Everton had to settle for a draw when Spurs came to Goodison on Sunday afternoon, with the London side providing a difficult test for the Blues. Aaron Lennon gave the Merseysiders a 22nd-minute lead after a great ball from Tom Cleverley picked out Romelu Lukaku who headed down for Lennon, who took it on the […]
For a player who played only 30 minutes, the feisty Bosnian certainly made an impact in the time he had. Everton’s midfield had been run ragged in the first half and that was where Tottenham had the most of their joy, playing a pass and running off the ball to take it round Tom Cleverley […]
We are back again with our Football Manager 2016 simulation, where we see how the virtual world predicts how our game against Spurs will pan out come Sunday afternoon. Last week the popular sports simulation game predicted a routine victory over Stoke City, winning 3-1 with all Everton goals coming in the first 30 minutes. Couldn’t […]
Everton will be looking to pick up a valuable three points against Spurs this coming Sunday, as the Blues languish in the bottom half of the table in the closest European race in recent years. The Merseysiders have yet to string two wins together this season and were looking to get just that against Stoke […]
With speculation over Belgian winger Kevin Mirallas looking likely to leave Goodison Park this January, manager Roberto Martinez has reiterated that the forward is in his plans for the future. Mirallas has had to play a bit-part role in the first half of the season, having to play second fiddle to both Arouna Kone who […]
Everton missed the chance to climb the table when Stoke City put up an impressive fight to overhaul the lacklustre Blues. Xherdan Shaqiri scored a first-half brace, putting a low shot past Tim Howard as well as a sublime finish over the stranded American, although the shot-stopper could have done better throughout the game. Romelu […]
After Saturday’s prediction that Newcastle would beat the Blues, will Football Manager 2016 predict the right score when Stoke City visit Goodison Park tomorrow? In the simulation we are running alongside the season, the popular football game had predicted that Newcastle would beat Everton 2-0 while in reality the Blues snatched victory in the last […]
Everton snatched a priceless three points as Tom Cleverley scored a header with the last action of the game to leave Newcastle in the relegation zone. It looked set to be another frustrating draw, the Blues dominated for large periods but were unable to make their possession count.Chances for Romelu Lukaku were well saved by Rob […]
Phil Jagielka, James McCarthy, Bryan Oviedo and Steven Pienaar are all close to first team action after lengthy spells on the sidelines. The quartet are set to play at least some part in the festive period as the Blues prepare to play seven games in three weeks. Everton will face Newcastle, Stoke and Spurs before […]
With Everton facing off against Newcastle in their boxing day fixture up in the North East, we decided to see what Football Manager 2016 thinks the result will be. We began a simulation of the 2015/16 Barclays Premier league season and simulated up to the Newcastle game, seeing just how Roberto Martinez team would be able […]
With yet another missed opportunity spurned by the Blues, we have a look at five things we learned from Saturday afternoon’s game against Leicester City. Riyad Mahrez scored the first goal when Everton conceded a penalty after a naive foul from Funes Mori. The winger duly put the ball in the net. Everton equalised not […]
Another disappointing result for the Blues as the Foxes top the table at Christmas. Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring, Everton conceded a penalty after a silly foul from Funes Mori and the Algerian put the ball emphatically beyond the sprawling Tim Howard who had guessed the right way. Everton equalised not long after, Ross Barkley had two shots […]