News Archive – 12

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Neal Maupay's shameful Everton tweet

After the poor loss to Nottingham Forest, Neal Maupay wrote on X: “Whenever I’m having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile.”

Year fizzles out with humbling at the hands of Forest

Everton ended 2024 with their third home defeat of the season so far as Nottingham Forest’s remarkable run of form continued with a fairly comfortable victory at Goodison Park.

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Everton v Nottingham Forest

Everton’s final game of 2024 is against the surprise package of the first half of the season in the form of Nottingham Forest, who entered the weekend in 3rd place in the Premier League.

Pickford plays hero again as Everton earn another valuable point

Everton made it a hat-trick of draws against three sides that came into December sitting in the top four with a hard-earned point at the Etihad Stadium.

• Matchday updates and reaction

Manchester City vs Everton

Everton’s final away fixture of 2024 is a trip to the Etihad to face a wounded and reeling Manchester City who have lost nine of the last 12 games in all competitions.

Merry Christmas to all our readers

Merry Christmas to all our readers and Evertonians wherever you are in the world.

Everton hold free-scoring Chelsea goalless at windswept Goodison

Everton began the Friedkin era by scrapping their way to a fourth goalless draw in six games to slow Chelsea’s charge towards the top of the Premier League table.

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Everton U18s secure narrow win at Nottingham Forest

Everton U18s secured a narrow win away at Nottingham Forest this Saturday lunchtime in their U18 Premier League Cup tie.

Everton vs Chelsea

Everton play their penultimate home game of 2024 this weekend and it's another difficult assignment against a team vying for the Premier League title.

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Everton Ambassadors Pay Christmas Visit To Woodlands Hospice

Everton Ambassadors Ian Snodin and Graham Stuart donned their Santa hats to pay a respectful Christmas visit to the Woodlands Hospice in Liverpool.

Laing O'Rourke hand Everton Stadium over

The official handover of Everton Stadium to the Club has now taken place, ending the build phase of the iconic new structure on the Liverpool waterfront.

Dele officially leaves Everton 'to turn new page'

Dele Alli has signed off from Everton with a message of thanks to "this amazing club" as he gives up on any hope of being able to earn a new contract with the Blues.

Open Letter from Marc Watts, Everton's new Executive Chairman

Everton's new Executive Chairman, Marc Watts, has written this Open Letter to Everton fans as the takeover by The Friedkin Group is announced.

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Moshiri speaks of sorrow as he leaves Everton after nearly nine years

In a final open letter to Everton's fans, Farhad Moshiri says that he feels a mix of optimism for the future of a club he believes is in a "materially better place" than when he arrived but with regret that things went so wrong on the pitch.

🎙Podcast: 'Thank God This Has Finally Happened!'

Andy joins Lyndon to chat about the ramifications of the takeover and the massive opportunity for change — potentially momentous change — at Everton that now exists under the new owners.

The Friedkin Group takeover of Everton is confirmed

The Friedkin Group are officially the new owners of Everton Football Club after their buy-out of Farhad Moshiri's 94.1% stake in the Club was ratified.

• Open Letter from Marc Watts,Everton's new Executive Chairman

Everton Fan Advisory Board statement following TFG takeover

The Fan Advisory Board have issued a statement in response to the takeover of Everton Football Club by The Friedkin Group

Mills back in training after almost a year out of action

Stanley Mills, the Everton Under-21s winger who suffered a serious injury out on loan at Oxford United last season, is back in training following a lengthy lay-off.

2025-26 Season Tickets on sale starting 13 January

Supporters can begin purchasing season tickets for the first season in the new Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock starting at 10am on 13 January, 2025.

Everton U21s held to a draw by Leicester CIty

Everton U21s were held to a draw with Leicester City U21s on Monday night.

Obdurate Everton dig in to stymie Arsenal

Everton successfully frustrated title-chasing Arsenal with an impressive defensive stand at the Emirates to take a valuable point back to Merseyside.

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Arsenal vs Everton

Having been spared a four-game run against the current top four by the postponement of last weekend’s Merseyside derby, Everton travel to the Capital to face title-chasing Arsenal.

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Chinese court sentences Li Tie to 20 years

Li Tie has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for bribery by a court in China

Sean Dyche's pre-Arsenal Press-Conference

Sean Dyche batted back the pre-Arsenal questions in his established inimitable fashion at his press conference this afternoon

Everton U18s slaughter Nottm Forest in FA Youth Cup

A hat-trick for Harrison Armstrong was the icing on the cake for a fantastic win at Goodison Park on Wednesday night

St Luke's – The church with its own football ground

The Everton FC Heritage Society has produced a 22-minute documentary about the history of the church that stands in the corner of Goodison Park and enduring links to the Toffees

Could the Friedkins be in by Christmas?

The predicted 12-week timeline for completion of The Friedkin Group's takeover is almost up and while there has been nothing official to point to by way of signs the end of the process is immediately imminent, those seemingly closer to the situation are hinting that everything will be wrapped up soon.

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West Ham's Antonio in stable condition following Essex crash

West Ham striker, Michail Antonio, is apparently in stable condition after being airlifted to hospital following a nasty-looking crash involving his Ferrari in rural Essex.

Peterborough lodge formal objection to timing of Goodison cup tie

Peterborough United have let the Football Association know of their disappointment that their FA Cup tie against Everton at Goodison Park has been scheduled as an inconvenient Thursday night game.

FA Cup Tie moved to Thursday, 9 January

Everton’s FA Cup Third Round tie with Peterborough United at Goodison Park will be played on Thursday 9 January

Everton U21s stalemate with Ipswich Town at Walton Hall Park

Everton U21s played out a goalless draw in the Premier League Cup against Ipswich Town at Walton Hall Park on Friday evening.

Everton vs Liverpool

The derby between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park has been postponed due to high winds, travel chaos and safety concerns caused by Storm Darragh.

• Derby cancelled by Storm Darragh

Derby called off as Storm Darragh wreaks havoc

The derby between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park has been postponed due to high winds and train cancellations caused by Storm Darragh.

🎙ToffeeWeb Podcast: 'Set-Pieces Are Back!'

Adam, Paul and Lyndon briefly review Everton's poor showing against Manchester United before dissecting the biggest home win thus far under Sean Dyche, a 4-0 drubbing of Gary O'Neil's team.

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Graham Potter would be an unlikely ‘quick-fix’ option for Everton

Speculation surrounding Sean Dyche and who might replace him bubbles away on social media, discussion forums and in the betting markets, but if results between now and the New Year demand a swift change in manager, it's unlikely a man for whom the word “build” is foundational to the way he works would be the short-term answer

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Club officials relaxed about rain ingress at the new stadium

A video has been released on Twitter showing rainwater leaking through the roof of the new Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock

Everton U18s subdue Black Cats on the road

Everton U18s beat Sunderland 3-2 at the Academy of Light on Thursday afternoon.

Everton rediscover their set-piece potency to overpower Wolves

Everton responded to their walloping at Old Trafford on Sunday with a 4-0 victory of their own, seizing the moment in a must-win game to comfortably beat fellow strugglers Wolves under the lights at Goodison Park.

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Everton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Everton gear up for another hugely important game under the lights at Goodison Park as they welcome fellow strugglers Wolves.

FA Cup 3rd Round throws up potential family clash for Ashley Young

Everton will play Peterborough United at home in the FA Cup 3rd Round next month and it would pit Ashley Young against his son if both play in the tie.

Embarrassing Blues serve up familiar away-day shocker

Everton suffered another humiliating collapse at the home of one of the so-called “Sky Six” as they went down 4-0 to Manchester United in Ruben Amorim’s first home Premier League match in charge of the Red Devils.

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Between the Devil You Know and the Deep Blue Sea

In light of the somewhat chaotic developments in the takeover saga in recent weeks, the question on Evertonian minds now is just who are 777 Partners and are they both capable and worthy of running one of England’s most storied and successful football clubs?