Bryan Oviedo got another chance to build his fitness this evening when he played an hour of Everton's U21s' 3-1 defeat at Manchester City.
Everton look to continue their improving form this weekend and take another step back towards re-joining the chase for a place in the top four as Swansea City come to Goodison Park. Romelu Lukaku suffered a recurrence of his toe problem in the win over Burnley but is expected to play and, with no new injury concerns, Roberto Martinez will have the same squad available for selection as last weekend.
Everton have announced record profits of over £28m and reduced the club's debt by more than £17m according to the club’s annual report for 2013-14. Turnover increased by 39%, thanks largely to the new TV rights deals to £120.5m while operating profit before player trading increased from £0.7m to £23m.
Roberto Martinez has described Samuel Eto'o's presence at Everton as "a gift from the footballing gods" and "the perfect ingredient" for the club's young players.
Roberto Martinez says that he is not planning to dip into the January transfer market to sign central defensive cover for John Stones, insisting that he has sufficient depth in that position. Stones is expected to return from an ankle injury in the New Year regardless but centre half is not an area in which the Blues' manager expects to supplement when the window opens.
Everton's allocation for the trip to Wolfsburg on 27 November is slightly under 3,000. Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday.
Everton have recalled Under-21 striker Hallam Hope, cutting short his half-season loan with Sheffield Wednesday after just two-months.
The first serialisation of Leon Osman's new memoir is being published in the Liverpool Echo, with the veteran midfielder offering up plenty of the usual stories of behind-the-scenes pranks by the likes of Paul Gascoigne and Duncan Ferguson, while also covering juicier topics like David Moyes, Per Krøldrup's curious inability to head the ball and Tim Cahill's presence on the field during his former manager's send-off at Goodison in May last year.
Everton are lining up two more behind-closed-doors friendlies to allow Bryan Oviedo and Arouna Kone to work on sharpening up their fitness.
Everton have confirmed that that the club remains committed to seeking answers from the French authorities on a number of issues faced by supporters who travelled to Lille last week.
Everton's John Stones has been nominated for the 2014 European Golden Boy award. The 20 year-old is joined by nine other candidates from the Premier League and 30 other young stars from the Continent, including former Blues Eric Dier and Gerard Deulofeu, for the title which is decided by football journalists.
An interview by Jordi Quixano with the Everton manager published in El PaÃs yesterday has been translated here from Spanish by Greg Hunt.
Everton's U21s recorded a handsome 3-0 win over Norwich City U21s at Southport this evening, with loanee David Henen among the goals.
Roberto Martinez was justifiably proud of his goalscorers at Turf Moor yesterday as Samuel Eto'o and Romelu Lukaku helped the Blues to a 3-1 win.
Luke O'Farrell adds to the glowing reports on Samuel Eto'o's display at Burnley.
Everton's Under-21s players have clubbed together to make a £1,000 donation to local children’s hospice Zoë's Place.
Everton complete a testing sequence of six away games in seven this weekend as they make the mercifully short trip to Burnley in the Premier League. Arouna Kone and Bryan Oviedo are ruled out but Romelu Lukaku, Steven Naismith, James McCarthy, Seamus Coleman and Antolin Alcaraz are in line for potential recalls after sitting out part or all of the draw in Lille on Thursday.
Everton won at Turf Moor for the first time in 44 years as Samuel Eto'o scored two terrific goals and Romelu Lukaku atoned for an awful error that gifted Burnley an equaliser by scoring to make it 2-1 at half-time. Eto'o's insurance goal, a beauty from 25 yards, killed off a spirited effort by the home side five minutes from time. And the Cameroonian almost grabbed a hat-trick but, having rounded the 'keeper, he rolled a late shot off the post from a tight angle.
Everton could welcome injured star Kevin Mirallas back to full training next month as his recovery from a torn hamstring continues according to plan.
Ashley Clements writes about the 10,000-strong Blue army that descended on Lille to back Everton during their first competitive match against French opposition despite two incidents that marred the trip for some supporters.
Everton Under-21 striker Courtney Duffus has joined Bury on a three-month loan.
Everton have released a statement regarding the "isolated but serious incidents" that marred the club's visit to the northern French city for last night's Europa League game and are requesting information from fans who were present via an online feedback form.
A delegation from Everton FC and the Everton Heritage Society laid tributes at the grave of former player Wilf Toman who was killed in action near Lille during the First World War.
Everton maintained their unbeaten record in the Europa League with a second successive away draw, this time grinding out a goalless encounter with Lille at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. An impressive defensive stand kept the French side quiet while Aiden McGeady was foiled by Victor Enyeama and Samuel Eto'o went very close late on as the Blues tried to pinch the points in the second half.
Everton's first visit to France for a competitive match has been soured by an attack on a group of supporters in Lille last night and what observers describe as heavy-handed and indiscriminate police action in the town centre this afternoon.
Everton's Europa League campaign moves to Lille with a second-successive away fixture in the competition following the draw at Krasnodar earlier in the month. Top scorer Steven Naismith and midfielder Leon Osman are rested while Arouna Kone and Bryan Oviedo have not been deemed fit enough to be included but Sylvain Distin is among the 21-man squad making the trip to Northern France.
Trust Everton will hold a meeting on Saturday 15th November at the Casa on Hope Street as a follow-up to the forum about SupportersÂ’ Trusts held at Goodison Park by the Everton Shareholders Association in August.
To commemorate the launch of Dave HicksonÂ’s autobiography The Cannonball Kid by deCoubertin Books, Followtonians spoke to the people behind the book, people who knew him best and the man himself in a never heard before interview given just months before his death in 2013.
Roberto Martinez says that Sylvain Distin is an important player in the Everton setup but he needs to fight for his place in the first team. The Frenchman hasn't played since the disappointing League Cup defeat at Swansea last month and Antolin Alcaraz was preferred as John Stones' replacement for Saturday's win over Aston Villa.
Everton Under-21s goalkeeper Connor Hunt has joined Chesterfield on a one-month loan. Hunt moved to the Toffees from Blackpool in the summer, and was named on the bench for the Spireites home match against Oldham Athletic.
Roberto Martinez admits that Ross Barkley was an unlikely starter for yesterday's win over Aston Villa a week ago but that the 20 year-old showed him he was ready with the way he trained over the last few days.
Everton won at Goodison Park for the first time in the Premier League this season as they convincingly put Aston Villa to the sword. The match was notable for the welcome return of Ross Barkley, who laid on the second goal for Romelu Lukaku, while Seamus Coleman marked his own return from injury with the Blues' third. Earlier, Phil Jagielka had headed home the opening goal from Leighton Baines's cross, his third goal in four games for club and country.
Aston Villa roll into town this weekend for what will be Everton's first home fixture in almost a month. Roberto Martinez will be forced into at least one change following John Stones's injury and subsequent surgery but Seamus Coleman, James McCarthy and Steven Pienaar could all be available if they pass late fitness tests. Ross Barkley might also be involved in some form after he returned to full training.
The prospect of playing Premier League fixtures beyond British shores, with particular focus on the fertile ground of the United States, is seen as an inevitability. How much is too much for the overlords of the domestic game and can supporter power rise up and stop it?
Everton will once again celebrate the ClubÂ’s history with a Retro Day planned for this weekendÂ’s clash against Aston Villa.
Unfortunately not a critique of the decline in potency of Everton's corners specifically but ex-Blues winger Pat Nevin has a theory as to why corners in general have got worse.
Mickael Madar is clearly no fan of the cult of Zlatan, saying that if he were on the same PSG team as Ibrahimovic, the pair would likely have ended up fighting:
“If I was a PSG striker today, I would hit someone, for sure,” he told the French radio station RMC. If you do not give [Ibrahimovich] the ball, you’ll be out of the team in the next game. With a guy like that, we certainly would come to blows.”
Roberto Martinez says that Ross Barkley is reacting well to his return to training and is "really close" to seeing his first action of 2014-15. The 20-year-old tore a medial ligament in his knee on the eve of the season and has not featured at all during the first three months of the campaign.
Everton Chief Executive, Robert Elstone, took to his blog on the official site yesterday to counter claims made in BBC Sport's Price of Football study into the rising costs of watching the game.
Roberto Martinez has admitted that Romelu Lukaku has experienced a less-than-ideal start to life as a full-time Everton player as he battles to regain full fitness following the World Cup and a niggly toe injury. He is impressed by the Belgian's selfless attitude, though, and is confident he will regain the form he showed as a loanee at Goodison Park last season.
Steven Naismith, Aiden McGeady and Darron Gibson helped their respective countries to impressive draws in Euro2016 qualifying, with the Scot scoring his first away international goal.
Steven Naismith says that Everton's squad has the depth to deal with the current glut of injuries to key players and he is backing the Blues to come through a testing period in the season.
Roberto Martinez says that Christian Atsu is going to need time to adjust to the Premier League and that Evertonians will see the best of him in the second half of the season. The Ghanaian has made four appearances as he has been eased in following his summer move from Vitesse Arnhem where he spent last season on loan from his parent club Chelsea.
Luke Garbutt was an unused substitute for England Under-21s' European Championships qualifying play-off against Croatia this evening.
Two of Everton's summer signings faced off against each other this evening in Zenica as Bosnia-Herzegovina met Belgium in Euro2016 qualifying. Both Muhamed Besic and Romelu Lukaku were in the starting line-ups, winning their 16th and 34th caps respectively, although the former only lasted 56 minutes before being withdrawn. The two teams played out a 1-1 draw.
Things these days arenÂ’t quite going to plan for Gerard Deulofeu, who was recently sent on a surprise second loan spell, this time with Sevilla, after failing to impress Luis Enrique in pre-season following what appeared to have been a successful season on loan at Everton.
Leighton Baines returned to England's first XI alongside his Everton team-mate, Phil Jagielka, as the Three Lions beat Estonia 1-0 in Tallinn.
Romelu Lukaku says that he feels at home at Everton and still believes that his transfer from Chelsea to Goodison Park over the summer was the best move he could have made at this stage of his development. He remains ambitious on both a personal level and for the Blues with whom he is chasing the Champions League they so nearly claimed last season.
The Republic of Ireland's manager Martin O'Neill says that Aiden McGeady has the "X" factor but often lets himself down by over-elaborating.
Aiden McGeady and Darron Gibson are both in the Republic of Ireland team to face Gibraltar today as they look to build on their victory over Georgia last month. Steven Naismith, meanwhile, is in the Scotland side whose turn it is to face the Georgians.
Muhamed Besic played the full 90 minutes this evening for Bosnia-Herzegovina as they played out a 0-0 draw with Wales in Euro2016 qualifying at Cardiff City Stadium. Romelu Lukaku, meanwhile, started on the bench for Belgium as they face minnows Andorra in Brussels and played the last half an hour in a 6-0 win.
With Ross Barkley and John Stones out injured and Leighton Baines on the bench, Phil Jagielka was the sole starter from Everton in Roy Hodgson's team to face San Marino at Wembley this evening and he scored the opening goal.
Everton in the Community Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive of Everton Football Club, Dr Denise Barrett-Baxendale has been honoured by Her Majesty the Queen for “services to the Merseyside community”.
Antolin Alcaraz says he is really happy with his fitness and that he is ready to step into the breach created by John Stones's ankle injury, if called upon.
In addition to confirming the prognosis of John Stones' ankle injury, the manager has provided updates on the condition of a number of his players, including Ross Barkley's anticipated return to training next week.
Everton have been hit by more bad news on the injury front with the disclosure that John Stones has to undergo surgery on the ankle he injured at Old Trafford last Sunday. The defender faces an estimated 10 to 14 weeks out as he recovers which could deprive Roberto Martinez of his services until the Festive period or beyond.
Supporters now have less than a week to apply to join the Everton FansÂ’ Forum for 2014-15.
Martin O'Neill has admitted that there is very little chance of either James McCarthy or Seamus Coleman being fit enough to make the Republic of Ireland's Euro2016 qualifier against Germany next week. Both players are nursing soft tissue injuries and were already ruled out of their country's match against Gibraltar.
Arouna Kone says that he can't wait to get back into first-team action after spending a year out injured but the Ivorian is having to be patient in slowly building up his fitness as his recovery is still not 100% complete.
Steven Pienaar is hoping he can get a run of matches under his belt after recovering from a thigh injury and making an unexpected start at Old Trafford on Sunday.
John Stones will have this injured ankle assessed by a specialist this week as Everton wait to find out how long the England international will be sidelined. The club are also waiting for a definitive verdict on Kevin Mirallas after the Belgian pulled up with a torn hamstring in the Merseyside derby last month.
Bryan Oviedo has been withdrawn from the Costa Rica squad for routine surgery to remove a small screw from his leg, part of the reconstruction required after the horrific double-break he sustained last January.
Everton's former record signing believes that the current bearer of that title should be playing where he belongs foe the Blues – down the centre.
Seamus Coleman and James McCarthy have been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 qualifier on Saturday and are doubts for the following match against Germany on 14 October.
Neil Jones in the Echo suggests Evertonians are entitled to expect a little more from Lukaku than they are getting right now.
Everton's games against Manchester City (A), QPR (H) and Newcastle (A) have all been moved for broadcast on Sky Sports.
Everton's debilitating run of key injuries continues with the news that John Stones is likely to miss what Roberto Martinez predicted as "a few weeks" after falling badly on his ankle in the closing stages of today's defeat at Manchester United.
Everton fell to an improving Manchester United and Radamel Falcao's somewhat fortunate first goal at Old Trafford, extending the Blues' winless run to five matches in all competitions. Angel di Maria put United ahead in the first half and though Leighton Baines saw his penalty saved, Steven Naismith powered home a header 10 minutes after the break. Falcao then turned home Di Maria's mishit shot to restore the home team's lead and David de Gea kept Everton out with two brilliant late saves.
Everton's Under-18s won for the third match running, recording a 3-0 win over Bolton Wanderers earlier today.
Everton complete a quartet of tough away fixtures this weekend when they make the short trip along the East Lancs Road to face Manchester United. Steven Pienaar could return after missing the last seven games through injury while Seamus Coleman (hamstring) and James McCarthy (thigh) will undergo late fitness tests.
Everton are offering free tickets to the team's next Europa League match in Lille to the fans who made the long trip to Krasnodar this week.
John Stones admits that Everton took time to get to grips of the pace of last evening's match in Krasnodar but that the players showed great character to earn what he describes as "a very good point."
Ross Barkley is set to return to full training with the first team next Wednesday as he continues his recovery from the medial knee ligament injury he suffered on the eve of the season. The 20 year-old will use the international break to build up his fitness and could be ready to experience his first action when the Blues visit Burnley at the end of the month.
Everton Football Club are working with Greater Manchester Police to issue key safety and security advice to travelling Blues ahead of this weekendÂ’s fixture at Old Trafford.
Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka and John Stones have been named in Roy Hodgson's England squad for the forthcoming Euro16 qualifiers, while Chris Long and Luke Garbutt have been called up by the U20s and U21s respectively.
Everton secured a precious away point from a difficult Group H match in Russia against an enterprising Krasnodar team thanks to Samuel Eto'o's 83rd-minute equaliser. The Blues had ridden their luck in the early going but then fell behind shortly before half time when Ari capitalised on poor defending to lash the ball past Tim Howard. Everton pressed more as the match wore on, though, and were rewarded when Eto'o ghosted onto Leighton Baines's cross to steer the ball home from close range.
In the thick of the first congested part of the fixture list, Everton have made the long trip to southern Russia to face a tricky Europa League match against FK Krasnodar looking for a result that would enhance their standing in Group H. Coleman, Distin, Pienaar and McCarthy stayed behind to deal with their respective injuries while Mirallas is, obviously, also ruled out but Ledson, Browning and Garbutt made the trip. Kick-Off: 5pm BST
James McCarthy won't be making the long trip to Krasnodar today and has remained behind on Merseyside along with Seamus Coleman, Sylvain Distin and Steven Pienaar. The Irish international reported a tight quad muscle after Saturday's Anfield derby and is being rested. Young Ryan Ledson was on the plane for Russia, though, alongside Luke Garbutt and Tyias Browning.
Roberto Martinez was pleased with Muhamed Besic's response to being handed his Premier League debut in the cauldron of a Merseyside derby as the Bosnia international put in a controlled display in the 1-1 draw.
The Russian side's rise to that country's top flight has been rapid since their formation in 2008 but they have a big budget, a number of Brazilian players and scored eight goals without reply in their home fixtures during the Europa League qualifying rounds.
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