Anjishnu Roy 03/06/2025 19comments  |  Jump to last

Everton have confirmed their opening pre-season friendlies as David Moyes’ side prepare for the 2025/26 campaign. The Blues will play two fixtures in the UK before flying off the United States for Premier League Summer Series.

The Toffees’ pre-season will begin with a clash against League Two outfit Accrington Stanley. The match will take place at the Wham Stadium on 15 July (7:45 pm BST). It will be followed by the Blues taking on Blackburn Rovers who narrowly missed out on Championship play-offs last month. The friendly has been scheduled for 19 July (3:00 pm BST).

Ticket details for both friendlies and information on live streams via evertonfc.com will be announced soon.

The games against Accrington Stanley and Blackburn Rovers will be followed by the Premier League Summer Series on US soil where the Blues will face Bournemouth, West Ham and Manchester United.

The US tour will begin with Everton taking on Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 26 July. Moyes will then face his former side West Ham United at the Soldier Field in Chicago just four days later. The Summer Series comes to an end with the Blues taking on Manchester United, led by Ruben Amorim, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on 3 August.

Everton will also play another pre-season friendly after returning from the United States but the details surrounding the fixture, including the opponent, are yet to be confirmed.

 

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Brian Harrison
1 Posted 03/06/2025 at 10:38:19
Seems like a far better pre season than last season, 2 games against Accrington and Blackburn to get the rustiness out of the system. Then off to America to play 3 Premier league sides, which will certainly have the players match sharp for the first game of the season.
Eric Myles
2 Posted 03/06/2025 at 10:51:16
Hope they've contacted some ex-players like Tim Howard, Brian McBride and Landon Donovan to make media appearances and promote the team while in USA.

And if they could take a truckload of shirts with them they may be able to sell some merch while there.

Anyone heard anything about TFG taking control of our merch operations or perhaps even renegotiating the terms to make it more accessible?

I assume the catering at BMD is still outsourced?

Danny O'Neill
3 Posted 03/06/2025 at 11:08:31
Well, there's summer sorted.

Accrington on a Tuesday night followed by Blackburn on Saturday.

Then hopefully Chicago.

Summer holiday's in Liverpool and the Windy City.

Still waiting on the finale at the Everton Stadium?

Paul Hewitt
4 Posted 03/06/2025 at 11:45:19
Roma at the Hill Dickinson stadium is nailed on.
Lee Courtliff
5 Posted 03/06/2025 at 11:48:04
This is convenient as my girlfriend lives just around the corner from Accy's ground. And my mate is Blackburn fan, too.
Danny O'Neill
6 Posted 03/06/2025 at 12:12:25
Lee, does your wife know you have a girlfriend?

We'll have to take bottles of milk. Those who know understand.

Just not sterilised.

David Bromwell
7 Posted 03/06/2025 at 12:37:13
Seems like a very short summer, with the players back at Finch Farm for the beginning of July. I wonder if all the potential new signings will be o the plane to America ? Lots to do during the next few weeks.
Kieran Kinsella
8 Posted 03/06/2025 at 13:35:08
Is the Wham stadium sponsored by the estate of Michael George
Derek Knox
9 Posted 03/06/2025 at 13:58:18
Kieran @ 8, Wake me Up before you Go Go ! :-)
Ron Sear
10 Posted 03/06/2025 at 14:33:08
Accrington Stanley - Who Are They?
Lee Courtliff
11 Posted 03/06/2025 at 17:06:48
Danny, she already accepts Everton is the other love of my life!
Joe McMahon
12 Posted 03/06/2025 at 17:31:01
Lee, that means your girlfriend is a Clayton Lass! You naughty boy!
Mike Allison
13 Posted 03/06/2025 at 17:41:26
I'm assuming there will be a big marquee home friendly the week before the big kick-off.

AS Roma does seem an obvious fit.

Neil Copeland
14 Posted 03/06/2025 at 17:46:31
Ron #10, exactly!

Looking forward to both games, and as others have already said, good opposition to brush off the cobwebs.

I agree also that it looks very likely As Roma at Bramley-Moore Dock will double up as the third test event. If so, the club must be very confident of no safety concerns or at least nothing of significance.

Lee Courtliff
15 Posted 03/06/2025 at 20:04:28
Joe, she's actually from Manchester but bought a house in Accy a few years ago due to work.

She's found the transition from city life to "rural" life quite a change of pace.

John Williams
16 Posted 04/06/2025 at 10:39:03
The Blues better get busy in the transfer market or we will be playing with half a team of kids in the warm up games and the USA trip.
Tony Ateman
17 Posted 06/06/2025 at 09:35:02
Talking about Roma, it looks like Crystal Palace has problems with dual ownership. If Everton get into Europe is this not an issue for us?
Si Cooper
18 Posted 06/06/2025 at 12:39:33
Tony (17), I wouldn’t worry too much about it.
It looks like there may be points that are specific to John Textor’s majority at Lyon / minority at Palace that make it an outlier situation.
Don’t the entities who own City, Arsenal and Newcastle have other big European clubs in their ‘stables’?
Ian Davis
19 Posted 12/06/2025 at 20:07:11
I have two tickets for the game in Chicago. I'm unable to make the game. Anyone want the two tickets (free).

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