Season › 2024-25 › News Coventry City 1 - 0 Everton [L] Michael Kenrick 30/07/2024 76comments | Jump to last Latest [55'] A third pre-season friendly sees Everton wearing their all-black (with yellow trim) new away kit for this run-out against Championship side Coventry City at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Kick-off: 7:45 pm. There are still a number of Everton first-team players who are not being risked in these pre-season runouts in order to help them regain full fitness for the upcoming season, when the pressure to secure wins and rack up points really starts in earnest. New loan signing Jesper Lindstrøm still not making his first appearance tonight, even though he has had a few days to settle in. And, today's new signing, Jake O'Brien, does not feature. But James Tarkowski is still is missing from the opening pre-season friendlies after suffering a glute injury that caused him to fly home early from the training camp in Ireland. Sean Dyche has said that Tarkowski's issue is not thought to be serious and he will step up his training this week. Article continues below video content Vitalii Mykolenko, Jarrad Branthwaite and Nathan Patterson are dealing with longer-term issues that cause them to also miss out tonight. Idrissa Gana Gueye is also sidelined., and Chermiti is missing from the squad. The home side licked off and the first to have a pop at goal was James Garner. Coleman worked the ball well to find Calvert-Lewin who chested it down a fraction short of Jack Harrison. From a long throw-in, the ball eventually fell to former Blue Ellis Simms who held back nothing in smashing the ball past Virginia for the first goal. Jake Allen then fired in a rocket, low and fortunately straight at Joao Virginia. At the other end, Ndiaye scooped a shot well over the Coventry goal. Then, Garner fed a nice enough ball to Calvert-Lewin but his shit was not strong enough to beat the Coventry keeper. McNeil got a chance to drive forward with the ball but Calvert-Lewin ran ahead of the last defender and the break came to nothing. Ndiaye and Ireogbunam did well to push out from the corner but again it came to nothing. Calvert-Lewin was gifted a terrible play out by the home side but, with only the goalkeeper to beat, Everton's star man passed it into the keeper's welcoming hands. Coleman jarred his knee when a Coventry player came down with much of his weight on the side of his leg. But he recovered quickly and was back on his feet. Young could have played in Ndiaye… but his pass failed and a minute of added time saw us through to the break with Everton trailing. Doucoure replaced Ndiaye for the second half as Everton resumed. Ireogbuman had a couple of great forward runs but nothing developed. At the other end, Hogate had to make a great challenge to stop another Coventry goal. Everton: Virginia, Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Young, Harrison, Garner, Iroegbunam, McNeil, Ndiaye (46' Doucoure), Calvert-Lewin. Subs: Crellin, Tyrer, Dixon, Campbell, Welch,, Whitaker, Onyango, Metcalfe, Armstrong, Okoronkwo, Maupay, Beto. Reader Comments (76) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer () Bobby Mallon 1 Posted 30/07/2024 at 18:47:28 COYB Jay Harris 2 Posted 30/07/2024 at 18:58:25 Back 4 a bit suspect but MF and forwards look more promising.Lets hope we see a better show today. Michael Kenrick 3 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:00:42 Any news on Chermiti?He must have a knock. Not great to start the season with half-a-dozen or so injured players out of our 'threadbare' squad.Talking of which... O'Brien makes it 25 who I believe are all over 21, and this is the Premier League max. That's excluding Alli. So there will need to be some exits (Keane, Holgate, Maupay, Calvert-Lewin?) if we are to have any more incoming… Paul Ferry 4 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:10:25 Anyone know of a good link to watch this - ta!Really glad to see Iroegbunam and Ndiaye start.Centre back pairing is the best that we have. Made up.MK: live forum? Anthony Dove 5 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:16:27 It appears that the majority of the team you would expect to trot out of the tunnel in two and a half weeks either won’t be there or will be seriously undercooked if they’are. There again it is only club managers who can make the slightest sense out of pre season friendlies. Billy Shears 6 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:18:14 Like the look of their Midfielder Palmer...he can get Coventry moving and can pick a pass too.He missed out on the Cup Semi-Final verses manure.Would love him here, just the type of central Midfielder we need! Christy Ring 7 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:24:59 Dixon has looked really promising in our last two games. Jay Harris 8 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:29:36 Agreed Christy. He looks to have the pace and the confidence. I think he just needs to bulk out a bit more before getting exposed to the PL. Michael Kenrick 9 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:35:05 So here's the link... http://evertonfc.com/liveAlthough it may present a challenge to some: you need to be an Official Member or Season-Ticket Holder, you need to be registered online, and you need to be logged in. Now you wouldn't have thought, in this day and age of Artificial Intelligence etc, that that would pose a problem…And Paul, just for you: Live Forum Michael Kenrick 10 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:40:46 Since our wonderful club did this horrible redesign of the Offical Turdbucket (aka Webshite), I can't figure out how to get their live match blog anymore. Help! Paul Ferry 11 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:42:56 Nice one MK! Ta. Derek Knox 12 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:43:58 Paul @ 4, it's on ESPN + ! 👍💙 Ben Howard 13 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:51:26 Not enough time to get names on the back of our shirts then? Mike Gaynes 14 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:54:01 We're still in this. Neil Tyrrell 15 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:56:30 Found it on the firestick under EFL then Coventry City. With Everton's commentary. Bill Gall 16 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:56:36 Hi Michael I log into Everton F.C. and it tells me to log out and that must mean I am logged in, but when I log onto Coventry v Everton it tells me I have to buy a ticket, so I am not sure if I am a member. Mike Gaynes 17 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:57:42 This Simms guy for Coventry is pretty impressive in the box. Where'd they get him? Liam Mogan 18 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:58:24 Ellis Simms knows that Keane and Holgate aren't up to it Neil Tyrrell 19 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:58:37 Ellis Simms nearly scores.Plenty of seats available! Freddy Maldonado 20 Posted 30/07/2024 at 19:58:41 Mason schooled by Simms. Christy Ring 21 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:02:05 Jay#8 I saw him up close against Sligo Rovers, put in a few 50/50 challenges definitely all there. Mike Gaynes 22 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:02:06 First glimpse of Ndiaye is VERY impressive. Lovely skill. Michael Kenrick 23 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:02:08 Bill, Do you have your membership number?Have you registered?Then try logging in with Username and Password. Jamie Crowley 24 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:02:34 Dude how is that offside? Freddy Maldonado 25 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:03:15 Ndiaye looked like he was on Youtube for a moment there. Neil Tyrrell 26 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:04:10 Yes Mike, great footwork on the turn from Ndiaye. More of that please!And less of the giveaways.... Freddy Maldonado 27 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:04:32 Jamie-he was definitely not offside. Horrible call. Jamie Crowley 28 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:07:14 Freddy -Totally. He was through. 1-0 Everton! 😉 Freddy Maldonado 29 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:08:42 He would have had 2 if DCL hadn't stolen the ball off him on the earlier play. Jamie Crowley 30 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:10:45 Horrific defending Jamie Crowley 31 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:11:41 Surely Young should be on Simms? Looked like Young wasn't marking? Neil Tyrrell 32 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:12:02 Had to be Simms didn't it? Michael Lynch 33 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:12:22 Holgate is dreadful again Jamie Crowley 34 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:12:38 Holgate isn't good. It's so obvious. We have to offload him to any taker. Brian Williams 35 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:13:13 I really look forward to seeing Holgate playing this coming season.Somewhere else! Soren Moyer 36 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:13:32 I say give Holgate another 5 year contract. He deserves it 😂 Jim Bennings 37 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:14:25 If they are trying to put Holgate in the shop window then I'd imagine the tins are always down on that said shop. Freddy Maldonado 38 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:15:01 I'm just glad that isn't our CB pairing to start the season. For every great play that Holgate makes, he will make a bonehead one. It's like he dislikes his own success. Jonathan Tasker 39 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:15:43 Simms must have enjoyed that Soren Moyer 40 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:18:16 We desperately need a RB and a decent cover on LB. Jim Bennings 41 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:19:34 FreddyNah he's just a Billy big bollocks, always struts around thinking he's Beckenbauer but in reality he's a Championship clogger. Michael Lynch 42 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:19:36 Mike Gaynes 43 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:21:31 Nice knees, Dychie. Mike Gaynes 44 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:22:31 Am I allowed to comment on Holgate too or I have already used up my 5-year allowance of insults? Freddy Maldonado 45 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:26:05 Mike - There is a cap on insults? /unsubscribe Michael Lynch 46 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:28:35 Coventry well on top. Good job we didn't get relegated last season, cos we don't look Championship quality tonight. Mike Gaynes 47 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:29:33 Nice moments there from the two new boys. Bill Gienapp 48 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:29:41 Couldn't imagine last season going much worse in terms of salvaging any remaining value for Holgate. Went on loan to the Championship and was so poor that Southampton sent him back, then we loaned him to by far the worst defensive side in the Premier League in Sheffield United and he couldn't get a game. Not sure why anyone would pay two nickels for him at this point. Michael Lynch 49 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:30:55 DCL kitten shot Michael Lynch 50 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:32:28 oh fuck Bobby Mallon 51 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:32:46 Seamus out for season knee gone Ian Jones 52 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:33:02 Michael, great description of DCL's attempt on goal:)At the other end, Ndiaye fed a nice enough ball to Calvert-Lewin but his shit was not strong enough to beat the Coventry keeper. Mike Oates 53 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:33:33 Just trying to work out how many of these players !!!!!, will be in the first eleven 2-4 at most, one hopes. Absolute putrid football. Liam Mogan 54 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:33:36 DCL is not a good finisher. Never has been, never will be. Bobby Mallon 55 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:33:38 DVL effort was so powder puff shite Brent Stephens 56 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:34:02 I feared for Seamus knee there. Scott Hamilton 57 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:38:29 Everton and the game of chance with new ownershttps://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/jul/30/david-squires-on-everton-and-the-game-of-chance-with-new-owners Steve Cotton 58 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:39:31 DCL is not worth the shirt so far... Steve Hogan 59 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:40:22 Watching the game 'live' on Evertontv. Ashley Young has stunk the gaff out. Too slow to defend the crosses from the tricky Japanese winger, cant pass the ball 10 yards to a team mate, and when in the six yard box, hit a hopeless pass put of play.Hope to God he's not in the starting eleven versus Brighton. Mike Hayes 60 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:41:22 Looks like the same old same old - at least we know what to expect 🤷 Freddy Maldonado 61 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:46:38 Steve - I think Young will be in that starting eleven-Myko looks like he may need more time? I hope Seamus is okay because that doesn't help the chances of Ashley riding the pine for that match either. They have been playing Campbell at LB in preseason and he doesn't look ready. Am I missing someone? Michael Lynch 62 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:56:26 DCL: So boss, what do you want from me tonight?Dyche: Just play your usual game DomDCL: ok boss, no problem Pekka Harvilahti 63 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:57:19 This is the 3rd pre-season game and it does not matter who we play, we have been truly awful in all of them.We all know these games are about preparing for a new season but why do all those other teams look so much better? And why some of our 'stars' ( Dwight and Dom mostly) look so out it's embarrassing?Only the new guys are doing something, hope they don't start to play like the old ones.Garner has tried I have say. Jim Bennings 64 Posted 30/07/2024 at 20:57:22 You wonder really why DCL hasn't signed that contract really?He's not going to a bigger club than Everton, I'm quite certain of that.If someone does come in for him like a Newcastle then he's a bench warmer.Then again Newcastle aren't a bigger club than Everton. Brian Williams 65 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:01:41 The thing concerning me is that most of the Coventry players look technically better than most of our players.They also seem able to get from their defending third to their attacking third with fast one or two touch football with plenty of players in space to receive the ball. Pat Kelly 66 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:02:12 Jim, hopefully he won't sign it Barry Hall 67 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:04:10 Mike @44. If you feel you at your psr limit of Holgate insults. I can trade you straight up for Ashley young comments allowing each of us to reset and stay under the psr limit for insults. I think that’s how it works. Neil Tyrrell 68 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:04:54 Had to love the commentators "Dom usually does better one on one with the goalie". He does?I like the guy but one on one with the goalie he's about 1 in 10, not his strong point. Soren Moyer 69 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:07:23 O'teb for DCL. Mark Ryan 70 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:08:05 Just give Holgate away, to anyone who will have him. Awful arrogant air about him and he's also shite Liam Mogan 71 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:08:07 The lack of quality on the ball and lack of cutting edge means its groundhog day. Attrition all round.We'll be heavily reliant on Tarky and Jarrad to perform like last year. Billy Shears 72 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:08:22 While we're down at Coventry...any chance of making a cheeky bid for their L.B...the Welsh lad Da Silva?I don't think he's playing tonight?! Soren Moyer 73 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:09:51 0-2 now. Dave Williams 74 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:10:50 This really isn’t looking very good! I’m telling myself that it is a reserve back 4 and it will all improve! Neil Tyrrell 75 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:10:51 Can we storm back like against the mighty Sligo Rovers? Freddy Maldonado 76 Posted 30/07/2024 at 21:11:46 Coventry 2- Tim Iroegbunam 0 Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. How to get rid of these ads and support TW © ToffeeWeb