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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 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