News Archive –Apr

Everton release new home kit

The club have unveiled the 2018-19 home strip, replete with Umbro diamonds on the sleeve and a new marl effect.

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Firefighter Sam offers Everton fans too little spark

Everton's football has remained lumpen since it became clear they were free of relegation danger and supporters are hardly being unreasonable wanting more

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Rooney, Kenwright and Allardyce to go in the summer

An article in The Mirror claims that Everton will listen to offers for Wayne Rooney in a summer clearout which could also see Sam Allardyce and Bill Kenwright leave the club.

Everton make routine work of struggling Terriers

Everton won away from home for only the third time in the Premier League this season as a goal in each half was enough to beat relegation-threatened Huddersfield.

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Allardyce: 'We're doing all we can' to win over Blues fans

Sam Allardyce was standing by his record since taking over at Everton after seeing his side beat struggling Huddersfield at the John Smiths Stadium this afternoon.

Huddersfield Town vs Everton

Everton's season continues to wind down with their first trip to Huddersfield Town in the League since the early 1970s next on the agenda.

Allardyce content to avoid 'dreaded' vote of confidence from Moshiri

Sam Allardyce has expanded on the comments he made yesterday regarding Thursday's meeting with Farhad Moshiri but wouldn't confirm that Everton's major shareholder gave him his unequivocal backing.

Calvert-Lewin out for the last three games

Dominic Calvert-Lewin will miss the last few games of the Premier League season as well as the Under-21s tournament on Toulon because of a back injury.

Allardyce insists he has clarity on moving forward with Everton

Sam Allardyce has moved to dispel any uncertainty over his future with the Blues by saying that he has had productive discussions with Farhad Moshiri about how to proceed next season.

Uncertainty over Allardyce's Everton future following meeting with Moshiri

Sam Allardyce met with the club's major shareholder in London today as the manager seeks assurance over his future.

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Dixie Dean's most cherished medal comes home to Goodison Park

The 1927/28 League Championship medal presented to Dixie Dean will be back at Goodison Park on eve of anniversary

Teenage Blue becomes football's first remote mascot

Everton made history on Monday night when 14-year-old Jack McLinden became football's first “remote” mascot.

Sam Allardyce accepts Everton' apology

Sam Allardyce, the present Everton manager, recently said while talking to the press that he has received a formal apology from Bill Kenwright, the Everton chairman, after the Merseyside club had ran a survey among the club's fans, to rate his and his coaching staff's performance.

Everton vs Newcastle United

Goodison Park plays host to its penultimate match of the 2017-18 Premier League season as Newcastle United come to town for the Monday night game.

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Walcott strike earns double for Everton over Newcastle

After a goalless first half, Everton grabbed the winner through Theo Walcott who struck home his side's only shot on target shortly after half time.

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Allardyce: We dealt with the chaos at Everton

Sam Allardyce says he and his staff successfully rescued struggling David Unsworth back in November and cites his arrival as the catalyst for that important home win over West Ham.

Allardyce defends his record as Blues beat Newcastle

Sam Allardyce was satisfied with a hard-won victory over Newcastle this evening as Theo Walcott's solitary goal allowed Everton to edge the Magpies at Goodison Park.

Henen hints at Everton exit

David Henen's career with the Blues appears to over based on a message the Belgian forward posted to Twitter today.

Allardyce urges Garbutt to rekindle career away from Everton

Luke Garbutt has no first-team future as long as Sam Allardyce is in charge after the manager indicated that it would be in the defender's best interests to seek a move elsewhere.

U18s end with defeat at Wolves

Everton U18s brought their campaign to an end with a 2-0 defeat at Wolves on Saturday

U23s finish with a draw at Old Trafford

Everton Under-23s rounded off their Premier League 2 campaign on Friday with an entertaining 2-2 draw at Old Trafford against Manchester United.

Allardyce seeks assurances over Everton future

Sam Allardyce says that he would benefit from Everton's hierarchy providing some clarity over his position as speculation regarding his future continues.

Everton submit plans for Holy Trinity statue

The much-anticipated statue honouring the achievements of Everton's famous midfield trio of Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball came a step closer this week with the news that a formal planning application for its installation has been submitted by the club.

Steven Pienaar gives thumbs up to Football Welcomes

This weekend will see Everton Football Club, Everton Ladies and Everton in the Community, join football clubs across the country in celebrating the contribution refugees have made to football as part of the Amnesty International initiative, ‘Football Welcomes.

Leipzig signal desire to keep Lookman

Red Bull Leipzig would be keen to sign Ademola Lookman on a permanent basis but their sporting director admits the decision would rest with Everton.

Allardyce: Everton 'slipped up' with marketing survey

Sam Allardyce has responded to the flap over the questionnaire Everton sent out to season ticket holders and club members this week, saying the Marketing and Communications Department made a “big mistake”.

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Unsworth anticipates 'shake-up' of U23s team

David Unsworth has been laying out the immediate future for his Under-23s squad, one which he says is in the middle of another cycle following last season's Premier League 2 title triumph.

Schneiderlin looking abroad for next challenge

Morgan Schneiderlin says that he will be ready for a different test than the Premier League when it comes time to leave Everton.

Onyekuru back at Anderlecht following injury

Everton striker Henry Onyekuru has returned to Belgium to resume his loan spell with Anderlecht as he bids to finish the season on a high.

Club seeks feedback through new fan survey

Everton have launched a fresh survey of a select group of fans to gauge opinion on a number of aspects of supporting the club.

Brands hesitant to leave PSV following league triumph

Marcel Brands admits that it would be hard for him to walk away from his project at PSV Eindhoven as speculation persists that he could join Everton.

Everton collapse in U23s mini-derby

Everton Under-23s took on Liverpool in Southport this evening but lost 3-1 in a game streamed live on YouTube.

Cahill: Everton are confused and lacking chemistry

Everton favourite Tim Cahill has expressed his dismay at the Blues' loss of identity in recent years.

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Everton must change to earn some love

"This was not a disastrous result nor a disastrous performance; Everton are not interesting enough for that. The only aspect of this season that truly stands above any other is the apathy that has engulfed it."

Swans salvage a draw against lacklustre Toffees

Everton let slip the chance to register back-to-back away wins for the first time this season as they allowed Swansea to claw back a point.

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Allardyce pleased with away point against battling Swans

Sam Allardyce hailed what he described as a “great point” after Everton's 1-1 draw at Swansea today.

U18s win late against Blackburn

Everton Under-18s returned to winning ways with a 3-2 win over Blackburn Rovers at USM Finch Farm on Saturday morning.

Swansea City vs Everton

Everton travel to South Wales to face Swansea City in the first of their three remaining away matches of the season.

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Sigurdsson still a doubt to play again this season

Sam Allardyce says that it remains to be seen whether Gylfi Sigurdsson will play again in the Premier League this season as he recovers from a knee injury.

Allardyce: Bolasie needs more time

Sam Allardyce says that more patience is needed with Yannick Bolasie as the winger tries to regain sharpness following more than a year on the sidelines with a serious knee injury.

Everton's End-of-Season Awards

Vote now for the End-of-Season awards, held at the Philharmonic Hall on May 1.

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Neville Southall: A Man Too Good For This Cruel World

Stuart Heritage writes that, "Neville Southall is a 59-year-old former binman and retired goalkeeper who hasn't played top-flight football for 20 years. If anyone has earned the right to live in the past, it's him. But no. Instead, Neville Southall has chosen to engage with the world."

U18s lose at home to Sunderland

Everton Under-18s fell to a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Sunderland at USM Finch Farm on Tuesday afternoon.

Premier League clubs reject VAR for 2018-19

England's 20 top-flight clubs have voted to postpone any introduction of video assistance for referees for at least a season.

Mathis back with Everton's U23s

Boris Mathis has returned to Finch Farm having had his loan spell with Northampton Town terminated early.

U23s humbled by Hammers at home

An unusual Under-23's line-up was hammered by four-goal star Marcus Browne, who saw his West Ham side triumph emphatically in Southport this evening.

Plan B: Council could fund full stadium cost

Liverpool Mayor, Joe Anderson, has revealed an alternative funding scenario for Everton's proposed stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock whereby the Council could build the ground and lease it back to the club.

PSV confirm Everton contact with Brands

The Dutch club's general manager has confirmed that the Blues are in talks with Marcel Brands but insists no deal is close despite recent reports.

Blues' late push fails to end winless derby run

Everton and Liverpool shared the spoils in the second League derby of the season as they played out a largely uninspiring goalless draw at Goodison Park

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Allardyce reveals Blues' derby disappointment

Sam Allardyce credited his players' effort and his own substitutions for putting Everton in the position to win the game against Liverpool yesterday, even if they couldn't quite manage it.

Allardyce has no regrets about hooking Rooney

Sam Allardyce defended his decision to take Wayne Rooney off in yesterday's Merseyside derby saying that his substitutions proved to be a turning point for his team in the game.

Everton vs Liverpool

Everton face another unwanted clash with neighbours Liverpool, hoping to register their first derby win in eight years.

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U18s thrashed at Man City

Manchester City Under-18s thrashed Everton 6-1 at a rain-soaked Academy Stadium on Saturday.

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Liverpool trump Everton in direction, identity and coherent thinking

Everton's last year has revealed ambition without strategy, money without philosophy. In as much as there has been one, Everton's identity is unwanted. It could be described as failed pragmatism or rubbish pragmatism, with underachievement and underwhelming football.

Sky Sports: Brands to come on board at Everton

Marcel Brands will make the switch from PSV Eindhoven to Finch Farm once the Dutch side have been confirmed as Eredivisie champions according to Sky Sports News.

Pienaar becomes Everton's international ambassador

Everton Football Club is delighted to announce that Steven Pienaar has become the Club's first official Everton International Ambassador.

Face-to-face fan consultation begins over new stadium

Architect Dan Meis began the next phase of supporter engagement over the proposed ground at Bramley-Moore Dock today with workshops at St Luke's Church.

U23s lose 4-3 to Man City at Goodison

Everton Under-23s were beaten 4-3 by Manchester City Under-23s atGoodison Park on Sunday.