Match Reports Archive

I got a little philosophical

20/05/2024

There I stood in a world class modern stadium watching a team be fiercely applauded by their proud supporters. Someday for us in Bramley-Moore Dock?

The end of a long hard season

20/05/2024

The result didn’t really matter as long as we didn’t embarrass ourselves. We didn’t. We almost got something.

Blues end with fifth consecutive home win

11/05/2024

Everton go into their last home match of a fraught and at times maddening 2023-24 season with Sheffield United the doomed side who are already relegated.

Everton happy to deny Luton a win

03/05/2024

Everton pay a visit to the smallest ground in the Premier League as their roller-coaster campaign winds down after a fantastic week that ensured another season in the top flight

Oh, What a Week!

28/04/2024

The win over Brentford that confirmed our safety and had us leaving Goodison Park with smiles and optimism, topping off a week which has been about as good as it gets

Goodison Lights

25/04/2024

The team were fantastic and worked themselves into the ground. They never gave in. Even at 2-0 and when they got the opportunity, they went for the third.

Boys from the Blue Stuff

22/04/2024

I’m enjoying watching McNeil in his more central roaming role. What a strike, to secure the points. It always looks better when it comes off the post! no

Hurting

16/04/2024

Well, that is possibly the worst Everton match-going memory I can remember since the Ian Rush 5-0 derby.

What more can the man do?

07/04/2024

Up at the crack of sparrows and caught the coach in good time. A full double decker of 70 die- hards absolutely desperate for a win and the news that Gana was unavailable didn’t exactly ease my worries. I’m no big fan of his to be honest but with the way we have been playing […]

Poor game…but you take the win

07/04/2024

A poor game. But we won. And frankly at this stage, I don’t care how the points come, just so long as they come.

Late drama; never give in

03/04/2024

Total respect for Pickford. He didn’t rise to the bait he received from the home supporters. As well as the 3 great saves, he deserves the accolade for Everton’s Man of the Match for the way in which he conducted himself and blanked out the constant tirade of abuse –  as much as he did for the performance and saving us from defeat.

Blues steal a point with Calvert-Lewin spot-kick

02/04/2024

Everton are on the road again for a trip to the northeast that looks daunting in view of the Blues' worsening form and the Magpies' stirring comeback against West Ham on Saturday.

Late South Coast Woes

31/03/2024

Once again, the midfield was largely bypassed by the Pickford punts. I don’t want to bash him as he has saved us many times, but yesterday he was at fault. He could probably have taken the cross for the first.

Missed Chances and Two Tackles

12/03/2024

One of those days when it just wouldn’t go in. Their keeper took everything served to him and once again there must have been an electromagnetic field in front of the opposition goal. We created enough chances; we just didn’t finish.

Lack of composure is killing us

10/03/2024

I can't fault the players for effort. They are working hard and fighting for the cause, and we're certainly due a slice of luck. But we really need to improve in our attacking areas.

Often They Hurt You

04/03/2024

It was a decent match. End to end and we didn’t play too bad. In fact, ignoring the result and the nature of how it happened, it was a good performance in my opinion.

Surely the day can’t get any worse

03/03/2024

Everton 1 – 3 West Ham Utd Up at 5:50 am, put the dogs out to pump ship and gather breakfast, lunch and dinner together before leaving for Taunton. As usual, a magnificent turnout of 70 die-hards some who had already driven for getting on three hours to pick up the coach! Ten minutes in […]

A Small Step in the Right Direction

26/02/2024

1-0 up but, for some reason, we sat deep against 10 players, and you could sense the inevitable. We invited it. And it happened. It would have been difficult to surpass last season’s visit to the Amex.

We are still in this

20/02/2024

Everton 1 – 1 Crystal Palace An earlier than usual start for a night match as I’d arranged to visit my brother-in-law in hospital, so out of the door at 10 am for the journey up to the homeland. A strange encounter with a gentleman on the train who complained at me making a phone […]

The Answer is Blowing in the Wind

28/01/2024

In general, it was a tough watch and poor performance. Luton had energy and aggression that we struggled to cope with. We were tame and lacked composure or confidence. I left Goodison on Saturday gutted.

Not the worst thing

28/01/2024

It’s all about being clinical with opportunities and, if you have a limited squad, it’s more difficult to have that because the quality isn’t always there.