Season 2019-20 Opinion Match Reports
Match Reports
Accounts from matches by our editorial team and featured correspondents
Muddled and Unconvincing
Lyndon Lloyd : 30/11/2020
Individually, Leeds aren't any great shakes but they're superbly coached. Everton are a team of individuals with questionable fitness, playing on this occasion in a dubious lineup who lacked conviction and that clinical edge
Everton hang on as they almost let Fulham back in
Michael Kenrick : 22/11/2020
Everton stormed into an early lead to get their Premier League campaign back on the rails following three straight defeats that wrecked their 100% start to the season.
Spirit Crushed
Lyndon Lloyd : 08/11/2020
Everton go into the latest international break without a win in four games and having to pick the pieces up following three straight defeats, with very little to draw from any of them by way of optimism
A spineless surrender to Ole's under-fire Reds
Michael Kenrick : 07/11/2020
Everton were back at Goodison Park after successive fixtures on the road to host Manchester United and their under-fire manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the early Saturday kick-off. But, despite leading through a nice Bernard goal, the absence of Richarlison was a crucial factor in the end.
Dire Blues can't escape the ghosts of Everton past
Lyndon Lloyd : 01/11/2020
This was Marco Silva’s Everton and the worst of “Project Restart” reborn… from the team that began this round of matches sitting on top of the table.
Everton given bracing reality check as Saints burst early-season bubble
Lyndon Lloyd : 25/10/2020
Richarlison’s unnecessary sending off against Liverpool last week felt like it was going to be costly and, in combination with the loss to injury of Seamus Coleman and fitness concerns over James Rodriguez, that proved to be the case as the Toffees put in their worst performance since the final day of last season
Ponderous green-shirted dross of old too easily defeated
Michael Kenrick : 25/10/2020
An Everton side well below par, wearing a hideous green and grey kit, rocked up at Saint Mary's seemingly determined to surrender all the good work so far this season
The Loosening of the Devil's Red Pact
Lyndon Lloyd : 17/10/2020
Despite being well below the best of what they’ve shown this season and never seeming to get out of second gear, Everton managed to grab a draw against what Klopp described as his side’s best away performance of his tenure, even it needed an intervention from VAR in the final reckoning.
VAR saves off-colour Blues after Richarlison madness
Michael Kenrick : 17/10/2020
Exactly 10 years to the day since their last Merseyside derby victory, Premier League leaders Everton face local rivals Liverpool at Goodison Park with a full-strength side looking to extend their 100% start to the season.
Everton press on with another goal glut
Lyndon Lloyd : 03/10/2020
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and James will have grabbed the headlines but this was another game that featured strong performances in almost every part of the team
Brilliant James is the star of Everton's 4th win
Michael Kenrick : 03/10/2020
Everton took on a very lively Brighton side at Goodison Park but Calvert-Lewin set them on their way with a fine far-post header for his 9th goal
A second Calvert-Lewin hat-trick seals Blues win
Michael Kenrick : 30/09/2020
Everton’s Carabao Cup journey continued with their most difficult assignment in the competition thus far in 2020-21 as West Ham United come to Goodison Park.
Everton Show Grit to Maintain Winning Start to 2020-21
Lyndon Lloyd : 26/09/2020
The decision for the penalty that ultimately proved to be the difference in terms of the scoreline has dominated the post-match discussion among pundits but there is no question that the better team won on the day
Dazzling Richarlison sets the required tone
Michael Kenrick : 23/09/2020
Everton saw another slew of goals in their latest Carabao Cup venture to Fleetwood Town on a wet Wednesday evening, two brilliant ones from Richarlison in a scintillating first half.
Calvert-Lewin treble ensures Everton pass Baggies test
Lyndon Lloyd : 19/09/2020
Dominic Calvert-Lewin may have flown under the radar a bit despite scoring the winning goal against Tottenham but he grabbed the lion’s share of the limelight with his first hat-trick to bury a spirited West Brom
Calvert-Lewin hat-trick beats a brace of red cards!
Michael Kenrick : 19/09/2020
Everton eventually built on their impressive start to the new season when newly-promoted West Bromwich Albion were well beaten at Goodison Park in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off.
Second string see off Salford City
Michael Kenrick : 16/09/2020
Everton continue their busy start to the new season with the first step of what they hope will be a long journey in the Carabao Cup as they host Salford City
Transformed Everton Deliver a Statement of Intent
Lyndon Lloyd : 14/09/2020
A trio of unwanted statistics tumbled in North London with a victory founded on a completely revamped midfield and an eye-opening team performance.
Vastly improved Blues hold on for great opening-day win
Michael Kenrick : 13/09/2020
Everton open the season at Tottenham where three new players make their debuts after signing last week.
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