In the 12th game week of the 2020-21 Premier League season, Everton hosted Chelsea at the Goodison Park in front of the fans for the first time in 9 months in an important fixture for both the teams. Everton have been winless in their last two games while Chelsea are...
Manchester City Women won 3-0 against Everton Women on Sunday in a match that witnessed three assists from Caroline Weir and goals from Ellen White, Janine Beckie and Gemma Bonner. This win was very important for the Citizens who beat their direct opponent in the standings and got close to...
Chelsea Women and Everton Women didn’t disappoint as a game with the scoreline suggesting a riot. While it was, the game did have it’s twists and turns with Everton making it slightly hard for Chelsea in parts but ultimately Emma Hayes’ team made it through to another three points. This...
The return of the FAWSL sees two of the league’s in-form teams play each other in what is expected to be a tight clash. Everton Women and Chelsea Women have both played some exceptional football having beaten some impressive teams with some swagger. Everton have amassed six wins and one...
Last Sunday witnessed a very entertaining game between Manchester City Women and Everton Women who were both battling for the 2019/20 FA Cup title at the glorious Wembley stadium. The match ended with a deserved 3-1 win for Manchester City after going to extra-time since Everton did their best to...
Everton Women hosted Brighton Women at the Walton Hall Park on Sunday in the FAWSL. The game ended in an even 2-2 with Brighton displaying a resilient performance for 90 minutes with their pressing system. In this tactical analysis, I shall examine how Brighton’s tactics (xG 0.40) managed to neutralise...
On the fifth game week of the 2020-21 Premier League season, Everton hosted local rivals, Liverpool in a highly anticipated derby between the defending champions and the table-toppers at Goodison Park. The home side came into the match after a blistering start to the season that saw them win all...
Following a short unwanted international break, the Premier League gets back underway on Saturday afternoon at Goodison Park as Everton face off against champions Liverpool. Following an excellent start to the season, it's Everton who sit top of the table at the time of writing this, with only them and...
Everton’s stunning performance surprises every team in the English Premier League. They are now ranked 1st on the table. Richarlison is one of the contributors to this. He now scores four goals with one assist in six games, helping the team reach the top. His role under Carlos Ancelotti is...
Having won their opening fixture of the Premier League season quite comfortably against Tottenham, Everton came into this week's game against West Bromwich Albion in a lot of confidence. The acquisitions of Allan, Abdoulaye Doucouré and James Rodríguez have served to completely change the mood around Goodison Park, with the...
The second round of the 2020/2021 WSL season gave us some really interesting match-ups, with one of those being Everton Women against Tottenham Hotspur Women. The game as a whole wasn’t the greatest, with it only being decided by one goal, and not many clear cut chances were created, but...
Welcome back, Premier League! The top flight of English football finally returns after a six-week break. The first matchday brought together multiple UEFA Champions League winners as well as former Real Madrid managers in José Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti. Both managers were looking for a win after failing to close...
Everton Women have been one of the busiest teams in the summer transfer window, bringing in plenty of new players. However, one who was already there, Scotland midfielder Lucy Graham, could be their most important player next season. In this tactical analysis, we will look at how Graham helps her...
Aston Villa’s win on the weekend against Crystal Palace gave them a fighting chance of staying in the Premier League after a terrible run of form since the restart. Coming into this game at Goodison Park Dean Smith’s men could put themselves within a point of survival if they managed...
Sunday’s Premier League began with a clash between Wolves and Everton at the Molineux Stadium. Both teams have not won their last two games, Nuno Espírito Santo and Carlo Ancelotti made the tweaks and tried to win this. Eventually, the home side won by 3-0 and continued the hope of...
Football is well back underway and with matches being played almost every day in the Premier League, teams have quickly racked up to five games that have already determined their ‘post-lockdown’ form. Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton have had a stumbling restart, winning two of their four matches and losing versus Tottenham...
The last Premier League game of week 33 was played on Monday night, between Tottenham and Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Both teams were fighting to be in the European competitions next season, treating this as an important battle. After 90 minutes of play, the home team won by...
The Premier League game between Everton and Leicester ended up in the tough victory for the hosts with the scoreline of 2-1. The visitors have dominated possession and have had more chances, especially after changes in the second half, but the Toffees managed to keep the favourable score alive till...
The terms ‘pressing’ and Everton Women have become synonymous in this season’s FAWSL. In Willie Kirk’s past year in charge of the toffees, he has managed to transform Everton from a team who were fighting relegation last season to a team competing as leaders of the mid-table. A key factor...
Set-piece situations can define a team's season and secure vital points, which can be the difference between staying up and relegation, or between continental qualification and mid-table obscurity. As a result, like everything in football, more focus and detail are being put into set-pieces, with different strategies and trends used...
