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title: "Everton player ratings: Wasteful finishing costs Blues in Stuttgart"
canonical: "https://readeverton.com/everton-player-ratings-stuttgart-dibling/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Gary Gowers"
section: "Player Ratings"
published: "2026-08-08T18:20:00Z"
modified: "2026-08-08T18:20:00Z"
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# Everton player ratings: Wasteful finishing costs Blues in Stuttgart

**[Everton](https://readeverton.com/) fell to a 3-1 defeat in Stuttgart in their [final German warm-up](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stuttgart-everton-live-score-stream-34426287), with the finishing badly letting down a [decent overall display](https://readeverton.com/2026/08/08/everton-stuttgart-match-report-pre-season/). Here’s how each player rated.**

**Mark Travers — 7**\
Kept Everton in the contest for long spells with a string of strong saves, including denying Stuttgart from close range on multiple occasions. Could easily have been picking the ball out three or four times without his intervention.

**Merlin Röhl — 6**\
Continued his conversion to right-back with some encouraging moments going forward, setting up several good chances that his forwards failed to convert. Still raw defensively in the position.

**Jake O’Brien — 5**\
An uncomfortable outing in an unfamiliar central role, lasting only around 17 minutes there before being moved. A reminder of why right-back remains his more natural fit.

**Jarrad Branthwaite — 5**\
Wore the captain’s armband but had a mixed afternoon, with a mistake in the build-up to Stuttgart’s opener taking the shine off an otherwise assured display on the ball.

**Vitalii Mykolenko — 5**\
Offered little going forward and struggled to influence the game from left-back, with his delivery into the box lacking quality throughout.

**Tim Iroegbunam — 6**\
Forced off early with what appeared to be an injury, making it difficult to judge his performance on the limited evidence available.

**Hayden Hackney — 6**\
A steady if unremarkable outing following his move from Middlesbrough, with occasional bright moments but not yet fully up to speed.

**Harrison Armstrong — 7**\
One of Everton’s better performers, composed on the ball and looking increasingly like a player who could feature regularly this season.

**Tyler Dibling — 8**\
Arguably Everton’s standout performer, showing more confidence and end product than in recent outings and repeatedly getting the better of his marker.

**Charly Alcaraz — 7**\
A bright, energetic display out of position on the left, creating several chances that his forwards were unable to finish.

**Beto — 3**\
A frustrating afternoon in front of goal, missing a series of presentable chances, including one glaring opportunity with the goal gaping.

**Substitutes**

**Michael Keane — 5**\
Part of a shaky defensive collective, and directly at fault for Stuttgart’s third goal with a loose clearance.

**Thierno Barry — 8**\
Made an instant impact after replacing Beto, winning and converting the penalty that briefly gave Everton hope of a comeback.

**Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall — 6**\
Nearly had a telling impact in stoppage time, heading narrowly wide from a corner in what was otherwise a brief cameo.

**Tom King, Nathan Patterson, Adam Aznou, Tyrique George, Iliman Ndiaye, James Tarkowski, Mackenzie Foster — 5**\
Each given only brief minutes late on, with nothing of note either way to separate them.