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25’ - JWP heads down a deep cross for Paqueta, he turns and shoots but blasts it way over.
Now Patterson breaks but is easily tackled on a 1-on-1 and loses the duel.
23’ - We’re at the quarter mark of the game and will stop for a minute for a cooling break.
18’ - Youngster Armstrong shows his worth with a beautiful interception in midfield and charges forward, Ndiaye on his left and Gana on his right. He feeds Gueye whose sidefooted shot is not the best but it squirms under Areola and Everton lead
1-0!
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15’ - Now Diouf beats Patterson for pace and gets stamped on by the Everton defender right by the corner flag, another freekick. This is basically a corner that JWP takes, Beto heads clear for a corner.
JWP over it for the inswinging corner, Blues clear somewhat but the Hammers retain possession.
12’ - Marshall turns Keane inside out and the defender looks like he has the better of the young forward, but the Hammers player goes down outside the box and Keane gets booked.
Ward-Prowse to take, about 30 yards out, beats Travers and the far post, just. Phew.
10’ - McNeil and Ndiaye combine on the left, cross into the box and Gana stabs it goalwards and it goes off the arm of the defender, but the ref waves play on! That would be a penalty in any competitive game.
A minute before Beto got flagged offside but looked like he was on.
7’ - Poor clearance from Areola comes off Gana but the Blues cannot control the ball.
5’ - Everton have barely seen the ball in these first few minutes, giving it away way too cheaply.
2’ - Goodness!! Keane with a horrible back pass straight to the feet of Marshall but Travers is out like a flash to clear the danger! Phew.
Mark Travers to the rescue
— Premier League USA (@PLinUSA) July 30, 2025
Everton’s new goalkeeper denies Callum Marshall the early goal just a minute in! pic.twitter.com/dDKIeMxdT8
1’ - Ward-Prowse gets us underway.
Idrissa Gana Gueye leads out the Toffees as captain for the day.
Starting Lineups
Everton look to be almost unchanged from the Saturday game against Bournemouth, likely in the 3-4-2-1 hybrid formation again, but this time in their new away kits. Harrison Armstrong replaces Charly Alcaraz in the lineup.
Your Toffees to take on @WestHam in Chicago! @EvertonInUSA pic.twitter.com/Y38OAiVzPU
— Everton (@Everton) July 30, 2025
West Ham name a pretty strong lineup for their part, but dangerman Jarrod Bowen is on the bench.
Our XI for Everton pic.twitter.com/kNWOKYS5de
— West Ham United (@WestHam) July 30, 2025
Match Preview
Everton have now been in the USA for nearly a week now, and were torn apart on Saturday in the second half by Bournemouth who looked a lot more cohesive than the Blues did. Granted David Moyes’ side are still desperately short on numbers, but that is what these preseason games are for, to get some early miles on the legs so that the players can hit the ground running when the second weekend of August rolls around.
The Toffees added young left back Adam Aznou to the squad this week, with the player immediately jetting out to Chicago to link up with the team but this game will likely come too soon for him.
At another fan-event last night Moyes once again reiterated that the Blues are getting rebuffed in their efforts to sign players which was odd that the manager keeps banging that drum, publicly anyway.
West Ham lost narrowly to Manchester United in the first round of games of the Premier League Summer Series and will give the Blues just as stern a test as any tonight.
Match Details
Competition: 2025/26 Preseason Friendly 4 (Premier League Summer Series)
Date and start time: Wednesday, July 30th at 3:30 p.m. PT / 6:30 p.m ET / 11:30 p.m. BST
Stadium: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Capacity: 61,500
Weather: 72°F/22°C, light rain, 55% chance of precipitation, 14 mph winds
How to Watch/Listen
TV: Peacock - United States; Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League - United Kingdom; fubo TV Canada - Canada, Canal+ Sport 4 Afrique
Radio: Everton FC
Live stream: Fubo TV, Universo Now, Telemundo Deportivo, Sky GO, beIN Sports Connect, Disney+ Premium Caribbean, Disney+ Hotstar
Gamethread: There will be a live blog for this game with our coverage continuing after with a match recap.
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Information from LiveSoccerTV.com
Last Meeting
Everton and West Ham fought to two draws last season, with Jake O’Brien bagging the equalizer in the return game at Goodison Park as Moyes was unable to beat his former side. The Blues did have the last laugh though, overhauling the Hammers in the final league table.
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