Everton Transfer Series Part 3 – Central Midfield

An in-depth review detailing the key midfielders that Everton could target this summer, with the likes of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Denis Zakaria & Boubakary Soumare all mentioned and analysed

Carlo Ancelotti’s Shape-Shifting Everton

Two games in and the hallmarks of a Carlo Ancelotti side are already apparent, and so far, so good. Despite the two fixtures clustered in-between the heavy festive period, Carlo wasted no time in putting his stamp on the side with the two games so far portraying a team that vastly juxtaposes the tenure of […]

Tactical Preview – Aston Villa vs Everton

In a preview of the matchup this Friday at Villa Park, we take a look at the newly promoted Aston Villa side that is currently sitting on 0 points after defeats away at Tottenham and at home to Bournemouth. We walk through major transfers, data-based team performance, common tactics in the four major phases of […]

Tactical Preview – Everton vs Watford

In a preview of the matchup this Saturday at Goodison Park, we take a look at a Watford side that is mostly unchanged from last year and coming off a poor performance in a home loss to Brighton Hove Albion by a score of 3-0. We walk through major transfers, 2018/19 team performance, common tactics in […]

“You only look at the Table after Ten Games”

Written by Samuel Scott (@SamuelScott5). Common football parlance says that you should only look at the table after ten games because it’s only by that time that the season has ‘settled down’. Only then will form have levelled out, and patterns are established for the season. So with it being twelve games down, and another […]

Everton vs Crystal Palace – Tactical Preview

As another international football break lingers away, fans across England rejoice with club football returning. October and November months are usually the bellwether period, deciding how well a team is going to perform for the rest of the season with the points gap widening and more fixtures being set. Everton return with a home game […]

Match Analysis: Leicester 1-2 Everton

Away victories are something of a rarity for Evertonians, but after the cup exit in midweek and the display Silva’s attacking force showed, it made this victory even sweeter. Marco Silva dropped Cenk Tosun in exchange for Richarlison playing up top and Bernard making his first start for Everton on the left. This was a […]

Leicester vs Everton – Tactical Preview

Away trips to Leicester are tough for any team, but for Everton, they’ve continually struggled to come out the King Power Stadium with all three points. Just once in the last 9 visits have Everton been victorious in the Premier League at Leicester and with just 5 away victories in two years, The Toffees have […]

Match Analysis: Bournemouth 2-2 Everton

Old habits die hard. Starting to feel like “20-minute bottle-jobs” should replace the “NSNO” motto on our badge, especially at the Vitality Stadium. I was mentally preparing myself for the worst when Richarlison was sent-off, but once again, Everton got my heart-racing when Walcott finished off a slick attacking move to put us one-up. When […]

Everton FC: The 2018/19 Season Preview

I’ve always enjoyed writing season previews as there is usually a lot of optimism for the campaign ahead; the last couple of summers have usually been filled with positivity whether this has been generated from an awful 9 months before or a flurry of impressive signings coming in. However, this summer has been different, concerningly […]