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.
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 […]
Jack Grealish could be in line for his first Everton start against Tottenham after David Moyes declared him “ready to play”. The Everton boss was asked about Grealish ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to north London after using him from the bench against Manchester United. “I think Jack is ready to play,” Moyes said. […]
Thierno Barry has picked up the first major individual honour of his Everton career. Sort of. The striker has been named Carabao Cup Player of the Round following his performance in Everton’s 4-0 second-round win at Preston. Barry scored a hat-trick at Deepdale and also set up Brennan Johnson for Everton’s fourth, which was enough […]
Everton may soon have to decide how serious their interest in Mauro Icardi really is amid reports that Olympiacos have made a move for the free-agent striker. The Toffees have been linked with the 33-year-old since their unsuccessful deadline-day search for another centre-forward. TEAMtalk reported this week that Icardi has been offered to Everton and […]
Everton head to Tottenham on Saturday unbeaten in the Premier League but facing one of their least productive away trips of recent years. David Moyes’ side have five points from their opening three games, while Roberto De Zerbi’s Spurs are still searching for their first league win — and first goal — of the season. […]
Ainsley Maitland-Niles has given David Moyes something to think about ahead of Everton’s trip to Tottenham on Saturday. The deadline-day signing marked his debut against Manchester United by thumping home a superb stoppage-time equaliser from distance to rescue a 2-2 draw. Now comes the question of whether he starts at Tottenham. Merlin Rohl has been […]
Everton travel to Tottenham on Saturday looking for only their second Premier League win there in 18 attempts. The Toffees’ last 17 league visits to Spurs have produced just one victory, four draws and 12 defeats. That win came in September 2020, when Dominic Calvert-Lewin headed home Lucas Digne’s free-kick to give Carlo Ancelotti’s side […]
There has been a bit of everything around Everton today, from more fallout over the summer striker search to a royal visit and one of the club’s finest old jokes enjoying another run around the internet. There was also time to look ahead to Tottenham, where David Moyes’ unbeaten Everton side have the opportunity to […]
More than £300m spent. Three Premier League games played. No wins and no goals. It has not been the start Tottenham envisaged after heavily backing Roberto De Zerbi this summer, and Everton have the chance to make things even more uncomfortable on Saturday evening. Spurs opened with a 3-0 defeat at Brentford before losing 2-0 […]
It has been around for 17 years, but one of Everton’s finest pieces of mischief is still finding a new audience. A social media post highlighting the name of the Everton club shop in Liverpool city centre has gone viral again, with plenty apparently only just discovering the joke. The shopping and leisure complex is […]
The Prince and Princess of Wales have visited Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium today for the launch of a major new suicide prevention initiative. William and Kate are at the home of Everton on World Suicide Prevention Day for the launch of On Your Side, a new toolkit aimed at helping people across sport recognise warning […]
Folarin Balogun’s proposed move to Everton collapsed in extraordinary circumstances on Deadline Day. More than a week later, his situation at Monaco remains uncertain. The striker came close to joining Everton in a reported £40m deal before concerns emerged during his medical and the terms of the agreement were renegotiated. Monaco chief executive Thiago Scuro […]
