Roberto Martinez expressed his pleasure with Everton's first win in seven Premier League games as they beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Everton won for the first time since mid-December, rallying behind Romelu Lukaku's early goal and earning a rare clean sheet as they kept Palace at bay. The Belgian scored the only goal in the second minute, a strike that lifts some of the pressure on Roberto Martinez and his side after a poor run of recent form.
Roberto Martinez says that he and his players are treating every League game as a cup final as they attempt to reverse their poor form and reach the traditional safety mark 40 of points.
14 year-old Edvard Sandvik Tagseth has spent time on trial at Finch Farm. The Norwegian 'starlet', who plays for Neset FK Youth, is scheduled to return to Everton's Academy for a second spell soon will also have a spell with Manchester United in the coming weeks.
With the benefit of a week's worth of warm-weather training, Everton return to action this weekend with a trip to Selhurst Park and a match that has assumed uncomfortable significance for the Blues' season.
Roberto Martinez appeared to effectively close the door on any late action in the transfer market by claiming that there are no available options to replace injured duo Leon Osman and Steven Pienaar.
Merseyside Police are investigating an alleged fight at Finch Farm that put U18s goalkeeper Ciaran OÂ’Loughlin in hospital with a neck injury.
Roberto Martinez says he is optimistic that Everton have come through the worst part of the season and that a new-found "stubborn mentality" will see his team get the results that he feels recent performances have deserved.
The headline is a little misleading because Everton dismissed any hope of signing the Colombian because they would never have got a work permit for him, but this is an interesting insight into how the club scouted foreign talent under David Moyes.
Roberto Martinez remains insistent that the key to turning around Everton's faltering season lies within the existing squad and not in trying to work what he feels is an unfavourable January transfer market.
Goals by John Boye and Andre Ayew turned Ghana's final AFCoN group game against South Africa on its head and sent Christian Atsu and the Black Stars through to the quarter finals.
Evertonians might be interested in this little piece of hyperbole: Tim Cahill is the greatest contributor to any Australian football code, Robbie Slater says.
Updated Samuel Eto'o's switch to Sampdoria is finally official now that his registration has been transferred after the veteran striker completed a medical over the weekend. The Cameroonian leaves Everton just six months into an anticipated two-year contract having made 12 starts and scored four times.
Everton came back from 2-0 down and again when trailing 3-2 to grab a point against Fulham in a gripping game at Southport this evening.
Seamus Coleman says there is no one better in the Premier League in Leighton Baines's position and he has tipped his team-mate to set an assists record for a defender that will be tough to beat.
James McCarthy has resumed full training and been declared "fully fit" by Roberto Martinez, putting him in line for a return to action against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Former Everton utility man, Steve Watson, tells the Echo that he regrets his decision to leave the Blues after only being offered a one-year deal by then boss David Moyes.
Christian Atsu was in Africa Cup of Nations action today as Ghana edged Algeria 1-0 thanks to Asamoah Gyan's late winner.
Everton have announced the appointment of Gary Brabin to the clubÂ’s Academy coaching staff following his departure from the Conference side.
Everton report that they have had no response from the Prefecture of Lille to a letter penned back in November that highlighted the club's concerns over crowd security.
Everton have been named among the world's 20 richest clubs thanks to the big increase in revenue from the television rights deals.
Following 'Mirallas-gate' on Monday, www.oulala.com have taken a closer look to who the five best ever Premier League penalty takers are and two Everton players make the cut.
Sampdoria are still optimistic of securing Samuel Eto'o's transfer this week as they wait for Everton to release the 33 year-old from his contract.
John Stones insists that Everton are not yet looking nervously over their shoulders at the proximity of the bottom three, saying that their focus is squarely on the next game.
Everton's U18s are out of the FA Youth Cup at the Fourth Round stage after losing on penalties at Goodison Park. The Young Blues were goalless at half time having hit the woodwork just before the break but they fell behind to Kyle Clinton's goal early in the second half. Michael Donohue fired home a late equaliser that took the tie to extra time and then a shootout.
Matt Jones on the frustration and anxiety that pervades Everton's home games these days as the team struggles on the pitch
Leighton Baines hopes that Everton's players can use the team's forthcoming warm-weather training camp in Qatar as an opportunity to "take a step back" and look at where things have gone so wrong this season.
Roberto Martinez says that he would be "very surprised" if there were any major changes to the Everton squad between now and the transfer deadline at the end of month. The manager retains his faith in the players at his disposal and he hints that the possible departure of Samuel Eto'o would the only significant move in or out of the club.
Samuel Eto'o's move to Sampdoria remains in the balance after Roberto Martinez reiterated that Everton will likely take until the end of the transfer window to decide the player's future.
Everton have agreed to send Academy striker Chris Long to Brentford on an initial one-month loan deal.
The Everton boss insisted after last evening's draw with West Brom that the only issue he had with Kevin Mirallas taking the first-half penalty was the fact that he missed it.
Christian Atsu's Ghana surrendered a one-goal lead to lose 2-1 to Senegal in their first game of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Everton's dismal record since mid-December extended to just one win in 13 as they failed to find their way through an entrenched West Brom defence. Kevin Mirallas' missed penalty shortly before half time was as close as they came to scoring on a frustrating night at Goodison Park.
Evertonians will have the chance to play their part in a Hollywood film this Monday evening, January 19, simply by staying in their seats at half-time!
With the brief FA Cup adventure over, Everton's focus returns to the Premier League and a fixture that has assumed huge importance for team morale and the Blues' season as a whole. Aiden McGeady's suspension forces at least one change to the team that started at West Ham on Tuesday while Tony Hibbert is likely to come off the injured list.
Roberto Martinez says that he will continue to allow the younger members of his team to make mistakes as they develop into fully-rounded players.
Everton's Under-18s take on Southampton in the Fourth Round of the FA Youth Cup at Goodison Park on Wednesday night and young goalkeeper Mateusz Hewelt is looking forward to the clash.
Roberto Martinez has contacted Mike Riley, head of the Professional Game Match Officials Board, to make an official complaint regarding "six or seven" decisions which he believes have negatively affected Everton's season.
David Ginola, formerly of this parish, has said his bid for the Fifa Presidency is no joke. However, he is being paid a 'salary' of £250,000 by a bookmaker to run the campaign in an attempt to deny Sepp Blatter an astounding 5th term in world football's highest position.
Despite claims by Roberto Martinez today that he will take a couple of weeks to think about Samuel Eto'o's position with Everton, reports in Italy suggest that the Cameroonian could be out the door by Monday. The veteran striker appears to have agreed terms on a return to Serie A with Sampdoria.
Roberto Martinez isn't keen on the prospect of Ross Barkley playing for England in this summer's U21s European Championships, suggesting that it would be a retrograde step for the midfielder.
At Sky.com, Adam Bate looks at the numbers behind Everton's stuttering form under Roberto Martinez.
Goals by Conor McAleny and Callum Connolly helped Everton to a 2-0 win over the Hammers in Southport this evening.
Updated Everton's reported deal to sign Partizan Belgrade teenager Stefan Lukic has been played down by the Liverpool Echo who claim that the midfielder is not on Roberto Martinez's shopping list this month.
There were no injuries after an Audi A3 ran up the back of Duncan Ferguson's BMW 1 on the M57 this morning. "There was considerable damage" to the Audi, proving once again that people usually come off second best when they hit Big Dunc!
David Henen says that he is enjoying his time with Everton and is open-minded about where he plays for the remainder of the season.
Everton supporters travelling to Chelsea to cheer on the Blues next month will benefit from reduced-price tickets.
Kevin Mirallas says that he is comfortable with his current contract situation at Everton and will mull his future over at the end of the season. The 27 year-old, who hopes his ankle injury will clear up in the next couple of weeks, has 18 months left to run on his current deal.
David Prentice on the reaction from local supporters groups who mark the untimely passing of one of the club's most active fans who was heavily involved with the Everton Shareholders Association, the Heritage Society, the Everton Collection and the Ruleteros Society.
Tickets are still available at the Box Office for Monday nightÂ’s clash with West Bromwich Albion.
The Everton boss expressed his pride at the way his depleted team took West Ham to the wire in the cup replay at Upton Park and almost prevailed before suffering heart-breaking defeat on penalties.
Roberto Martinez has admitted that Samuel Eto'o was left out of the team for tonight's cup replay because of interest in the striker from two clubs.
This fine review of Everton's 1986-87 season, when they were last crowned Champions, was submitted by Brian Hill. The programme hosted by Rob Palmer is lengthy — almost 2 hours — but includes some fine footage and interviews... a special treat for newer fans who may have missed it back in the day!
Having rescued this FA Cup Third Round tie at the death a week ago, Everton get the chance to complete the job and, potentially, turn their season around in the replay in East London. With no new injury concerns, Roberto Martinez will choose from the same squad as the one that faced Manchester City, with Kevin Mirallas again a doubt.
A gutsy display by 10-man Everton on a remarkable night of drama at Upton Park was almost enough to carry them through to the fourth round. Joel Robles, having kept his team in the tie with a series of terrific saves, smashed a sudden-death penalty off the crossbar and his opposite number Adrian scored the decisive spot kick to break Blues hearts.
BBC Look NorthWest featured a story tonight that, after years of planning, Tesco have now pulled the plug on the construction of a new superstore in the middle of Kirkby.
Kevin Mirallas admits that he is still feeling pain in the ankle that was initially damaged at the end of last month's win over Queens Park Rangers.
Roberto Martinez has moved to dampen rumours of Samuel Eto'o's potential return to Italy this month, telling reporters today that Everton have not had any conversations with potential buyers regarding the Cameroonian. He also dismissed talk linking Seamus Coleman with a move away from Goodison.
The Premier League has confirmed the kick-off time for next monthÂ’s derby game at Goodison Park will remain at 5:30pm despite police concerns over the evening kick-off.
A Chris Wood goal three minutes from time condemned Everton U21s to defeat after Matt Kennedy had hit the bar with a free kick.
The Telegraph's Henry Winter lauds Everton for the success of their community outreach and support through the award-winning Everton In The Community.
Roberto Martinez expressed his satisfaction with his side's performance against Manchester City yesterday as they came back from a goal down to take a well-deserved point.
Romelu Lukaku took to Twitter yesterday to express his sadness at the untimely death of his compatriot, friend and rising Wolfsburg star, Junior Malanda, who was killed in a car crash. Malanda, who played against the Blues in the Europa League last year, was just 20.
A Steven Naismith header salvaged a point for Everton just four minutes after Fernandinho's goal looked to have put title-chasing City on their way to victory. The Scot rose to head home Leighton Baines's free kick with 12 minutes left to ensure that the Blues' losing run in the Premier League deservedly ended against the Champions.
Everton's little-seen director briefly waxes lyrical about his "ownership" of the Blues with NBC late night host Seth Meyers whom he invited to the 2009 FA Cup Final.
Everton's captain says that "it's not panic stations" at Goodison after four successive Premier League defeats but he admits that recent defeats, particularly the dismal reverses at Southampton and Hull, have brought home how easily the Blues could get sucked into a scrap to survive the drop this season.
Kevin Sheedy's young Blues earned a 1-0 away win against their Black Cats peers.
John Lundstram is returning to Leyton Orient for another loan spell, this time for six weeks.
The worrying spike in soft tissue injuries that has befallen Everton this season has manager Roberto Martinez vowing to investigate the cause.
Four days after Romelu Lukaku's last-ditch equaliser kept the Wembley dream alive, the Blues are back in League action at Goodison Park for the visit of the reigning Champions. Sylvain Distin joins James McCarthy, Leon Osman, Steven Pienaar, Tony Hibbert, Darron Gibson and Tim Howard in the treatment room but Antolin Alcaraz and Leighton Baines are back in the squad.
Roberto Martinez believes that the club's medical staff have "got to the bottom" of James McCarthy's hamstring problems and he predicts that when the Irish international returns to the side it will be for good. McCarthy's recovery continues but he is ruled out of Saturday's match with Manchester City.
The former head of Professional Game Match Officials Limited, the body that oversees the Premier League's referees, has delivered a scathing verdict on the current crop of officials and called for the current chief, Mike Riley, to stand down.
Romelu Lukaku says that two games on the substitutes' bench provided him with the motivation he needed to put on the gutsy display he showed against West Ham last night. The 21 year-old's dramatic stoppage-time equaliser capped a fine personal display, one he says was aided by a more direct approach that was requested of Roberto Martinez by the players.
Luke O'Farrell argues that Lukaku's late leveller against West Ham papered over some significant cracks that will require other players and their manager raising their game in order to fill.
Roberto Martinez was singing the praises of his record signing after his injury-time goal in last night's draw with West Ham, a moment the manager feels could be a turning point.
Christian Atsu was on target for his country in their AFCoN warm-up match against Portuguese club side SC Olhanense which they won 3-0
Everton have farmed right back Ben McLaughlin out to Telford United on a one-month loan.
This interesting piece by Mike Goodman of ESPN off-shoot, Grantland, takes a statistical look at the reasons why Tim Howard's shots-to-save ratio is so abysmal this season, widening the scope to focus on a less effective defensive midfield in the absence of James McCarthy and in the face of Gareth Barry's poor form.
An injury-time equaliser from Romelu Lukaku took this FA Cup Third Round tie to a replay, rescuing Everton from a fifth successive defeat and an early exit. More poor defending had allowed James Collins to power home a header 10 minutes into the second half but the Blues' late pressure told when Lukaku rammed home from close range.
Everton Ladies goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis has announced her retirement from football.
Everton could welcome John Stones back to the starting XI after another two-game absence and Kevin Mirallas is fit but James McCarthy is unlikely to make tomorrow evening's tie against West Ham and Antolin Alcaraz is suspended. For the winners awaits a tie against either Doncaster Rovers or Bristol City in the Fourth Round.
In the draw for the Fourth Round of the FA Cup held this evening, the winners of tomorrow night's Third Round tie between Everton and West Ham will play Doncaster Rovers or Bristol City away.
An interesting blog article links the departure of three key medical staff at Everton to the mounting problems of injuries and lack of fitness that have blighted the current season.
Everton's no-nonsense former midfielder says that it's premature to talk of ripping up Roberto Martinez's plan A but the players need to dig in and start out-working opposition teams again
Phil Jagielka says the squad is determined to turn their form around, starting with the third round FA Cup clash against West Ham United.
Roberto Martinez has hinted that he will make further changes to his team when West Ham visit Goodison Park in the FA Cup Third Round on Tuesday. The manager, whose Everton side are in poor form of late, suggests that he will use the break from the pressures of the Premier League to “open competition” for the players.
Suggesting that Barry should be dropped would have provoked searing outrage last season but now it is something that will no doubt find support from the stands, writes Phil Kirkbride.
David Prentice harks back to the 1995-96 season when the wheels came off Joe Royle's tenure and the parallels with this season
Christian Atsu marked his recovery from a hamstring injury by being named on the substitute's bench for the match at Hull yesterday and should be fit for Ghana this month.
Phil Jagielka has moved to take some of the pressure of his beleaguered manager by insisting that it's up to the Everton players to sort out their current run of dreadful form.
Hallam Hope will officially join Bury for an undisclosed fee, Everton have announced, while Matty Kennedy's loan spell at Hibernian will end this coming weekend.
Everton's season continues to go from bad to worse with tough games to come in the coming weeks. Joe Strange has some urgent suggestions for what Roberto Martinez can do to arrest the slide and stave off a relegation battle that was unthinkable just a month ago.
Having struggled to really get going in 2014-15, Everton's season is threatening to derail completely after a return of just four points from the last seven Premier League games. It's too early to panic but there is plenty of room for concern.
How do you restore waning confidence to a team that thrives on it to succeed? Return to the fundamentals by establishing a settled line-up and formation and try to get some points on the board. Easier said than done but that should be Roberto Martinez's immediate task as 2015 dawns.
Roberto Martinez admits that confidence is low at Everton and that the team needs to work within itself to get back to winning ways after four consecutive defeats.
Roberto Martinez says that his team's preference for a "technical approach" to the game does not mean that Everton are a "soft" team.
Another dismal performance by Martinez and his demoralized charges saw them surrender at the KC Stadium to two soft first-half goals. Everton had chances to test McGregor but it was Hull who were denied an early penalty before Ahmed Elmohamdy headed home far too easily to put Hull ahead. It got far worse when Nikica Jelavic lobbed Joel Robles to make it 2-0 for the home side. Despite changes at the break, the Blues showed precious little in the second half as Antolin Alcaraz picked up a very harsh second yellow before the end.
Everton begin 2015 with a second successive away fixture as they look to end their longest losing sequence thus far under Roberto Martinez's management. Steven Naismith is eligible following suspension while John Stones, Phil Jagielka and James McCarthy will undergo fitness tests. Tim Howard, Leon Osman, Tony Hibbert, Darron Gibson and Steven Pienaar are all ruled out.
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