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.
It was a busy night for Everton’s international contingent, and also for the club itself. Here’s how the player and the Hill Dickinson fared, as some played meaningless friendlies and others prepped for this summer’s World Cup… Headlines: England vs. Japan A bittersweet evening for Everton’s England players. Jordan Pickford earned his 82nd cap and […]
It’s that mid-international break lull, but nothing, not even a fortnight void of domestic football, can quash the optimism on the blue half of Merseyside. From cautious optimism to genuine belief, under David Moyes’ steady hand, Toffees’ fans are looking forward rather than over their shoulder. Here’s the latest… Race to sign Wilson Everton are […]
So far, it’s been a mix of milestones and heartbreak for Everton’s travelling contingent. With 14 players called up, let’s have a quick look at how the seniors are faring… England: Debut for Jimmy After being one of the Toffees’ standout performers in the Premier League this season, James Garner’s England call-up was well deserved, […]
It’s going to be a huge summer of change at Finch Farm and the Hill Dickinson. Quite how huge largely depends on where the Toffees finish in the Premier League. The dream of a Champions League place is just that for the moment, but if it did miraculously happen, the funds available for the summer […]
Everton are preparing to offer David Moyes a new contract this summer, according to The Guardian, after a turnaround that has lifted the club from relegation trouble into the European conversation. Moyes signed a two-and-a-half-year deal when he replaced Sean Dyche in January 2025, an appointment widely framed as short-term. The Friedkin Group had completed their takeover […]
James Garner’s first senior England call-up was no more than he deserved. It follows his consistent performance for Everton this season. The 25-year-old midfielder has started all 31 of the Toffees’ Premier League matches, combining solid and responsible defending with creativity and positional flexibility across central midfield, defensive midfield and full-back. It’s a call-up built […]
The reported £50 million option to buy Jack Grealish from Man City would, as things stand, be a stretch for Everton. But it may not come to that. It’s there in the contract for a reason, of course, but it feels like there is a smaller figure hovering around that could be the answer. The […]
The Toffees’ emphatic 3-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday was as emphatic off the pitch as it was on it. Beto scored twice, and Iliman Ndiaye curled in a sensational third, but it was also a win for the new stadium. The post-match consensus, from Moyes himself, from match-going supporters, and from those watching on […]
David Moyes used his talkSPORT appearance this week to say what clubs moving into new stadiums rarely admit: it has made things harder, not easier. At least for now. Everton have been better away from home than at Hill Dickinson Stadium this season. Before the 2-0 win over Burnley, they had failed to win any […]
David Moyes did not rule out the return of James Tarkowski or Jarrad Branthwaite ahead of tomorrow’s game against Chelsea. He did not rule them in, either. For a side sitting eighth and trying to stay in the battle for European places, that caution made perfect sense. Why give away too much? Everton go into […]
As the Premier League enters its final stretch, the atmosphere around the Hill Dickinson remains positive. From cautious optimism to a genuine belief that European qualification is possible. There are Evertonians who still question whether David Moyes is a long-term solution. Yet few question the stability he has brought and that he has been the […]
