Everton’s 2024/25 Statistical Summary

A statistical summary of the 2024/25 season.

Stats Of The Season

  • Everton earned the same amount of points home and away this season (24) – the first time this has happened in the club’s history.
  • Everton won their last home game and their last away game of the season for the first time since 2009.
  • Everton scored 4 result-altering 90th-minute goals in the Premier League this season – their most since 2009/10 (also 4).
  • Everton have dropped 10 points from winning positions when they led by 2+ goals this season.
  • Everton conceded 3+ goals in each of their first 4 games of the 2024/25 Premier League season, averaging 3.25 goals conceded per game. Since then, they conceded 3+ goals in just 1 Premier League game (against Manchester United in December 2024), averaging 0.91 goals conceded per game.
  • Everton were the only team who did not conceded a penalty goal in the Premier League this season.
  • Everton drew 15 games in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
  • Everton scored only 25 goals from open play in the Premier League this season – only Leicester (24) and Ipswich (18) scored fewer.
  • Everton conceded 44 goals in the Premier League this season – fewer than any other team outside the top 4.
  • Everton scored only 16 goals away from home in the Premier League this season – only Southampton (13) scored fewer.
    • Conversely, Everton conceded only 21 goals away from home in the Premier League this season – only Arsenal (17) conceded fewer.
  • Everton lost each of their first 2 league games of the season by a margin of at least 3 goals for the first time in the club’s history.
  • Everton lost each of their first 3 league games of the season in consecutive seasons for the first time in the club’s history.
  • Everton lost each of their first 4 league games of the season for only the third time in their history (after 1926/27 and 1958/59).
  • Everton’s 3-2 defeats to Bournemouth and Aston Villa were the first time they lost back-to-back league games where they had a 2-goal lead in their history.
  • Everton have conceded 3+ goals in each of their first 4 league games of the season – the first time they conceded 3+ goals in 4 consecutive league games since April 1936.
  • Everton’s penalty shootout defeat to Southampton in the League Cup meant they lost all 6 of their penalty shootouts that went to sudden death.
  • Everton’s 3-2 loss to Bournemouth was…
    • The first time they lost after leading by 2 goals since against Newcastle in 2019.
    • The first time in their history they lost despite leading by 2 goals at the 87th minute.
    • The first time in their history they lost despite leading at the 90th minute.
  • Everton’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in September 2024 was the first time they came from behind to win a league game where the same player scored the equalising goal and the winning goal (Dwight McNeil) since against Bournemouth in September 2017 (Oumar Niasse).
  • Everton had a run of 12 consecutive Saturday league games from August to November 2024 – their longest run of Saturday league games since December 1991 (also 12), and their longest such run from the start of the season since 1905/06 (17).
  • December’s Merseyside derby was the first derby to be postponed due to adverse weather since October 1996, and the first Goodison derby to be postponed due to adverse weather since January 1965.
  • Everton’s 3-2 win over Tottenham in January 2025 was their first Premier League win at Goodison Park over them since December 2012.
  • Everton’s 1-0 win over Brighton in January 2025 was the first time the Blues won a Premier League game when their only goal and their only shot on target came from the penalty spot.
  • Everton scored 2 goals in the opening 6 minutes against Leicester in February 2025 – the first time they had done so since against Blackpool in February 2012, and the first time they had done so in the league since against Chelsea in March 1970.
  • There were only 49 days between both league derbies this season – the shortest time between league derbies since 1968/69 (42 days).
  • Everton’s defeat to Liverpool in April 2025 was their 100th Merseyside derby defeat.
  • Everton’s match against Arsenal was the first time an opposition manager (Mikel Arteta) had played under the Everton manager (David Moyes) for the Blues since against Manchester City in August 1993 (Howard Kendall against Peter Reid).
  • Everton’s 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest in April 2025 was only the second time under David Moyes they beat a team in the top 4 away from home in the Premier League (after against Manchester City in December 2010).
  • Everton’s 3-1 win over Fulham in May 2025 was the first time they came from behind to win by 2+ goals in a Premier League game away from home since against West Ham in November 2008.
  • Everton’s 2-0 win over Southampton in May 2025 was the men’s 1,539th and final competitive win at Goodison Park.
  • Idrissa Gueye made 133 successful tackles in the league this season – at least 10 more than any other player in the top 5 European leagues.
  • Idrissa Gueye has played more league minutes than any other player currently aged 35 or over in the top 5 European leagues in the 2024/25 season (3,067).
  • The two players who had the most shots without scoring a goal in the Premier League this season are both Everton players – Jesper Lindstrom (28) and Idrissa Gueye (27).
  • Jack Harrison created 33 chances in the Premier League this season but provided no assists – only Lucas Paqueta (36) created more chances without registering an assist.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin was caught offside 27 times in the Premier League this season – only Chris Wood was caught offside more often (28).
  • Only two players were caught offside at least 15 times and played fewer than 2,000 minutes in the Premier League this season – Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Beto.
  • Jordan Pickford kept 12 clean sheets in the Premier League this season – only David Raya and Matz Sels have kept more (both 13).
  • Jordan Pickford is one of only 3 goalkeepers to save at least two penalties in the Premier League this season (with Aaron Ramsdale and Jose Sa).
  • Roman Dixon (75) is the highest-numbered player to play a competitive match for Everton (previously Anthony Gordon, 70, against Apollon Limassol in December 2017).
  • Jesper Lindstrom is the first player born on February 29th to play a competitive match for Everton.
  • At the age of 17 years and 218 days, Harrison Armstrong’s debut against Tottenham made him the youngest Everton player to play in a Premier League game since Jack Rodwell against Stoke in September 2008 (17y 187d).
  • In Everton’s 3-0 win over Doncaster, Ashley Young and Harrison Armstrong played together with an age difference of 21 years and 194 days – the third-largest age difference in Everton history. By the time Armstrong was born, Young had already made 110 senior appearances.
  • Anthony Gordon’s penalty miss in October 2024 was the first time a player who had previously played for Everton missed a penalty against the Blues since Tom Cleverley in November 2017, and the first to be saved since Gary Megson in November 1988.
  • Craig Dawson is only the second player to score 2 own goals in a game (against Wolves in December 2024) in Everton’s favour (after Blackburn’s Robert Roxburgh in February 1929).
  • David Moyes is the third manager to take charge of Everton in 3 different decades (after Dick Molyneux and Thomas H. McIntosh).
  • Idrissa Gueye’s 2 assists against Tottenham was the first time he provided 2 assists in a league game since against Toulouse for Lille in December 2014.
  • Abdoulaye Doucoure’s goal against Leicester in February 2025 was scored in 10.18 seconds – Everton’s fastest goal in their history.
  • Beto’s goals against Leicester in February 2025 were assisted by James Tarkowski and James Garner. This was the first time an Everton player scored goals assisted by different players with the same first name in a Premier League game.
  • James Tarkowski’s 98th-minute equaliser against Liverpool in February 2025 was the latest goal in Merseyside derby history (excluding extra time).
  • James Tarkowski’s goal against Liverpool in February 2025 was the first time an Everton starting captain scored a result-altering goal in the 90th minute (plus added time) since Phil Jagielka against Liverpool in September 2014.
  • Beto scored 5 Premier League goals in February 2025 – the most by an Everton player in a calendar month since Dominic Calvert-Lewin in September 2020 (also 5).
  • Jack Harrison’s goal against Wolves in March 2025 was Everton’s 9,000th goal in their history in all competitions.
  • By assisting Abdoulaye Doucoure’s winner against Nottingham Forest in April 2025, Dwight McNeil was the first Everton substitute to be brought on in the 90th minute and be directly involved in the winning goal.
  • James Tarkowski has received 64 yellow cards in the Premier League – more than any other player without ever getting sent off.
  • Excluding penalty shootouts, Everton have never lost in games when Abdoulaye Doucoure has scored for them (20 games, 14 wins, 6 draws).
  • Ashley Young’s “oldest records” set in 2024/25:
    • Oldest outfield player (39y 320d against Newcastle in May 2025).
    • Oldest goalscorer (39y 148d against Wolves in December 2024).
    • Oldest player to be sent off (39y 39d against Brighton in August 2024).

Premier League Top Threes (Total)

  • Games – Pickford (38), Gueye (37), Mykolenko (35)
  • Starts – Pickford (38), Gueye/Mykolenko (35)
  • Sub appearances – Beto (15), Iroegbunam/Gueye (13)
  • Subbed off – Harrison (16), Ndiaye (15), Doucoure/Lindstrom (14)
  • Minutes – Pickford (3,420), Mykolenko (3,084), Gueye (3,067)
  • Goals – Ndiaye (9), Beto (8), McNeil (4)
  • Assists – McNeil (6), Alcaraz/Gueye/Young (3)
  • Goal involvements – McNeil (10), Ndiaye (9), Beto (8)
  • Shots – Calvert-Lewin (50), Beto (49), Ndiaye (37)
  • Shots on target – Beto (23), Calvert-Lewin (20), Ndiaye (18)
  • Chances created – McNeil (37), Harrison (33), Doucoure (28)
  • Big chances created – McNeil (12), Alcaraz/Harrison/Young (6)
  • Big chances missed – Calvert-Lewin (16), Beto (12), Doucoure/Harrison/Lindstrom (4)
  • Successful passes – Gueye (1,220), Tarkowski (1,042), Branthwaite (981)
  • Pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Gueye (87.1%), Ndiaye (84.9%), Branthwaite (82.9%)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Tarkowski (128), Branthwaite (85), Gueye (77)
  • Long ball accuracy (min. 50 long balls) – Gueye (63.6%), Keane (59.5%), Tarkowski (54.5%)
  • Successful crosses – McNeil (39), Harrison (31), Mykolenko (29)
  • Cross accuracy (min. 30 crosses) – McNeil (37.1%), Mykolenko (28.7%), Garner/Ndiaye (26.3%)
  • Successful dribbles – Ndiaye (68), Doucoure/Harrison/McNeil (24)
  • Successful tackles – Gueye (133), Tarkowski (64), Mykolenko (63)
  • Interceptions – Gueye (48), Mykolenko (44), Tarkowski (41)
  • Clearances – Tarkowski (209), Branthwaite (188), Mykolenko (135)
  • Headed clearances – Tarkowski (135), Branthwaite (112), Mykolenko (67)
  • Shots blocked – Tarkowski (42), Branthwaite (23), Keane/Mykolenko (10)
  • Aerial duels won – Tarkowski (103), Beto (99), Calvert-Lewin (86)
  • Aerial duels won % (min. 50 aerial duels) – Tarkowski (74.6%), Branthwaite (59.0%), O’Brien (57.5%)
  • Fouls committed – Gueye (55), Doucoure (49), Tarkowski (35)
  • Yellow cards – Gueye (9), Pickford/Young (7)
  • Fouls won – Ndiaye (52), Gueye (46), Mykolenko (34)
  • Offsides – Calvert-Lewin (27), Beto (16), Mykolenko (10)

Premier League Top Threes (Per 90)

(Minimum 900 minutes played)

  • Shots – Beto (2.9), Calvert-Lewin (2.8), Lindstrom (2.0)
  • Shots on target – Beto (1.4), Calvert-Lewin (1.1), Lindstrom (0.7)
  • Chances created – McNeil (2.4), Harrison/Lindstrom (1.4)
  • Successful passes – Gueye (35.8), Branthwaite (35.2), Garner (32.3)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Tarkowski (3.9), Keane (3.8), Branthwaite/Young (3.0)
  • Successful crosses – McNeil (2.6), Harrison (1.3), Lindstrom (1.2)
  • Successful dribbles – Ndiaye (2.5), McNeil (1.6), Beto (1.1)
  • Successful tackles – Gueye (3.9), Lindstrom (3.3), Young (2.8)
  • Interceptions – Mangala (1.5), Gueye/Keane (1.4)
  • Clearances – Branthwaite (6.7), Tarkowski (6.4), Keane (5.6)
  • Shots blocked – Tarkowski (1.3), Keane (0.9), Branthwaite (0.8)
  • Aerial duels won – Beto (5.8), Calvert-Lewin (4.8), Tarkowski (3.2)
  • Fouls committed – Beto (1.9), Doucoure/Mangala (1.7)
  • Fouls won – Ndiaye (1.9), Beto (1.4), Calvert-Lewin/Gueye (1.3)

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