Everton's Under-21 side continued their winning ways coming from 1 - 2 behind in the first half to win an action-packed 5 - 2 victory over Bolton Wanderers. Goals from Gueye, Pennington, Kennedy, McAleny and Duffy.
The Everton boss believes his midfield star should get recognition for his displays at Goodison Park.
While talk of a title tilt may be a little fanciful at this stage, David Moyes is hoping Everton can remain among the clutch of clubs chasing the "dream spots" this season following his side's good start to the campaign.
David Moyes's current deal will expire next summer but the manager maintains that is not a major issue and he is in no hurry to agree an extension as he focuses on matters on the field. "I am happy with the situation," said the Scot. "The chairman is as well. We talk on the phone every day, so it's nothing that needs to be resolved by any big talks."
With the debacle at Leeds out of the way, it's back to Goodison Park for the visit of Southampton and another task of getting the season back on track following a disappointing result. Gibson and Hibbert are ruled out, Coleman, Naismith and Anichebe are doubts but Jelavic should start up front. KO is 3pm.
Everton recovered from conceding another soft goal to eventually coast to a 3-1 victory that leaves them second in the table behind Chelsea. Ramirez headed home in the sixth minute with Howard seemingly negligent of his duties but Osman scooped home the equaliser before Jelavic scored two excellent goals before the break from some exceptional build-up play. The Blues relaxed perhaps a little too much in the second half, rather than really putting Saints to the sword but were full value for a fourth win in six Premier League games.
David Moyes has confirmed Thomas Hitzlsperger is still training with the Club, but that he won't be making a quick decison about offering the free agent a contract to play with Everton.
Phil Neville believes Everton must continue to keep opponents guessing if they are to maintain their Premier League form.
Bryan Oviedo hopes he can be another one of David Moyes’s mini-marvels as understudy to Leighton Baines and Steven Pienaar.
After the misery of Leeds on Tuesday we welcome Southampton – comfortably the most interesting to watch of the newly promoted sides – to Goodison in a fixture which has produced some high-scoring and exciting games in years gone by.
The change in Everton's playing style this year has drawn praise from Kevin Garside of The Independent, who now likens the new system to Barcelona! Back in June, Garside pondered why David Moyes had not been considered for any of the top management jobs then on offer. Most among the "Everton priesthood", as he calls them, were outraged at what they perceived to be a cheap shot at Moyes. "The players haven’t necessarily improved. The system has," says Garside.
Neville Southall can’t understand why clubs feel the need to rest goalkeepers. “I hated missing games,” he said. “I used to have a row with Colin Harvey and Howard Kendall if they ever wanted to leave me out, because you’d lose a bit of momentum."
West Yorkshire police clashed with a small group of Everton fans leaving the stadium after the Leeds game on Tuesday night when police attacked them after they had “chanted provocatively”. Seven fans were arrested.
Former Everton winger and current Academy coach, Kevin Sheedy's surgery for bowel cancer has been declared a success, with the Goodison legend now free of the disease thanks to early detection.
John Heitinga hopes Everton can bounce back from cup disappointment at Leeds. He believes Everton supporters deserve better after Tuesday's disappointing Capital One Cup exit at Leeds.
The former Benfica and Manchester City trainee was handed his first appearance for the first team in their 2-1 defeat at Leeds United in the League Cup. So who is he and how did he get on?
Is the League Cup (or the Capital One Cup as all the cool kids are calling it nowadays) a trophy worth winning?
David Moyes blasted a “terrible” first-half performance as Everton saw a route to silverware disappear by slumping out of the Capital One Cup at Elland Road.
A poor start and not a much-changed side cost Everton the chance of progression in the Capital One Cup at Leeds tonight, according to manager David Moyes.
Everton got off to an atrocious start, ceding possession and letting White waltz through the defence to scoop an impressive shot past the stranded Mucha. A dreadful half followed, forcing Moyes to switch out Junior and Gueye for the leadership and drive of Neville and Pienaar at half-time. But it got worse before it got better, Austin deflecting a Pugh shot in, leaving Everton with a mountain to climb. Distin pulled one back eventually but that would be it. Another cup disgrace.
Thomas Hitzlsperger has started a two-week trial at Everton as he bids to secure a return to the Premier League.
Everton travel east this evening for a League Cup tie with Leeds United at Elland Road, their first away cup game in 11 rounds in all competitions. Jelavic is fit but could start on the bench while Anichebe continues leading the line. Moyes will likely ring changes elsewhere in the line-up, while being mindful of a potential cup upset at the hands of the Championship side. KO is 7.45pm, with live coverage on Sky.
Everton Under-21s finally chalked up their first win in the newly revamped Reserves league, beating a strong Blackburn Rovers side on their turf at Leigh Sports Village on Monday evening. Shane Duffy scored the only goal of the game.
Fifa have confirmed that they have opened disciplinary proceedings against Steven Naismith over the incident against Serbia earlier this month where he appeared to elbow Srdan Mijailovic in a challenge for the ball.
This one fell through the cracks last week but it's a nice write-up of Everton's first-choice stopper from the Stateside version of ESPN.
Marc Braterman credits the astute signings of Jelavic and, in particular, Pienaar and his reunion with Baines down the Blues' left as the key to Everton's form since the end of January
Brentford have extended the loan deal for Everton youngster Jake Bidwell by another month. The 19-year-old full back will remain at Griffin Park until October 27 after playing five games during his initial month with the London club.
Six years after his first team debut, is Victor Anichebe finally going to stay injury-free and fulfil his potential? He played the full 90 minutes against Swansea on Saturday — 27 January 2010 was the last time he played the full 90 minutes without being substituted in the league, against Sunderland in a 2-0 win, three seasons ago.
Nobody seems to be taking any notice of Everton at the moment, and maybe that will be to David Moyes’ liking. Even after handling Swansea on Saturday, the press are still more eager to predict doom for Michael Laudrup’s side than they are to laud the Toffees. So be it, but they were mightily impressive at the Liberty Stadium.
Ahead of tomorrow's League Cup challenge at Elland Road, good news for Everton as Nikica Jelavic is declared fit after jarring his knee on the post when scoring one of Everton's offside goals against Newcastle last week.
Ross Barkley put loan club Sheffield Wednesday back on track with an equalizer from the penalty spot at home to Bolton Wanderers.
Everton wasted no time banishing the memory of Monday's frustration, putting on a hugely impressive display of attacking football that could have yielded at least double the three goals with which they eventually swept Swansea aside. Anichebe plundered a goal after Fellaini's determined set-up, Mirallas finally got the goal his enthusiasm and desire deserved to make it 2-0 at the break, and Fellaini atoned for missing a sitter by heading in the third. The Swans couldn't cope and finished with 10 men after Dyer picked up a second yellow for flying into Baines outside his own box.
“Both the result and performance were very good but the result is the most important thing,” David Moyes told the BBC. “We could have scored six or seven but they also had three or four opportunities but our goalkeeper made some good saves.”
Everton Under-18s won for the first time this season, beating Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 at Finch Farm on Saturday. Two goals from Chris Long and a deflected shot from full back Ibou Touray gave Everton's youngsters their first victory.
Everton are in South Wales for the early Saturday kick-off hoping to make it three successive wins against Swansea since their return to the top flight last season. Gibson, Jelavic and Hibbert are all out injured so Moyes will need to reshuffle his starting line-up. Kick off is 12:45pm.
“You hear the Man City boys talking about how their family and friends were going over to watch them against Real, and you do get envious of the stadiums they’ll be playing in and the big games but it only makes you want to perform."
“I’m not on Twitter myself. If I’ve had a good game I don’t need telling I’ve had a good one, and likewise if I’ve had a bad game – I know myself or I speak to my parents and family to get a more accurate view."
In many ways it encapsulated much of Anichebe’s recent Everton career, which can perhaps be best surmised with one word: Inconsistent. The Anichebe that buried a powerful effort past Steve Harper is not the one that always takes to the field. Too often seen is the Anichebe that stumbled when seemingly clean through on goal a little earlier.
Talking about ambition and pressing the top four, David Moyes said, "We've quite often done that and not got in the position we really want to be, whether that's cup finals or semi-finals or the chance to push ourselves into a really strong league position, so it's the next step we have to try to take."
Michael Laudrup is ready to change Swansea City’s trademark passing style to stop Everton repeating last season’s raid on the Liberty Stadium. The Toffeemen were one of only three sides to do the double over Swansea last term, including an impressive 2-0 win at the Liberty in March.
Saturday’s early kick off sees us head to Wales to take on a Swansea outfit who have made a bright start to the season with the same points tally as the Toffees so far. This preview will take a look at probable tactics, formations and setup.
Costa Rican international Bryan Oviedo, 22, trained with his new Everton team-mates for the first time on Wednesday, indicating that all his paperwork is now in order, and Gregg O'Keefe believes in the Echo he could feature against Swansea on Saturday.
Former Wolfsburg and Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger trained with the Blues at Finch Farm yesterday, as David Moyes mulled over whether to offer him a short-term contract to boost his engine room with Darron Gibson facing another two to three weeks on the sidelines.
Everton appear to have been dealt another blow with the loss to injury of Nikica Jelavic, with reports suggesting that the striker will miss at least two weeks with the knee injury he sustained against Newcastle on Monday night. The Croatian collided heavily with a post in the 2-2 draw but soldiered through almost to half time before being withdrawn.
“I’ve always preferred playing night games myself,” Kevin Mirallas said after his vibrant display against Newcastle. “That’s a personal preference of mine and I’ve been fortunate to have now played two games at Goodison, both at night. It’s a fantastic atmosphere and you always get the feeling that the fans are right behind you. Let’s hope they continue to be behind us all season.”
Victor Anichebe says he's pleased with the way he took his goal against Newcastle and is keen to learn from fellow players like Jelavic and Mirallas but he'd have been happier with a win.
Pulsating game ends in draw after Fellaini and Anichebe goals are disallowed, to David Moyes's fury.
It was a classic case of floodlight robbery. Everton supporters look forward to these pulsating nights at Goodison, especially after this season’s opening win over Manchester United, but they were always going to struggle against 14 men.
Everton were cruelly denied a deserved victory when they were denied two perfectly valid goals; one chalked off incorrectly for offside, the other when Anichebe's header clearly over the line. Earlier, Baines' powerful low shot had put the Blues deservedly ahead but Ba waltzed through to equalise and then pegged the Blues back again after Big Vic had finally put Everton ahead on 88 mins.
Jan Mucha has ruled himself out of the Slovakian national team unless he can get first-team football to keep himself match fit and and stay sharp.
The Tipster is backing Nikica Jelavić to score for Everton against Newcastle United on Monday night
Leon Osman believes that shackling Hatem Ben Arfa will be the best way to ensure Newcastle’s potent strike force can’t shine against Everton tonight.
Everton are back under the lights at Goodison for another tasty Monday evening affair looking to get their good start to the season back on track immediately following the disappointment at West Brom at the beginning of the month. Darron Gibson's injury could see Marouane Fellaini drop back to midfield as David Moyes looks to patch a hole in central midfield. KO is 8pm.
Joe Royle has backed Everton to finish strongly in the top six of the Premier League this season.
Everton cannot play new acquisition Bryan Oviedo, more than two weeks since the end of the transfer window, because the work permit and required paperwork for the Costa Rican defender have still not been finalized.
With his size and strength, Fellaini can dominate opposing midfielders in central midfield. When used further forward, Everton miss his two biggest assets; they are his tackling and aerial ability.
Jose Baxter got his Oldham career off to a good start, saving a point at home to Notts County in League One when he came on as a second-half sub and scored the equalizer with 5 mins left.
Everton Under-18s recorded their first point of the season with a goalless draw against Reading. It could have been even better for the young Blues had midfielder George Green shot anywhere but straight at the keeper from six yards out.
David Moyes has confirmed his reservations about putting young and inexperienced players into the Premier League pressure cooker, explaining his thinking about sending Ross Barkley out on loan, but only for a month, so he can play "men's football".
David Moyes has drawn a line under Fellaini saying things he shouldn't “We have had a chat about it, and any disciplinary action is between me and him.”
Darron Gibson will be out for another two to three weeks with the thigh strain he sustained against WBA, David Moyes has confirmed. The 24-year-old was withdrawn just 20 minutes into the defeat at the Hawthorns a fortnight ago and will miss the rest of the month's matches.
Everton Under-21s secured their first point of the season in the new league competition with a 1-1 draw at Reading thanks to an equalizing goal from Shane Duffy.
Ross Barkley has joined Sheffield Wednesday on a one-month loan deal. A temporary switch has been mooted for the 18-year-old for some time given David Moyes's reservations about putting the youngster in the Everton first team, and foreign acquisitions he has made in the transfer window have further reduced Barkley's chances of getting a game.
Phil Jagielka is as dependable as they come for Everton, but for England against Ukraine on the vast Wembley pitch his poor positional sense and lack of leadership was ruthlessly exposed by technically superior opponents.
Fellaini's top Everton moments
Pardew upset the Goodison faithful towards the end of last season when he declared the Magpies, then challenging for Champions League qualification, were operating in a different league to David Moyes’s side.
“I think Everton have got a chance of finishing fourth,” says the Goodison legend. “I think Spurs will struggle and they will take time to settle under Andre Villas-Boas. “I don’t think Arsenal are going to finish in the top four, Liverpool will also take a while and then you’re just looking at Newcastle.
The former Everton and Wales goalkeeper is as forthright as ever in his new career as coach and teacher of 'Neets' (young people not in education, employment or training).
The final word on the Vadia Odjodja-Ofoe failed loan deal has come from Club Brugge general manager Vincent Mannaert, and Everton will have to start again from scratch if they want him in January.
The release of some 450,000 previously suppressed documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster has exposed what the 96 victims' families have always known: that Liverpool fans were not to blame for the tragedy that day and that an orchestrated cover-up by the authorities hid that truth for 23 years. Prime Minister, David Cameron, told the House of Commons, "Today's report is black and white. Liverpool fans were not to blame for the disaster."
Defender Shane Duffy has signed a new three-year contract which could keep him at Goodison Park until 2015. The 20-year-old has made eight first-team appearances for Everton, making his Premier League debut in January having been recalled from a loan spell with League One Scunthorpe.
Regardless of last week’s occurrences, though, Everton supporters should still look forward to a fascinating campaign for a number of reasons.
The city of Liverpool will stand united today amid hopes that the families of 96 Liverpool fans who lost their lives at Hillsborough 23 years ago will finally see the truth of what happened that tragic April day fully exposed. An independent panel of experts, chaired by James Jones, the Bishop of Liverpool, will deliver the results of a 20-month investigation involving some 450,000 documents relating to the tragedy.
Ever since Uefa rubber stamped it’s intentions to go ahead with its financial fair play initiative, fans of clubs within the nation’s top flight have certainly been split about its values and morality with a keen emphasis upon the transfer fees that clubs pay for players.
All three of Everton's representatives featured in the 1-1 draw between Belgium and Croatia this evening but Nikica Jelavic had already been substituted by the time Marouane Fellaini and Kevin Mirallas entered the fray later in the second half.
Nikica Jelavic may get to start tonight's game for Croatia against a Belgian side featuring Marouane Fellaini and Kevin Mirallas in Brussels this evening, after he came off the bench and scored another first-time shot against Macedonia.
When a young Marouane Fellaini first tested out for Standard Liege’s academy, Christophe Dessy quickly realised he was about to sign a physiological marvel with rare attributes for a footballer.
How Felli became a cult hero at Everton.
Rounding out "Belgian Weekend" here on ToffeeWeb, this piece of news, tagged on to the end of the mainline Fellaini stories, suggests Everton are unlikey to pursue the Vadis Ojidja-Ofoe botched loan deal any further, as the next stop would be the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Apostolos Vellios came on as a second-half substitute for Greece U21s as they finished their European Championship qualifying campaign with a 1-0 win over Cyprus.
Neville Southall believes that the goalscoring threat provided by Nikica Jelavic is the final piece in the jigsaw to get the Blues into the top four
A number of the major mdeia sources are carrying this Press Association story confidently predicting that Marouane Fellaini will not be disciplined by Everton for the rather unfortunate comments attributed to him in the Belgian press suggesting he could leave the Blues as early as January.
From a superstar youth career and record-breaking senior debut to a brush with the law, a failure to win a first-team place and a decision to drop down the divisions: former Everton forward Jose Baxter is only 20 but he has already packed a lot into his short career. The latest chapters in his story are those of a free agent and trialist – but do not go thinking this is a hard-luck tale or another wonderkid turned bad, because Baxter is not giving up on his dream.
Marouane Fellaini has been quoted as saying his time at Everton is coming to an end. Adam Bate looks at the midfielder's growing importance at Goodison Park.
Marouane Fellaini has moved to diffuse the drama caused by comments attributed to him in the Belgian press over the weekend, insisting that he is happy at Everton. 'I was surprised to read in some newspapers that I will leave Everton very soon. Let me remind you that I am very happy in Liverpool," he says. "I am ready to play all the season [with Everton]."
Everton thought they had signed Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe on deadline day, only for FIFA to block the transfer days later. Who is he and what happened? Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe could turn out to be the one that got away for Everton, even though there will be future opportunities to try to bring him in.
Marouane Fellaini claims he could leave the club as soon as the next transfer window. In an interview with a Belgian newspaper published today Fellaini said he was now looking for a way out of Goodison Park as he seeks a new challenge after what will be five seasons with the Blues next summer.
“David Moyes has a real good recipe for success. He doesn’t just bring in every good player available. He brings in guys who can play two positions who will also buy into The Everton Way. And then he guides them along. He’s an incredible motivator. And he gets better at it every year."
Satisfaction with mediocrity at Everton, like finishing seventh but above Liverpool, really rankles with the Everton captain, who feels that if he leaves the club without a medal for winning a trophy, then for him that would be a failure.
Steven Naismith could be in big trouble with Uefa after deliberately striking out at a Serbian defender with a well-executed forearm smash in Scotland's 0 - 0 draw on Saturday. His 'red mist' moment was caught on video and could see him banned for at least three games, possibly including Scotland's next game against Macedonia on Wednesday.
M'Baye Niang played with the Milan youth team today and insists he “definitely made the right decision” turning down Everton for Milan, suggesting perhaps he was not treated with sufficient 'respect'...
In celebration of his England full debut and goal, here are some of the Leighton Baines's best bits from a very good career so far at Wigan and Everton and, at the age of 27, he is just coming into his prime.
“I’ve been asked a couple of times where would I rather fight Vegas, MGM Grand, big lights or Goodison Park – and there’s no comparison at all. I’d rather it be a summer’s night under the lights at Goodison Park.”
Everton's internationals featured in a number of gamest tonight, with Nikica Jelavic sealing victory for Croatia over Macedonia, while Leighton Baines scored for England in his full International debut in Moldova.
Everton have confirmed their failure to secure the services of young Belgian star Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe on loan. Fifa have confirmed that Everton were too late in completing the required paperwork and have kicked the loan deal into touch. However, Everton claim on their website that they lodged the relevant signed paperwork in advance of the international transfer deadline on August 31.
A name from Everton's past, still playing at 33, John Oster has joined Barnet. Last season he played for then-Championship side Doncaster Rovers but was released at the end of the season after his contract expired.
Bryan Oviedo has joined Everton after 2½ years with Copenhagen in Denmark. To get a little more information on the player, A Different League spoke to Peter Schulz, website editor and Premier League commentator for Danish broadcaster TV 2 SPORT:
“The squad believe we can go into every game and compete and win."
“Everton are looking strong. They are certainly a solid bet for the top six and if they can get their best team out every week and find some rhythm and continuity then you can’t rule out the top four."
Steven Pienaar was expected to return to the Randburg Magistrate's Court in South Africa today on an assault charge, but the case has been postponed.
Sylvain Distin believes Everton have enough quality in their squad to "compete for something interesting" this season.
Everton have confirmed their Premier League squad for the first half of the season, comprising just 19 of the allowed total 25 players over 21. The squad must contain no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the homegrown criteria; the remainder of the squad must be homegrown.
Everton are sweating on the fitness of Darron Gibson amid fears the midfielder could be sidelined for up to a month with the thigh problem that forced him off during the early stages of Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at West Bromwich Albion.
John Heitinga has expressed his disappointment at failing to start a Premier League game this season, saying the Everton bosses decisions to leave him out "feel bad".
After a great start to this year's campaign, Everton suffered their first defeat at the Hawthorns over the weekend.
Everton remain hopeful that Fifa will sanction the £1m loan deal for central midfielder Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe from Club Brugge. Because Everton failed to complete the deal before the 11 pm deadline last Friday, Fifa needs to give their approval for the move.
Chang Beer has become the longest-standing football club sponsor in the Barclays Premier League. This season sees the premium Thai beer brand continue its sponsorship of Everton FC, a partnership that has been in place since 2004-05.
Everton's Under-21s lost 0 - 3 to Arsenal tonight at Barnet's Underhill Stadium. The scoreline was a little unfair as it result from two dubious penalties and a late goal in injury time, but it leaves the Under-21's with three losses out of three in the new national league that replaces the old Reserves.
Everton's Under-21s are playing Arsenal tonight at Barnet's Underhill l Stadium, Kick-off is 7 pm. For Everton, Magaye Gueye along with Luke Garbutt and Ross Barkley, but no sign of any of the latest additions to the club.
Everton's game against Liverpool at Goodison Park has been rescheduled for Sunday 28 October. Due to the visitors playing on the preceding Thursday, the Merseyside derby has been put back 24 hours by the Premier League. The game will now kick off at 1:30pm on the new date and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
A thigh strain in sustained Saturday's game at West Brom has forced Steven Pienaar to withdrawn from South Africa's squad due to play international friendlies this week.
Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels fears that teenage striker Matthew Kennedy has left the club too soon and that joining Everton may have put his long-term development in jeopardy.
The surprise Belgian acquisition from Club Brugge with the challenging half-Ghanaian name has a number of exciting qualities
A George Waring goal gave Everton Under-18s a deserved half-time lead but they were cruelly dealt a blow in the second half as Arsenal struck two goals inside four second-half minutes to give the Gunners their first win of the season.
Darron Gibson will not be traveling with the Republic of Ireland squad for their World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan after he told Giovanni Trappatoni that he does not feel ready to return after being frozen out of the action at Euro2012.
Everton returned to the Midlands on a wave of positivity but it evaporated amid a disjointed display that seemed to come apart when Gibson limped off injured in the first half. The loss was huge but the price was not paid until the match turned in the 65th minute. Fellaini missed a gilt-edged chance at one end and West Brom scored on their next attack when Long converted from close range. McAuley's unchallenged header off a corner killed the game and brought Moyes's men back to earth with a thud.
With his impressive transfer window business done, David Moyes takes his team to the Hawthorns today looking for a fourth straight win in all competitions. With a virtually fully-fit squad — only Phil Neville's tweaked hamstring is a potential concern — from which to choose, the manager's task will be which starting XI to pick and which high-performing players to leave out. KO is 3pm.
Richard Burton gives his thoughts on the respective business of Liverpool and Everton this summer
Everton's last-ditch attempt to land Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe from Club Brugge on a loan-cum-permanent deal looks to have come off in late, dramatic fashion. After bids for Steven N'Zonzi and Michael Essien came to nothing, David Moyes stepped in late with an offer for the Belgian midfielder and has got his man subject to ratification from FIFA in the next few days.
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