Francisco Junior has joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan after failing thus far to break into Everton's first team.
Everton ground out a second successive goalless draw as they again failed to turn impressive dominance into the goals needed to claim their first victory under Roberto Martinez. They were let down by typically awful refereeing by Anthony Taylor who waved away a stonewall penalty by Gary Medel on Leighton Baines, but a lack of incisiveness and directness resulted in just two real chances for Nikica Jelavic who saw a header brilliantly saved by Marshall and a stabbed effort fly over the bar.
Roberto Martinez was disappointed to see the Blues denied a penalty at Cardiff City Stadium when Leighton Baines, bursting into the opposition penalty box, was upended by Gary Medel but, instead of pointing to the spot, referee Anthony Taylor awarded a goal kick — much to the frustration of a packed-out stand of Evertonians.
Roberto Martinez has hinted that there is a chance that Everton could keep Gerard Deulofeu for more than just this season if he enjoys his time on Merseyside and Barcelona feel it would be beneficial to his development.
Everton's trip to Manchester United has been moved back 24 hours to Wednesday 4th December with a 7:45pm kick-off.
Everton's quest for a first Premier League win of the season moves to South Wales and a top-flight clash on Cardiff City's turf for the first time in 52 years. All or most of those regular starters who sat out against Stevenage are expected to start, while Darron GIbson is again rated "touch-and-go" after resuming training this week.
Roberto Martinez admits that the decision over whether Marouane Fellaini or Leighton Baines will be sold and for how much will ultimately rest with Bill Kenwright after the manager told the Chairman that he doesn't "want know anything that's going on, I only want to know the final news if there is anything." Media reports tonight claim that a new £36m offer for the duo has been rejected by Everton while Martinez hinted that informal contact has been made with Wigan about James McCarthy.
Roberto Martinez has expressed more frustration at the overlap between the transfer window and the start of the Premier League season as he fielded more questions about Manchester United's continuing interest in Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini.
Roberto Martinez has indicated that it will be a couple of weeks before Arouna Kone is fully fit after the striker failed to capitalise on some good opportunities in the League Cup tie with Stevenage last night.
Leon Osman will be granted a testimonial some time this season as reward for his contribution to the club since he made his debut back in 2003. Osman has made 346 appearances for Everton and netted 51 goals, as well as having loan spells at Carlisle United and Derby County earlier in his career.
Roberto Martinez's post-match interviews were dominated by questions over the futures of Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines as media speculation escalates ahead of the transfer deadline but he insisted that nothing has changed from the club's point of view.
Everton squeezed through to the League Cup third round and a date with Fulham thanks to a goal by Marouane Fellaini deep into extra time that finally killed off battling Stevenage. The League One side had gone ahead against the run of play when Freeman lashed home but debutant Gerard Deulofeu stroked home an equaliser on the stroke of half time. The Blues became increasingly ragged as the game wore on and were forced into another thirty minutes where Fellaini came on as a substitute to decide the match with a close-range finish.
Roberto Martinez steps onto the road to Wembley for the first time as Everton manager as the Blues take on Stevenage at Goodison Park in the Capital One Cup second round. Roberto Martinez is expected to ring a few changes and give playing time to some of the players who haven't featured much yet so far, including Gerard Deulofeu and Victor Anichebe. KO is 7.45pm and the club are urging fans who have yet to buy their ticket to arrive at least 90 minutes beforehand.
Though the 19 year-old Barcelona winger is apparently frustrated at having to watch Everton's first two games from the bench, Roberto Martinez is determined to ease Gerard Deulofeu into the Blues' first team slowly as the season progresses.
Ross Barkley has been rewarded for his impressive start to the 2013-14 Premier League season with a call-up from Roy Hodgson to the senior England squad. The 19 year-old will join teammates Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.
Everton’s disappointing goalless draw at home to West Bromwich Albion demonstrated very clearly that new manager, Roberto Martinez, has much work still to do to shake the players free of their David Moyes-era hangover. Just as last season’s improvement by the Toffees’ was blunted by their inability to turn dominant performances into victories, it seems already that the same problem is creeping into the reign of the Spaniard.
Everton launch the consultation process today that will give supporters the chance to help shape and select the new official crest. Evertonians can now complete an online questionnaire to provide their thoughts on how they want the new crest to look and also apply to join one of a series of focus groups taking place at Goodison Park. The feedback phase concludes on 15th September, with a final vote on a selection of options planned ahead of the unveiling of the 2014-15 crest on 3rd October.
Probably in response to Cardiff City's spirited overturning of Manchester City on Sunday, NBC have selected next Saturday's clash with Everton at the Cardiff City Stadium to get top billing as the pick of the 3 pm kick-offs (7am Pacific; 10 am Eastern) in the USA, with live coverage on their NBCSN sports network.
Everton U21s went down to a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City U21s today, with all three goals coming in a decisive 10-minute spell in the first half.
Everton have announced that the 2013-14 home and away shirts are now being stocked in selected JD Sports stores, increasing the availability of this season's kit offerings beyond Merseyside and evertondirect.com.
After the WBA game, Roberto Martinez was drawn on the comments made by David Moyes regarding Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines, where he reiterated his frustration with the way the Manchester United boss has handled the matter in the media.
Everton Under-18s suffered a narrow 1-0 away defeat after they struggled to get going in the first half at Liverpool's academy.
Everton's on-loan striker Conor McAleny was stretchered off after nine minutes of Brentford's game with Walsall this afternoon after suffering a broken leg.
Roberto Martinez chose to highlight the positives of Everton's rather frustrating draw at Goodison Park today, one that deprived him of his first win to kick off his career as the Blues' manager.
Jamie Carragher was back in the stands at Goodison Park for the first time in 23 years on Saturday. The boyhood Everton supporter and former Liverpool central defender went to watch the Toffees 0-0 draw with West Bromwich Albion. And after retiring from the game in May, the 35-year-old is looking forward to watching Everton consistently for the first time in over two decades.
Roberto Martinez is still waiting for his first victory as Everton manager following a frustrating goalless draw in his first home game in charge. Employing his patient possession-based approach, the Blues dominated a resolute West Brom side but lacked urgency, particularly in the second half, and failed to create enough chances until Fellaini was denied agonisingly by the post late on and Coleman's cross came off the crossbar in stoppage time.
Roberto Martinez will take his seat in the home dugout with Goodison Park's 12th man behind him for the first time this weekend and he is under no illusions of the power that the Grand Old Lady possesses.
The wedge between David Moyes and the club he managed for 11 years widened today following quotes attributed to the Manchester United manager where he suggests the Blues should sell Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines for the sake of their careers.
The new-look matchday programme makes its debut for the visit of West Brom this weekend. Priced £3, it's available to buy on the day or via digital download to subscribers.
Tickets are still available for the first home game of the 2013/14 season against West Bromwich Albion tomorrow and Everton are urging supporters to purchase remaining tickets as soon as possible to avoid any delays.
Saturday marks Roberto Martinez's first competitive home match in charge of Everton as they host West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park. With Darron Gibson still rated as doubtful, the Blues could be unchanged from the side that started the season opener at Norwich. KO is 3pm and tickets are still available for purchase.
Neville Southall kicks off his new blog spot for PaddyPower in typically outspoken style, having a pop at David Moyes for trying to pick up his ex-players on the cheap and the Everton Board for what he perceives as a lack of will to attract new investment.
There should be a rule brought in to stop managers who move to a new club going back to take the best players for a season. It’s like insider trading otherwise. He knows the inner workings of the club; he knows the finances and the clauses in the contracts – it’s too easy. I can see why Moyes is doing it, it’s because he trusts them, but ethically, it’s poor.
Roberto Martinez has suggested that he is on the lookout for one more player to add to his squad before the transfer window closes on 2nd September.
From Howard Kendall's autobiography: "There had been no hint whatsoever that Everton were interested in buying me. Not a whisper. It emerged later that Bill Shankly was so infuriated by this transfer coup and Liverpool’s inability to sign me that he resigned his post as Liverpool manager, a demand that was rejected by the club."
Roberto Martinez has restated his intention to keep hold of Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines amid media speculation about a renewed bid from Manchester United for the pair as the transfer deadline approaches. The Everton boss insisted that there is no temptation to sell, particularly at the level of the low-ball £28m offer that was swiftly rejected last week.
Everton have announced details of how supporters will be engaged to select the club's new crest for 2014-15 and beyond, with fans forums and an online questionnaire preceding a final vote on a selection of designs. The new badge is slated to be unveiled on 3rd October.
Andy Lewis argues that while David Moyes won't have sanctioned the 'embarrassingly low figure of £28million' for Fellaini and Baines, it would be naiive to think that his knowledge of Everton's finances and the nuances of the pair's contracts didn't play a role.
It may still be very early days but it appears as though Roberto Martinez's influence is already taking hold at Goodison Park. Over at Sky Sports, Alex Dunn looks at the Spaniard's first game in charge and is surprised with just how different Everton were in their approach.
It is an extremely difficult task to apply sport psychology to a Premier League manager as they do not show weaknesses in the way players do and do not say anything without a reason, even if it wasn’t very well judged — à la Benitez’s ‘fact not an opinion’ rant. This means it can be hard to read managers. Furthermore, they see themselves as a sport psychologist, and often rightly so, but who analyses the psychoanalyst? This blog is an attempt to examine Martinez’s mind-set and the effect his psychology will have on the club.
"Everton boss Roberto Martinez has also previously said the transfer window should only be open during the off-season. And I'm sure his opinion would have intensified after Manchester United made offers for Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines," says Anthony Hay.
An injury update has been provided by Roberto Martinez, who is looking for Tony Hibbert and Darron Gibson to step up their training, although both remain doubtful for the visit of West Brom this weekend.
Echoing the club's official rejection of Manchester United's insulting double bid for Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines, Roberto Martinez says that the Champions' approach for two of his star players was 'a bit of a waste if time', particularly given its timing at the start of the new season.
Everton Under-21s suffered a late 2-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham United on Monday evening. Luke Garbutt's fine equaliser had set up a promising end to the game, but an 89th-minute winner from Sebastian Lletget earned the visitors all three points in week two of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League.
In an unprecedented move, Everton have issued a club statement confirming rejection of a double bid of £28M from Manchester United labelled 'derisory and insulting' for Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines.
Roberto Martinez regretted the two soft goals conceded at Norwich after his new Everton side made a big stride forward in his first game in charge, implementing his new methods for better-quality football from the players he inherited.
Everton came back from a goal down to lead their season-opener at Norwich but had to settle for a draw when Van Wolfswinkel's header beat Howard with 20 minutes to go. Whitaker had fired home his own rebound after slamming a shot off the post and it took something wonderful from Barkley to equalize on the hour, a fantastic shot from 25 yards. Coleman following up a Jelavic shot drove in to give the Blues an important lead but they couldn't hold on.
Roberto Martinez, has given Ross Barkley a starting role in the first game of the season at Carrow Road, and has a very high opinion of his talents. In the Daily Post, he gives his views on the thorny problem of young players who make mistakes.
On the eve of his first proper game in change of Everton, Roberto Martinez has commented on the challenges that come with change and the time and patience needed when working toward that next step to achieve something.
A new season and, potentially, the start of a new era at Everton as all the anticipation, expectation and apprehension surrounding Roberto Martinez's appointment as David Moyes's successor gives way to the landmark of his first competitive match in charge against Norwich City at Carrow Road. KO is 3pm.
Everton Football Club is calling on supporters to march to the match next weekend to celebrate Roberto Martinez's competitive Goodison Park debut. From midday next Saturday, supporters can celebrate the start of this season’s Goodison campaign by joining together in Stanley Park. A huge banner will be unveiled in Stanley Park at 1:30pm and handed over to supporters so that they can begin the ‘Martinez March’ to the stadium.
Roberto Martinez is leaving the door open to some late business in the transfer window but insists he will not be drawn into spending cash on new players just for the sake of it.
Roberto Martinez has brought in some Wigan old boys to make himself feel at home. But the Spaniard faces a tough job if he wants to match his predecessors’ achievements.
Expectations are there, especially after the club finished sixth last season. But, there is also a concoction of anger, fear, and trepidation too.... Whether Martinez will be a hit or not is a matter of conjecture, but we can sense that, for the first time in many years, Merseyside will be treated with some brilliant passing and encouraging football.
Roberto Martinez has told the Echo he believes that Manchester United will not be pursuing Leighton Baines any further this summer after an initial bid, believed to be £12m, was rejected out of hand by Everton last month.
John Stones started and Ross Barkley was a goalscoring substitute as England U21s thrashed Scotland 6-0 this evening.
Roberto Martinez says that Darron Gibson has a chance of playing a part in the season opener at Norwich on Saturday but the club will monitor his progress over the next couple of days.
Roberto Martinez says many of the changes in personnel made behind the scenes at Goodison Park since he arrived as the new Everton manager were born out of necessity, and that he has brought in staff that he knows and trusts.
Everton enter the 2013-14 season after an impressive 6th place finish in last year’s Barclays Premier League. Just one place shy of 5th placed Tottenham, Everton fell just short of its dreams of qualifying for Europe for the first time since 2008-09. But with only seven losses during the 2012-13 season and playing a more thoughtful style of football, Everton was a team that no one could afford to take lightly. Now, the club that operates under the notorious shoe-string budget of owner and chairman Bill Kenwright must look to take the next step in its storied history as it puts its faith in the tactics of former Wigan manager, Roberto Martinez.
Seamus Coleman has been named in the team that will start for the Republic of Ireland for tomorrow's friendly against Wales. The fullback is one of 13 Everton players on international duty just four days before the Premier League season kicks off.
Everton's second string kicked off the new season in style with a 2-0 victory at Wolves thanks to a goal by Hallam Hope and a superb free kick from Conor Grant. Returning in goal following a long-term injury, Mateusz Taudul had a fine game to preserve the clean sheet.
Everton's Capital One Cup Second Round tie against Stevenage has been set for Wednesday 28th August with a kick-off time of 7.45pm.
Marouane Fellaini was forced to watch today's friendly against Real Betis from the stands after picking up an infection in a cut to his lower leg while Darron Gibson is an early doubt for Norwich.
A rather tired and jet-lagged Everton side had an awful first half but went in at the break one goal ahead thanks to a long ball from Jagielka that was eventually converted by Jelavic after a good cross from Mirallas. Mirallas got the plaudits for Everton's second, a deep cross to the far post that Anderson fumbled into his own net. Right at the end, Betis finally broke through, for a consolation goal after giving the Blues an excellent final workout.
A week before it all starts in earnest for Everton, Roberto Martinez takes charge of his first game in front of the home fans. Real Betis round off their tour of England by providing yet more Continental opposition for the Blues' new boss as he makes final preparations for the new season. Kick-off is at 3pm BST.
For fans of English Premier League 'soccer' in the USA, more details were released recently of the unprecedented wall-to-wall coverage planned — like they've never seen before on the far side of the Pond. All 380 matches next season will be shown live in HD.
Everton get their first look at the results of £500,000 investment in the Goodison Park pitch tomorrow when Real Betis are the visitors to the Old Lady for the Blues’ final pre-season game.
Everton have a lot of forwards but Darren Bent would add a cutting edge the Toffees have lacked in recent seasons. If they sell Nikica Jelavic, as mooted, that might free up some funds. Bent may be yesterday’s man at Aston Villa, but Bill Kenwright might not baulk at the £8M asking price – he could prove the difference between top 10 and European football.
What do the papers, the TV, and fans of other clubs think about your team? In this series, John Nicholson and Alan Tyers look at the stereotypes, coverage and media agendas for each team in the Premier League. This week, it's the turn of once-mighty Everton...
Joe Anderson, Mayor of Liverpool, expresseed his outrage after a a Liverpool fan waiting for a plane to Dublin swore at his 3-year-old grandson – who was wearing an Everton kit – as the family arrived at the airport returning from a family holiday.
Like an inverse Midas, everything he has touched has turned to straw. He lost to the equivalent of a pub team in the Far East, his most renowned player, Wayne Rooney, is keen to play elsewhere and he has singularly failed to strengthen his squad in the areas it most urgently needs upgrading.
Roberto Martinez says he will be a proud man as he takes to the home dug-out for the first time when Everton conclude their pre-season fixtures with a game against Real Betis at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.
With the Premier League season just around the corner, Everton arrive back in England today following 11 days on tour in the United States for the International Champions Cup.
Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines have been named in England's senior squad for next week's friendly against Scotland while Ross Barkley and John Stones have been called up for the U21s.
Everton have announced that the controversial new club badge will replace the old crest on the gable end of the Main Stand, despite opposition that has Director of Communications Alan Myers providing a 'personal' committment to involve the fans in seeing through the redsign for the 2014-15 season.
Everton will welcome Stevenage to Goodison Park for the 2nd round of the Capital One Cup later this month following today's draw.
Chris Long’s second-half strike earned Everton Under-21s a well-deserved 1-1 draw against Real Betis B in Jerez, Spain. The young Blues rallied after the interval following Isuardi’s opener for the Spaniards on 31 minutes. Long’s persistence paid off as he finally netted the goal he merited on 67 minutes after twice coming close in the first half.
After the Valencia game, Roberto Martinez reflected on what he feels has been an enormously useful tour in terms of his team's preparations for the upcoming Premier League season.
Everton rounded out their International Champions Cup campaign in the heat and humidity of Miami with a narrow defeat to Valencia. Roberto Martinez named an experimental, youthful lineup that showed flashes of potency in a goalless first half before falling behind when Michel fired home shortly after half time. Mirallas' introduction briefly threatened to add some potency but the Blues finished in pedestrian fashion, with the Spaniards looking the more likely to add the scoreline.
Everton bring their involvement in the International Champions Cup to a close in Miami this evening in a 5th/6th-place playoff with Valencia at Sun Life Stadium. The Blues will debut the new blue and yellow away kit that was launched today as Roberto Martinez gets another opportunity to assess his players' readiness for the new Premier League campaign. Kick off is 9pm EDT (2am Wednesday morning in the UK).
Everton have unveiled their away kit for the new season, a sunshine yellow and royal blue shirt number that was launched this morning as Roberto Martinez's men get set to play Valencia in the international Champions Cup.
Everton have announced a partnership with sports nutrition brand The Protein Works (TPW). The partnership will see the development of bespoke nutrition products for Everton players ahead of the forthcoming Premier League season.
Despite the schedule for the International Champions Cup billing Everton's final game in the USA for Wednesday in Miami, a poorly-communicated twist in the rules means that the Blues now play on Tuesday against Valencia.
Everton went down to a narrow defeat to Real Madrid in Los Angeles but can feel hard done-by following two maddening decisions that favoured the tournament darlings. Cristiano Ronaldo romped through to slot home the opener after 16 minutes before Sylvain Distin's headed goal was unfairly chalked off for a "foul" and a trip on Kevin Mirallas that was clearly just inside the box was called a free kick instead of a penalty. Mezut Ozil then tucked home a second as the Blues' high line was ruthlessly exploited again before Jelavic, on after the break for the pedestrian Kone, scored a nice half-volleyed goal that bounced in off the post.
Everton Under-21s overcame a tough pre-season obstacle with a 3-3 draw against Conference side Southport on Saturday afternoon. An equaliser with the last kick of the game from Hallam Hope sealed a fair result, after the forward and Matthew Kennedy had earlier provided a 2-0 lead.
Tonight's big game in Round 2 of the International Champions Cup sees Everton take on Real Madrid in the upper tier of the competition, with the winner moving on to the final. The game kicks off at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles at 5:06pm PDT on Saturday evening (1:06am BST on Sunday morning in UK). The game will be carried live by EvertonTV and in the US by the national Fox network.
Antolin Alcaraz is set to undergo surgery on a hernia problem making him a major doubt for the start of the season.
Hot on the heels of the U18s success in the Gothia Cup, Everton's U15s won the junior seciton of the Northern Ireland Milk Cup today with a 4-3 penalty-shootout victory over Co. Antrim.
The Mirror are reporting that Manchester United have issued a written apology to Everton over the way they went about securing the services of David Moyes. The report claims that the issue has caused a considerable rift between the clubs, and is being presented as the reason behind Toffees' determination to hold on to Leighton Baines.
Everton's opponents in their next game of the International Champions Cup will be Real Madrid after the Spanish side beat LA Galaxy 3-1 to advance in the upper tier of the competition. The game kicks off in Los Angeles at 5:06pm PDT on Saturday evening (1:06am BST on Sunday morning in UK).
The joint open training session featuring Everton and Real Madrid that was scheduled for Friday at Los Angeles Galaxy's StubHub Center is no longer going ahead after the Spanish club requested their session be moved to UCLA.
Joey Barton has firmly stated his preference of playing in France and in the Champions League for Olympique Marseille — not Everton — condemning the rumour mill nonsense generated by his agent as 'tittle-tattle'.
Crawley Town name former Everton man Michael Dunford as their new CEO. Mr Dunford said: “I am delighted to take up this position at a club whose rise up the football ladder in the last few years has been of great interest to me."
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