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Gary Gowers

Gary Gowers

Sports writer1168 articles

Gary Gowers is a sports journalist and the editor of Read Everton, where he leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis. He also writes about Manchester City for Read Man City and motorsport for Read Motorsport. A former accountant, he became a freelance writer in 2011 and has written for BBC Sport and Metro.

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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall makes bold Everton claim as European target revealed
Everton News

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall makes bold Everton claim as European target revealed

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall believes Everton already have a starting XI capable of competing in Europe despite David Moyes being left with a smaller squad than he wanted. The Toffees’ difficult end to the transfer window has prompted plenty of debate over whether Moyes has enough depth to sustain a challenge at the top end of the […]

Everton free agent Joselu
Everton News

Four free-agent strikers Everton can still consider as options dwindle

Everton remain short of options up front, and the pool of free-agent strikers available to David Moyes is already beginning to shrink. Jamie Vardy was linked with the Toffees after Deadline Day but has since joined Burnley, while Jordan Ayew is now at Sheffield United. So what (or who) is left if Everton do decide […]

Paul Merson Everton
Everton News

Paul Merson says Tottenham’s season is ‘on the line’ against Everton

Paul Merson believes Tottenham’s season could already be “on the line” when they face Everton in north London today. Spurs have made a miserable start to their Premier League campaign, taking one point from three games without scoring a goal. Everton, meanwhile, arrive at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium unbeaten with five points from their opening […]

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall hits back at Everton relegation talk after summer criticism
Everton News

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall hits back at Everton relegation talk after summer criticism

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has revealed his frustration at some of the reaction to Everton’s difficult end to the transfer window, particularly suggestions that the Toffees could find themselves in a relegation battle. There was plenty of anger among supporters after a chaotic Deadline Day, with David Moyes missing out on several targets as attempts to strengthen […]

Everton v Tottenham
Specials

Five classic Everton wins at Tottenham to get Blues in the mood

Everton head to north London today looking for another memorable result against Tottenham — and there have been a few over the years. Trips to Spurs haven’t always been particularly kind to the Blues. In fact, Everton went more than two decades without a league victory at White Hart Lane before David Moyes’ side finally […]

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Stadium Guide

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium away guide: What Everton fans need to know

For Everton supporters making their first trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium today, it is one of the more straightforward Premier League away grounds to reach by public transport — but there are a few things worth knowing before setting off. The Toffees face Tottenham in north London at 5.30pm, with 3,038 Evertonians making the […]

Everton news & talking points: Grealish, Nørgaard, Moyes & Pickford
Everton News

Everton news & talking points: Grealish, Nørgaard, Moyes & Pickford

It has been another busy day of Everton news, with David Moyes providing plenty to talk about ahead of Saturday evening’s trip to Tottenham. Jack Grealish is ready to play, Christian Nørgaard remains out, and Moyes has admitted his squad is smaller than he would ideally like. There was also another award for Jordan Pickford […]

Jordan Pickford
Everton News

Jordan Pickford’s Crystal Palace save earns another award

Jordan Pickford may need to clear another little space on the mantelpiece after collecting the Premier League’s Save of the Month award for August. The Everton goalkeeper took the prize for his superb stop against Crystal Palace at the Hill Dickinson. Pickford produced a brilliant reaction save to keep Palace out as Everton went on […]

David Moyes
Everton News

Moyes reveals ideal Everton squad size after difficult transfer window

David Moyes has admitted Everton’s squad is smaller than he would like and revealed his ideal number of outfield players would be 21 or 22. Everton ended the summer transfer window without the numbers Moyes wanted, leaving him with a relatively small group for the opening months of the season. Asked about managing the squad, […]

Christian Norgaard
Everton News

Christian Norgaard Everton absence longer than expected

David Moyes has admitted Christian Norgaard has been sidelined for longer than he expected, with the midfielder ruled out of Everton’s trip to Tottenham. Norgaard has yet to feature for Everton this season and will again be missing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tomorrow. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Moyes revealed the club had […]