News Archive – Apr

Everton U18s held by Blackburn

30/04/2025

Everton U18s were held to a 1-1 draw by Blackburn Rovers in the U18 Premier League North at Finch Farm on Tuesday night.

Champions League — Semi-Finals: 1st Leg

29/04/2025

A big night for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side at The Emirates: Tuesday 29 April 202520:00 Arsenal v PSG — Amazon Prime Video Wednesday 30 April 202520:00 Barcelona v Inter Milan — TNT Sports 1  

End-of-term review

28/04/2025

As we get towards the end of the season, I thought it might be useful to debate and take some views of fellow Evertonians on where we are at and what we need to do for next season and the future. I know some articles during the season have been similar but I wanted to […]

McNeil on his new role as an inverted winger

27/04/2025

Dwight McNeil has been talking about yesterday's game against Chelsea, the chance he had to score after he came on as a substitute, and the 'new role' David Moyes had him playing as an inverted winger.

A Bridge Too Far: Black and Yellows Edged By Chelsea in the South West London Sun

27/04/2025

Chelsea 1 – 0 Everton Given my passion for history and war films, I couldn’t resist including the film about Operation Market Garden in the title. There is logic in my own mind.  I will start by re-quoting myself: an average game between two average teams. Chelsea didn’t impress and seemed nervous; Everton didn’t impress […]

Too little too late: Sanchez denies Everton’s rearguard action

26/04/2025

Everton thought they'd done well by limiting Chelsea to just one goal in an awful first half where no glove was raised, but David Moyes finally put on the players needed to challenge — and they might have won late on but for two fine stops by Sanchez.

Premier League — Matchweek 34

26/04/2025

Plus the FA Cup Semi-Finals Only 3 Premier League games are being broadcast on TV in the UK from a reduced programme that includes 4 other games in the blackout slot at 3 pm, followed by the Semi-finals of the FA Cup that take place at Wembley this weekend: Saturday 26 April 202512:30 Chelsea v […]

Match Preview: Chelsea vs Everton

25/04/2025

There are some truly dreadful statistics about the Premier League fixture looming for Everton this weekend at Stamford Bridge, that David Moyes would do well to knock on the head.

Everton U21s beaten in first play-off game

25/04/2025

Everton U21s' Premier League 2 campaign ended when they fell to Manchester United in their first and now only playoff game after qualifying in the Top 16.

The 1878 group have given The Old Lady a great send off

24/04/2025

I would like to say a massive thank you to the 1878 group who have been responsible for the flags on display at matches as well as other fan engagement activities. Their last display I hear is against Ipswich when they plan to have most parts of the ground adorned with flags, and they also […]

Elsewhere On The Web

A poor financial record, but new hope at Everton

22/04/2025

At <em>The Political Economy of Football</em> website, Wyn Grant provides a more contexted overview of Everton and especially their finances over the last few years.

Premier League — Matchweek 33

20/04/2025

Half of the 10 Premier League games scheduled for this Easter Weekend will be broadcast live in the UK (all times are BST), followed by some midweek fill-in games: Saturday 19 April 2025 12:30 Brentford v Brighton — TNT Sports 117:30 Aston Villa v Newcastle Utd — Sky Sports Sunday 20 April 202514:00 Ipswich Town v […]

If You Sit Too Deep

20/04/2025

As I’d mentioned in the pre-match preview, engineering works put paid to the train. Nothing departing Euston from Saturday until Tuesday. Strikes, engineering, or lack of drivers – it’s been a testing season on the travels. So a rarity for me meant I jumped in the car and left for Liverpool at 4 am. I […]

Match Preview: Everton vs Manchester City

18/04/2025

Only three more Premier League games at Goodison Park and Saturday's guests for the final time are current Champions and financial pariars Manchester City.

Everton Double Season — 40-year anniversary

17/04/2025

Everton take on Manchester City on Saturday and Goodison Park will host a celebration of the 1984-85 Champions;  it is also close to the 40-year anniversary of the fantastic European Cup-Winners Cup Semi-Final win over Bayern Munich at Goodison Park on 24 April 1985.  In part of the celebrations, the fan zone will be handing […]

Champions League — Quarter-Finals; 2nd Leg

15/04/2025

The final battles for the last 8 in the Champions League — 2nd Leg ties… Tuesday 15 April 202520:00 Aston Villa v PSG — Amazon Prime Video20:00 Borussia Dortmund v Barcelona — TNT Sports 1 Wednesday 16 April 202520:00 Inter Milan v Bayern Munich — TNT Sports 220:00 Real Madrid v Arsenal — TNT Sports 1