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Usmanov added to EU list of sanctioned Russian oligarchs

28 February

Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbek-born billionaire who co-owns two of Everton’s biggest sponsors, has been included on the latest list of Russian oligarchs that are being sanctioned by the European Union in response to the invasion of Ukraine initiated by President Vladimir Putin.

Everton U23s vs Chelsea postponed

28 February

Everton U23s were due to host Chelsea in tonight's PL2 clash at Haig Avenue in Southport but the match has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch.

Everton lodge complaint over VAR decisions

28 February

Everton have made an official complaint to the Premier League over the standard of officiating at recent matches.

City grind dogged Everton down amid controversy at Goodison

26 February

Everton fell to their third Premier League defeat in four matches under Frank Lampard in the cruellest of fashion but the hosts were denied what appeared to be a clear penalty late on

Everton U18s beaten in the micro-derby by Liverpool

26 February

Liverpool U18s ran out 3-1 winners over Everton's youngsters at Finch Farm today.

Lampard incredulous at VAR decision against City

26 February

Frank Lampard pulled few punches in the aftermath of Everton’s cruel 1-0 defeat to Manchester City this afternoon, branding the decision not to award the Blues a late penalty for handball “incompetence at best”.

Kevin Thelwell becomes Everton's Director of Football

25 February

Everton have appointed Kevin Thelwell as the club’s new Director of Football, almost 3 months after Marcel Brands left the role following a disagreement over the strategic direction of the football club.

Everton vs Manchester City

25 February

Frank Lampard brings his Everton side back to Goodison Park after another ugly away defeat hoping to make it three home wins on the bounce, but he faces arguably the toughest opponents in the division.

Nathan Broadhead set for a return to the action

25 February

Nathan Broadhead is on a season-long loan with Sunderland in League One but his progress has been hampered by injury; on Thursday he returned to training with the Black Cats.

Pre-match siren expected to be dropped for City clash

26 February

Everton are expected to forego the air-raid siren that has preceded Z-Cars as the players take to the field before kick-off at Goodison today out of consideration for their Ukrainian full-back Vitalii Mykolenko and Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Everton offer clarification regarding US sanctions of USM company

25 February

Everton have moved to clarify that the company bearing the name USM that has been included in the list of Russia-based firms listed for sanction by the United States Treasury is a different entity to the one that sponsors Finch Farm.

Two April matches moved for TV

23 February

Everton's upcoming games against West Ham and Manchester United in early April have been rescheduled to accommodate live broadcasting.

Doucouré returns to full training

22 February

Abdoulaye Doucouré returned to full training on Wednesday, boosting hopes that he can play a key role in strengthening Everton's midfield on Saturday.

🎙ToffeeWeb Podcast: “All About the Psychology”

23 February

In this week's episode, Ell, Paul and Lyndon review the defeat at Southampton and the mental roadblocks that seem to afflict this Everton side, look ahead to the visit of Manchester City at the weekend and vote for something they'd bring back from football's past. → Listen Now

Gbamin makes Moscow loan move

21 February

Updated CSKA Moscow have agreed a loan deal for Jean-Philippe Gbamin who has been frozen out of the Everton first-team for most of the season.

Lewis Gibson returns to action for The Owls

21 February

Everton U23s defender Lewis Gibson has resumed his season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday in League One after nearly 4 months out recovering from injuries.

Everton U23s win at Derby County

21 February

Everton U23s won at Derby County tonight with two goals from Tom Cannon

Wretched display puts Everton back in trouble at the bottom

19 February

Everton put in one of their worst performances of a season littered with them as they were comfortably beaten by Southampton without managing a single shot on target

Lampard frustrated by players' mentality and inconsistency

19 February

Frank Lampard expressed concern over Everton’s lack of belief following their shockingly inept performance at Southampton today that condemned them to their 13th defeat of the season and kept them dangerously close to the bottom of the Premier League.

Southampton vs Everton

17 February

Everton travel south for this weekend's Premier League clash with Southampton hoping to build on the superb performance against Leeds that handed Frank Lampard his first Premier League victory as the Blues’ manager.

Van de Beek says Everton is perfect fit for him right now

18 February

Donny van de Beek says that he is enjoying a new challenge at Everton whose desire for upward momentum mirrors his own.

Richarlison wants to realise Champions League dream at Everton

18 February

Richarlison says that he wants to repay the affection he has received from Everton fans by leading the club back onto Europe's biggest stage.

Everton confident that Mina won't need an operation

18 February

Yerry Mina remains some weeks away from returning to action for Everton but it does not appear as though he will need to undergo surgery to correct his latest injury.

Lampard thrilled with clean sheet versus Leeds

16 February

Frank Lampard has spoken of how Everton’s first clean sheet in 13 matches was the result of an excellent all-round performance from his new team and stressed that that has to be a building block as he looks to push the Blues up the table now that he has his first Premier League win under his belt.

Don't Fall in Love with a Loan Player! – TW Podcast Episode 3

15 February

The lads are back and buzzing from the performance and win over Leeds. They review some top displays across the team, look ahead to this weekend's trip to Southampton, and pick their most underrated Everton players from the Premier League era. Listen Now

Gordon thriving off Lampard's trust

14 February

Anthony Gordon has spoken of the impact Frank Lampard has had on the Everton team after the new manager picked up his first Premier League win since taking charge at Goodison a fortnight ago.

Everton U18s beat Derby County to go 4th

15 February

Everton Under-18s moved into 4th place in the U18 Premier League (North) with a win over Derby County at Finch Farm on Tuesday afternoon.

New season ticket prices announced for Goodison Park

15 February

Increased season ticket prices have been announced by Everton for the first time since the 2014-15 season, in an effort to improve matchday revenues moving forward and prepare for higher costs of attending games at Bramley-Moore Dock.

 
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Pickford's entourage reportedly involved in pub fight

15 February

Jordan Pickford has been implicated in a brawl that broke out in a pub on Sunday night but it doesn’t appear as though the Everton goalkeeper was directly involved.

 
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Why Seamus Coleman is the antidote to football's problems

14 February

"Players like Coleman are often the kind to hang around because they know that experience, consistency and professionalism is still needed at the heart of every dressing room," writes Ian Ladyman in The Mail.

First look at Everton in the Community’s People’s Place

14 February

Everton in the Community have revealed a first look at its soon-to-be purpose-built mental health and wellbeing hub, The People’s Place.

 
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Tom Davies can't wait to get fit again and learn from Lampard

14 February

Following the appointment of Frank Lampard as Everton manager, Tom Davies can't wait to learn from the Premier League legend when he's back fit.

 
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“He explained he didn’t particularly want me” – Doucouré on quickly getting Ancelotti onside

14 February

Abdoulaye Doucouré has given an interview to L’Equipe, where he revealed his transfer from Watford to Everton was not initially requested by Carlo Ancelotti.

Inspired Everton swamp Leeds to arrest downward slide

12 February

Everton beat back the impending panic of a relegation scrap with a brilliant, adrenaline-fuelled performance that blew away Leeds United’s much-vaunted attack at an ebullient Goodison Park.

Everton U18s win at Nottingham Forest

12 February

A single goal before half-time saw Everton U18s prevail over Nottingham Forest in their 14th game of the U18 Premier League (North) season.

Lampard lauds players for giving him 'everything I wanted'

13 February

Frank Lampard singled out some of Everton’s star performers for praise today after the Blues’ blistering performance against Leeds yielded a first Premier League in more than two months.

Everton U23s lose last group game in PL Cup at Burnley

11 February

Everton Under-23s scored first but gave up goals at the end of each half of their last game in Group D of the Premier League Cup away against Burnley

Everton vs Leeds United

11 February

Everton return to Goodison Park to face Leeds United for what will be Frank Lampard’s third match in charge hoping to quickly atone for Tuesday’s disappointing performance against Newcastle.

Mina could be out until April

11 February

Everton have been hit with the news that Yerry Mina is expected to be sidelined for between eight to 10 weeks with the quad injury he sustained at Newcastle on Tuesday.

Everton welcome FC Highland as club partner

10 February

FC Highland, a thriving youth soccer Academy in Florida, is to join forces with Everton FC in an exciting new partnership.

The Highs and the Lows – TW Podcast Episode 2

9 February

The lads discuss the high generated by Frank Lampard's first match in charge as Everton comfortably beat Brentford before suffering a harsh reality check at Newcastle. They then look ahead at the challenges the new manager faces, starting with the visit of Leeds on Saturday

U18s crash out of the FA Youth Cup at Old Trafford

9 February

Everton's Under-18s took the lead against Manchester United this evening but ended up getting knocked out of the FA Youth Cup.

Everton wilt on Tyneside as Newcastle's revival continues

8 February

Everton’s optimism from the weekend slammed headlong into harsh reality at St James’s Park as injuries claimed two more important players and Newcastle beat them convincingly to pitch the Blues into a relegation dogfight in the lower reaches of the Premier League.

Date set for Boreham Wood tie

10 February

Everton will play Boreham Wood in the FA Cup Fifth Round on Thursday 3rd March with an 8:15pm kick-off and live coverage on ITV.

Lampard: Everton’s problems won’t be solved overnight

8 February

The manager says that the crisis of confidence in his new team's ranks is one of the key issues that he and his coaching staff will need to work on but stressed that as a club no one should get too down

Newcastle United vs Everton

7 February

Everton are in the North East on Tuesday evening for a fixture that assumed huge importance in the context of the relegation picture in recent weeks as the Blues’ dreadful Premier League form dragged on under Rafael Benitez.

Godfrey injury mars FA Cup win over Brentford

5 February

Updated Ben Godfrey left Goodison Park on crutches after the win over Brentford and is expected to be out of action for "4 to 5 weeks" with a torn hamstring following scans on the injury at Finch Farm.

Holgate: We need to prove we're good enough

7 February

Mason Holgate says that Everton’s players need to prove their quality by putting points on the board after Saturday’s impressive FA Cup win over Brentford signalled a possible revival in the team’s fortunes under new manager, Frank Lampard.

FA Cup 5th Round Draw

6 February

In the 5th Round of the FA Cup, Everton have been drawn at home to non-league giant-killers Boreham Wood, who defeated Bournemouth in fine FA Cup style this evening.

Boreham Wood's Kane Smith gets dream Goodison tie

6 February

Everton will face Boreham Wood in the FA Cup Fifth Round following the non-league club's giant-killing act on Bournemouth and it's an especially plumb tie for one of their players.

Lampard off to a flyer as Everton power into the last 16

5 February

Frank Lampard's reign at Everton began with a flurry of goals and a first win as the Blues swept Brentford aside to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Lampard lauds players' reaction and thanks fans after debut win

5 February

Frank Lampard has thanked Everton’s fans, not only for the terrific reception they gave him today for his first match in charge but all week since he was appointed as the club’s new manager.

Everton U23s undone by Leicester City in Southport

4 February

Leicester City U23s came from behind to end a seven-game unbeaten run for David Unsworth's U23s in Southport his evening.

Everton vs Brentford

3 February

Frank Lampard takes charge of his first match since being appointed as the new Everton manager, an FA Cup Fourth Round tie against Premier League opposition in the form of Brentford.

 
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The Rise and Fall of Dele Alli

3 February

Dele Alli was once deemed a key figure at Tottenham but left in a cloud of poor form, writes Jack Bezants. At 25-years-old, he has many years ahead of him to recapture his finest form.

Introducing the ToffeeWeb Podcast

4 February

The web's longest-running Everton website now has a podcast! In the first episode, three TW contributors look back at a wild few months at Everton that saw Benitez hired and fired, chat about new manager Frank Lampard and his deadline signings, before looking ahead to Brentford and Newcastle.

Upper Bullens seats made available for Brentford tie

2 February

Additional tickets for Everton's FA Cup Fourth Round tie with Brentford on Saturday 5 February have become available after the Bees chose not to take up their full allocation for the fixture.

Dele: I can’t wait to get going

2 February

Dele Alli was at USM Finch Farm for the first time today after completing a headline-grabbing deadline-day move from Tottenham Hotspur to Everton and spoke glowingly of his new club and manager.

Joondalup City reaping rewards from Everton link-up

2 February

Joondalup City is a football club going from strength to strength thanks to their ongoing partnership with English Premier League side Everton.

 
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In search of Tony Hibbert – the Everton enigma who wants to be left alone

2 February

Sam Carroll of the Liverpool Echo set out in 2020 to interview former Everton defender Tony Hibbert and this is what happened

Everton add Cole to Lampard's backroom team

3 February

Ashley Cole has been added to Frank Lampard's coaching staff at Everton with the club hopeful of bringing him on board while Tim Cahill is in line for a part-time role.

Mykolenko missed Villa defeat with back complaint

1 February

Vitalii Mykolenko has explained his absence from what would have been his first home game as an eligible Everton player as being down to a minor back problem.

 
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Tim Cahill – 'Opportunity Seeker'

1 February

Tim Cahill spent eight seasons as a player under David Moyes at Everton. As he embarks on his own coaching career, he looks back on his time at Goodison Park

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