Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours
An impressive start for Everton at Sunderland was wasted as the game ended up as a stalemate. Here is our full match report and initial thoughts. [Royal Blue
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Everton player ratings as Iliman Ndiaye and one more excellent in Sunderland draw. [Liverpool Echo]
David Moyes says Everton must start turning positive patches into complete performances after a mixed display in a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Monday night.
“Yes, we want to keep it going. That’s why I’m disappointed tonight, because I thought the second-half performance was way below the levels we’ve set generally, and I think we’d set the levels we think we’re at in the first half for long periods.” [Everton FC]
Everton will once again be supporting the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal in the coming days by auctioning signed, match-worn shirts*. Supporters across the world will be able to bid on shirts from each match via matchwornshirt.com/poppy, [Everton FC]
David Moyes said his surprise move to bring Dwight McNeil on against Sunderland was due to the midfielder’s performances in training. [Liverpool Echo]
Everton Football Club continued to reaffirm their support for The Bradley Lowery Foundation’s ‘Cancer Has No Colours’ campaign by donating the mascot experience for last night’s match at Bradley’s beloved Sunderland. [Everton FC]
Everton are not planning to bring Harrison Armstrong back to Merseyside this season, and believe that seeing out the season at Deepdale is best for his development. [TEAMtalk]
Everton’s Jordan Pickford tells Kelly Somers what it will be like to face his boyhood club Sunderland for the first time since swapping Wearside for Merseyside in 2017. [BBC]
Kelly Gago discussed the boost in belief her goalscoring form will give her heading in to Sunday’s (2.30pm GMT) WSL clash with Manchester City. [Everton FC]
Saudi Arabian digital sports platform Koora Break has dropped a treat for Everton fans with an extensive new behind-the-scenes tour of Everton’s new Hill Dickinson Stadium, which the club’s chief marketing and digital officer Aaron Duckmanton enthusiastically describes as “one of the best football stadiums in Europe” in the 45-minute feature. Check it out here.
What to Watch
UEFA Champions League matches continue with Arsenal and Tottenham in action. The big game sees Liverpool take on Real Madrid.
Full schedule of games here.
