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Desperate Blues roll over for desperate Cherries

Michael Kenrick
26/07/2020

And so, the final curtain is drawn on a dismal blighted Premier League season with Everton playing a pivotal role in Bournemouth's ultimately forlorn fight to avoid relegation.

A moment of superb genius amidst the usual dross

Michael Kenrick
20/07/2020

After another dreadful first half, Richarlison brilliantly headed home Sigurdsson's free-kick to briefly set the game alight.

Limited Blues come from behind to avoid serious embarrassment

Michael Kenrick
16/07/2020

Everton's penultimate home fixture of this disrupted 2019-20 season sees them take on Aston Villa in a game that will have significance for both sides but for different reasons.

Another abysmal Everton performance

Michael Kenrick
12/07/2020

Everton are at 6th-place Wolves for today's lunchtime kick-off as the Premier League struggles to recover after the Covid-19 lockdown

Blues struggle again but Richarlison rescues a point

Michael Kenrick
09/07/2020

Under fire following a dismal showing at Spurs on Monday, Everton went behind to Southampton after a poor first half that was rescued by a great strike from Richarlison.

Dismal Blues lose terrible game to poor Spurs

Michael Kenrick
06/07/2020

Unbeaten in three, Everton travel to Tottenham for a difficult assignment knowing that they will need to keep winning in order to retain an interest in the European qualification picture.

Early goals give Blues a vital win despite barrage

Michael Kenrick
01/07/2020

Everton held on for an important win with a smart goal from Richarlison after a fine setup from Gordon, and a very rare Sigurdsson penalty through VAR.

Ancelotti engineers an economical win in the heat

Michael Kenrick
24/06/2020

Hopefully buoyed by the derby but also rankled by the sense of what might have been against Liverpool, Everton travel to Norwich for a Wednesday evening kick-off.

Everton fail yet again with crucial opportunities missed

Michael Kenrick
21/06/2020

Carlo Ancelotti gave Anthony Gordon a start but Everton fail yet again to beat Liverpool at Goodison Park.

Misfits, Mysteries and Nearly-Men — Aiden McGeady

Michael Kenrick
31/05/2020

This time, we examine the checkered Everton career of another player that Roberto Martinez brought in during that very good first season with the club. But this was one who never really came close to repaying the faith expressed in him, nor the remarkable salary Everton paid him for an astound 4½-year contract that yielded just one goal in 23 starts.

Misfits, Mysteries and Nearly-Men — Manuel Fernandes

Michael Kenrick
14/04/2020

A slightly more in-depth recollection of another strange episode in Everton's recent chequered history with talented foreign stars, that of the wonderful talent who was fondly remembered as 'Manny'

Misfits, Mysteries and Nearly-Men — Eric Dier

Michael Kenrick
03/04/2020

The mystery here is: why could we not keep Eric Dier? Why didn't he even make it into the Everton first team?

Fact-Check: How old are the Under-23s?

Michael Kenrick
31/03/2020

Among a number of accusations made against him during the season, one comment that cropped up more than a couple of times claimed that David Unsworth had been padding his Under-23 squad with older players who should have been let go.

Misfits, Mysteries and Nearly-Men — Andy van der Meyde

Michael Kenrick
29/03/2020

The list of prospective candidates for this Mystery Men series has been somewhat pre-empted in comments on #2: Rodrigol. But no compilation of this ilk could proceed without a salute to one of the greatest wastes of space in Everton history, a man whose name continues to pop up more than 10 years after he finally left the club.

Misfits, Mysteries and Nearly-Men — Rodrigol

Michael Kenrick
24/03/2020

Everton's first Brazilian signing was secured by David Moyes on a rather generous £1.25 million temporary loan in July 2002. After adotpting the misleading moniker 'Rodrigol', a compromised knee condition would limit him to just 4 sub appearances for the Blues.

Misfits, Mysteries and Nearly-Men — Joao Silva

Michael Kenrick
22/03/2020

An occasional series celebrating Everton players of the recent past that may have already faded from your memory. The first is Joao Silva, a young Portuguese U20 International that David Moyes snapped up but then never played in the first team.

Limassol — The Lost Legion

Michael Kenrick
20/03/2020

Anthony Gordon had already played for the Everton first team, set me thinking about what happened to the full squad of players who appeared with him on that warm sultry night in Cyprus,

Everton an embarrassing disgrace for Ancelotti

Michael Kenrick
08/03/2020

An absolutely dismal display from Everton, nothing but a total embarrassment for Carlo Ancelotti returning to Stamford Bridge.

Crazy moments bookend a drab game of wasted corners

Michael Kenrick
01/03/2020

Everton play the second of four successive games against so-called “big six” clubs as Manchester United come to Goodison Park on Sunday.

Too many squandered chances after brilliant start

Michael Kenrick
23/02/2020

Carlo Ancelotti had set Everton a very clear target for their late Sunday afternoon visit to The Emirates Stadium

Blues win the points if not the accolades

Michael Kenrick
08/02/2020

It was a poor and error-strewn game at times but Everton under Ancelotti are nothing if not effective, and they scored the goals required for a decent win that takes them up to the dizzy heights of 7th in the Premier League.

10-man Blues steal the points in late drama

Michael Kenrick
01/02/2020

Behind by 2 goals before Yerry Mina scored a brace off successive corners in first-half stoppage time, Delph was shown a second yellow card, but 10-man Everton held out until the last minute when Richarlison broke forward and Walcott finished in unrecognizable style to win a hotly contested game.

Stalemate at the London Stadium

Michael Kenrick
18/01/2020

Everton make their first trip back to the Capital since the opening day of the season to take on West Ham at the London Stadium this weekend.

Unconvincing win restores a little bit of pride

Michael Kenrick
11/01/2020

Everton turn their focus back to the Premier League and making a concerted push for the top six over the remaining 17 games of the campaign, starting with the visit of the Seagulls.

Horrendous finishing makes it far too easy for Liverpool's B team

Michael Kenrick
05/01/2020

A month after going down to the defeat that proved to be the final nail in the proverbial coffin of Marco Silva's tenure, Everton are back at Anfield in the FA Cup

Everton not good enough to stop superior City

Michael Kenrick
01/01/2020

Despite the narrow scoreline, Everton were never really good enough to hold a candle to the reigning Premier League Champions as Carlo Ancelotti failed to engineer a win at the Etihad Stadium.

The Ancelotti era starts with a win and 3 vital points

Michael Kenrick
26/12/2019

Carlo Ancelotti takes charge of his first match as Everton's manager with Burnley the visitors to Goodison Park in this Boxing Day clash

A dismal dreary welcome for Carlo Ancelotti

Michael Kenrick
21/12/2019

Everton played out a dreadful pre-Christmas borefest against Arsenal in what was Duncan Ferguson's last game in temporary charge.

Brilliant fight-back ends in another penalty shoot-out failure

Michael Kenrick
18/12/2019

Everton fought back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game in the last minute through a brilliant strike from Leighton Baines. But a tepid spot-kick that from him in the penalty shoot-out after Pickford had superbly saved the first from Maddison allowed Vardy to score the winning penalty, a cruel ending for Blues everywhere, no more than Duncan Ferguson.

Blues so close to a lucky win at Old Trafford

Michael Kenrick
15/12/2019

Everton took the lead through a lucky own-goal that was not called back by VAR, but could not hold on to it after a long rearguard campaign with a few missed chances to win it squandered.

Back to Basics for Ferguson's Battling Blues

Michael Kenrick
07/12/2019

Duncan Ferguson takes charge of Everton for the visit of Chelsea as caretaker manager with Marco Silva finally sacked this week following a dreadful run of results that sees Everton starting this match in the relegation zone.

Hopeless defending drops Everton into bottom 3

Michael Kenrick
04/12/2019

Everton started the 234th Merseyside derby starstruck by Liverpool's attacking quality, pace and accuracy that saw them score 4 simple goals in the first half.

VAR secures predicted Everton defeat

Michael Kenrick
01/12/2019

Everton begin their most testing run of the season at the King Power Stadium where they take an injury-ravaged side with Marco Silva in a precarious position despite a show of unity from Marcel Brands.

Blues humbled in pathetic showing against bottom club Norwich

Michael Kenrick
23/11/2019

With the final international break of the calendar year out of the way, Everton return to Premier League action this weekend with the visit of the division's bottom club, Norwich City.

Blues finally win away from home

Michael Kenrick
09/11/2019

Everton got off to a fine start down to the south coast, Tom Davies heading an early goal from a corner against fellow strugglers Southampton.

Horrible game ends in horror for Gomes

Michael Kenrick
03/11/2019

Everton took on Spurs at Goodison Park in a lower-table clash, both sides confirming their poor form coming into this one. And it only got worse for Everton, gifting a goal to Spurs, then seeing Gomes go off with a broken ankle.

Holgate rescues a turgid Carabao Cup affair

Michael Kenrick
29/10/2019

Everton struggled to break down Watford in a dreadful first half of this Carabao Cup game, but finally broke through thanks to Holgate, with Richarlison sealing it in the last minute.

VAR denies Everton rare comeback away win

Michael Kenrick
26/10/2019

Everton's visit to Brighton in Week 10 of the Premier League will feature in live commentary on BBC Radio 5.

Silva's changes breathe fresh life into Everton

Michael Kenrick
19/10/2019

Marco Silva made no less than five changes against West Ham and secured the win with goals from Bernard and Sigurdsson.

When Nationalism and Internationals collide

Michael Kenrick
15/10/2019

Perhaps I'm alone in finding something deeply dysfunctional about Uefa's reaction to the Turkish team's so-called 'military' salute in recognition of their troops in Syria.

10-man Everton beaten in another insipid away display

Michael Kenrick
05/10/2019

Everton, effectivey unchanged, give up a goal from a set-piece, lose Coleman to a red card, and lose away again.

Everton fall to the Champions again

Michael Kenrick
28/09/2019

Everton hauled themselves back into contention when Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal sent them into the break level but the Champions powered to victory in the second half

Blades cut to the heart of Blues' incompetence

Michael Kenrick
21/09/2019

Total domination of possession by Everton, and 6 corners in each half, produced nothing, only for Mina to score an own-goal from their first corner.

Blues have no answer for Bournemouth Bogey

Michael Kenrick
15/09/2019

Everton went behind in a difficult first-half but Calvert-Lewin grabbed his first goal since March with a fine header to put them back in the game.

Blues victorious in a tremendous Goodison exhibition

Michael Kenrick
01/09/2019

Everton kicked off their second home game on Sunday with the visit of Wolves in whirlwind style, 2-1 after 11 mins, and winning well 3-2 in the end.

Blues go to sleep for 2 seconds...

Michael Kenrick
23/08/2019

A very conservative Everton side played well enough until Aston Villa caught them sleeping on a quick free-kick, for Wesley to score with ease.

Everton grind out a vital win

Michael Kenrick
17/08/2019

Everton got off to a fine start with an early goal from Bernard against Watford at Goodison Park

Two points dropped after Schneiderlin walks

Michael Kenrick
23/08/2019

Everton's 2019-20 Premier League campaign kicks off at Selhurst Park this weekend against Crystal Palace


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