Everton arrange curtain-raiser against Sporting

Lyndon Lloyd 16/06/2023 10comments  |  Jump to last

Everton will wrap up their pre-season programme with a friendly against Portuguese side Sporting CP while a trip to nearby Wigan Athletic has also been confirmed.

While an Everton XI will face Tranmere on Saturday 22nd July, the first team will travel to the DW Stadium to play the Latics.

Then, after the game at Stoke on 29th July, the Blues will play Sporting at Goodison Park a week before the 2023-24 Premier League season kicks off with a home game against Fulham.

Sporting finished fourth in Portugal’s Primeira Liga this past season and reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

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Tickets details for the clash against the Lisbon club will be announced in due course.

 

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Jack Convery
1 Posted 16/06/2023 at 14:13:35
A decent side for the last preseason game. No injuries please.
John Raftery
2 Posted 16/06/2023 at 14:24:20
An opportunity to welcome a new board and a new striker. Possibly.
Paul Hewitt
3 Posted 16/06/2023 at 14:28:11
Looks like a decent pre season set up. No long flights and local games so not much traveling. Can really get stuck in and get these players ready.
James Hughes
4 Posted 16/06/2023 at 14:58:26
I thought that Wigan were facing a winding up order from HRMC on 26 July. Will this game go ahead?
Kieran Kinsella
5 Posted 16/06/2023 at 15:04:06
James,

Is it a good idea for us to show up at Wigan if HRMC are sniffing around given that our financial investigation is apparently tied to reporting of taxes?

Paul Hewitt
6 Posted 16/06/2023 at 15:18:22
James,

Wigan have just been bought by a local business man. So the game will go ahead.

Finn Taylor
7 Posted 16/06/2023 at 17:28:36
Just had a text to say the Tranmere game has been canceled!
Phil (Kelsall) Roberts
8 Posted 16/06/2023 at 20:17:48
Maybe we can play Chester and try to get revenge for that game at Finch Farm a few months ago?
Tom Bowers
9 Posted 17/06/2023 at 23:12:01
Can't see the point of pre-season games.

They haven't done us much good in recent seasons but I suppose fitness is the goal although we always start the season with injuries anyway.

Justin Doone
10 Posted 19/06/2023 at 13:58:40
Good opposition. I doubt they think the same.

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