Match Reports Archive

The passion has gone

25/11/2024

Everton 0 – 0 Brentford I was up at 5:30 due to road works on the M5 with the prospect of driving back from Taunton through Storm Bert. I was telling myself that a good performance would give some comfort whilst battling the torrential rain. With the storm not yet hitting us, we had a […]

Missed chances cost the Blues

25/11/2024

For the first half an hour of the match, we played okay, but it quickly descended into a drab match between two poor teams. It had an inevitability about it. 

Blunt… to all of this

03/11/2024

The football isn't pretty but, come on, we shouldn't have lost that. We shouldn't have even drawn it.

South Coast Blues

03/11/2024

Another week, another disappointing performance. It isn’t always about the result, but you want to be entertained and see the team perform.

Saints sucker-punch sinks sorry Toffees

02/11/2024

Everton failed to create many real chances and allowed a rapid Southampton counter to win the game after Beto saw his close-range header smack the face of the bar

Fun trip to Ipswich

20/10/2024

There were times in the second half when we looked very good, an excellent shape and we brought the ball forward well and played good football.

Blues hold out against the Magpies

07/10/2024

It wasn’t pretty to watch and arguably Newcastle should have won that. But we got a result and ground out a valuable point through dogged resilience

A sense of déjà vu

29/09/2024

I thought it was so similar to the 3-2 win over them a couple of years ago; our first half was dreadful but we then came on strong after the break, scored the goals we needed, then shut up shop.

Wardrobe Malfunction

22/09/2024

That last 10 minutes were nerve-wracking to the extreme, so it’s a positive we showed good resilience to hold on.

So Close… It’s Coming

22/09/2024

We could have and should have won that. But we’re off the mark and have a point. In different circumstances, an away point would be welcome.

Get back out there and show us what you’re made of

01/09/2024

Everton 2 — 3 Bournemouth That the day was going too well should have been a beacon that it was about to go South…  Picked up at 12:20 pm, and in the pub before 1 pm, even with a nice seat with a view of the early kick-off game. Having missed our opening Premier League […]

New Signings Turn the Tide

28/08/2024

Everton 3 – 0 Doncaster Rovers  A more relaxing start than normal, as my train wasn’t until 14:43 pm. It was delayed slightly so I didn’t get into Lime Street until 17:30 pm. On the way, I had an interesting conversation with the person opposite me. I hadn’t taken much notice as he was on […]

Everton secure comfortable win over Doncaster Rovers

27/08/2024

Sean Dyche includes the three new summer signings yet to be handed their full Everton debuts in the team to face Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup while Seamus Coleman and James Garner return following injury.

Painful at the Lane

25/08/2024

There’s no getting away from it, we were dreadful, and it was a painful watch. Tottenham bossed the midfield with ease and battered our flanks, giving the full-backs a torrid time by stretching the pitch.

Just the Start — A Long Way to Go

18/08/2024

Disappointing result, but it’s one game with 37 more to go. Don’t write us off just yet. It’s a long season and there’s a long way to go.

It’s the hope that kills you

18/08/2024

Everton 0 – 3 Brighton At last – the new season after weeks of boring internationals and cricket. Up at 5:50 am and at the Taunton pick-up point for the stipulated 7:30 am. Just over 70 hopeful if not expectant West Country Blues piled onto a double-decker coach and we battled our way through heavy […]

Bright start descends into miserable farce

17/08/2024

Everton began their final season at Goodison Park with a lively start against Brighton & Hove Albion but an early goal disallowed was just the beginning of a ridiculous descent into laughable farce with everything going wrong that could.