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Everton U21s pegged back in another 6-goal thriller

Everton U21s drew their second match in a week 3-3, this time against Reading in Premier League 2.

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McNeil stars as Everton hold their nerve to finally win

Everton registered their first Premier League victory of the season at the sixth time of asking thanks to a fabulous brace by Dwight McNeil that turned this match on its head and transformed the mood inside Goodison Park.

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Relieved Dyche delighted for the players after Everton beat Palace

Sean Dyche spoke of the relief at his Everton side finally getting off the mark with their first win in the Premier League this season that lifted them out of the bottom three for the first time in the campaign.

Everton vs Crystal Palace

Jarrad Branthwaite is expected to be included in Everton's squad for this weekend's home game against Crystal Palace after completing his recovery from surgery.

Dyche wants to be in charge at Bramley-Moore Dock

Sean Dyche says he wants to lead Everton into the new stadium next year but he accepts there are no guarantees of anything other than his determination to keep trying to improve the Club’s fortunes on the field.

Everton U21s draw six-goal thriller at Ipswich Town

Everton U21s saw Ipswich Town comeback to equalize three times on Thursday evening in their second Premier League Cup game in Group F at the Ecologic Stadium, Bloomfields.

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Why Rights & Media Funding won't be blocking The Friedkin Group takeover

In an article published on the website of law firm BCLP, Rights & Media Funding director David McKnight praised the legal support it had received from the group during talks surrounding the Everton takeover deal with The Friedkin Group.

Kevin Campbell Foundation and EitC Join Forces To Preserve Everton Icon's Legacy

Everton in the Community is proud to announce its part in ensuring the legacy of the late great striker lives on through a recently founded foundation.

Everton secure Corpay Cross-Border as official FX partner

Everton FC have announced a multi-year partnership with corporate payments company Corpay, Inc. that sees the brand’s Cross-Border business become the Club’s new Official Foreign Exchange Partner

The Friedkin Group reach agreement for Everton takeover

Farhad Moshiri's Blue Heaven Holdings and The Friedkin Group have issued a joint statement confirming that the Texas-based firm have agreed a deal for the purchase of the Anglo-Iranian's majority stake in Everton Football Club. 

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• Who are The Friedkin Group?

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Reacting to the news of the imminent takeover by The Friedkin Group

Branthwaite comes through 90 minutes of U21s' seven-goal battle with Sunderland

Jarrad Branthwaite played the whole game and Nathan Patterson completed an hour after lining up for Everton's Under-21s against Sunderland for their Premier League 2 clash this afternoon.

Dyche takes the positives from Leicester draw

Sean Dyche described yesterday’s 1-1 draw at Leicester as a “mini-step” despite the fact his side gave up yet another lead and are still awaiting their first league win of the season.

Wait for first win goes on as Everton give up another precious lead

Everton threw away another two points but at least got off the mark this season by preserving one in sodden conditions at the King Power Stadium.

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Nottingham Forest U18s come from behind to beat Everton U18s

Nottingham Forest U18s were the visitors at Finch Farm today knew exactly how to beat Everton U18s as the home side stormed to a 2-goal lead.... only to then give up 3 goals!

Leicester City vs Everton

Everton will travel to the King Power Stadium this weekend for what is an important fixture despite how early it is in the season but Sean Dyche’s squad continues to be stretched.

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Kevin Thelwell: “Stick with us”

Everton's director of football, Kevin Thelwell, has asked supporters for their patience and their backing as Sean Dyche and his staff try and turn the team's form around following a horrendous start to the season.

Dyche won't rush Branthwaite back to first-team action

Sean Dyche has stressed that he won’t put Jarrad Branthwaite back into the first team until he is completely ready so as not to risk the player’s long-term welfare.

Dyche bristles at 'nonsense' over his contract terms

Sean Dyche has defended his record as Everton manager and rejected the notion that he has a pay-off clause in his contract should he be sacked on the back of the team's poor results.

John Textor's proposed takeover of Everton 'progressing well'

A deal involving John Textor and his backers to complete a takeover at Everton could be agreed soon, according to Sky Sports correspondent, Alan Myers.

Everton celebrate the life of Kevin Campbell with memorial service

The memory and life of ex-Everton striker Kevin Campbell was celebrated in a special memorial service at St Luke's Church today.

Everton’s miserable early season continues with cup defeat to Southampton

Everton lost this evening for the fifth time in six games as they gave up yet another lead and ended up being taken to a defeat on penalties in the Carabao Cup by fellow strugglers, Southampton.

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Dyche 'hopeful' on Tarkowski's fitness

Sean Dyche says that James Tarkowski was left out of the squad that was dumped out of the Carabao Cup this evening because he is nursing a back complaint.

Everton vs Southampton

Everton turn once again to the Carabao Cup for a potential lift in their fortunes and a platform on which to build a revival in the Premier League after four straight defeats as they welcome Southampton to Goodison Park

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🎙ToffeeWeb Podcast: 'Who Makes the Decision? Jay-Z?!'

Picking apart another 3-2 defeat from being 2-0 up, this time to Aston Villa. Does Dyche have the answers? Plus John Textor and takeover talk.

Everton U21s well beaten by Stockport County in the BSM Trophy

Everton's Under-21s were heavily defeated when they played Stockport County in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy at Edgeley Park this evening.

Everton sign youngster Justin Clarke from Wimbledon

Everton have signed 16-year-old midfielder Justin Clarke from League Two club AFC Wimbledon

Report: Friedkin Group reignite interest in buying Everton

Bloomberg report that Texas billionaire Dan Friedkin and his firm are looking to revive their plans to complete a takeover of the Club.

Dyche's job is 'safe' despite winless start to season

Sean Dyche's job is currently safe despite a wretched start to the season for Everton which has left the club winless and bottom of the Premier League.

Everton record unwanted repeat feat with agonising loss to Villa

Everton let slip another two-goal lead and slumped to a fourth successive defeat to start the season, with Jhon Duran stepping off the bench for Aston Villa to plunge in the dagger with a stunning winner.

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Aston Villa vs Everton

Seamus Coleman has been described by Sean Dyche as "touch and go" for the weekend after sustaining a knock on international duty with Ireland.

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Aliya join John Textor's Everton bid

Aliya Capital Partners are backing John Textor's bid to buy out Farhad Moshiri of his 94.1% stake in Everton, Bloomberg report. 

Onana — “I grew as a man at Everton”

Amadou Onana has spoken of how his experience playing through Everton's emotional battles against relegation has shaped him ahead of his reunion with the Blues at Villa Park this evening.

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Iliman Ndiaye: From park pitches and rejection to Everton’s beacon of hope

Everton U21s get late win over Watford U21s in Premier League Cup

Everton U21s left it very late after falling behind to Watford U21s this evening in their Premier League Cup Group F encounter at Walton Hall Park

Shirt numbers confirmed for Mangala and Broja

The shirt numbers to be worn by Orel Mangala and Armando Broja have now been confirmed by Everton.

Chong moves to cool takeover speculation in wake of Textor's Sky interview

With a lot of 'noise' generated by comments John Textor made in his video interview with Sky Sports, the interim Everton CEO has felt compelled to step forward and clarify the position on the potential sale of the club.

“There are no fingerprints of mine on this club” — Textor denies having Dyche replacement lined up

John Textor has poured cold water on reports that he has already identified a replacement manager for Sean Dyche should his proposed takeover of Everton go through this autumn.

Kevin Campbell to be remembered in service at St Luke’s Church

The life and legacy of Kevin Campbell will be celebrated at a Memorial Service, organised by Everton Football Club, at St Luke’s Church on Goodison Road next week.

Textor confident of completing Everton takeover

John Textor, the American billionaire who has been in exclusive negotiations with Farhad Moshiri regarding a potential buy-out of the Anglo-Iranian's majority stake in Everton, has expressed his confidence in completing a takeover before December.

“I don't like Tottenham's” — Textor expresses preference for old-style stadiums

The man who hopes to become Everton's next owner, John Textor, has said that he likes the traditional charm of stadiums like Goodison Park and Fenway Park over the state-of-the-art structures like the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the Blues' own at Bramley-Moore Dock.

Would-be Everton owner not fazed by supporters' expectations

John Textor says that he is ready to handle the pressure from Everton's fans having been baptised in the fires of footballing passion at Botafogo in Brazil.

Moshiri-owned company sued by Usmanov

The Athletic report that Alisher Usmanov and USM Holdings recently brought a case against a company owned by Everton owner, Farhad Moshiri.

Another clean sheet for Pickford as Carsley gets second England win

Jordan Pickford was unbeaten in the England goal again, this time against Finland at Wembley in the Nations League Group B2 game on Wednesday evening.

Ndiaye strike named goal of Carabao Cup Second Round

Iliman Ndiaye has been awarded Carabao Cup Goal of the Round for his impressive strike in Everton's 3-0 win over Doncaster last month.

Maupay 'relieved' to end his time with Everton

Neal Maupay says that a meme he posted to Twitter on deadline day was an expression of his relief at securing a move away from Everton, two years after he was first signed under Frank Lampard.

Coleman forced off during Carsley's winning England managerial debut

Seamus Coleman didn’t make it past the hour mark for the Republic of Ireland but Lee Carsley recorded a solid win in his first match as England’s interim manager against a backdrop of media furore over his refusal to sing the national anthem.

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Everton announce partnership with Red Bull

Everton have confirmed a deal that will see the world’s biggest energy drink company, Red Bull, become the Club’s new ‘Official Energy Drink Partner’.

🎙TW One-On-One Podcast: Rodger Armstrong

The well-known podcaster in his own right joins Lyndon for a full hour's chat about the current state of the Blues

Armando Broja looks forward to what he can bring when fit

Armando Broja has been talking to the Everton website about his last-minute move to Everton at the end of the transfer window on a season-long loan from Chelsea.

Reece Welch secures loan move to Belgium

Everton Under-21s defender Reece Welch will spend the season on loan with second-tier Belgian side KMSK Deinze.

John Textor tells ESPN that FFP is a 'fraud'

Talking to ESPN in the context of his Brazilian club, Botafogo, John Textor has hit out strongly at the fundamental unfairness of so-called Financial Fair Play rules in football.

Everton forced to pay one-third of Premier League's legal costs

A Premier League commission and appeal board has ruled that Everton should pay about a third of the total for legal costs of £4.9million in the PSR case that resulted in the Club being deducted points last season

Villa trip will come too soon for Branthwaite

Neither Jarrad Branthwaite nor Nathan Patterson will be ready for when Everton's Premier League campaign resumes on the other side of the international break.

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David Moyes casts long shadow over beleaguered Sean Dyche after incredible Bournemouth collapse

At sunny Goodison Park, chatter about former manager David Moyes cast a long shadow over Sean Dyche as the Everton boss came to terms with an astonishing late collapse.

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Coming to terms with that staggering late collapse against Bournemouth and where Everton go from here

Seeding of Everton's new pitch to begin next month

An update on Everton Stadium explains in detail how the foundations of the state-of-the-art playing surface at the new ground are being laid before the seeding of the hybrid turf can begin in a few weeks' time.

Everton U21s thrashed at Man City

Everton Under-21s came unstuck at Manchester City on Sunday afternoon after Charlie Whitaker was sent off at the end of the first half and the remaining 10 men didn't stand a chance.

Everton U18s crash to a big home defeat by Man City

Everton were 2 down by half-time and ended up losing 4-0 at Finch Farm after Matos was dismissed, reducing them to 10 men.