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2022-23 Match Reports
We found a way
Paul Traill
Sean Dyche has faced a lot of adversity with injuries but he has continued to find a way to get points, and he did it again yesterday.29/05/2023
Seventeenth Not Going Under
Lyndon Lloyd
It was the longest 43 minutes of our lives but Abdoulaye Doucouré’s 20-yard rocket would be just enough and the power of the spirit that courses through this wonderful institution proved indefatigable28/05/2023
Premier League survival assured by Doucouré stunner
Michael Kenrick
Everton entered the final day of the Premier League with the threat of potential relegation still hanging over them, as it has been for most of the season, as they did what was required to beat Bournemouth thanks to a stunning volley from Abdoulaye Doucouré28/05/2023
Bad Ideas
Paul Traill
How important that point will be remains to be seen but we're certainly doing it the hard way.21/05/2023
A goal at the death averts a dark day in the Black Country
Lyndon Lloyd
This had the makings of a bleak afternoon for Everton but as it stands, it's two from three to join Southampton through the trap door next weekend20/05/2023
Disastrous defeat avoided by tremendous Everton rearguard action
Michael Kenrick
Everton's final away game of the season takes them to Molineux to face Wolves in an increasingly desperate bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League.20/05/2023
38 Points… We Can Do This
Danny O'Neill
For at least half an hour, we were in this game. Possibly the best team in Europe went through the gears either side of the interval and that was that. But we didn't play too badly considering the opposition16/05/2023
Left sweating on Dominic
Paul Traill
Manchester City from Minute 1 just oozed calmness. They play with such an arrogance regardless of how things are going. They seem to think that the goal will come… probably because it nearly always does...14/05/2023
Mission Impossible
Michael Kenrick
Everton could not lay a proverbial glove to Champions Manchester City despite holding out for 37 minutes at Goodison Park14/05/2023
Never Ever Stop Believing
Danny ONeill
Every single one of them worked their socks off and got what they deserved, including the vocal plaudits from that amazing support at the end.09/05/2023
A Counter-Attacking Masterclass
Lyndon Lloyd
Everton demolished Europe-chasing Brighton with a stunning display that could have yielded more than the five goals they did score on the day to register their biggest away win since December 201808/05/2023
Absolutely stunning Everton display sickens frustrated Seagulls
Michael Kenrick
Doucoure scored after just 34 seconds and Everton went on to register a 3-0 lead by half-time with an exquisite volleyed second from Doucoure and clever play from McNeil, who went on to score a brilliant 5th with the last kick of the game!08/05/2023
Desperate 6-pointer ends with a frenetic point each
Michael Kenrick
Everton travelled to the King Power Stadium this evening for what became a frenetic back-and-forth relegation zone six-pointer against Leicester City that somehow ended up as a draw01/05/2023
Gravity Taking Hold
Lyndon Lloyd
A night that exposed a multitude of weaknesses, not least in defence, and kept Everton hurtling towards the abyss27/04/2023
First Train From Euston, Next Stop Leicester
Danny ONeill
I think everyone saw a similar game. You couldn't knock the effort and for half an hour I thought we would get something. Newcastle did what so many teams have been doing against us. They stretched the pitch wide, particularly down our right hand side.28/04/2023
Spirit in abundance but lack of quality ends Blues resistance
Michael Kenrick
From a perilous position of 19th in the Premier League, Everton welcome to Goodison Park high-flying Newcastle Utd for a huge game in terms of the Blues' battle for survival.27/04/2023
Taking it to the wire
Paul Traill
Everton were resilient and dug in well with defending set-pieces and showed all the character they didn't show last weekend against Fulham, not least once Mason Holgate was given his marching orders with a second yellow card.22/04/2023
Confidence and quality in short supply but Everton take a point
Lyndon Lloyd
The recruitment failings of recent years were laid bare as another make-shift full-back struggled and Everton generally lacked the guile to break through a fairly languid Palace side22/04/2023
10-man Blues eke out a draw for a vital point
Michael Kenrick
10-man Everton held Crystal Palace at bay for the last 15 minutes of this contest after Holgate was shown a second yellow card.22/04/2023
Good from Fulham, poor from Everton
Paul Traill
I haven’t had that feeling of numbness after a game for some time with the threat of relegation feeling so real16/04/2023
Crushing setback has Everton teetering back over the abyss
Lyndon Lloyd
In terms of its timing in the season and the gut-punch it represented, this defeat is being compared to the Toffees’ ugly defeat to Dyche’s Burnley a little over a year ago. Just as then, while there are games to be played and points to be won, there is still opportunity and there is still hope15/04/2023
It could have been a lot more
Dave Williams
I am one of life’s positive people — never ever give up and always look on the bright side. We are not down yet. We need Sean Dyche to get the formation right. Just as important is ourselves, the supporters.16/04/2023
Dismal Blues out-played and out-fought in hapless capitulation
Michael Kenrick
Everton simply failed to turn up for a hugely significant game in the dogfight at the bottom of the Premier League as they were given a right old runaround by Marco Silva's Fulham side.15/04/2023
High Lines in the M16 Sun
Danny O'Neill
Pickford was outstanding and saved us from a right mauling. Without doubt Everton's Man of the Match. In the context of an away fixture at Old Trafford, we did create chances but I don't recall many of them being on target. One, maybe two?11/04/2023
Rampant Reds prove too hot for valiant Blues to contain
Michael Kenrick
Everton travel to Old Trafford on Saturday to take on Manchester United in the lunchtime kick off, with Elllis Simms in the starting line-up08/04/2023
Keep up that mentality
Paul Traill
I’d probably have taken the point before the game…and certainly would have done on 89 minutes. Keep doing what we’re doing and you have to expect that we’ll be fine.04/04/2023
Keane achieves atonement in spectacular fashion
Lyndon Lloyd
This is a side increasingly cut in Dyche’s image, though — gritty, determined and indefatigable — and they refused to give in. This was another example of the psychological toughness and spirit that the new manager has imbued in this team.04/04/2023
Doucoure's petulance, a Keane mistake... and sublime redemption
Michael Kenrick
Doucoure's petulance at handbags with Kane, a Keane mistake to give away a penalty that Kane hammered past Pickford, but then sublime redemption for the Everton centre-half, a fantastic strike that beat Lloris all hands down. Goodison at its pulsating best!03/04/2023
Simms makes dramatic mark as Everton deny Chelsea at the Bridge
Lyndon Lloyd
Twice the Toffees fell behind to Chelsea on a ground where they have tasted defeat on more occasions than Evertonians would like to recall. And twice they battled their way back to parity to earn a point that could be vital in terms of the relegation picture at the end of the season.19/03/2023
Simms scores to win Everton another precious point
Michael Kenrick
Everton face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, hoping to end their longest away hoodoo of the Premier League era and maintain the gap between themselves and the relegation zone.18/03/2023
Precious win over in-form Bees changes the picture again for Dyche's Everton
Lyndon Lloyd
Even the most level-headed Blue must have felt fairly deflated after the Forest game last Sunday but back in front of the raucous Goodison faithful, Sean Dyche's men put on another defiant display to end Brentford's 12-match unbeaten run11/03/2023
Brilliant start leads to a massive backs-to-the-wall defensive victory
Michael Kenrick
Everton are back at Goodison Park following back-to-back away fixtures that, unfortunately, only yielded a point as they face in-form Brentford in what is another must-win game.11/03/2023
One Mistake away from Victory
Danny O'Neill
We need wins and they're going to come. Do it for those fantastic young Everton supporters. They deserve it more than me. They believe in you.06/03/2023
Precious points slip through Everton's fingers at Forest
Lyndon Lloyd
Despite the positives to take from the attacking dimension of this performance, it’s very difficult not to feel massively disappointed and frustrated that, having twice been ahead, Everton passed up this chance to collect a precious victory against a rival to beat the drop05/03/2023
Blues give up the lead twice to hand Forest a point
Michael Kenrick
Everton took the lead not once but twice at the City Ground, each time allowing Nottingham Forest to come back and ultimately gain a point in this relentless relegation battle for survival in the Premier League this season05/03/2023
Everton torn apart by pure quality then abject stupidity
Michael Kenrick
Everton played well for the first 40 minutes until they were cut asunder by pure quality. Then a Gana brainfart opened the floodgates.01/03/2023
Disastrous January continues to drag on Everton’s survival hopes
Lyndon Lloyd
If two wins from three to start Sean Dyche’s reign as Everton manager had offered hope that not only would the Blues survive this season, they might do so fairly comfortably, then this result against Aston Villa will have swept away such fanciful notions.26/02/2023
That, my friend, is what you call a bogey team
Paul Traill
Shamefully, that’s four defeats in a row to Aston Villa, and no wins in eight against them (six losses, two draws) since they returned to the Premier League.26/02/2023
Battling Everton undone again by their latest jinx team
Michael Kenrick
This weekend's visit of Aston Villa proved to be another massive relegation battle in Everton's quest to stay in the Premier League with Sean Dyche's fourth game in charge.25/02/2023
Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Captain
Lyndon Lloyd
This was a massive victory for Everton, Sean Dyche's second in three matches that vaults the Toffees out of the relegation zone and into 16th place18/02/2023
Impossible Coleman strike stuns Leeds and Goodison
Michael Kenrick
Everton took on Leeds United at Goodison Park in a massive game that should set the tone for the ongoing relegation battle at the bottom of the Premier League18/02/2023
Everton fail to show up, gifting soft goals to Liverpool
Michael Kenrick
Beyond all the pre-match blather, blustering and bravado that began before the weekend and has carried through at a relentless pace, we will soon get to know the truth of the matter as the 252nd derby match is finally set to kick off at Anfield.13/02/2023
What a start!
Dave Williams
Sean’s formation was a very solid 4-5-1 and, looking down from the stand, it was clear that he had grasped the problem of the gaps in our centre05/02/2023
Dyche inspires high-octane display to stun high-flying Arsenal
Lyndon Lloyd
The new manager married technique and running with tenacity and defensive discipline to win his first match in charge — and what a huge result it was, too!04/02/2023
Brilliant Everton win for exultant Sean Dyche
Michael Kenrick
A massive day for Everton and new manager Sean Dyche as Goodison Park witnesses a tremendous win over Premier League leaders Arsenal under former star, Mikel Arteta04/02/2023
They Never Promised Me a Rose Garden
Danny O'Neill
A long and disappointing day, but we are not done yet, despite the strange looks I get from my family and friends. The win has to happen at some point and Everton have a habit of doing the unexpected rather than the expected. On we go.21/01/2023
Floundering Lampard surely leaves Everton Board with no choice after latest defeat
Lyndon Lloyd
This was a performance by a side crippled by a lack of self-belief, overseen by a manager who looks incapable of instilling any confidence in them or changing a game to rescue a losing situation.21/01/2023
Pitiful exhibition of Premier League football incompetence
Michael Kenrick
Another massive test was failed by Frank Lampard and his motley crew of Everton players as they huffed and puffed to a miserable defeat at the London Stadium.21/01/2023
Into the Death Spiral
Lyndon Lloyd
From the moment Everton threw away all the work it had taken to establish a slender half-time lead just 50 seconds into the second half, there was a haunting inevitability about the way this game would end up going14/01/2023
Saints marched in for a massive second half win over jittery Blues
Michael Kenrick
Everton took the lead against Southampton in this vital relegation clash but were stunned by two second-half goals from Ward-Prowse that left them and the Goodison crowd reeling as they staged a massive post-match sit-in.14/01/2023
Rashford et al too good for valiant Blues
Michael Kenrick
Everton travel to Old Trafford this evening to take on Manchester United in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup.06/01/2023
Players who can run?
Paul Traill
That club is head and shoulders above us. Brighton that is. Brighton! Fair play to them on the night, they were exquisite. This wouldn't be the ending for Frank I want, it might be the one that we need to squirm our way out of this mess.04/01/2023
Fantastic Gray goal and massive defence wins Blues a point
Michael Kenrick
The star of this show was Demarai Gray, who produced one of his all-too-rare moments of brilliance to score an excellent goal that tied a typical Haaland effort and the Blues (looking pretty in Pink!) survived a tremendous City onslaught to steal a point from the Etihad.31/12/2022
A huge Lampard disaster as Wolves steal the last-minute win
Michael Kenrick
Everton could not have got off to a better start with a goal from Mina after 7 minutes. But they allowed Wolves back in with dreadful defending at a corner, and then were exposed pressing for a late winner that Wolves got at the death on a lethal counter-attack.26/12/2022
Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend
Lyndon Lloyd
The buck always ultimately stops with the manager and if, as seems likely, he survives the World Cup break with his job intact, Frank Lampard will be under enormous pressure to use the next six weeks to solve some of the glaring issues within the team he currently has12/11/2022
Another bewildering Bournemouth battering
Michael Kenrick
Everton returned to the Vitality Stadium to face Bournemouth in the Premier League with an almost completely different team to the one that was beaten there on Tuesday but the result was painfully similar – another shocking three-goal defeat.12/11/2022
Second string hogtied and bullwhipped in Bournemouth bloodbath
Michael Kenrick
Everton were utterly dreadful at Bournemouth for the Third Round of the Carabao Cup despite a wonderful goal from Gray08/11/2022
Well, that was a bit of a hiding
Paul Traill
This was a hiding from Leicester City, make no mistake. Criticism is justified and we should be expecting better,06/11/2022
Second-rate Blues no match for slick Leicester
Lyndon Lloyd
Before tonight, Brendan Rodgers had failed to win on Everton’s home turf but his Leicester side played Everton off the park from start to finish05/11/2022
Foxes run riot in the Goodison chicken coop
Michael Kenrick
Everton struggled from the very first minute of their final home game before the Premier League goes on hiatus for the 2022 World Cup and it could have been a rout for rampant Leicester City, who ran the entire game.05/11/2022
Everton stifle Silva's Fulham but find cutting edge elusive
Lyndon Lloyd
While this clash with a fairly porous but free-scoring Fulham promised goals, it didn’t end up producing any even if this was anything but a bore draw29/10/2022
Precious point as Everton hold Fulham at bay
Michael Kenrick
Everton fashioned some pretty decent chances in a very lively first half, and should have been ahead, only to shrink back into what had to be a very effective defensive shell as Fulham threw everything bar the kitchen sink at them after the break to try and get the win.29/10/2022
The Human View Obstruction
Paul Traill
3-0, and what an excellent performance capped off with a couple of great team goals23/10/2022
Everton find their attacking groove to comfortably see off Palace
Lyndon Lloyd
The Blues doubled their home goals tally for the season in some style today with a dominant victory over Palace, the least team they put three past back in May22/10/2022
Battling Blues Batter Vieira’s Bullies
Michael Kenrick
Everton secured a fine victory over a fractious and overly aggressive Crystal Palace at Goodison Park.22/10/2022
Lampard's challenge laid bare by blunt Blues
Lyndon Lloyd
If you don’t shoot, you can’t score. And if you don’t score, you can’t win matches. It really is that blindingly obvious and simple.20/10/2022
Another loss for the team that just cannot score
Michael Kenrick
Everton travel to the North East to take on Newcastle United with Anthony Gordon and Dominic Calvert-Lewin returning to the starting line-up.19/10/2022
Another ridiculous defeat for Everton
Michael Kenrick
Two glorious chances squandered, then the softest of penalties for Kane not even reviewed by the VAR before Tarkowski treats Højbjerg for cramp and he goes on to score the killer goal for Spurs.15/10/2022
Setback against United hands Everton a swift reality check
Lyndon Lloyd
If there appeared to be an air of complacency after Alex Iwobi had swept Everton into an early lead, it was cleared rapidly by mistakes, defensive porousness and ruthless finishing from Erik ten Hag's side09/10/2022
Early promise turns to a dismal farce
Michael Kenrick
Everton are at home to Manchester United looking for a third win in succession that would take them into the top half of the Premier League table09/10/2022
Onward and upward for Everton after laudable win at Southampton
Lyndon Lloyd
It wasn’t always pretty, by the end it was a little ragged, but this was a markedly better display than the one they put on in this fixture back in February and it helped extend the team’s unbeaten run to seven matches in all competitions01/10/2022
Blues hold on for a very important road win
Michael Kenrick
Premier League action returns this weekend with Everton travelling to the South coast to take on Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium01/10/2022
Something of a David Moyes throwback
Paul Traill
The bottom line is, if you make yourself difficult to beat, then you've always got a chance of nicking a win, and by shoring up our defence and improving our midfield options, we have certainly done that. It was a bit like a David Moyes win for Everton back in the day.19/09/2022
Tenacious Everton shake the monkey off their back at West Ham's expense
Lyndon Lloyd
Realistically, Everton really needed to win today and win they did on the back of Neal Maupay’s first goal for the club. And what a lovely goal it was.18/09/2022
Precious strike by Maupay seals Everton's first win
Michael Kenrick
Everton secured their first win of the season over relegation strugglers West Ham United thanks to a fine strike by Neal Maupay for his first goal in an otherwise difficult match that was full of errors and could far too easily have gone the other way.18/09/2022
Getting our Everton back
Paul Traill
Liverpool piled on the pressure more or less throughout, but our team stood firm and held out for the draw. We applauded the team off before heading back to the car and away.03/09/2022
Rapidly-improving Blues make their point in pulsating derby stalemate
Lyndon Lloyd
Frank Lampard’s Blues bridged a gap today on an afternoon where both goals seemed to live a charmed life, both goalkeepers had to underline their world-class credentials and the fortitude of the Goodison Park ‘woodwork†was tested at both ends03/09/2022
Pickford brilliant but Maupay lacks cutting edge
Michael Kenrick
Everton take on local rivals Liverpool in the first Merseyside derby of the season, and the first game since the closure of this summer's transfer window.03/09/2022
A Noticeable Arc of Improvement
Lyndon Lloyd
There have been clear signs of progress in the last two outings and, more importantly, Everton are picking up points away from home, something they didn't do nearly enough last season30/08/2022
Pinks again surrender the lead for a tense and testy draw
Michael Kenrick
Everton head to Elland Road for Round 5 of the Premier League, against Leeds United.30/08/2022
Simultaneously a Point Gained and Two Dropped
Lyndon Lloyd
If 2022-23 is going to be another slog to avoid relegation, anything the team can collect on the road should be gratefully received. It’s hard not to feel despondent, though, at two precious points dropped27/08/2022
Everton squander a winning position for one more point
Michael Kenrick
Everton dominated possession before taking a brilliant £60M lead through Gordon, who finished in style.27/08/2022
Much changed Blues scrape through on Gray's goal
Michael Kenrick
Everton battled to their first win of the season in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening when Gray got the only goal of the game to defeat Fleetwood.23/08/2022
A day trip on the 77-seat Taunton Express
Dave Williams
A point was very welcome as was a goal scored by our player and I really enjoyed the game. Frank has quickened up our passing and this will improve again once we get a striker and a midfielder.21/08/2022
A draw was a fair result
Paul Traill
On balance, I’d say a draw was fair as Nottingham Forest contributed a lot to the game. And to be fair I was quite grateful for the draw at the end as it could have been a lot worse.21/08/2022
Pressure Builds on Toothless Blues Ahead of the Deadline
Lyndon Lloyd
It’s still early days, the window is still open, but it’s hard not to feel uneasy even at this stage about Everton’s prospects for the season20/08/2022
Blues steal first point from jaws of defeat
Michael Kenrick
Everton hosted Nottingham Forest for the first time in 23 years and battled to a late goal that secured their first point of a massively underwhelming season so far.20/08/2022
Familiar Away-Day Blues for Blunt Everton
Lyndon Lloyd
Frank Lampard might rue waiting as long as he did to make changes to a line-up that wasn't working but Amadou Onana showed the way forward with a mixed but hugely promising late cameo13/08/2022
Everton leave big chances too late
Michael Kenrick
The first away game of the new season at Aston Villa ended in defeat as Everton lacked the confidence and desire to play forward for large periods.13/08/2022
An Encouraging Defeat... Somewhat
Paul Traill
It's apparent to all what is required. Let's make sure we get that striker in because, as far as I can tell, especially with the other incoming additions, the rest of the squad will more than do.08/08/2022
Luck still in short supply at Goodison
Lyndon Lloyd
Ye footballing gods, this succession of serious injuries isn’t funny. But despite the frustration of an opening-day defeat by the fine margins of a penalty decision, there were elements of this Everton performance that were genuine cause for optimism06/08/2022
A rubbish game of stop-start and self-destruction
Michael Kenrick
Depleted Everton kicked off the 2022-23 season with a ridiculous game that saw Godfrey seriously injure his leg through his own stupidity.... and it just went downhill with a plethora of game-destroying stoppages.06/08/2022
New signings provide a breath of fresh air
Michael Kenrick
In their final pre-season friendly, Everton's new signings showed they may bring enough freshness to inspire improvement in the strictly limited group of players that remain the core of Lampard's poor retinue.29/07/2022
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