Everton are pursuing Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney, the Championship's player of the season. The 23-year-old, valued at £10m-£15m, is also attracting interest from Brighton, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest, Leeds, and Crystal Palace.
West Ham faces potential relegation, needing a win against Tottenham to avoid the drop. Despite a decade-high points total, their struggles highlight a decline since parting ways with David Moyes, their former stabilizing manager. The team's future, including manager Nuno Espírito Santo's tenure, hangs on Sunday's crucial match.
Sunderland defeated Everton 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, ending David Moyes' side's slim chances of European qualification. Merlin Röhl opened the scoring for Everton, but goals from Brian Brobbey, Enzo Le Fée, and Wilson Isidor secured a commanding win for Sunderland.
David Moyes’s European dream is now hanging by a slender thread. Against a Crystal Palace side who have been otherwise distracted by their Conference League exploits, Everton were unable to take their opportunity to close the gap on their rivals as Jean-Philippe Mateta came off the bench to deny them victory.It could have been even worse for Moyes had the referee, Tom Bramall, awarded a penalty when James Garner hauled down Jørgen Strand Larsen just before half-time or Adam Wharton’s shot not struck the outside of the post in the 90th minute. Continue reading...
Somewhere in London, a celebrated former Everton midfielder may have raised a toast to his old club. Manchester City avoided a damaging defeat with virtually the last kick of the game at Everton but two dropped points handed Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal the advantage in their pursuit of a first league title in 22 years.Jérémy Doku opened the scoring in magnificent style and ended the scoring in similar fashion in the 97th minute – six minutes of stoppage time had been signalled – to rescue a point for Pep Guardiola’s visitors. They had been stunned by a second half Everton fightback that saw David Moyes’ team take a 3-1 lead through the substitute Thierno Barry’s second goal of the night. But Doku, curling a sublime shot around Jordan Pickford after collecting a Phil Foden corner outside the area, extended City’s unbeaten run to 12 matches and showed this team will not disappear without a fight. Continue reading...
Somewhere in London, a celebrated former Everton midfielder may have raised a toast to his old club. Manchester City avoided a damaging defeat with virtually the last kick of the game at Everton but two dropped points handed Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal the advantage in their pursuit of a first league title in 22 years.Jérémy Doku opened the scoring in magnificent style and ended the scoring in similar fashion in the 97th minute – six minutes of stoppage time had been signalled – to rescue a point for Pep Guardiola’s visitors. They had been stunned by a second half Everton fightback that saw David Moyes’ team take a 3-1 lead through substitute Thierno Barry’s second goal of the night. But Doku, curling a sublime shot around Jordan Pickford after collecting a Phil Foden corner outside the area, extended City’s unbeaten run to 12 matches and showed this team will not disappear without a fight. Continue reading...
Everton manager David Moyes expressed frustration after his team suffered a 2-1 defeat to West Ham United, stating he was 'amazed' that referee Simon Hooper did not award a penalty for a handball in the second half. The defeat leaves Everton searching for answers after a contentious late call in the box.
West Ham and Crystal Palace played out a draw at Selhurst Park, a result that confirmed Wolves' relegation. Dean Henderson produced a superb save to deny Konstantinos Mavropanos before halftime, while Brennan Johnson missed gilt-edged chances for Palace. The point leaves West Ham with their fate in their own hands as they chase European qualification, with Tottenham now in the relegation zone having taken just four points from their last 11 matches.
Liverpool win derby in 100th minute after difficult run‘Five games in 15 days with mainly the same players’Arne Slot claimed Liverpool provided the perfect answer to questions over their mentality and character as Virgil van Dijk’s 100th-minute header clinched victory in the first Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium.Liverpool opened up a seven-point gap to sixth-placed Chelsea in the race for Champions League qualification with their captain’s dramatic intervention against Everton, who were left to rue another late blow by their local rivals. David Moyes described the outcome as “cruel” and claimed Everton should have had a penalty for a push by Curtis Jones on Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Continue reading...
