Gary is an experienced football journalist who has written for, among many others, BBC Sport and The Metro, and is now the editor of ReadEverton.com. He leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis as part of the dave.sport network. He also writes for ReadManCity.com, ReadMotorsport and ReadNorwich within the same network. When not writing, he enjoys a nice cold pint of Guinness and trips to the cinema ... not always at the same time.
Jordan Pickford’s future has provided the main transfer talking point on a busy Tuesday morning for Everton, with Bayern Munich reportedly considering the England goalkeeper as part of their long-term planning. There has also been fresh evidence of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s work without the ball, another look at Vitalii Mykolenko’s strong start to the season and […]
Football finance expert Kieran Maguire has used Everton as an example while posing an intriguing question about Manchester City’s long-running Premier League financial case. Maguire contrasted the sponsorship arrangements alleged in City’s case with the type of internal asset transactions used more recently by Everton, Chelsea and Aston Villa. For Everton, there is some substance […]
Everton could have six players involved across four international fixtures today, with interest stretching from England’s senior Nations League campaign to three youth internationals. Jordan Pickford, Jarrad Branthwaite and James Garner are all with Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for tonight’s trip to Czechia, while Harrison Armstrong, Kai Hutchison and Luis Gardner could feature earlier in […]
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s influence on Everton’s encouraging start to the season hasn’t only been about what he does with the ball. A new stat offers a pretty good indication of the work he is getting through without it. According to Gradient Sports, no Premier League player has registered more total pressures this season than Dewsbury-Hall, who […]
There wasn’t much debate among Everton supporters over the need for a new right-back during the summer. Left-back was a little different. But still plenty questioned whether Vitalii Mykolenko was good enough to remain first choice for Everton, while others regarded strengthening the position as almost as important as finding a solution on the opposite […]
Former Everton midfielder Tim Iroegbunam could miss an early return to the Hill Dickinson after suffering an injury setback with Hull City. The 23-year-old left Everton during the summer after two seasons with the club, but an ongoing groin problem has placed his availability for Hull’s meeting with David Moyes’ side in doubt. Iroegbunam a […]
Everton defender Jake O’Brien reportedly confronted Israel captain Manor Solomon over Gaza following the Republic of Ireland’s 3-0 Nations League victory on Sunday. Israeli outlet Sport5 claims O’Brien shouted towards the West Ham winger from the dressing-room area as Solomon made his way to a post-match interview. O’Brien reportedly confronted Solomon after Ireland win According […]
Bayern Munich have reportedly added Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to their list of options as they consider their goalkeeping plans beyond 2027. Journalist Alan Nixon reports that Bayern are gathering information on the 32-year-old England international, with Vincent Kompany said to have sought opinions on Pickford from contacts within the game. Pickford reportedly moves up […]
Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson believes Jordan Pickford has every reason to be disappointed after the Everton number one lost his place to James Trafford. Pickford was left on the bench for England’s 3-2 Nations League defeat against Spain, with Thomas Tuchel giving Trafford his first competitive start. The England manager has insisted Pickford has […]
Mauricio Pochettino has pointed to the punishment previously handed to Everton while discussing what could constitute a fair sanction for Manchester City following reports of the independent commission’s findings. The former Tottenham and Chelsea manager referenced both Everton and Nottingham Forest, who received points deductions for breaches of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules […]
James Tarkowski has backed Tyler Dibling to build on his recent progress at Everton, describing the youngster’s talent as “incredible”. Dibling has begun to show more of his ability in recent appearances after taking some time to settle following his £35m summer move from Southampton. His assist against Wolves in the Carabao Cup was an […]
Everton teenager Douglass Lukjanciks speaks on his Southport FC loan spell, non-league development, and following in Jordan Pickford’s footsteps.
