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.
Everton should think very carefully about what appears to be developing around Harrison Armstrong. David Ornstein reports that Nottingham Forest are working on a deal to sign the 19-year-old, with talks centred on a package worth around £40m plus a sell-on clause. Forty million pounds for an academy graduate is, of course, serious money. Everton […]
Thierno Barry has the opportunity to continue his superb start to the season when Everton face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium today. The striker already has four goals from his opening two appearances after scoring against Crystal Palace and following that with a hat-trick in Wednesday night’s 4-0 Carabao Cup victory at Preston North End. […]
Plenty of Evertonians travelling to Bournemouth today will have made the journey many times before. But if the Vitality Stadium is a new ground for you, there are a few things worth knowing before setting off for the south coast. This guide isn’t aimed at the Blues who spend their lives following Everton around the […]
James Garner could give David Moyes another midfield option when Everton face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium today. Moyes made only two changes for Wednesday night’s 4-0 Carabao Cup victory at Preston North End, with Garner handed his first start since undergoing hernia surgery during the summer. His return comes at a useful time, although […]
Everton head to Bournemouth this afternoon looking to maintain their perfect start to the new season. David Moyes’ side opened their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace before making it two wins from two in all competitions with Wednesday’s 4-0 Carabao Cup success at Preston North End. There is confidence around […]
Jack Grealish has once again got Evertonians talking on a Friday, which also brought a reported offer for Daniel Muñoz, fresh transfer comments from David Moyes and a less encouraging Christian Nørgaard injury update. By the afternoon, attention was also beginning to shift towards Bournemouth. Everton travel to the Vitality Stadium on Saturday after winning […]
Jack Grealish has given Everton supporters something else to talk about after revisiting his winning goal at Bournemouth on the eve of the Blues’ return to the Vitality Stadium. The Manchester City midfielder shared an Everton video of the goal on his Instagram Story on Friday, showing the moment which secured a 1-0 win on […]
Everton have spent much of the summer looking at right-back options, but David Moyes‘ latest comments suggest Merlin Rohl may be giving him something to think about. Rohl is not, by definition, a natural full-back. He was brought in as a midfielder and would not have been the obvious answer to a position Everton have […]
Everton head to Bournemouth on Saturday looking to build on their winning start, with one weakness in their opponents offering David Moyes an obvious area to target. Bournemouth had problems defending set pieces last season, and there were familiar signs in their opening Premier League defeat at Man City. Marc Guéhi twice found the space […]
Christian Nørgaard‘s wait for his Everton debut is set to continue after David Moyes gave a downbeat update on the midfielder’s recovery. The summer signing has yet to feature competitively after being troubled by injury, with Everton still waiting to see when he will be ready for selection. That in itself is frustrating. More interesting […]
David Moyes has addressed the latest speculation surrounding Iliman Ndiaye and Jack Grealish as Everton prepare for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Bournemouth. The Blues boss also provided updates on Hayden Hackney, Christian Nørgaard and James Garner, discussed the prospect of further additions and spoke about players who could attract interest before Monday’s transfer deadline. […]
Everton return to the Vitality Stadium tomorrow looking to build on their encouraging start to the season – and improve a surprisingly difficult recent record against Bournemouth. There is not the history attached to this fixture that comes with many of Everton’s Premier League opponents. In fact, the clubs had met only three times before […]
