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I got a little philosophical
Arsenal 2 - 1 Everton
Paul Traill
There I stood in a world class modern stadium watching a team be fiercely applauded by their proud supporters. Someday for us in Bramley-Moore Dock?20/05/2024
The end of a long hard season
Arsenal 2 - 1 Everton
Danny O'Neill
The result didn’t really matter as long as we didn’t embarrass ourselves. We didn’t. We almost got something.20/05/2024
Arsenal steal undeserved win after clear handball
Arsenal 2 - 1 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton end their 2023-24 Premier League season against Arsenal, who still have a chance to take the title off Manchester City if West Ham can get a result against them19/05/2024
Blues end with fifth consecutive home win
Everton 1 - 0 Sheffield United
Michael Kenrick
Everton go into their last home match of a fraught and at times maddening 2023-24 season with Sheffield United the doomed side who are already relegated.11/05/2024
Everton happy to deny Luton a win
Luton Town 1 - 1 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton pay a visit to the smallest ground in the Premier League as their roller-coaster campaign winds down after a fantastic week that ensured another season in the top flight03/05/2024
Oh, What a Week!
Paul Traill
The win over Brentford that confirmed our safety and had us leaving Goodison Park with smiles and optimism, topping off a week which has been about as good as it gets28/04/2024
They told us it was over — no chance!
Everton 1 - 0 Brentford
Danny O'Neill
As nervous as this run-in has been, I always believed deep down we would do enough. And we have done28/04/2024
Blues grind out narrow win to secure Premier League safety *
Everton 1 - 0 Brentford
Michael Kenrick
Everton ground out a third win in their third Premier League match of the week as they narrowly beat Brentford at Goodison Park to confirm their Premier League survival (* more points deductions notwithstanding).27/04/2024
Goodison Lights
Everton 2 - 0 Liverpool
Danny O'Neill
The team were fantastic and worked themselves into the ground. They never gave in. Even at 2-0 and when they got the opportunity, they went for the third.25/04/2024
Brilliant Calvert-Lewin header seals very special Blues derby win
Everton 2 - 0 Liverpool
Michael Kenrick
Tonight's hated local visitors to Goodison Park were sent packing after Calvert-Lewin followed up Branthwaite's scrambled opener with an absolute classic far-post header.24/04/2024
Boys from the Blue Stuff
Everton 2 - 0
Danny O'Neill
I’m enjoying watching McNeil in his more central roaming role. What a strike, to secure the points. It always looks better when it comes off the post! no22/04/2024
Everton secure massive win over PSR rivals Forest
Everton 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest
Michael Kenrick
Fellow PSR felons Nottingham Forest are today's visitors in a massive game where both sides face the seemingly inescapable danger of being sucked down into the Bottom 321/04/2024
Hurting
Chelsea 6 - 0 Everton
Danny O'Neill
Well, that is possibly the worst Everton match-going memory I can remember since the Ian Rush 5-0 derby.16/04/2024
Stamford Bridge massacre hugely damaging to Blues run-in
Chelsea 6 - 0 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton were expected to be tight and make it hard for a poor mid-table Chelsea side to score. But Cole Palmer had other ideas…15/04/2024
Poor game...but you take the win
Paul Traill
A poor game. But we won. And frankly at this stage, I don’t care how the points come, just so long as they come.07/04/2024
A great day out with friends from long and far
Everton 1 - 0 Burnley
Danny O'Neill
The match wasn’t a pretty watch, but the important thing was to get the points. We did. Right now, points matter07/04/2024
Blues finally secure a win thanks to Calvert-Lewin's lucky block
Everton 1 - 0 Burnley
Michael Kenrick
A critical game in the Premier League relegation battle sees Everton take on Burnley at Goodison Park this afternoon06/04/2024
Late drama; never give in
Newcastle United 1 - 1 Everton
Danny O'Neill
Total respect for Pickford. He didn’t rise to the bait he received from the home supporters. As well as the 3 great saves, he deserves the accolade for Everton’s Man of the Match for the way in which he conducted himself and blanked out the constant tirade of abuse – as much as he did for the performance and saving us from defeat.03/04/2024
Blues steal a point with Calvert-Lewin spot-kick
Newcastle United 1 - 1 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton are on the road again for a trip to the northeast that looks daunting in view of the Blues' worsening form and the Magpies' stirring comeback against West Ham on Saturday.02/04/2024
Late South Coast Woes
Bournemouth 2 - 1 Everton
Danny Oâ€Neill
Once again, the midfield was largely bypassed by the Pickford punts. I don’t want to bash him as he has saved us many times, but yesterday he was at fault. He could probably have taken the cross for the first.31/03/2024
Coleman's chest defines Cherries catastrophe
Bournemouth 2 - 1 Everton
Michael Kenrick
What an utterly dismal display from Everton, underlined by a ludicrous winning goal for the home side that Seamus Coleman chested bizarrely into his own net.30/03/2024
Missed Chances and Two Tackles
Manchester Utd 2 - 0 Everton
Danny O'Neill
One of those days when it just wouldn’t go in. Their keeper took everything served to him and once again there must have been an electromagnetic field in front of the opposition goal. We created enough chances; we just didn’t finish.12/03/2024
Lack of composure is killing us
Manchester United 2 - 0 Everton
Paul Traill
I can't fault the players for effort. They are working hard and fighting for the cause, and we're certainly due a slice of luck. But we really need to improve in our attacking areas.10/03/2024
Man Utd snoozefest summed up by two gifted penalties
Manchester United 2 - 0 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton are at Old Trafford today where they take on Manchester United, still looking to end what is now the Blues' longest run without a win in the Premier League for 30 years.09/03/2024
Often They Hurt You
Everton 1 - 3 West Ham Utd
Danny O'Neill
It was a decent match. End to end and we didn’t play too bad. In fact, ignoring the result and the nature of how it happened, it was a good performance in my opinion.04/03/2024
Late late show is horrific for bereft bumbling Blues
Everton 1 - 3 West Ham United
Michael Kenrick
Everton gave up the lead and then two shocking goals in added time to give West Ham United a thoroughly undeserved massive win at Goodison Park.02/03/2024
A Small Step in the Right Direction
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 1 Everton
Danny O'Neill
1-0 up but, for some reason, we sat deep against 10 players, and you could sense the inevitable. We invited it. And it happened. It would have been difficult to surpass last season’s visit to the Amex.26/02/2024
Brilliant Branthwaite at both ends came so close to another Brighton beating
Brighton & Hove Albion 1- 1 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton travel to the Amex Community Stadium to take on Brighton with the ever-present need to secure points away from the Goodison Park pressure cooker.24/02/2024
Everton rescue a precious point from another dismal display
Everton 1 - 1 Crystal Palace
Michael Kenrick
Everton are back at Goodison Park under the lights for the televised Monday night game where they will take on new rivals in the bid to beat the drop in the form of Crystal Palace.19/02/2024
Resistance is futile as Haaland scores twice
Manchester City 2 - 0 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton have Amadou Onana back in the squad for this weekend’s trip to the Etihad Stadium to face reigning champions and treble winners, Manchester City.10/02/2024
Stubborn Blues rescue a point after Richarlison brace
Everton 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Michael Kenrick
Everton play what will be only their second home game in the Premier League of 2024 when Tottenham Hotspur come to Goodison Park for the Saturday lunchtime kick-off.03/02/2024
Surprising Blanks at the Cottage But a Point is a Point
Danny ONeill
A resilient performance. The Blues never gave in on the pitch and in the stands.31/01/2024
Crazy game at the Cottage as both sides spurn gilt-edged chances
Fulham 0 - 0 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton return to Premier League action on Tuesday evening as they travel to London to face a tricky assignment against Fulham at Craven Cottage.30/01/2024
The Answer is Blowing in the Wind
Everton 1 - 2 Luton Town
Danny O'Neill
In general, it was a tough watch and poor performance. Luton had energy and aggression that we struggled to cope with. We were tame and lacked composure or confidence. I left Goodison on Saturday gutted.28/01/2024
Not the worst thing
Everton 1 - 2 Luton Town
Paul Traill
It’s all about being clinical with opportunities and, if you have a limited squad, it’s more difficult to have that because the quality isn’t always there.27/01/2024
Last gasp winner for Luton dumps Everton out of the FA Cup
Everton 1 - 2 Luton Town
Michael Kenrick
A pretty dreadful FA Cup tie with few redeeming moments saw Everton beaten by Luton right at the end of 5 minutes of added time when the visitors bundled home a corner to avoid a replay no-one wanted.27/01/2024
Ice-cold Goodison sees Blues progress
Everton 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
Danny O'Neill
The match itself was a tough watch. Very scrappy and niggly, which led to a subdued atmosphere for large parts, not helped by a very small away following.18/01/2024
Superb Gomes free-kick wins drab cup tie
Everton 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
Michael Kenrick
Goodison Park under the lights tonight as Everton and Crystal Palace face off again for a place in the 4th round of the FA Cup17/01/2024
Niggly stalemate soured by shocking Calvert-Lewin miss
Everton 0 - 0 Aston Villa
Michael Kenrick
Everton and Aston Villa played out a niggly stoppage-ridden apology for a football match at Goodison Park in front of the Sky cameras in this afternoon's Premier League clash14/01/2024
Costly Palace draw — Calvert-Lewin red card, McNeil seriously injured
Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton could not force a win against Crystal Palace before it descended into farce with VAR forcing a red card on Calvert-Lewin, McNeil suffering a serious injury, and the Blues having to do it all again with an unwanted replay at Goodison Park during their winter break.Â04/01/2024
Wolves chew up hapless Toffees for late Christmas dinner
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 - 0 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton are at Molineux to take on Wolves for their final game of 2023.30/12/2023
There was no stopping City's second-half steamroller
Everton 1 - 3 Manchester City
Michael Kenrick
There was no stopping Manchester City's second-half steamroller at Goodison Park after Everton had taken the lead through Harrison in a strong first-half display.27/12/2023
Brilliant Everton display spoilt by dreadful finishing
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium looking to lift themselves back up after disappointment in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening with what would be a fifth successive win in the Premier League23/12/2023
Gutted… Just gutted
Everton 1 - 1 Fulham [6 - 7 on Penalties]
Paul Traill
I was surprised Onana walked forward, but even so could not believe what came next. What the heck was he doing? An abysmal penalty and he can have no excuse.19/12/2023
Everton lose penalty shoot-out at Goodison Park
Everton 1 - 1 Fulham [6 - 7 on Penalties]
Michael Kenrick
Everton battled long and hard to get back level in this game after a Keane own-goal, Beto finally heading the equaliser under the lights at Goodison Park, only to lose the penalty shoot-out from a winning position with Onana's dreadful attempt.19/12/2023
Dyche finds the best way to return to Turf Moor
Burnley 0 - 2 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Sean Dyche makes his first return to former club Burnley as Everton manager16/12/2023
Better late than never
Everton 2 - 0 Chelsea
Derek Turner
Derek Turner making his first trip, with son, to Goodison Park in 34 years of being a Toffee.12/12/2023
Blue Belief
Everton 2 - 0 Chelsea
Danny O'Neill
Calvert-Lewin was brave but was left crumpled and hurt on the ground so couldn’t celebrate the goal that he enabled.11/12/2023
We Shall Not Be Moved
Everton 2 - 0 Chelsea
Lyndon Lloyd
Everton’s appeal against their penalty might yet see them claw some of those docked points back but, in the meantime, they will push on, displaying the kind of character that Sean Dyche has so admirably harnessed in his 11 months in charge at Goodison.10/12/2023
Another rock-solid Everton performance seals 3 more points
Everton 2 - 0 Chelsea
Michael Kenrick
Everton are back at Goodison Park for another huge game, this time against big-spending Chelsea.10/12/2023
Immovable Everton shine bright again under Thursday night lights
Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle United
Lyndon Lloyd
Not since that thrilling evening against Crystal Palace 19 months ago has the Old Lady rocked and roared to a winning performance under the lights like did tonight. It may have taken a couple of mistakes from an unlikely source to open the door but, make no mistake, Everton were full value for this victory.07/12/2023
Late goals embarrass Trippier as Skunks sent packing
Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle United
Michael Kenrick
Everton are back under the lights to face Newcastle United at Goodison Park this evening looking for a change in fortunes having recorded just one Premier League win at home so far this season.07/12/2023
Everton pick themselves up with another resolute away display
Lyndon Lloyd
Everton ground out a laudable victory over a team that had only lost once at home all season and, until today, hadn’t lost successive fixtures at the City Ground in 15 months02/12/2023
NcNeil's precison strike secures excellent win for the Blues
Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton travel to the City Ground this weekend in desperate need of a positive result after they were pushed to bottom place in the Premier League after Burnley thumped Sheffield Utd 5-0.02/12/2023
Garnacho wondergoal deflates Everton's defiant wrath
Everton 0 - 3 Manchester United
Michael Kenrick
Everton return to action for the first time since the Premier League deducted 10 points as Manchester United come to a Goodison Park that is expected to be a bearpit of defiance in front of the Sky cameras.26/11/2023
Palace feel the Dyche Effect as Everton refuse to be denied
Crystal Palace 2 - 3 Everton
Lyndon Lloyd
In terms of mentality and unity of purpose, Everton are night and day from the team that twice lost at Selhurst Park two seasons ago and which went into the World Cup break in disarray11/11/2023
A fantastic road win again for the Dyche-ball demons
Crystal Palace 2 - 3 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton scored early but kept ceding possession to a hugely competitive Crystal Palace. However, go-ahead goals from Doucoure then Gana, who finally scored an excellent goal, sealed a tremendous end-to-end victory for the travelling Blues11/11/2023
Two points dropped, but with caveats
Lyndon Lloyd
As much as seeing a hard-earned victory slip away late on rankles, four points from the last two games and progress in the cup is a decent return for a week's work04/11/2023
Blues steal a draw from the jaws of victory after stalling massive Brighton effort
Everton 1 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Michael Kenrick
Everton are back at Goodison Park for this weekend's Premier League fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion and a real test to see if Sean Dyche can build on recent good results.04/11/2023
Silver Blues — You Make Me Happy When Skies Are Grey
West Ham Utd 0 - 1 Everton
Danny O'Neill
30/10/2023
Calvert-Lewin's brilliance the difference for Dyche's road warriors
West Ham 0 - 1 Everton
Lyndon Lloyd
Everton are becoming a much more difficult visiting opponent now that Sean Dyche is in charge and this was another professional performance away from home that delivered three precious points29/10/2023
Blues Burst Moyes's Hammers Bubble with fantastic result in London
West Ham United 0 - 1 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton traveled to London where they burst David Moyes’s West Ham bubble at the London Stadium with a top-drawer winning goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin.29/10/2023
Add it to the list
Liverpool 2 - 0 Everton
Paul Traill
We don’t get these calls when playing against Liverpool or any of the big teams. We just don’t. And there’s not a lot we can do about it…22/10/2023
Drab derby stained by Young's dismissal and a penalty gift from Keane
Liverpool 2 - 0 Everton
Michael Kenrick
A second yellow in the first half ruined Everton's game plan, which finally crumbled with a Salah penalty gifted by Keane. Â21/10/2023
A Good Day
Everton 3 - 0 Bournemouth
Paul Traill
This was an important win, make no mistake. While this only takes us up to 15th position in the league table, it’s a big relief to have a little cushion on the teams in the Bottom 3.08/10/2023
Level Unlocked — Everton Finally Find Their Cutting Edge at Home
Everton 3 - 0 Bournemouth
Lyndon Lloyd
This was the tonic to lift Evertonian spirits heading into a two-week hiatus before the trip to Mordor. Had the margin of victory been twice as wide, Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola couldn’t have complained.07/10/2023
Precious goals seal vital win over Bournemouth
Everton 3 - 0 Bournemouth
Michael Kenrick
Everton scored early through Garner and added good goals from Harrison and Doucoure to secure a vital win over fellow strugglers Bournemouth07/10/2023
An All-Too-Familiar Tale
Everton 1 - 2 Luton Town
Lyndon Lloyd
For all the manager’s talk of changing the story, this was a tale so depressingly predictable to Everton fans that it’s been practically chiseled into the brickwork at Goodison Park in recent years30/09/2023
Unrenewed Swagger
Aston Villa 1 - 2 Everton
Paul Traill
The scenes at full time were brilliant. Sheer delight for the travelling Toffees. We now finally have a home draw, and not a bad one at that too in the form of Burnley. Win that and we’re in the quarter-final. Wembley? Who knows?28/09/2023
Platform 13 from Euston; Last Train from Birmingham
Aston Villa 1 - 2 Everton
Danny O'Neill
28/09/2023
Everton lay down a marker with tenacious cup win at Villa
Aston Villa 1 - 2 Everton
Lyndon Lloyd
This smothering display set the benchmark for how the side should approach teams away from home and reinforced the notion the Blues should be nowhere near the bottom three come May. It also raises hopes that the Blues could go deep into a competition they have never won.27/09/2023
A fantastic battling display sees Everton through to Round 4
Aston Villa 1 - 2 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton returned to Villa Park but this time in the 3rd Round of the Carabao Cup where Sean Dyche named a pretty strong team that included Jack Harrison for his Everton debut and they stunned Villa with 2 vital goals.27/09/2023
More potent Everton finally get their just reward
Lyndon Lloyd
This often confounding Everton team is now up and running in terms of picking up their first victory of the season having finally found the cutting edge up front they've been missing23/09/2023
Blues play better to secure a vital first win
Brentford 1 - 3 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton outplayed Brentford this evening with Sean Dyche and his men securing their first win of the Premier League campaign.23/09/2023
I Would Walk 500 Miles: Outgunned But It's Still Early Days
Everton 0 - 1 Arsenal
Danny O'Neill
18/09/2023
‘Playing for a 1-0 defeat’
Everton 0 - 1 Arsenal
Lyndon Lloyd
It was curious how much respect Everton paid Arsenal today and how meekly they seemed to accept their fate; as if defeat were obvious before a ball was kicked17/09/2023
A Level Playing Field?
Paul Traill
No complaints about the result. The lads put a good shift in but were beaten by a much, much better team. It’s about as simple as that really.17/09/2023
Poor Everton did well to lose by just one goal
Everton 0 - 1 Arsenal
Michael Kenrick
Everton are back at Goodison Park and in front of the Sky cameras for a huge match against Arsenal which they, as the expression goes, failed to turn up for.17/09/2023
Everton finally score but still cannot fashion a win
Sheffield United 2 - 2 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton were in action at lunchtime today when they could only draw with newly promoted Sheffield United at Bramhall Lane after taking the lead but failing to build on it with yet more missed chances.02/09/2023
Blues rally late to survive a huge rock-bottom scare
Doncaster Rovers 1 - 2 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton went behind to Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup and needed strikes from two new signings to avoid a most embarrassing defeat.30/08/2023
Falling the Wrong Side of the Margins
Everton 0 - 1 Wolves
Lyndon Lloyd
The Blues were left to count the cost of missed chances as, just like the opening day, the visitors found the decisive goal to render the effort from Everton meaningless by the final whistle26/08/2023
Desperate Blues undone again by late Wolves smash and grab
Everton 0 - 1 Wolves
Michael Kenrick
Everton return to Goodison Park this weekend to face Wolves for their second home game of the season still searching for their first goal and points of 2023-24.26/08/2023
The Merry-Go-Round from Hell
Aston Villa 4 - 0 Everton
Lyndon Lloyd
Round and round and round we go. A change in manager, a couple of new players. Hope followed by disappointment then humiliation and despair. This is the lot for Evertonians, it seems.20/08/2023
Everton crumble at Villa Park with Calvert-Lewin off injured
Aston Villa 4 - 0 Everton
Michael Kenrick
Everton travel to Villa Park for their first away game of the season with Sean Dyche deciding that Dominic Calvert-Lewin, having completed his planned rehabilitation, is all set for Premier League action20/08/2023
Plus ça change…
Everton 0 - 1 Fulham
Lyndon Lloyd
A new season kicking off under a different manager than the one who began the last with hope rather than optimism this time that the club won’t be mired in a relegation dogfight come May… There has been change at Everton over the past 12 months and yet so much remains depressingly the same.12/08/2023
Criminal incompetence in front of goal costs Everton dear
Everton 0 - 1 Fulham
Michael Kenrick
Everton start the new season at home to Fulham, with injuries eating into Sean Dyche's intent to start the campaign in the right way.12/08/2023
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