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Everton’s 2022/23 Statistical Summary

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A statistical summary of the 2022/23 season.

 

Stats Of The Season

  • Everton’s opening day defeat to Chelsea was their first opening day defeat since they lost 1-0 to QPR in 2011.
  • Lucas Digne’s own goal for Everton against Aston Villa in August 2022 made him only the second player to score an own goal for and against Everton (after Don Hutchison).
    • Digne’s own goal was also the first time Everton’s first league goal of the season was an own goal since 1999/2000 (Jaap Stam).
  • Jordan Pickford’s assist for Demarai Gray’s equaliser against Nottingham Forest in August 2022 made Pickford only the fourth Everton goalkeeper to assist a goal in the Premier League (after Richard Wright, Tim Howard and Joel Robles).
  • Conor Coady was Everton’s starting captain in their 1-0 win over West Ham in September 2022, becoming the club’s first ever player to be starting captain while on loan.
  • In Everton’s 2-1 win over Southampton in October 2022, there were only 5 minutes between Everton conceding to fall behind and taking the lead – their quickest turnaround since against Blackburn in November 1962 (3 minutes).
  • Dwight McNeil’s goal against Crystal Palace in October 2022 was the first goal scored by an Everton substitute since Gylfi Sigurdsson against Liverpool in February 2021.
  • Everton had 3 different English goalscorers in their 3-0 win over Crystal Palace in October 2022 (Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anthony Gordon and Dwight McNeil) – only the third time this has happened in a Premier League game since the turn of the millennium (after Tottenham in August 2007 and Burnley in September 2021).
  • In Everton’s 4-1 defeat to Brighton in January 2023, they conceded 3 goals within 6 minutes. Since WWII, only against Bolton in December 2005 have they conceded 3 goals in a shorter time in a home game (5 minutes).
  • Everton’s 4-1 defeat to Brighton was their first game of 2023. They lost their first game of a calendar year in each of the last 6 years, and 5 of those games were at Goodison Park.
  • Conor Coady’s own goal against Manchester United in January 2023 made him the first Everton player to score an own goal in the FA Cup since Pat Van Den Hauwe against Blackburn in January 1986.
  • Conor Coady scored a goal and an own goal against Manchester United in January 2023 – he was the first Everton player to score a goal and an own goal in the same game since Leon Osman against Arsenal in January 2010.
  • Frank Lampard earned just 0.92 points per game as Everton manager (35 points in 38 league games). Adjusted to 3 points for a win and excluding caretaker managers, only Mike Walker has a lower points-per-game ratio in the club’s history (0.87).
  • Everton’s first goal under former Burnley manager Sean Dyche was scored by former Burnley defender James Tarkowski and assisted by former Burnley winger Dwight McNeil.
    • The goal was also Tarkowski’s first goal assisted by McNeil in what was the 156th game they played together.
  • Everton’s 1-0 win over Arsenal in February 2023 was the first time they beat the league leaders while starting the day in the relegation zone since New Year’s Day 1927 (3-2 vs Burnley).
  • In Everton’s 1-0 win over Leeds in February 2023, the only goal was scored by Seamus Coleman. The win extends Everton’s record of never losing in games where Coleman has scored (28 games, 22 wins, 6 draws) [excluding penalty shootouts].
  • Everton’s 1-0 win over Brentford in March 2023 was the first time the Blues won 1-0 after scoring their only goal in the first minute since against Norwich in May 1987.
  • Ellis Simms wore the number 50 shirt when he scored his first Everton goal in the Blues’ 2-2 draw against Chelsea in March 2023, making him the highest-numbered player to score a goal for Everton.
  • Ellis Simms’ equaliser against Chelsea in March 2023 was the first time an Everton substitute scored an equaliser in a Premier League game since Theo Walcott against Aston Villa in July 2020.
  • Lucas Moura’s red card in Everton’s 1-1 draw against Tottenham in April 2023 was the first time an opposition player was sent off in an Everton game since West Brom’s Kieran Gibbs in September 2020, ending a run of 118 consecutive games in all competitions without an opposition player getting sent off.
  • Michael Keane’s equaliser in Everton’s 1-1 draw against Tottenham in April 2023 was the first time Everton scored a goal in the 90th minute after being a goal down and having a player sent off since against Birmingham in August 2002.
  • Everton’s 3-1 defeat to Fulham in April 2023 ended their run of 14 consecutive home wins on Grand National weekend.
  • Jordan Pickford’s penalty save against Leicester in May 2023 ended a run of 11 successfully converted penalties against Everton.
    • Pickford’s penalty save was also the first penalty he saved for Everton since against Newcastle in March 2019.
  • Everton’s 5-1 win over Brighton in May 2023 was the first time two Everton players scored at least 2 goals in away game (Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil) since against Luton in May 1983 (Graeme Sharp and Kevin Sheedy).
  • Yerry Mina’s equaliser in Everton’s 1-1 draw against Wolves in May 2023 was Everton’s latest ever goal in normal time (98:54).
  • James Tarkowski was the only outfield player to play every minute of the 2022/23 Premier League. He was also the first Everton outfield player to play every minute of a Premier League season since Leighton Baines in 2012/13.
  • James Tarkowski blocked 78 shots in the 2022/23 Premier League – at least 36 more than any other player.
  • James Tarkowski made 196 clearances in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Ethan Pinnock (214) made more.
  • James Tarkowski won 120 aerial duels in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Ben Mee (132) won more.
  • Idrissa Gueye made 97 successful tackles in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Joao Palhinha (147) and Moises Caicedo (100) made more.
  • Idrissa Gueye made 56 interceptions in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Declan Rice (63) made more.
  • Everton earned 0.95 points per game in the 2022/23 Premier League – their worst ever league campaign on a points-per-game basis (adjusted to 3 points for a win).
  • Everton won 8 league games in the 2022/23 season – the fewest in a single season in their history.
  • Everton earned just 21 points at home in 2022/23 season – the fewest in a single season in their history (adjusted to 3 points for a win).
  • Everton lost 10 home league games in the 2022/23 season – the most in a single season in their history.
  • Everton won 6 home league games in the 2022/23 season – only in 1957/58 (5) have they won fewer.
  • Everton scored only 16 home league goals in the 2022/23 season – the fewest in the Premier League and also the fewest in a single season in their history.
  • Everton scored more away league goals (18) than home league goals (16) in the 2022/23 season – only the third time this has happened in the club’s history (after 1983/84 and 1992/93).
  • Everton failed to do a league double over an opponent for the second consecutive season. This is the first time in their history that they failed to do a league double in back-to-back seasons.
  • Everton spent the entire 2022/23 Premier League season in the bottom half of the table – the first time this has happened since 1997/98.
    • Only two seasons prior to this, they spent the entire league campaign in the top half.
  • Everton scored 34 goals in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Wolves (31) scored fewer.
  • Everton conceded 10 goals from counter attacks in the 2022/23 Premier League – at least 2 more than any other team.
  • Everton are one of only 2 teams who did not score an own goal in the 2022/23 Premier League (with Nottingham Forest).
  • Everton earned 3 points from losing positions from goals scored in the 89th minute or later in the 2022/23 Premier League (Ellis Simms vs Chelsea, Michael Keane vs Tottenham and Yerry Mina vs Wolves). They ultimately avoided relegation by 2 points.
  • Everton beat Brighton by a 4-goal margin away from home and lost to Brighton by a 3-goal margin at Goodison Park in the 2022/23 Premier League. This is only the second occasion in club’s history where they won by 4 goals away from home and lost by 3 goals at home against the same opponent in a single league season (after Arsenal in 1908/09 – a 4-0 win at the Manor Ground and then a 3-0 defeat at Goodison Park within the space of 5 days in September 1908).

 

Premier League Top Threes (Total)

  • Games – Iwobi/Tarkowski (38), Pickford (37)
  • Starts – Iwobi/Tarkowski (38), Pickford (37)
  • Sub appearances – Maupay (16), Davies (15), Garner/Simms (9)
  • Subbed off – Gueye (18), Onana (13), Calvert-Lewin/Coleman/Gray (11)
  • Minutes – Tarkowski (3,420), Iwobi (3,382), Pickford (3,330)
  • Goals – McNeil (7), Doucoure (5), Gray (4)
  • Assists – Iwobi (7), McNeil (3), Doucoure/Keane/Onana (2)
  • Goal involvements – McNeil (10), Iwobi (9), Doucoure (7)
  • Shots – Gray (59), McNeil (46), Iwobi (42)
  • Shots on target – Gray (24), Gordon/Maupay (16)
  • Chances created – Iwobi (64), McNeil (49), Gray (37)
  • Big chances created – McNeil (11), Iwobi (8), Tarkowski (6)
  • Big chances missed – Maupay (7), Calvert-Lewin (6), Gray (5)
  • Successful passes – Tarkowski (1,316), Iwobi (1,097), Gueye (1,022)
  • Pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Coady (85.1%), Gueye (84.5%), Onana (84.0%)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Tarkowski (122), Coady (106), Iwobi (73)
  • Long ball accuracy (min. 50 long balls) – Onana (63.1%), Iwobi (51.4%), Gray (50.0%)
  • Successful crosses – McNeil (50), Gray (37), Iwobi (29)
  • Cross accuracy (min. 30 crosses) – Iwobi (27.9%), McNeil (25.8%), Mykolenko (24.6%)
  • Successful dribbles – Iwobi (55), McNeil (53), Gray (33)
  • Successful tackles – Gueye (97), Onana (72), Iwobi (69)
  • Interceptions – Gueye (56), Tarkowski (51), Mykolenko (46)
  • Clearances – Tarkowski (196), Mykolenko (89), Coady (85)
  • Headed clearances – Tarkowski (119), Mykolenko (46), Coady (41)
  • Shots blocked – Tarkowski (78), Coady (17), Mykolenko (16)
  • Aerial duels won – Tarkowski (120), Keane (63), Calvert-Lewin (66)
  • Fouls committed – Onana (44), Gueye (43), Tarkowski (40)
  • Yellow cards – Onana (9), Gueye (7), Doucoure/Gordon/Pickford/Tarkowski (6)
  • Fouls won – Gray (51), Gueye (50), Onana (49)
  • Offsides – Calvert-Lewin (19), Gray (13), Doucoure (8)

 

Premier League Top Threes (Per 90)

(Minimum 900 minutes played)

  • Shots – Maupay (2.6), Calvert-Lewin (2.4), Gordon/Gray (2.1)
  • Shots on target – Gordon/Maupay (1.3), Gray (0.9)
  • Chances created – McNeil (1.8), Iwobi (1.7), Doucoure/Gray (1.3)
  • Successful passes – Coady (43.8), Gueye (35.5), Tarkowski (34.6)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Coady (4.6), Tarkowski (3.2), Keane (2.4)
  • Successful crosses – McNeil (1.8), Gray (1.3), Iwobi (0.8)
  • Successful dribbles – McNeil (1.9), Iwobi (1.5), Gray (1.2)
  • Successful tackles – Patterson (3.5), Gueye (3.4), Gordon (2.8)
  • Interceptions – Gueye (1.9), Mykolenko (1.6), Keane/Onana/Tarkowski (1.3)
  • Clearances – Tarkowski (5.2), Keane (5.0), Coady (3.6)
  • Shots blocked – Tarkowski (2.1), Coady (0.7), Keane (0.6)
  • Aerial duels won – Keane (6.1), Calvert-Lewin (5.1), Tarkowski (3.2)
  • Fouls committed – Calvert-Lewin (1.7), Gordon/Onana (1.6)
  • Fouls won – Gray/Onana (1.8), Gueye/Maupay (1.7)

Everton’s 2021/22 Statistical Summary

Bradley Cates Reports

A statistical summary of the 2021/22 season.

 

Stats Of The Season

  • Everton’s 3-1 win over Southampton in August was the first time they won by at least 2 goals on the opening day of the season since 1996.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in each of Everton’s first 3 league games this season. He also did so the previous season, becoming the first Everton player to score in the first 3 league games of the season in back-to-back seasons since Dixie Dean in 1933/34 and 1934/35.
  • Abdoulaye Doucoure’s assists in Everton’s 3-1 win over Burnley in September were in the 65th and 66th minute – only the second time an Everton player provided 2 assists in a minute in a Premier League game (after Magaye Gueye against Sunderland in April 2012).
  • Everton’s penalty shootout defeat to QPR in the League Cup in September was their 5th loss in penalty shootouts against lower league opposition (won only once).
    • The penalty shootout defeat to QPR also extended Everton’s record of losing every single penalty shootout that went to sudden death (4 defeats out of 4).
  • Everton’s 1-0 defeat to West Ham in October was their 500th home league defeat in their history.
    • The defeat to West Ham was also the first time they lost successive home games against West Ham since March 1930.
  • Josh King’s hat-trick in Everton’s 5-2 defeat to Watford in October made him the first player to score a hat-trick against Everton at Goodison Park since Bradley Allen for QPR in November 1993.
    • This was also only the third time a player scored a hat-trick against Everton having previously played for the Blues (after Harry Hammond for Sheffield United in February 1895 and Tommy Browell for Manchester City in September 1925).
  • Everton lost 10 home league games in 2021 – their joint-most ever in a calendar year (with 1929, 1958 and 1993).
  • Everton’s 2-1 win over Arsenal in December meant they beat the Gunners in 3 consecutive meetings – the first time they did so since April 1986.
  • Demarai Gray’s winning goal in Everton’s 2-1 win over Arsenal in December was the first time Everton scored a winning goal in the 90th minute after falling behind at half-time since against Fulham in April 2010. The player who scored the winning goal for Everton against Fulham was Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
  • Jarrad Branthwaite’s goal in Everton’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea in December was his first right-foot shot in his senior league career.
  • Everton had 3 consecutive games postponed in December. Excluding the first lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this was the first time Everton had 3 consecutive games postponed since the Big Freeze of 1963.
  • Everton did not play a competitive match between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this season. Since the inaugural Football League season and excluding seasons scrapped due to war, this was only the third time this had happened in the club’s history (after 1892/93 and 1962/63).
  • Everton’s 3-2 defeat to Brighton in January was their first ever home defeat to Brighton.
  • Everton lost their first game of 2022 – they lost their first game of a calendar year in each of the last 5 years, and 4 of those games were at Goodison Park.
  • Everton’s match against Aston Villa in January was the first match at Goodison Park where the Blues were managed by a former Everton club captain (Duncan Ferguson) and their opponents were managed by a former Liverpool club captain (Steven Gerrard) since Everton v Liverpool in September 1993 (Howard Kendall and Graeme Souness).
  • Salomon Rondon’s hat-trick for Venezuela against Bolivia in January made him the first Everton player to score a hat-trick in an official international match since Gary Lineker against Poland in the 1986 World Cup.
  • Frank Lampard lost his first league game as Everton manager in the Blues’ 3-1 defeat to Newcastle in February. He was the first permanent Everton manager to lose his first league game in charge since Gordon Lee in 1977.
  • Everton lost each of their first 4 league games of 2022 – only the third time they lost each of their first 4 league games of a calendar year (after 1977 and 1997).
  • Everton’s FA Cup match against National League side Boreham Wood in March was the first time they played a match against non-league opposition in the fifth round of the FA Cup since against Telford in 1985.
  • Vitalii Mykolenko captained Everton in their 2-0 win over Boreham Wood in March, becoming the youngest non-English captain in the club’s history and 8th youngest ever captain overall.
  • Jordan Pickford conceded 5 goals on his birthday in Everton’s 5-0 defeat to Tottenham in March. He was the first Everton goalkeeper to concede 5 goals in a competitive match on his birthday.
  • Alex Iwobi’s 99th-minute winning goal against Newcastle in March was Everton’s latest ever goal in normal time.
    • Iwobi’s goal against Newcastle was also scored on St. Patrick’s Day. As well as Ireland, St. Patrick is the patron saint of Nigeria, Iwobi’s homeland.
  • Everton’s 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in March was their biggest FA Cup defeat since they lost 4-0 to Liverpool in January 1955.
  • Everton had a player sent off in 3 consecutive league games (Jonjoe Kenny against Wolves, Allan against Newcastle and Michael Keane against West Ham) – the first time this had happened in the club’s history.
  • David Moyes’ West Ham did the league double over Everton this season. This was only the third time a former Everton manager did the league double over the Blues since they left the club (after Cliff Britton with Preston in 1958/59 and Johnny Carey with Nottingham Forest in 1966/67).
  • Mike Dean awarded Everton 2 penalties against Burnley in April – they were the only penalties he awarded Everton in his entire refereeing career.
  • Everton’s 1-0 win over Manchester United in April extended their run to 14 consecutive home wins on Grand National weekend.
  • Everton’s 1-0 win over Chelsea on May 1st was their first ever home win on that date in what was their 6th attempt.
  • Everton’s 1-0 win over Chelsea in May was the first time they beat the reigning European champions since they did the league double over Liverpool in 1984/85.
  • Richarlison’s goal from Cesar Azpilicueta’s error against Chelsea in May was the only time Everton benefitted from an error directly leading to a goal in the Premier League this season.
  • Everton scored 2 non-penalty goals against Leicester in May – this was the only away game this season where they scored 2 non-penalty goals.
  • Everton beat the reigning European champions (Chelsea) and FA Cup winners (Leicester) this season – the first time they did so in the league since 1982/83 (5-0 vs European champions Aston Villa and 3-1 vs FA Cup winners Tottenham). Coincidentally, both wins in both seasons were back-to-back.
  • Everton’s 0-0 draw against Watford in May was the first ever goalless draw between the two sides in what was their 33rd meeting.
  • Jarrad Branthwaite’s red card against Brentford in May made him the first teenager to be sent off for Everton since Wayne Rooney against Birmingham in December 2002.
    • Branthwaite’s red card against Brentford in the 18th minute was the earliest an Everton player was sent off since Tony Hibbert against Sigma Olomouc in August 2009 (6th minute), and the earliest in a league game since Iain Turner against Blackburn in February 2006 (9th minute).
  • Everton had 2 players sent off against Brentford in May (Jarrad Branthwaite and Salomon Rondon) – the first time this had happened since against Liverpool in October 2007 (Tony Hibbert and Phil Neville).
  • Everton’s 3-2 defeat to Brentford in May was only the second game in the club’s history where they had a player sent off in both halves. The only other game was against Barnsley in the FA Cup in January 1915 (George Harrison in the first half, Bobby Parker in the second half).
  • Everton’s 3-2 win over Crystal Palace in May was the first time they came from 2+ goals down at half-time to win a league game since against Derby in April 1977.
  • Everton’s 3-2 win over Crystal Palace in May was their 1,878th win in the top flight.
  • Everton failed to do a league double over a team this season – the first time they failed to do so since 1997/98.
  • Everton have lost 21 Premier League games this season – the most since 1993/94 (22).
  • Everton received 6 red cards in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
  • An opposition player was not sent off in any Everton game this season – the first time this had happened since 1990/91.
  • Everton conceded 66 league goals this season – the most since 1975/76 (also 66).
    • On a goals-per-game basis, they conceded 1.74 goals per league game this season – the highest since 1959/60 (1.86).
  • Everton’s goal difference this season was -23 – their worst goal difference since 1950/51 (-38).
  • Everton’s average possession in the Premier League this season was 39.1% – the joint-lowest in the league (with Burnley).
  • Everton’s pass accuracy in the Premier League this season was 73.3% – only Burnley (69.2%) and Watford (72.9%) had a worse pass accuracy.
  • Everton scored 5 own goals in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
  • Everton had 10 errors directly leading to goal in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
  • Everton had 49 big chances in the Premier League this season – only Norwich (37) had fewer.
  • Everton conceded 22 goals from set piece situations in the Premier League this season (excluding penalties) – more than any other team.
  • Michael Keane scored 2 own goals in the Premier League this season – he was one of only 2 players to score more than one own goal (with Jamaal Lascelles).
  • 2 first-half substitutes scored in the first half for Everton this season – Yerry Mina against Brentford in February and Donny van de Beek against Arsenal in May. Prior to this season, no first-half substitute scored in the first half for Everton since Steven Naismith against Chelsea in September 2015.
  • Everton came from behind at half-time to win a Premier League game 3 times this season. Before this season, the last time they came from behind at half-time to win a league game was against West Brom in September 2015.

 

Premier League Top Threes (Total)

  • Games – Pickford/Gordon (35), Gray (34)
  • Starts – Pickford (35), Keane (31), Coleman (30)
  • Sub appearances – Rondon (12), Gordon/Alli (10)
  • Subbed off – Gray (19), Gordon (11), Richarlison/Iwobi/Allan (7)
  • Minutes – Pickford (3,150), Keane (2,793), Coleman (2,658)
  • Goals – Richarlison (10), Gray/Calvert-Lewin (5)
  • Assists – Richarlison (5), Doucoure/Gray (4)
  • Goal involvements – Richarlison (15), Gray (9), Calvert-Lewin (7)
  • Shots – Richarlison (72), Gray (65), Gordon (44)
  • Shots on target – Richarlison (23), Gordon (18), Gray (17)
  • Chances created – Gray (42), Iwobi (36), Gordon (35)
  • Big chances created – Richarlison (7), Gray (6), Gordon (4)
  • Big chances missed – Richarlison (6), Calvert-Lewin/Iwobi (3)
  • Successful passes – Keane (927), Doucoure (862), Allan (766)
  • Pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Gray (81.5%), Allan (80.0%), Iwobi/Doucoure (79.6%)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Keane (125), Holgate (75), Coleman (53)
  • Long ball accuracy (min. 50 long balls) – Gray (53.8%), Doucoure (50.0%), Keane (49.0%)
  • Successful crosses – Gray (34), Townsend (28), Gordon (23)
  • Cross accuracy (min. 20 crosses) – Kenny (43.5%), Iwobi (34.4%), Coleman (31.7%)
  • Successful dribbles – Gray (55), Richarlison (40), Gordon (38)
  • Successful tackles – Doucoure (75), Allan (74), Coleman (61)
  • Interceptions – Keane (62), Coleman (32), Doucoure (28)
  • Clearances – Keane (128), Holgate (93), Godfrey (91)
  • Headed clearances – Keane (72), Godfrey (47), Holgate (46)
  • Shots blocked – Keane (28), Godfrey (19), Holgate (17)
  • Aerial duels won – Keane (97), Calvert-Lewin (94), Richarlison (66)
  • Fouls committed – Doucoure (39), Richarlison (36), Allan (30)
  • Yellow cards – Richarlison (9), Allan/Holgate (7)
  • Fouls won – Richarlison (68), Gordon (64), Townsend (69)
  • Offsides – Richarlison (21), Gordon (8), Rondon (5)

 

Premier League Top Threes (Per 90)

  • Shots – Richarlison (2.6), Gray (2.5), Calvert-Lewin (2.3)
  • Shots on target – Calvert-Lewin (0.9), Richarlison (0.8), Gordon/Gray (0.7)
  • Chances created – Townsend (1.9), Digne (1.7), Gray/Iwobi (1.6)
  • Successful passes – Allan (31.5), Doucoure (30.6), Keane (29.9)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Keane (4.0), Holgate (3.2), Coleman (1.8)
  • Successful crosses – Townsend (1.7), Gray (1.3), Digne (1.2)
  • Successful dribbles – Gray (2.1), Townsend (1.6), Gordon (1.5)
  • Successful tackles – Allan (3.0), Doucoure (2.7), Digne (2.5)
  • Interceptions – Keane (2.0), Kenny (1.8), Mykolenko (1.4)
  • Clearances – Keane (4.1), Godfrey (4.0), Holgate (3.9)
  • Shots blocked – Keane (0.9), Godfrey (0.8), Holgate (0.7)
  • Aerial duels won – Calvert-Lewin (6.6), Keane (3.1), Holgate (2.7)
  • Fouls committed – Doucoure (1.4), Richarlison (1.3), Allan/Calvert-Lewin/Digne (1.2)
  • Fouls won – Gordon (2.5), Richarlison/Townsend (2.4)

Everton’s 2020/21 Statistical Summary

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A statistical summary of the 2020/21 season.

 

Stats Of The Season

  • Everton’s win over Tottenham in September was their first win over Spurs since December 2012, and the first time they did so away from home since November 2008.
  • Joao Virginia made his Everton debut against Salford in September aged 20 years and 342 days – the youngest goalkeeper to play for Everton since John Ruddy against Blackburn in February 2006 (19y 110d).
  • Everton’s 5-2 win over West Brom in September was the first time they scored 5 goals in a league after conceding first since their 5-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday in September 1985.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 5 goals in the first 3 league games of the season – the first Everton player to do so since Tommy Lawton in 1938/39.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hat-tricks against West Brom and West Ham in September made him the first Everton player to score a hat-trick in consecutive home games since John Willie Parker in February-March 1954.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in each of Everton’s first 5 league games this season – the first player to do so since Tommy Lawton in 1938/39.
  • Everton scored at least 4 goals in 3 consecutive home games in September and October (against West Brom, West Ham and Brighton) – the first time they did so since September-October 1961.
  • Everton won each of their first 7 games of the season – this was only the second time they did so in their history (after 1894/95).
  • Everton signed Ben Godfrey for an initial fee of £20 million on October 5th – their biggest ever October signing, more than three times the previous record (Nick Barmby for £5.75 million in 1996).
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored on his England debut against Wales in October – the first Everton player to do so since Fred Pickering against USA in May 1964.
  • Ben Godfrey made his Everton debut against Liverpool in October – the first player to do so since Aaron Lennon in February 2015.
    • Ben Godfrey was also only the fourth Everton player whose age on his debut (22) was the same as his shirt number (with Slaven Bilic, Tobias Linderoth and Espen Baardsen).
  • Niels Nkounkou made his Everton league debut on his 20th birthday against Southampton in November – only the third post-war player to make his Everton league debut on his birthday (after Ken McNaught and Matt Jackson).
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored a penalty for England against Republic of Ireland in November – excluding penalty shootouts, the first Everton player to do so since Alan Ball against Wales in October 1967.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin took just 9 games to score 10 league goals this season – only Dixie Dean (7 appearances in 1927/28 and 1929/30) and Bert Freeman (8 appearances in 1909/10) have reached that tally in fewer appearances for Everton in a top-flight season.
  • Mason Holgate scored his first Premier League goal for Everton against Leicester in December in what was his 69th Premier League appearance.
  • Everton’s defeat to West Ham on New Year’s Day was their 5th consecutive NYD defeat.
  • Everton’s 12pm kick-off against Rotherham was their earliest kick-off for an FA Cup match in the club’s history.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin was the first Englishman to score at least 15 goals in all competitions in successive seasons for Everton since Tony Cottee did so in 3 consecutive seasons (1988/89, 1989/90 and 1990/91).
  • Thierry Small made his Everton debut against Sheffield Wednesday in January at the age of 16 years and 176 days, becoming the Blues’ youngest ever player in a competitive match.
  • Thierry Small and Tyler Onyango’s debuts against Sheffield Wednesday were only the second time at least 2 players aged 17 or under made their Everton debut in the same domestic match (after Jason Danskin, Derek Walsh and Neill Rimmer against Luton in May 1985).
  • Everton won 4 consecutive away league games from December to February – the first time they did so since November-December 1985.
  • Everton’s 5-4 win over Tottenham in the FA Cup in February was their first 5-4 victory since against Watford in September 1984.
  • Gylfi Sigurdsson provided a hat-trick of assists against Tottenham in February – the first Everton player to do so since Steven Pienaar against Fulham in April 2012.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin was the fourth Everton player to score his 50th goal for the club against Tottenham (after Dixie Dean, Joe Royle and Duncan Ferguson).
  • Everton’s defeat to Fulham at Goodison Park in February was their first home defeat to the Cottagers in the league in their history.
  • Everton lost 3 consecutive home league games by a margin of at least 2 goals from January to February (against Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester City) – the first time they did so since August-September 1958.
  • Everton won at Anfield for the first time since September 1999.
  • Everton beat Liverpool by a margin of 2 goals at Anfield for the first time since February 1986.
  • Richarlison’s goal against Liverpool in February was the first time an Everton player scored in back-to-back Anfield derbies in the Premier League since Tim Cahill in March 2005 and March 2006.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin won a penalty against Liverpool in February – the second time he won a penalty in a Merseyside derby (after December 2017). In doing so, he became the first ever Everton player to win 2 penalties against Liverpool.
  • Everton beat Jurgen Klopp as opposition manager at their 13th attempt – their longest ever wait for a win against an opposition manager (previously Bob Jackson and Bob Paisley – 11th attempt).
  • Everton were unbeaten for 9 consecutive away league games from November to March – their longest unbeaten run away from home in the league since a 10-match unbeaten run from December 1984 to May 1985.
  • Richarlison scored in 4 consecutive league games from February to March – only the second Brazilian to do so in English top flight history (after Mirandinha in November-December 1987).
  • Jean-Philippe Gbamin’s return to first-team action against Crystal Palace was his first appearance for Everton since against Watford in August 2019 (597 days).
  • Everton beat Arsenal away from home for the first time since January 1996.
  • Everton did the league double over Arsenal for the first time since 1985/86.
  • Everton’s win over Arsenal in April was their first ever win at the Emirates Stadium in what was their 16th match at the ground – the longest wait for a first win at a stadium in the club’s history.
  • Everton went on a run of 4 consecutive clean sheets away from home in the Premier League from April to May – their longest such run since they kept 5 clean sheets in a row away from home from April to August 1995.
  • Everton’s defeat to Sheffield United in May was their 499th home league defeat in their history.
  • Everton did the league double over Wolves for the first time since 1975/76.
  • Everton have finished 10th place in the Premier League this season. Before the last day of the Premier League season, the lowest position they have been this season was 9th.
  • Everton’s tally of 59 points this season was more than they managed in 7 of their previous 10 seasons.
    • Despite earning more points, Everton finished lower than they did in 4 of those 7 seasons (7th/54 pts in 2010/11, 7th/56 pts in 2011/12, 8th/49 pts in 2017/18, 8th/54 pts in 2018/19).
    • Everton’s tally of 59 points was also the highest number of points for a team who has finished as high as 10th in the English top flight since Coventry in 1986/87 (63 points).
  • Everton earned 1.947 points per game away from home in the league this season – the second-best ever away record on a PPG basis (behind 1969/70 – 1.952).
  • Everton earned 1.16 points per game at home in the league this season – the second-worst ever home record on a PPG basis (behind 1957/58 – 1.14).
  • Everton won 28 points against teams who finished above them this season (W8 D4 L6).
  • Everton won 31 points against teams who finished below them this season (W9 D4 L7).
  • Everton won 11 away league games this season – only in 1969/70 and 1984/85 (both 12) they have won more.
  • Everton kept 9 clean sheets away from home in the league this season – only in 1969/70 (11) they have kept more.
  • Everton scored 20 goals from inside the six-yard box in the Premier League this season – only West Ham (21) have scored more.
  • Everton scored 14 headed goals in the Premier League this season – no other team scored more (level with Liverpool and West Ham).
  • Everton scored 14 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season (excluding penalties) – only West Ham (16) and Southampton (15) have scored more.
  • Everton benefitted from 2 own goals in the Premier League this season – both of them were by Arsenal players (Rob Holding and Bernd Leno).
  • Everton conceded 12 goals from outside the box in the Premier League this season – only Sheffield United (13) conceded more.
  • Everton won as many games at Goodison Park in the Premier League this season with fans in attendance (3 out of 3) as without (3 out of 16).
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 16 non-penalty goals in the Premier League this season – only Harry Kane (19) scored more.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 10 goals from inside the penalty box in the Premier League this season – 3 more than any other player.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 6 goals from set-piece situations in the Premier League this season – more than any other player.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 7 headed goals in the Premier League this season – more than any other player.

 

Premier League Top Threes

  • Games – Sigurdsson (36), Keane (35), Richarlison (34)
  • Starts – Keane/Richarlison (33), Calvert-Lewin (32)
  • Sub appearances – Iwobi (13), Sigurdsson (12), Gomes/King (11)
  • Subbed off – Rodriguez (14), Iwobi/Sigurdsson (12)
  • Minutes – Keane (2,990), Calvert-Lewin (2,876), Richarlison (2,872)
  • Goals – Calvert-Lewin (16), Richarlison (7), Rodriguez/Sigurdsson (6)
  • Assists – Digne (7), Sigurdsson (5), Rodriguez (4)
  • Shots – Calvert-Lewin (83), Richarlison (81), Sigurdsson (49)
  • Shots on target – Calvert-Lewin (46), Richarlison (32), Rodriguez (18)
  • Chances created – Digne (46), Sigurdsson (44), Rodriguez (40)
  • Big chances created – Digne/Rodriguez (11), Richarlison/Sigurdsson (4)
  • Big chances missed – Calvert-Lewin (17), Richarlison (10), Sigurdsson (3)
  • Successful passes – Keane (1,691), Doucoure (1,140), Mina (1,133)
  • Pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Mina (90.1%), Keane (87.2%), Allan (85.6%)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Keane (130), Rodriguez (99), Holgate (87)
  • Long ball accuracy (min. 50 long balls) – Rodriguez (74.4%), Doucoure (63.3%), Allan/Gomes (62.6%)
  • Successful crosses – Digne (46), Sigurdsson (29), Rodriguez (17)
  • Cross accuracy (min. 20 crosses) – Sigurdsson (29%), Coleman (28.6%), Digne (21.4%)
  • Successful dribbles – Richarlison (61), Iwobi (45), Rodriguez (34)
  • Successful tackles – Allan (80), Digne (64), Holgate (56)
  • Interceptions – Keane (51), Doucoure (39), Holgate (35)
  • Clearances – Keane (156), Godfrey (110), Mina (108)
  • Headed clearances – Keane (93), Godfrey (62), Mina (61)
  • Shots blocked – Godfrey (37), Keane (33), Mina (23)
  • Aerial duels won – Calvert-Lewin (154), Keane (111), Digne (92)
  • Fouls committed – Allan/Calvert-Lewin (37), Gomes (35)
  • Yellow cards – Holgate (9), Doucoure/Allan (6)
  • Fouls won – Richarlison (73), Calvert-Lewin (41), Rodriguez (40)
  • Offsides – Richarlison (25), Calvert-Lewin (18), Rodriguez (6)

Everton’s 2019/20 Statistical Summary

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A statistical summary of the 2019/20 season.

Team Stats

  • Everton finished 12th in the Premier League – their lowest finish since 2003/04 (17th).
  • Everton scored just 24 goals at Goodison Park in the Premier League – the fewest since 2005/06 (22).
  • Everton lost 11 away games in the Premier League – the most since 2003/04 (also 11).
  • Everton scored only 8 goals from open play and counter attacks away from home in the Premier League – the second-fewest in the league.
    • Conversely, they scored 12 goals from set pieces away from home in the Premier League – more than any other team.
  • Everton have lost against all 3 promoted teams in the Premier League – only the second time they have done so in a single season (after 2000/01).
  • Everton scored 14 headed goals in the Premier League – only Liverpool (18) scored more.
  • Everton were awarded only 1 penalty in the Premier League – the fewest since 2007/08 (also 1).
    • Gylfi Sigurdsson’s penalty against Leicester was Everton’s first penalty in the Premier League since against Chelsea in March 2019.
    • Sigurdsson’s penalty was also the first penalty Everton scored at Goodison Park since Wayne Rooney against Swansea in December 2017.
  • Everton scored only 1 goal from outside the box in the Premier League (Gylfi Sigurdsson against West Ham in October).
  • Everton created 68 chances from corner and free kick situations in the Premier League – more than any other team.
  • Everton scored 10 goals from corner situations in the Premier League this season – only Liverpool (11) scored more.
  • Everton kept 9 clean sheets in the Premier League – the fewest since 2010/11 (also 9).
  • Everton’s 3-2 win over Watford in February was the first time they came from behind to win a Premier League game since against Swansea in December 2017, which ended a run of 40 league games where they failed to come from behind to win.
    • The turnaround against Watford was also the first time they won a Premier League game after being 2 goals down since against the same opposition in November 2017.
    • The turnaround against Watford was also the first time they won an away Premier League game after being 2 goals down since against West Brom in September 2015.
  • Bournemouth were the first relegated team to do the league double over Everton since Middlesbrough and Sunderland in 1996/97.
  • Everton’s win against Burnley on Boxing Day was only the second time in their history that they beat the same opposition on Boxing Day in consecutive years (after Bolton in 1957 and 1958).
  • Everton lost a league game to a team that eventually finished bottom of the Premier League (Norwich) for the first time since 1997/98 (a home defeat to Crystal Palace on the opening day).

Player Stats

  • Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin both scored 15 goals in all competitions. This is the first time at least two Everton players scored 15+ goals in all competitions in a single season since Adrian Heath, Kevin Sheedy and Trevor Steven scored 16 in 1986/87.
    • Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin also both scored at least 10 league goals this season before their 23rd birthday – the first time two Everton players under the age of 23 scored 10+ league goals in a single season since Trevor Steven and Derek Mountfield in 1984/85.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 13 Premier League goals – the most by an Everton number 9 in a single season since Tony Cottee in 1993/94 (16).
  • Moise Kean’s first start for Everton against Lincoln in the League Cup made him the first player born in the 2000s to start a match for Everton.
    • Kean’s goal against Newcastle in January made him the first player born in the 2000s to score a goal for Everton.
    • Kean’s goal against Newcastle also made him only the fourth foreign teenager to score a goal for Everton (after Victor Anichebe, Apostolos Vellios and Gerard Deulofeu).
  • Theo Walcott’s goal against Watford in February was the first time Everton scored a 90th-minute winner in the Premier League since Leighton Baines against the same opposition in November 2017.
    • Walcott’s goal against Watford was also the first time Everton scored a 90th-minute winner away from home in the Premier League since Tom Cleverley against Newcastle in December 2015.
    • Walcott’s goal against Watford was also the first time Everton scored a match-winning goal with 10 men since Jermaine Beckford against Chelsea in May 2011.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goals against Arsenal and Manchester United in February and March made him the first Everton player to score a goal in the first 3 minutes in consecutive league games since Derek Temple against Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday in November 1957.
    • Calvert-Lewin’s goal against Arsenal was the first time Everton scored in the first minute of a Premier League game since Tom Davies against Leicester in April 2017.
    • Calvert-Lewin’s goal against Arsenal was also the first time Everton scored a goal in the first minute of an away Premier League game since Kevin Campbell against Newcastle in April 1999.
  • When Jarrad Branthwaite made his Premier League debut against Wolves at the age of 18 years and 15 days, he became Everton’s youngest PL debutant since Tom Davies against Southampton in April 2016 (17y 291d).
  • Lucas Digne provided 7 assists in the Premier League – the most by an Everton player since Ross Barkley in 2016/17 (8).
  • Lucas Digne created 72 chances in the Premier League – only Trent Alexander-Arnold (87) created more among defenders.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin committed 57 fouls in the Premier League – only Jordan Ayew (59) committed more.
  • Richarlison made 29 headed shots in the Premier League – more than any other player.
    • Incidentally, Dominic Calvert-Lewin made 27 (3rd) and Yerry Mina made 23 (6th).
  • Jordan Pickford made 4 errors leading to a goal in the Premier League – only Martin Dubravka (5) made more.
    • Jordan Pickford also made as many errors leading to a goal in the Premier League as every other Everton player combined.
  • Moise Kean was subbed on 23 times in the Premier League – more than any other player.
  • Richarlison was fouled 72 times in the Premier League – the sixth-most in the league.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin won 180 aerial duels in the Premier League – the sixth-most in the league.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed 17 big chances in the Premier League – the eighth-most in the league.

Premier League Stats

Total

  • Most goals – Calvert-Lewin/Richarlison (13), Bernard (3)
  • Most shots – Richarlison (90), Calvert-Lewin (85), Sigurdsson (46)
  • Most shots on target – Calvert-Lewin (38), Richarlison (32), Sigurdsson (14)
  • Most assists – Digne (7), Sidibe (4), Holgate/Richarlison/Sigurdsson/Walcott (3)
  • Most chances created – Digne (72), Sigurdsson (51), Richarlison (34)
  • Most attempted dribbles – Richarlison (111), Coleman (58), Iwobi (52)
  • Most successful dribbles – Richarlison (61), Coleman (38), Iwobi (32)
  • Most interceptions – Keane (44), Digne (42), Sidibe (40)
  • Most clearances – Keane (150), Mina (98), Holgate (94)
  • Most attempted tackles – Sidibe (112), Digne (108), Sigurdsson (101)
  • Most successful tackles – Sidibe (83), Digne (73), Richarlison (70)
  • Most shots blocked – Keane (28), Mina (14), Holgate (13)
  • Highest pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Delph (86.6%), Schneiderlin (86.1%), Gomes (84.7%)
  • Most aerials duels won – Calvert-Lewin (180), Keane (130), Digne (114)
  • Most amount of times dispossessed – Richarlison (74), Bernard (29), Sigurdsson (26)
  • Most unsuccessful touches – Calvert-Lewin (98), Richarlison (92), Sigurdsson (41)
  • Most fouls committed – Calvert-Lewin (57), Digne/Richarlison (43)
  • Most fouls suffered – Richarlison (72), Calvert-Lewin (44), Davies (40)
  • Most offsides – Richarlison (17), Calvert-Lewin (13), Walcott (10)

Per 90 metric (min. 500 minutes)

  • Most shots – Kean (3.2), Calvert-Lewin (2.9), Richarlison (2.6)
  • Most shots on target – Kean (1.4), Calvert-Lewin (1.3), Richarlison (0.9)
  • Most chances created – Digne (2.1), Sigurdsson (1.8), Bernard (1.7)
  • Most attempted dribbles – Kean (5.2), Bernard (3.5), Richarlison (3.2)
  • Most successful dribbles – Kean (2.7), Bernard (2.1), Coleman (1.9)
  • Most interceptions – Sidibe (2.0), Schneiderlin (1.9), Davies (1.6)
  • Most clearances – Keane (5.3), Holgate (4.1), Mina (3.9)
  • Most attempted tackles – Sidibe (5.5), Gomes (4.6), Bernard (4.4)
  • Most successful tackles – Sidibe (4.1), Schneiderlin (2.8), Bernard/Digne (2.2)
  • Most shots blocked – Keane (1.0), Holgate/Mina (0.6)
  • Most aerials duels won – Calvert-Lewin (6.2), Keane (4.6), Mina (4.5)
  • Most amount of times dispossessed – Richarlison (2.2), Kean/Bernard (2.0)
  • Most unsuccessful touches – Kean (3.6), Calvert-Lewin (3.4), Richarlison (2.7)
  • Most fouls committed – Kean (2.9), Gomes (2.3), Calvert-Lewin (2.0)
  • Most fouls suffered – Richarlison (2.1), Davies (1.8), Calvert-Lewin (1.5)
  • Most offsides – Walcott (0.7), Richarlison (0.5), Calvert-Lewin/Kean (0.4)

Previous Seasons

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

Everton’s 2018/19 Statistical Summary

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A statistical summary of an improved season for Everton.

Team Stats

  • Everton won 12 points against the Top 6 this season – the most in a single season since 2013/14 (15).
  • Everton kept 14 clean sheets in the Premier League this season – only the top 3 have kept more.
  • Excluding penalties, Everton scored 16 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season – only Liverpool have scored more (20).
    • Conversely, Everton conceded 16 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
  • Everton have conceded 23 goals from open play in the Premier League this season – half the number they conceded last season.
  • Everton created 69 chances from set pieces (free-kicks and corners only) in the Premier League this season – 7 more than any other team.
  • Everton had 55 yellow cards in the Premier League this season – only the top 3 had fewer.
  • Everton had 4 red cards in the Premier League this season – only Leicester (5) had more.
  • Everton hit the woodwork 12 times in the Premier League this season – only Chelsea (15), Crystal Palace (13) and Manchester City (13) hit the woodwork more often.
  • In April, Everton scored a goal from a throw-in situation in consecutive home games (Phil Jagielka against Arsenal and Richarlison against Manchester United). Before then, they hadn’t score a league goal from a throw-in situation since Nikica Jelavic’s second goal against Southampton in September 2012.
  • Only one team did the league double over Everton this season (Manchester City) – the fewest since 2013/14 (1 – also Manchester City).
    • Conversely, Everton did the league double over 2 teams (Burnley and Cardiff) – the fewest since 2015/16 (2 – Aston Villa and Newcastle).
  • Everton’s 6-2 defeat to Tottenham in December was only the 9th time in the club’s history they conceded 6+ goals in a competitive game at Goodison Park.
  • Everton’s 6-2 defeat to Tottenham was also only the second time in the club’s history they conceded 6+ goals in a competitive game at Goodison Park despite scoring the opening goal (after against Manchester City in September 1928).
  • Everton’s 5-1 win over Burnley on Boxing Day was their biggest away win in the league since they beat Sheffield Wednesday by the same scoreline in September 1985.
  • Everton’s 5-1 win over Burnley was also the first time they scored 5 goals in an away game in the Premier League and also the fastest they scored 3 goals in a game (after 22 minutes) since against Sheffield Wednesday in April 1996 (3 goals after 21 minutes).
  • Everton scored a penalty and a goal directly from a free-kick in their 5-1 win over Burnley – the first they had done so in the same game since against Manchester City in January 2010.
  • Everton’s defeat to Millwall in the FA Cup was the first time they were knocked out of the FA Cup by lower league opposition despite taking the lead in the game since against Bolton in January 1994.
  • Everton’s defeat to Millwall was also only the third time in the club’s history they were knocked out of the FA Cup despite taking the lead twice in the game. Coincidentally, the previous two occasions were also against lower league opposition (Brighton in 1924 and Tottenham in 1937).
  • Everton’s 3-2 defeat to Newcastle in March was only the 4th time in the club’s history they had lost a competitive game after leading at half-time by 2+ goals (after against Leicester in September 1926, Aston Villa in December 1926 and Sheffield United in April 1975).
  • Everton’s win against Chelsea in March was the 7th consecutive time they won a home league game on St Patrick’s Day.
  • Everton’s 1-0 win against Arsenal in April was the 13th consecutive time they won a home game on Grand National weekend.
  • Everton’s 4-0 win over Manchester United was their biggest win over the Red Devils since they beat them 5-0 in October 1984.

Player Stats

  • Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson have scored 13 goals each in the Premier League this season – the first time two Everton players have reached double figures in a single league campaign since 2002/03 (Kevin Campbell and Tomasz Radzinski) and the first time two Everton players have scored 13+ league goals in a single season since 1986/87 (Kevin Sheedy and Trevor Steven).
  • Richarlison scored in his first two competitive games for Everton – only the second player to do so since 1981 (after Brian McBride in 2003).
  • Idrissa Gueye made 142 successful tackles in the Premier League this season – only Wilfred Ndidi has kept more (143).
    • Alternatively, Gueye made 4.5 successful tackles per 90 minutes – 0.6 more than any other player who played a minimum of 90 minutes
  • Lucas Digne scored 4 goals from outside the box in the Premier League this season – only Christian Eriksen scored more (6).
  • Jordan Pickford saved 3 penalties in the Premier League this season – only the third time in the club’s history an Everton goalkeeper saved 3 penalties in a single league campaign (after Tommy Fern in 1920/21 and Neville Southall in 1988/89).
  • Gylfi Sigurdsson missed 3 penalties this season (scored 2/5) – as many as he missed in his entire career prior to this season at club and international level (scored 24/27).
    • All 3 of his missed penalties were at Goodison Park, making him only the second player to miss 3 penalties at Goodison Park in a single season (after Wayne Rooney in 2017/18).
  • Michael Keane won 192 aerial duels (60.6% success rate) in the Premier League this season – only Sean Morrison won more amongst defenders (226).
  • Lucas Digne created 71 chances in the Premier League this season – 20 more than any other defender and joint-9th overall.
  • The previous season, Oumar Niasse had more shots on target than any other Everton player (18). This season, 3 Everton players bettered that tally – Gylfi Sigurdsson (34), Richarlison (29) and Theo Walcott (21).
  • 5 ft 5 Bernard won 3 aerial duels in the Premier League this season. He won headers against Jack Cork (6 ft 1), Kyle Walker (5 ft 10) and Eden Hazard (5 ft 8).
  • Richarlison’s brace against Wolves in August was the first time an Everton player scored 2+ goals in the first league game of the season since Tony Cottee scored a hat-trick against Newcastle in August 1988.
  • Richarlison’s brace against Wolves was also the first time a player scored twice on his Everton debut since Jo against Bolton in February 2009.
  • Phil Jagielka’s red card against Wolves in August made him only the 4th player in Everton’s history to be sent off in the first league game of the season (after Charlie Parry in 1889, Dave Jones in 1976 and Li Tie in 2003).
  • Yerry Mina’s goal against Burnley on Boxing Day was Everton’s 7,000th top-flight goal.
  • Lucas Digne’s red card against Cardiff made him the first Everton substitute to be sent off since Kevin Mirallas against Swansea in September 2015.
  • Jordan Pickford’s penalty save against Newcastle in March was the first time an Everton goalkeeper saved a penalty he gave away since Richard Wright against Sunderland in August 2002.
  • Bernard’s goal against West Ham in March was not only his first league goal for Everton, but was also his first shot on target in the Premier League.
  • Phil Jagielka’s goal against Arsenal in April made him the oldest Everton player to score a goal (36 years and 233 days) since Richard Gough against Southampton in August 1999 (37 years and 138 days).
  • Gylfi Sigurdsson was the first Everton player to score a goal in both league meetings in a season against Manchester United since Graeme Sharp in 1981/82.
  • Ben Mee’s own goal for Everton against Burnley in May made him the third player to score multiple own goals for Everton in the Premier League (after Shay Given and Ryan Shawcross).

Premier League Stats

Total

  • Most goals – Richarlison/Sigurdsson (13), Calvert-Lewin (6).
  • Most shots – Sigurdsson (86), Richarlison (83), Calvert-Lewin (52).
  • Most shots on target – Sigurdsson (34), Richarlison (29), Walcott (21).
  • Most assists – Sigurdsson (6), Digne (4), Bernard/Tosun (3).
  • Most chances created – Sigurdsson (74), Digne (71), Bernard (40).
  • Most attempted dribbles – Bernard (82), Richarlison (81), Sigurdsson (67).
  • Most successful dribbles – Gomes (41), Bernard (40), Richarlison (39).
  • Most interceptions – Gueye (74), Digne (60), Zouma (54).
  • Most clearances – Keane (182), Zouma (120), Digne (94).
  • Most attempted tackles – Gueye (180), Bernard (89), Digne (88).
  • Most successful tackles – Gueye (142), Digne (71), Sigurdsson (56).
  • Most shots blocked – Keane (22), Zouma (12), Digne (9).
  • Highest pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Schneiderlin (88.6%), Gomes (84.8%), Gueye (84.3%).
  • Most aerials duels won – Keane (192), Calvert-Lewin (111), Zouma (98).
  • Most amount of times dispossessed – Richarlison (90), Gomes (50), Calvert-Lewin (42).
  • Most unsuccessful touches – Richarlison (111), Sigurdsson (78), Walcott (77).
  • Most fouls committed – Gueye (54), Gomes (49), Digne (39).
  • Most fouls suffered – Richarlison (73), Sigurdsson (39), Gueye (38).
  • Most offsides – Walcott (19), Richarlison (17), Tosun (8).

Per 90 metric (min. 500 minutes)

  • Most goals – Richarlison (0.44), Sigurdsson (0.37), Calvert-Lewin (0.30).
  • Most shots – Tosun (3.2), Richarlison (2.8), Calvert-Lewin (2.6).
  • Most shots on target – Tosun (1.5), Richarlison/Sigurdsson (1.0).
  • Most assists – Lookman (0.30), Tosun (0.26), Sigurdsson (0.17).
  • Most chances created – Digne (2.2), Sigurdsson (2.1), Bernard (1.7).
  • Most attempted dribbles – Lookman (5.2), Bernard (3.5), Richarlison (2.7).
  • Most successful dribbles – Lookman (3.4), Gomes (1.9), Bernard (1.7).
  • Most interceptions – Gueye (2.4), Kenny/Zouma (1.9).
  • Most clearances – Keane (5.5), Mina (5.0), Zouma (4.1).
  • Most attempted tackles – Gueye (5.7), Davies (4.0), Gomes (3.9).
  • Most successful tackles – Gueye (4.5), Schneiderlin (2.6), Davies (2.5).
  • Most shots blocked – Keane (0.67), Mina (0.50), Zouma (0.41).
  • Most aerials duels won – Keane (5.8), Calvert-Lewin (5.6), Mina (3.8).
  • Most amount of times dispossessed – Lookman (3.7), Richarlison (3.0), Gomes (2.3).
  • Most unsuccessful touches – Richarlison (3.7), Calvert-Lewin (3.4), Tosun/Walcott (3.3).
  • Most fouls committed – Schneiderlin (2.3), Gomes (2.2), Davies (1.9).
  • Most fouls suffered – Lookman (3.1), Richarlison (2.5), Calvert-Lewin/Davies (1.6).
  • Most offsides – Walcott (0.81), Tosun (0.69), Richarlison (0.57).

Comparison Between 2017/18 And 2018/19

Everton in 2017/18 and 2018/19

Previous Seasons’ Summaries

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018: A Year Of Two Halves

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2018 has been a mixed year for Everton. Fans became frustrated with Sam Allardyce’s football and wanted change. He got sacked and in the summer, Marco Silva joined, who, since his appointment, has been praised by the majority of fans. But how do the two compare in 2018? Sam Allardyce joined Everton near the end of 2017 with the task to ease the club’s relegation fears and he did it before the year was out. The great start had deteriorated so this is an insight on Allardyce’s time at the club once the threat of relegation was over and how Silva fared compared to him.

All decimalised stats indicate “per game” (Allardyce = 17 games, Silva = 20 games).

I hope a lot these stats will intrigue you.

 

Overview

Allardyce Silva
Points 1.29 1.35
Wins 6 7
Draws 4 6
Losses 7 7
Goals Scored 1.12 1.55
Goals Conceded 1.53 1.50
Scored Opening Goal 8 11
Conceded Opening Goal 8 8
Points Won From Losing Positions 2/27 3/30
Points Lost From Winning Positions 5/24 11/36

Attacking

Allardyce Silva
Shots 9.8 13.0
Shots On Target 3.2 4.4
10+ Shots In A Game 8 16
5+ Shots On Target In A Game 4 9
Outshot Opponents 2 11
Big Chances 1.88 2.00
Goals Scored From Big Chances 0.59 0.85
Goals Scored From Big Chances % 31.3% 42.5%
Chances Created 6.9 9.5
Attempted Dribbles 16.2 14.9
Successful Dribbles 8.9 8.9
Successful Dribbles % 54.7% 59.7%
Offsides 2.4 2.2
Fouls Suffered 10.4 12.2

Opposition

Allardyce Silva
Shots Faced 13.9 11.2
Shots On Target Faced 4.8 4.1
10+ Shots Faced In A Game 13 11
5+ Shots On Target Faced In A Game 8 7
Opponents Outshot EFC 13 8
Big Chances Faced 1.71 2.35
Goals Conceded From Big Chances 1.00 1.10
Big Chances Pickford Saved 0.29 0.55
Goals Conceded From Big Chances % 58.6% 46.8%
Chances Created By Opposition 10.4 8.1
Opponents Caught Offside 1.5 2.4

Possession

Allardyce Silva
Touches 585.7 634.8
Unsuccessful Touches 17.4 17.8
Dispossessed 10.5 12.6
Unsuccessful Touches Every X Touches 33.6 35.7
Dispossessed Every X Touches 55.9 50.4
Loss of Possession Every X Touches 21.0 20.9
Recoveries 55.6 54.6

Passing

Allardyce Silva
Total Passes 385.1 427.4
Successful Passes 283.9 333.6
Forward Passes 214.0 238.7
Successful Forward Passes 133.8 165.9
Attacking Third Passes 129.7 127.1
Successful Attacking Third Passes 77.8 82.0
Pass Accuracy % 73.7% 78.0%
Forward Pass Accuracy % 62.5% 69.5%
Attacking Third Pass Accuracy % 60.0% 64.5%
Forward Pass To Total Pass % 55.6% 55.8%
Attacking Third Pass To Total Pass % 33.7% 29.7%

Defending

Allardyce Silva
Interceptions 11.9 11.4
Attempted Tackles 26.1 23.4
Successful Tackles 16.1 17.2
Successful Tackles % 61.7% 73.3%
Clearances 29.3 21.6
Fouls Committed 11.4 11.3

Actions In Opponents’ Half

Allardyce Silva
Recoveries In Opponents’ Half 13.1 15.6
Recoveries In Opponents’ Half % 23.6% 28.6%
Interceptions In Opponents’ Half 2.9 2.8
Interceptions In Opponents’ Half % 24.1% 24.2%
Tackles In Opponents’ Half 7.9 6.5
Tackles In Opponents’ Half % 30.2% 27.8%
Successful Tackles In Opponents’ Half 4.3 4.5
Successful Tackles In Opponents’ Half % 54.5% 68.5%

 

Judging by the bold count, Marco Silva has improved the team by quite a margin, especially regarding the attacking, opposition and passing stats and considering Silva’s Everton had played against 5 of the Top 6 away from home. However, it is implied that the club should have done better under Silva as Sam Allardyce and Silva’s points per game and goals conceded per game rates are very close. Conceding from set pieces has been a major issue for Everton under Silva, as well as not being clinical enough in front of goal and defensive capitulation. Seamus Coleman and Theo Walcott’s performances have also been criticised this season.

So 2019 could be a promising year for Everton providing that they continue becoming an attacking threat, they sign a striker who is clinical in front of goal in January (plus one or two signings) and be a more composed defence when they are on the brink of conceding a goal and after they concede a goal as well.

Marco Silva – Career In Stats

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League Summary

Season Team League Pld W D L GS GC Pts W% L% PPG Pos
2011/12 Estoril Segunda Liga 25 15 6 4 37 17 51 60% 16% 2.04 1st
2012/13 Estoril Primeira Liga 30 13 6 11 47 37 45 43% 37% 1.50 5th
2013/14 Estoril Primeira Liga 30 15 9 6 42 26 54 50% 20% 1.80 4th
2014/15 Sporting Lisbon Primeira Liga 30 22 10 2 67 29 76 73% 7% 2.53 3rd
2015/16 Olympiacos Superleague Greece 30 28 1 1 81 16 85 93% 3% 2.83 1st
2016/17 Hull* Premier League 18 6 3 9 20 36 21 33% 50% 1.17 18th
2017/18 Watford** Premier League 24 7 5 12 33 44 26 29% 50% 1.08 10th

Game-By-Game Breakdown in the League

2011/12 L W D W W W W W D W W W W W W D L W D L W D L W D
Pos 15 10 12 8 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2012/13 L D D W D L L W W L W L L W L D L W L W W L W D W L W D W W
Pos 15 11 11 5 5 11 14 8 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 8 6 8 7 7 8 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 5
2013/14 W W D L D W L W L W L W W D D D D W W W W L W D L W W D D W
Pos 3 4 3 4 5 4 6 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2014/15 D W D D W D W W L D W W D W W W W W W D D W L W W W D W W W W D W W
Pos 11 7 8 8 6 7 4 4 6 8 6 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2015/16 W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W D W W W L W W W W W W W W
Pos 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2016/17 W L D W L D L W L W W L L W D L L L
Pos 18 19 19 18 18 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18
2017/18 D W D W L W D W L L L W W L D L L L L W L L D L
Pos 10 3 7 4 11 6 5 4 5 7 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10

Other Competitions

Season League Cup National Cup Champs League Europa League
2011/12 2nd Group Stage 5th Round – –
2012/13 2nd Group Stage 5th Round – –
2013/14 2nd Group Stage Quarter-finals – Group Stage
2014/15 2nd Group Stage Winners Group Stage Round of 32
2015/16 – Runners-up Group Stage Round of 32
2016/17 Semi-finals* 4th Round – –
2017/18 2nd Round 4th Round** – –

League Cup = Taça da Liga and EFL Cup

National Cup = Taça de Portugal, Greek Cup and FA Cup

Notable Games

Games against reputable teams and European games.

Season Team Opposition Res V Competition
2011/12 Estoril Porto L 0-1 A Taça da Liga
2012/13 Sporting Lisbon D 2-2 A Primeira Liga
2012/13 Porto L 1-2 H Primeira Liga
2012/13 Porto D 2-2 H Taça da Liga
2012/13 Benfica L 1-3 H Primeira Liga
2012/13 Sporting Lisbon W 3-1 H Primeira Liga
2012/13 Porto L 0-2 A Primeira Liga
2012/13 Benfica D 1-1 A Primeira Liga
2013/14 Hapoel Ramat Gan D 0-0 H Europa League
2013/14 Hapoel Ramat Gan W 1-0 A Europa League
2013/14 Pasching W 2-0 H Europa League
2013/14 Pasching L 1-2 H Europa League
2013/14 Sevilla W 2-1 A Europa League
2013/14 Porto D 2-2 H Primeira Liga
2013/14 Slovan Liberec L 1-2 A Europa League
2013/14 Benfica L 1-2 H Primeira Liga
2013/14 Freiburg D 1-1 A Europa League
2013/14 Freiburg D 0-0 H Europa League
2013/14 Sevilla D 1-1 A Europa League
2013/14 Slovan Liberec L 1-2 H Europa League
2013/14 Sporting Lisbon D 0-0 H Primeira Liga
2013/14 Porto L 1-2 A Taça de Portugal
2013/14 Porto W 1-0 A Primeira Liga
2013/14 Benfica L 0-2 A Primeira Liga
2013/14 Sporting Lisbon W 1-0 A Primeira Liga
2014/15 Sporting Lisbon Benfica D 1-1 A Primeira Liga
2014/15 Maribor D 1-1 A Champions League
2014/15 Porto D 1-1 H Primeira Liga
2014/15 Chelsea L 0-1 H Champions League
2014/15 Porto W 3-1 A Taça de Portugal
2014/15 Schalke L 3-4 A Champions League
2014/15 Schalke W 4-2 H Champions League
2014/15 Maribor W 3-1 H Champions League
2014/15 Chelsea L 1-3 A Champions League
2014/15 Benfica D 1-1 H Primeira Liga
2014/15 Wolfsburg L 0-2 A Europa League
2014/15 Wolfsburg D 0-0 H Europa League
2014/15 Porto L 0-3 A Primeira Liga
2015/16 Olympiacos Bayern Munich L 0-3 H Champions League
2015/16 Arsenal W 3-2 A Champions League
2015/16 AEK Athens W 4-0 H Superleague Greece
2015/16 Dinamo Zagreb W 1-0 A Champions League
2015/16 Dinamo Zagreb W 2-1 H Champions League
2015/16 Panathinaikos F 3-0 A Superleague Greece
2015/16 Bayern Munich L 0-4 A Champions League
2015/16 Arsenal L 0-3 H Champions League
2015/16 AEK Athens L 0-1 A Superleague Greece
2015/16 Anderlecht L 0-1 A Europa League
2015/16 Anderlecht L 1-2 H Europa League (AET)
2015/16 Panathinaikos W 3-1 H Superleague Greece
2015/16 AEK Athens L 1-2 N Greek Cup
2016/17 Hull Manchester United L 0-2 A League Cup
2016/17 Chelsea L 0-2 A Premier League
2016/17 Manchester United W 2-1 H League Cup
2016/17 Manchester United D 0-0 A Premier League
2016/17 Liverpool W 2-0 H Premier League
2016/17 Arsenal L 0-2 A Premier League
2016/17 Manchester City L 1-3 A Premier League
2016/17 Tottenham L 1-7 H Premier League
2017/18 Watford Liverpool D 3-3 H Premier League
2017/18 Manchester City L 0-6 H Premier League
2017/18 Arsenal W 2-1 H Premier League
2017/18 Chelsea L 2-4 A Premier League
2017/18 Manchester United L 2-4 H Premier League
2017/18 Tottenham D 1-1 H Premier League
2017/18 Manchester City L 1-3 A Premier League

 

*On the day of Silva’s appointment, Hull were 20th with only 13 points and 3 wins to their name. Based on results from Silva’s appointment to the end of the season, Hull were 14th. Hull had already reached the semi-finals before Silva was appointed.

**Watford were 10th when Silva was sacked, subsequently finishing 14th. Watford were also still in the FA Cup at the time of Silva’s sacking, subsequently getting knocked out in the 4th round by Southampton.

Everton’s 2017/18 Statistical Summary

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A statistical summary of Everton’s unforgettable (for all the wrong reasons) season.

Team Stats

  • Everton have conceded 58 goals in the Premier League this season – the most since 2000/01 (59).
  • Everton have conceded 36 goals away from home in the Premier League this season – the most since 2003/04 (37).
  • Everton have scored 44 goals in the Premier League this season – the fewest since 2005/06 (34).
  • Everton have won just 3 games away from home in the Premier League this season – the fewest since 2002/03 (1).
  • Everton have scored 15 league goals in the first half this season – the fewest since 2004/05 (14).
  • Everton had just 9.4 shots per game in the Premier League this season – the second-fewest in the league (ahead of Swansea’s 8.9).
  • Everton had just 3.2 shots on target per game in the Premier League this season – the fifth-fewest in the league. The 4 teams who had fewer shots on target per game are in the bottom 6.
  • Everton made 12.1 fouls per game in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
  • Everton made 32.3 clearances per game in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
  • Everton blocked 4.2 shots per game in the Premier League this season – the joint-third most in the league (with Bournemouth). Burnley and Brighton blocked more shots per game (5 each).
  • Everton created 7 chances per game in the Premier League this season – the third-fewest in the league (ahead of Swansea’s 5.8 and Huddersfield’s 6.9).
  • Everton had 16.2 unsuccessful touches per game in the Premier League this season – the joint-most in the league (with Crystal Palace).
  • Everton attempted 12.1 dribbles per game in the Premier League this season – the second-fewest in the league (ahead of Burnley’s 9.1).
    • Everton also made the second-fewest successful dribbles per game in the Premier League this season (6.9 – ahead of Burnley’s 5.7).
  • Everton have conceded 3+ goals in a half 9 times in all competitions this season – the most since 1950/51 season when they got relegated (12 times).
  • Everton have conceded 3+ goals in 11 games in all competitions this season – exactly the same amount as in the 2015/16 season.
  • Everton have conceded 3+ goals in 8 league games this season – only one fewer than in the 2015/16 season.
  • Everton have conceded 4+ goals in 6 games in all competitions this season – the most since 1963/64 (also 6).
  • Everton have conceded 4+ goals in 5 league games this season – the most since 1984/85 (also 5).
  • Everton lost by a 3-goal margin in 3 consecutive games this season (against Tottenham, Atalanta and Manchester United in September) – only the third time in the club’s history this has happened (after November 1913 and December 1929).
  • Everton have conceded 4+ goals in successive games (against Atalanta and Southampton in November) for the first time since December 2005 (against Bolton and Aston Villa).
  • Everton fell behind in 13 consecutive games this season (from Bournemouth in September to Southampton in November) – the worst run in the club’s history.
    • That run was also part of another run where they fell behind in 18 out of 19 games (from Hajduk Split in August to Southampton in November) – the one game they didn’t fall behind in was their 3-0 win over Sunderland in the League Cup.
  • Everton’s 4-0 deficit at half-time against Arsenal in February was the first time they conceded 4 goals in the first half and were 4 goals down at half-time since December 1963 (also against Arsenal).
  • Everton’s 3-0 deficit at half-time against Manchester City in March was the first time they conceded 3 goals in the first half of a home game and were 3 goals down at half-time in a home game since against Wigan in the FA Cup in March 2013.
    • This was the first time this happened in the league since against Arsenal in August 2009.
  • Everton’s 5-2 and 5-1 defeats to Arsenal meant they have conceded 5+ goals against a team in both league meetings in a season for the first time since Manchester City in 1957/58, and only the sixth time in the club’s history.
  • Everton’s 0-0 draw against Liverpool in April was the first time there hasn’t been a single booking in a Merseyside Derby since December 1992.
  • Everton’s 3-2 win over Watford in November was the first time they came from 2-0 down to win at Goodison Park since the Great Escape against Wimbledon in May 1994.

Player Stats

  • Wayne Rooney was Everton’s highest goalscorer in the league (10) and in all competitions (11), despite not scoring (nor assisting) in his last 16 games of the season (15 in Premier League).
  • Wayne Rooney’s penalty against Liverpool in December was the first time Everton scored a penalty against Liverpool at Anfield since Wayne Clarke in December 1988.
  • Wayne Rooney missed 3 penalties this season – the most an Everton player have missed in a single season since Alan Ball in 1968/69 (also 3).
  • Wayne Rooney’s hat-trick against West Ham in November made him the first Englishman to score a hat-trick for Everton since Steve Watson against Leeds in September 2003.
    • It also made him the first Everton youth product to score a hat-trick for the Blues since David Johnson against Southampton in November 1971. (NB: Joe Royle also scored a hat-trick in this game but he scored his hat-trick goal in the 60th minute while Johnson scored his in the 85th minute, thus making Johnson the most recent hat-trick scorer.)
    • It also made him Everton’s 5th oldest ever hat-trick scorer (after Sam Chedgzoy, Jock Dodds, Louis Saha and Harry Potts).
  • Oumar Niasse had 18 shots on target in the Premier League this season – more than any other Everton player, despite making only 10 starts.
  • Oumar Niasse’s brace against Bournemouth in September made him only the 4th ever Everton substitute to score 2+ goals in a league game (after Stuart Barlow, Duncan Ferguson and Steven Naismith).
    • His brace also made him the 10th different player in the club’s history to score 2+ goals in a game as a substitute in all competitions.
  • Oumar Niasse scored 5 goals as a subsitute in all competitions this season – the joint-most ever by an Everton substitute in a single season (with Adrian Heath in 1985/86).
  • Since his January move from Arsenal, Theo Walcott made 27 successful dribbles in the Premier League – more than any other Everton player have made in the entire season.
    • Seamus Coleman, meanwhile, made the third-most (25) despite playing his first game of the season on 31st January.
  • Idrissa Gueye made 117 successful tackles in the Premier League this season – the second-most in the league (behind Wilfried Ndidi’s 138).
  • Jonjoe Kenny blocked 22 crosses in the Premier League this season – the seventh-most in the league, despite playing only 19 games.
  • Anthony Gordon’s appearance against Apollon Limassol made him the first ever Everton player to be born in the 2000s.
    • It also made him the 8th 16-year-old to play for Everton (after Joe Royle, Francis Jeffers, Wayne Rooney, James Vaughan, Jack Rodwell, Jose Baxter and Jake Bidwell).

Premier League Stats

  • Most goals – Rooney (10), Niasse (8), Tosun (5).
  • Most shots – Rooney (45), Calvert-Lewin (43), Sigurdsson (39).
  • Most shots on target – Niasse (18), Calvert-Lewin/Rooney (17).
  • Most assists – Calvert-Lewin (6), Sigurdsson/Baines/Walcott (3).
  • Most chances created – Sigurdsson (38), Rooney (34), Baines (24).
  • Most attempted dribbles – Walcott (46), Calvert-Lewin (43), Davies (37).
  • Most successful dribbles – Walcott (27), Davies (26), Coleman (25).
  • Most interceptions – Gueye (62), Schneiderlin (61), Keane (53).
  • Most clearances – Keane (206), Jagielka (177), Williams (170).
  • Most attempted tackles – Gueye (168), Schneiderlin (87), Martina (80).
  • Most successful tackles – Gueye (117), Martina (61), Schneiderlin (58).
  • Most blocks – Gueye (65), Keane (47), Sigurdsson (43).
  • Most shots blocked – Keane (28), Williams (23), Jagielka (20).
  • Highest pass accuracy (min. 10 games) – Gueye (84.7%), Schneiderlin (83.9%), Williams (80.7%).
  • Most aerials duels won – Calvert-Lewin (135), Keane (129), Jagielka (67).
  • Most amount of times dispossessed – Rooney (57), Calvert-Lewin (40), Davies (39).
  • Most unsuccessful touches – Calvert-Lewin (70), Niasse (64), Sigurdsson (53).

Paul Martin – Puppet Master?

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On 5th January 2018, Ross Barkley left Everton to join Chelsea for £15 million. Everton fans were angry as the deal could have been done on deadline day the previous summer, meaning Everton could have had at least double the fee that time as his contract was going to expire in the summer and Barkley refused to sign a new one, so Everton had to sell him for a cut price. On the eleventh hour, Farhad Moshiri said Barkley’s agent Paul Martin told him he changed his mind and would consider his options in January. A few days after the transfer, it has been revealed that Paul Martin raked in £7 million from the deal.

The Barkley rigmarole has raised a few questions. Why did he change his mind? Why did he sign for Chelsea, seemingly making his mind up once the transfer window re-opened? Did Paul Martin have something to do with it? He does have history…

John Stones

In 2014, Paul Martin became John Stones’ agent. The following year, there was a huge transfer saga about John Stones potentially joining Chelsea. Stones even submitted a transfer request, which Everton refused. Everton rejected three bids from Chelsea – reportedly £20 million, £26 million and £30 million – and he remained at Everton for another season. He subsequently joined Manchester City in 2016 for £47.5 million.

However, according to Farhad Moshiri in Everton’s AGM a few days after the Barkley transfer, Paul Martin promised that Ross Barkley would sign a new contract at Everton providing that John Stones moves to Chelsea. Whether Martin would have kept his promise and Barkley would still be wearing an Everton shirt, we will never know. But if Moshiri’s words were to be trusted, did Martin not take Everton’s refusal to allow Stones to join Chelsea too kindly and played a key role in Barkley leaving his beloved team?

Joleon Lescott

In a similar situation to John Stones, Everton rejected bids from Manchester City for Joleon Lescott and refused his transfer request. Lescott did eventually move to Manchester City for a fee of up to £22 million in 2009. The deal didn’t go without a hitch though; there were issues regarding payments to agents and representatives. Who was his agent? Paul Martin. Lescott had recently hired him in the end, the deal was worth around £50 million including agent fees.

Tim Cahill

Paul Martin had been Tim Cahill’s agent since early in his football career. Before he joined Everton, he came close to joining Crystal Palace. However, the deal fell through after, according to then-Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan, Paul Martin’s agent fee was too high.

One player we desperately tried to sign was Tim Cahill from Millwall. I knew the player well from watching him frequently and had agreed a fee with the club of £1.5 million, and offered the player three times he was currently earning. Cahill came to the training ground to meet [Crystal Palace manager] Iain [Dowie], while I had the dubious pleasure of engaging with his agent Paul Martin from SFX.

Martin was an argumentative, cocky, flash agent, all Burberry and man bags, and the type I really loved! He told me exactly what he would accept for his client, which bore little resemblance to my offer. Despite an hour trying to find a middle ground, I agreed to his terms.

Then came the ludicrous demand for an agent’s fee of £150,000 for an hour’s worth of arguments. He expected me to pay for a deal that was considerably more expensive than I had wanted and hadn’t given me a single concession. What I really wanted to give him was a punch on the nose, not a bag of money.

The deal stalled and the atmosphere became very testy. Martin suggested I ask Theo Paphitis, the Millwall chairman, to pick up some of his fee. I phoned Theo in amusement, already knowing the likely outcome, and held the phone from my car as he screamed obscenities down it, questioning the parentage of this agent.

The deal fell through against a backdrop of recriminations in the press led by my outrage at agents and their demands. Everton had been looking at Cahill for some time and stepped in and bought him. In my view, I think we were being used to flush out Everton and Cahill was destined to go there anyway.

Another incident was when Tim Cahill rejected an improved contract at Everton a year after he joined. Everton offered to increase his £15,000-a-week wage by around 50% to 60% but was refused by Cahill and Paul Martin. Cahill had three years left on his contract and his worth had risen significantly after a very successful first season with the Blues. The club was determined to get Cahill to sign on the dotted line.

Over a week later, Tim Cahill did sign a new five-year contract with an 80% wage rise. However, he didn’t like being accused of being greedy after rejecting the first offer.

The club put a gesture forward and it didn’t seem right to be adding on years to a contract where I wasn’t absolutely comfortable. If I was greedy then I would put in a transfer request and ask for a move, but it is not the case at all. Different people are saying things against me but it is just small-minded people who don’t understand football.

The first incident was all Paul Martin. The second incident is too inconclusive to pin on Martin, but we don’t know the full details of the new contract.

Wes Brown

In 2008, contract negotiations stalled between Wes Brown and Manchester United. Manchester United were running out of time as Brown’s contract was going to expire in the summer. Paul Martin had advised Brown to hold out for a contract that would earn him more than £50,000 a week. Sir Alex Ferguson was not pleased.

Players of today live in their agents’ pockets – it’s a situation which really depresses me. It’s in his hands. It’s not in our hands.

We have given him his offer. It’s amazing really, given that he has had such a good season and has had such a good run of games while Gary [Neville] has been injured. We wouldn’t have made the offer if we hadn’t had faith in him. Wes knows this and the other players have told him.

Wes has been with us since he was 12 but I don’t think that matters these days. Their agents live their lives for them and if you are happy to go along with that then you get the situation that you have got just now

Wes Brown eventually signed a new contract at Manchester United, earning him reportedly just shy of £50,000 a week. However, this wasn’t the first time Wes Brown and Manchester United were involved a contract dispute.

In 2004, Wes Brown parted with an agent called Michael Kennedy, who had a close relationship with Manchester United. He then hired Paul Martin and the dispute began. Sir Alex Ferguson questioned Wes Brown’s decision to change his agent.

He changed his agent – I don’t know why. He’s got an agent that has given him advice that I do not understand. I think the problem is with the agent, not the player.

The Ross Barkley situation isn’t the first time Paul Martin seemed to have played an important role in. But will it be the last? He is currently the agent of promising Everton youngster Kieran Dowell. Who’s to say a similar thing won’t happen to him? Or maybe I’m adding 2 and 2 and coming up with 5. The point is a lot of Everton fans are suspicious of Paul Martin; and given his history, it is understandable why.

The Downfall of Ronald Koeman

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Ronald Koeman’s tenure as Everton manager lasted 496 days. During his time at the club, Everton have spent nearly a quarter of a billion pounds. £150 million of which were spent last summer. Ronald Koeman, like Roberto Martinez, had a great first season. But also like Roberto Martinez, he had a disaster afterwards and fans quickly turned on him.

In spite of a fantastic home record last season, Everton’s poor away record more or less evened it out. Everton fans wanted the club to break the top 6, and now they have money, they felt that it can be achievable. The task was made harder following the sale of Romelu Lukaku and fans desperately wanted them to sign a top-class striker as the signings of Wayne Rooney and Sandro Ramirez as well as the deadline day signing from the previous summer Dominic Calvert-Lewin are not good enough to be classed as such. Olivier Giroud was the one Koeman wanted but he decided to stay. After that, the club didn’t seem to have a plan B. But why did Everton have to wait for Giroud to make a decision on his then-questionable future when there were other players available like, for example, Javier Hernandez and Kelechi Iheanacho? Both would have been great signings for Everton, but they ended up joining West Ham and Leicester respectively instead. The blame there lies with not only Koeman, but Steve Walsh and the board as well.

The lack of a top-class striker was evident in Everton’s abysmal start to the season. Not just that but Everton’s lack of attacking threat as a whole. So far in the Premier League this season, Everton had 59 shots from the inside the area but only 6 resulted in goals – a success rate of just 10.2%. Only Southampton, Bournemouth and Crystal Palace have a worse success rate. Dominic Calvert-Lewin in particular had 16 shots from inside the area but scored no goals. Everton had their chances but they didn’t make the most of them. With a top-class striker, it could have been entirely different.

Another problem is tactics. Ronald Koeman just didn’t have a plan. All he did was change the formation over and over again and hoped for the best.

Opponents Formation
Ruzomberok 4-2-3-1
Ruzomberok 3-4-1-2
Stoke 3-4-2-1
Hajduk Split 4-2-3-1
Manchester City 3-4-2-1
Hajduk Split 4-2-3-1
Chelsea 3-4-2-1
Tottenham 4-2-3-1
Atalanta 4-2-3-1
Manchester United 3-4-2-1
Sunderland 4-2-3-1
Bournemouth 4-2-3-1
Apollon Limassol 4-2-3-1
Burnley 4-2-3-1
Brighton 4-2-3-1
Lyon 4-1-4-1
Arsenal 3-4-2-1

The players had difficulty gelling at the start of the season, but they are still having difficulty gelling now. But how can they gel when the formation almost always changes and there’s no plan? The tactics were too defensive and there was no width. Everton fell behind in 11 of their last 12 games in all competitions. The one game they didn’t fall behind in was against Sunderland. And when they fell behind, they didn’t bounce back and believe they could still win. The one time they did, they relied on a player Ronald Koeman refused to give a locker to. The mess Everton were in on the pitch is shown below.

Everton had a difficult start fixtures-wise – they had to play Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United and Arsenal in their first 9 league games. They were bound to be difficult games but that doesn’t mean they weren’t beatable. Burnley managed 5 points out of 12 away from home against Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City (plus 3 points at Goodison!). Everton only managed 1 point against the top 6 teams. Everton’s performances against the teams on paper they should have beaten were also below par. And their overall performance in the Europa League group stage was awful. Before this season, Ronald Koeman won only 3 of his previous 25 European matches. Was the writing on the wall but we just walked past it?

The final nail in the coffin was the Arsenal game. Purely for this statistic alone.

Everton are currently in the relegation zone and virtually out of Europe because of dreadful tactics, players being at sixes and sevens (especially in some games where they easily could have conceded six or seven) and zero killer instinct. Some people might say that Ronald Koeman was let go too early. Some might say Steve Walsh and the board were more to blame for not signing the right players. However, in order for a manager to succeed, they need to relish these challenges and sort out a plan that suits the team and stick with it, play players who actually play in those positions and believe there’s no such thing as “expected defeats.”

Everton have spent £150 million to be a laughing stock. The fans deserve better. And it’s vital that Koeman’s successor turns things round.