.
Council leader Joe Anderson on the regenerative potential for north Liverpool of the proposed Football Quarter.
David Moyes has confirmed his interest in young Greek defender Kostas Manolas as he seeks to bolster his squad before the closure of the transfer window next week.
David Moyes insists that any negativity surrounding Everton at the moment is purely down to the performances of his team and has "nothing to do with the board of directors of the chairman."
Everton's FA Cup 4th Round clash with Fulham tomorrow will now be carried live in the USA on Fox Soccer Channel. The game will, of course, feature three American internationals in the form of Landon Donovan, Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey.
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's switch from Everton to Spartak Moscow is expected to be made official today. The midfielder tweeted his farewells to his Evertonian followers late last night suggesting that he successfully came through a medical and agreed personal terms. The fee is officially undisclosed but is believed to be between £4m and £5m.
The Anfield derby that was scheduled for 25th February has been postponed due to Liverpool's involvement in the Carling Cup Final that weekend.
Edson Buddle is considering joining Belgian First Division side Westerlo after a week-long trial at Everton did not result in the American striker joining the Blues for the remainder of the season.
This short piece at the Executioner's Bong blog looks at the impact Royston Drenthe has made since coming to the club in the summer.
Dave Kelly opened the meeting and thanked those Evertonians in attendance at The Casa: "I would like to thank you all for attending this evening. It?s your meeting, it?s for you and fellow Evertonians. Together we can win this fight, a fight to rid our Club of the under achievement and mismanagement that has blighted us for a number of years."
Following a successful series of planned demonstrations and meetings, The Blue Union, a consortium of like-minded Everton fan groups, are now holding a strategy meeting that will allow their supporters the opportunity to express their concerns over the current plight of Everton Football Club and participate in deciding the future strategy of The Blue Union in the coming months. It's at The Casa, 29 Hope St, Liverpool. L1 9BQ. 7pm on Wednesday 25th January 2012. There will be a live blog during the meeting ? fans can pose questions to blueunion@goodisonpark.com during the meeting, or follow along live at SOS1878.co.uk.
Back in the news with the imminent completion of the takeover at Reading FC, Chris Samuelson hinted today that there were good reasons why his proposed investment in Everton via the Fortress Sports Fund vehicle seven years ago fell through. He refused to elaborate, though.
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's frustrating spell in England is about to end with a return to Russia after Spartak Moscow confirmed that a deal has been reached in principal with Everton. A statement from the club announced that the player's move will be completed following a medical this week. According to Everton, no fee has been agreed yet.
Far from nursing a knee injury, Ross Barkley was back playing for Everton's Under-18s as they lost 4-5 to their Blackburn counterparts at Finch Farm on Saturday.
Landon Donovan is the type of player who plays up to the occasion. He plays his best in pressure situations. To be perfectly honest, his talent is wasted in MLS. I think the league is growing quickly, but it can't even compare to the top European leagues at the moment. If the USMNT wants to be successful, they need their best player in the best league in the world. Honestly, if I were Donovan, I would want to prove that I could play well every week in the best league in the world. I'm surprised such a motivated player wouldn't have that desire.
The Blue Union have offered a substantial response to the blog post by Everton CEO, Robert Elstone, last week that sought to bring closure to the question of "where does the money go?" with an in-depth analysis of the Club's finances over the past five years.
David Moyes will take the weekend to consider whether or not to take Edson Buddle on a short-term contract until the end of the season.
In Spain, top-flight clubs field second-string sides in lower divisions. Several years ago, David Moyes explored a similar option but was frustrated by the sheer depth of the non-league football pyramid.
Everton host an unpredictable Blackburn Rovers at Goodison Park who are in optimistic mood with Steve Kean's side in more optimistic mood after moving out of the bottom three last weekend. David Moyes has confirmed that there has been no easing of the injury situation but he might reward Victor Anichebe for his recent goals with a starting role up front.
Everton let slip another winning position and dropped two more points at home as Blackburn grabbed a draw via a Howard blunder and the hands of Goodwillie. Cahill ended his goal drought by converting Fellaini's arm-assisted knock-down in the first half but it's all about securing results ? though both Fellaini and Stracqualursi had efforts cleared off the line at the death, the Blues couldn't secure the win after giving up the sloppy 72nd-minute equaliser.
Everton are are reportedly looking to reward Tony Hibbert's long service at Goodison Park with a testimonial match, but no date or opponent has been announced at this time. Hibbert has been a mainstay of the Goodison defence since making his debut as a 20-year-old at West Ham United back in March 2001. Hibbert, who will be 31 next month, has made almost 300 appearances for Everton and is third on their all-time list for most Premier League outings.
James Wallace will join Tranmere Rovers on a one-month loan after a similar arrangement with Stevenage was cancelled earlier this week.
In a nutshell, youth, Asia, the lower divisions...
According to the BBC, David Weir is to leave Ibrox this week with England the likely destination for the 41-year-old, who is keen to keep on playing. "I've not got anything lined up in terms of where I will be going," the defender told the club website. "But, even now, I still want to play." Hmmm... sounds like the ideal centre-half David Moyes is looking for...
Oliver Holt in the Mirror highlights the strength of US sport and the NFL in particular where a culture of equality and, in the case of the Green Bay, fan ownership, serves an example to the uncompetitive Premier League
Gary Ablett was laid to rest today following a funeral ceremony that united the blue and red halves of the City.
A United fan offers "this is slightly dweeby analysis of Everton's transfer spending that attempts to explain why the figures quoted by EFC Chief Executive Robert Elstone and published in the club accounts do tie in with reality."
Young defender Shane Duffy is hoping he can show the form that can persuade David Moyes that he doesn't need to spend precious funds on a new central defender this month.
Stating the case for Tim Cahill's status as Everton legend and for keeping faith with the Australian forward
James Wallace's month-long loan spell at Stevenage was canceled today by mutual consent after their manager, Graham Westley left the club to take over at Preston North End.
Apostolos Vellios, mysteriously frozen out of first-team action since early December apart from a six-minute cameo at Sunderland, has done his claims for greater involvement a power of good with a first-half hat-trick against Blackburn for the Reserves this evening. The Blues' second string ran out 4-2 winners after Jose Baxter tacked on a fourth after Vellios had had another disallowed.
Victor Anichebe was impressed by new signing Darron Gibson's first appearance for Everton on Saturday and was also encouraged by the performance of Shane Duffy who has stepped into the breach admirably over the last couple of games.
Everton have taken Landon Donovan's former LA Galaxy teammate, Edson Buddle, on trial this week.
David Moyes says Tim Cahill remains an integral part of his Everton side despite rumours that Queens Park Rangers will make a bid for the goal-shy Australian.
Everton grabbed a point from an untidy encounter between two nervy teams thanks to Anichebe's second-half strike. The substitute latched onto Donovan's defence-splitting pass and slotted past Given to cancel out Bent's earlier goal. Gibson made a quiet but effective debut in a Blues side that had the upper hand in the first half but again lacked bite going forward and in the end neither side seemed all that convinced they could win this low-key affair.
Everton will be hoping to score a second win in Birmingham this year when they visit the equally goal-shy Aston Villa this weekend. Shane Duffy looks set for his first League start as Sylvain Distin is ruled out, while Darron Gibson could make his debut after arriving from Manchester United.
In his latest blog, Everton CEO Robert Elstone tries again to answer the continued question of "where does the money go" with another breakdown of the Club's income and expenditure.
David Prentice, who has taken great pains in the past to point out how wrong Everton fans have been in criticsing the club, finally writes something that reflects a little of the fear and trepidation he must have been bombarded with from readers of his column in of the Liverpool Echo.
Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson has officially signed for Everton. The 24-year-old midfielder is surplus to requirements at Old Trafford, where he has made just two appearances this season, despite their injury crisis. At an undisclosed fee believed to be £1M (possibly rising to £2M), he clearly falls just within Moyes's limited budget for new players.
Paul Scholes's return signalled the end of Darron Gibson's Manchester United career.
Everton's much vaunted Youth team, some of whom won the FA Premier Academy Under-18 National Championship last season, have been dumped out of the FA Youth Cup at the second hurdle by Queens Park Rangers. Ross Barkley was not playing in the 0-1 reverse at Loftus Road where the Blues had trouble finding the net.
Everton FA Cup fourth round tie against Fulham will be played on Friday 27 January, kicking off at 8pm, to avoid a clash with the Liverpool versus Manchester United fourth round tie at Anfield the following day.
Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson reportedly had a medical at Finch Farm this evening and is expected to officially sign tomorrow. The 24-year-old midfielder is surplus to requirements at Old Trafford, where he has made just two appearances this season, despite their injury crisis. At a fee of believed to be £500k, potentially rising to £2M (to be confirmed), he clearly falls just within Moyes's limited budget for new players.
Everton Club Focus - Toffees' half-season report tells a story of frustration and a lack of firepower.
Injury-ravaged Everton make the daunting trip to in-form Tottenham for the fixture that was postponed from the opening day by the London riots. With no January reinforcements in sight, David Moyes could be without seven first-teamers and faces a selection headache in central midfield. KO is 7:45pm; the referee? Martin Atkinson...
Predictability was the name of the game at White Hart Lane ? the comfortable home win, referee Martin Atkinson's refusal to award a blatant penalty in favour of Drenthe, an injury to Distin, and Everton's failure to force a single save from Friedel all game ? as a scuffed effort by Lennon and a 35-yard stunner by Assou-Ekotto were enough to seal the deal for a clearly superior Spurs.
As David Moyes laments the widening gulf between Tottenham and Everton, the manager confirmed that the £10m raised from selling Mikel Arteta to Arsenal last August will not be made available to spend in this month's transfer window ? that despite the club wringing an apology from the Liverpool Echo for suggesting just that.
Seven players could be out injured for Wednesday's clash with high-flying Spurs at White Hart Lane, a match rearranged from the first day of the season, when it was postponed due to rioting in London. Seamus Coleman is the Everton?s latest injury doubt ahead of their trip to Tottenham tomorrow after limping out of the FA Cup win over Tamworth.
The colleague of an Evertonian who is alleged to have used the latter's Twitter account to hurl racial abuse at Louis Saha has been sacked by his employers.
Trust Everton is a bold initiative to put ownership of Everton Football Club into the hands of the fans, starting with some of the real estate: Goodison Park and Finch Farm. After many months of planning and negotiations, a website has been set up based on a scheme under the umbrella of Supporters Direct, with the slogan: "Securing the Future of Everton FC for the current and future generations of Evertonians."
Controversial referee Mark Clattenburg, who hasn't officiated an Everton match for over four years following his antics in the infamous "Clattenburg derby" has been named as the match official for Aston Villa vs Everton on the 14th.
A poorly-written article highlights the dwindling crowds for last weekend's FA Cup games, and downtrends in the EPL as well...
After completing a rather unsuccessful two month loan spell at League 2 Shrewsbury Town in December, Everton Reserves midfielder James Wallace has 'gained promotion' to League 1 in the form of a new month-long loan deal with Stevenage.
?Unfortunately I probably have to say yes,? he replied. ?I watched the game on the telly today (Birmingham 0 Wolves 0, with huge banks of empty seats)...
The Blue Union have issued a statement in response to Bill Kenwright's comment in the Directors car park on Saturday where he accused the protest group of betraying Everton FC.
Jose Baxter has returned to Everton after a very successful three-month loan spell across the river at Tranmere Rovers, where the manager, Les Parry, described him as "brilliant".
In the draw for the 4th Round of the FA Cup, Everton have been paired at home with Premier League opposition in the shape of Fulham which could pit US teammates Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey against each other. Games will be played on the weekend of 28/29 January.
"They are the stay-away fans, once match-going regulars who are choosing not to attend games and alarmingly their numbers are growing all the time."
In some impromptu mobile-phone video of Bill Kenwright arriving at Goodison Park for today's game, the Everton Chairman reacts to questions from fans saying, "Your Blue Union has betrayed the Club".
Injury-ridden Everton play host to Blue Square Bet Premier side Tamworth this weekend hoping their crisis of morale doesn't make them fall foul of an unthinkable cup upset. Jagielka, Osman, Barkley and Cahill could all be out but Royston Drenthe could return from illness, while Marouane Fellaini and Seamus Coleman will undergo late fitness tests.
An Everton side with an attacking midfield featuring the likes of Donovan, Gueye, Bilyaltedinov and McFadden made heavy work of Blue Square Bet Premier side Tamworth. The Blues were first off the mark after 5 mins, Heitinga heading home from a Donovan corner, but struggled to add to their tally against the minnows. Injuries in the second half sapped the Everton spirit until Drenthe was fouled and Baines sealed it from the spot.
Could California-based tech titan Apple be preparing to use some of its $82bn in cash reserves to bid against BSkyB and ESPN for broadcasting rights to the English Premier League?
Consistent with the long-visible perception that defence is all that really matters to him, David Moyes has indicated he may switch his priorities to now looking for a new centre-back during this month?s transfer window after confirming Phil Jagielka faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Colin Fitzpatrick spells out the failings of the Kenwright regime for an audience beyond the Everton fan base
Everton Under-18s travel to Loftus Road on Thursday for their 4th Round tie in the FA Youth Cup. And if they win, the young Blues will face either Newcastle United or Watford in the 5th Round draw, which was made on Friday. But will Ross Barkley be fit enough to lead them???
Everton Reserves defender Aristote Nsiala has become the eighth player to go out on loan this season after he joined Accrington Stanley on a month-long loan.
Marcus Law, the sharp, ambitious young manager at Tamworth, is convinced that, as his team prepare to face Everton in the FA Cup on Saturday, a certain Gwyneth Paltrow romcom can tell them much about the task in hand.
Perhaps Howard remembered that he had suffered a similar fate himself in between the posts for Manchester United's reserves six years ago.
Everton report that Phil Jagielka could be out for up to 6 weeks with medial ligament damage to his knee sustained in the defeat to Bolton, while Leon Osman will need to go under the knife to remove a floating bone from his knee.
Analysis of the home defeat to Bolton
Everton have recalled on-loan defender Shane Duffy from Scunthorpe United to provide cover for Phil Jagielka, one of three players injured last night in the home defeat to Bolton.
It was supposed to be Landon Donovan providing the fresh breeze at Goodison Park, but gale force wind did it instead, blowing a Howard clearance over Bogdan and into the Bolton net, Howard sheepishly resisting any celebration. Perhaps he should have been more ecstatic; instead he was seemingly just as helpless to stop clinical shots from Ngog and Cahill stunning an enraged Goodison crowd.
Brentford boss Uwe Rosler wants to keep on-loan Everton Reserves defender Jake Bidwell for the rest of the season, but he will have to be happy with an month extension to the young left-back's loan.
Tactical Analysis from the Executioner's Bong
David Moyes cites the lack of entertainment from his team this season as the reason for the slipping attendance levels at Goodison Park this season.
Italian club Sampdoria have confirmed the acquisition of defender Shkodran Mustafi from Everton on a free transfer.
The Premier League's basement boys, Bolton Wanderers, come to Goodison Park on Wednesday night for a game that should see the much-anticipated return in the No 9 jersey of Landon Donovan. No news yet on whether Seamus Coleman and Royston Drenthe, two absentees from Sunday, will miss out again but Marouane Fellaini will undergo a late fitness test. KO is 8pm.
"The whole Father Christmas strategy represented my mum?s last ditch attempt to wrest me away from the claws of Liverpool FC."
No investment, negative tactics, and slipping down the Prem, right now is not exactly a good time to be an Everton fan.
Victor Anichebe paid tribute to the fans who chanted his name after the ?emotional? comeback against West Brom which saw him seal victory for Everton, his first appearance for David Moyes?s side since August.
Former Everton defender Gary Ablett has died after a long battle against cancer, he was 46. Ablett, lost his 16-month fight against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on Sunday night. Ablett played for Everton after making the switch from Liverpool in 1992 and played a key role in keeping the Blues in the Premier League in May 1994. And he was a member of the last Everton team to win a trophy ? The FA Cup in 1995.
Everton's young midfielder, Araz Abdullayev will be playing in Greece for the next 6 months. He will play for the club Panionios (Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna) after spending most of the year at Azerbaijani club Neftchi since signing with Everton last January.
It's like a new signing... with Victor Anichebe returning to the squad after a long injury, and scoring a brilliant goal by Everton standards to win this New Year slog for the Blues. Jack Rodwell started the game but was the first to be subbed before the hour, Stracqualursi and Anichebe coming on for Saha and Neville after 65. It was Anichebe who spun brilliantly under huge pressure to score from close range with 4 minutes left.
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