EVERTON FC – Football Flame

6Aug

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EVERTON FC

It’s Definitely Something – Everton New Boy Eyeing Impact

Everton new boy Jake O’Brien has admitted he will be looking to be a goal threat for the Toffees, in addition to keeping things tight at the back. Jake O'Brien of Everton celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates during the pre-season friendly match between Preston North End and Everton at Deepdale on August 03, 2024 in Preston, England. The Republic of Ireland international joined Everton recently from French outfit Lyon on a four-year deal and adds to the options at the back that Sean Dyche is able to call upon. He made his unofficial debut for Toffees last week and scored his first goal for the Merseyside club in a pre-season friendly against Preston North End.“It was just instincts, really. I nodded it on to Dom and he played it back, then it fell to me and...

19Apr

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin drops major hint over Everton injury return date

Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Everton looks on during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Fulham FC at Goodison Park on April 15, 2023 in Liverpool, England.Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has dropped a major hint that he could finally be ready to return from injury to spearhead their battle to beat the drop. Calvert-Lewin has not played for the relegation-threatened Blues since February when the talisman picked up a hamstring injury in new manager Sean Dyche’s first game in charge. His season has been blighted by setbacks and Everton have only had their No.9 fit and available for 11 matches in the Premier League. But could the England international be pencilled in for a first-team return on Saturday afternoon? Sitting one position above the bottom three, on goal differe...

14Apr

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Alex Iwobi, EVERTON FC, PREMIER LEAGUE

Iwobi confident Everton can avoid relegation

Alex Iwobi of Everton reacts during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park on April 03, 2023 in Liverpool, England.Alex Iwobi is confident that Everton can avoid relegation from the Premier League as they host Fulham at Goodison Park on Saturday in what will be a big day for the Toffees’ survival hopes. Sean Dyche’s side are currently 17th in the Premier League, four points ahead of bottom of the table Southampton but the joint on points with 18th-placed Nottingham Forest also in the drop zone. The Merseyside club still have to face Newcastle United and Manchester City in their remaining games as they fight for survival in the Premier League, something Iwobi feels they can achieve. “The main thing for us now is to remain consistent. We are ...

9Mar

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin, EVERTON FC, Sean Dyche

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is showing ‘positive signs’ in training, insists Everton boss Sean Dyche

Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Everton celebrates his teams first goal during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Arsenal FC at Goodison Park on February 04, 2023 in Liverpool, England.Everton manager Sean Dyche insists there are ‘positive signs’ from striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has rejoined the squad for training. The England international has not played for over a month due to a persistent hamstring injury which has dogged him all season and restricted him to just 12 appearances. But he is edging closer to a return and while Brentford at home may come too soon, Dyche is hopeful he will be available soon. ‘Dom is around it again with us training but it is still making a decision on when he is truly right to come back in and that will be in the next couple of days,’ he s...

4Feb

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Everton stun Arsenal in Dyche’s first game as boss

James Tarkowski of Everton celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Arsenal FC at Goodison Park on February 04, 2023 in Liverpool, England.New manager Sean Dyche enjoyed a dream start as a much-improved Everton side stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal at a raucous Goodison Park. Dyche was appointed last Monday following the departure of Frank Lampard, who was sacked with the team in the relegation zone. And the hosts picked up their first victory in 11 games in all competitions courtesy of a link-up between two men who played for Dyche at Burnley. Centre-half James Tarkowski rose at the far post to power home a header from Dwight McNeil’s corner to spark the sort of joyous scenes that have been witnessed rarely at Goodison thi...

3Feb

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Sean Dyche: Not everyone wanted me at Everton

New Everton Manager Sean Dyche (R) and Steve Stone (L) watch Alex Iwobi Neal Maupay and Ruben Vinagre during the Everton training session at Finch Farm on January 30, 2023 in Halewood, England. New Everton manager Sean Dyche admits he probably would not have got the job had the club not been facing a second successive relegation battle. The former Burnley boss takes over with Everton off the bottom of the Premier League only on goal difference after nine defeats in their last 12 matches, and his first game is against leaders Arsenal on Saturday. He was not owner Farhad Moshiri’s first choice with the billionaire owner wanting ex-Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa to replace the sacked Frank Lampard, only for negotiations to break down over the Argentinian’s terms. Dyche, fired last April af...

30Jan

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Dyche wants to help his Everton squad ‘shine’

Sean Dyche poses for a photograph after becoming manager of Everton FC at Finch Farm on January 30, 2023 in Halewood, England. Sean Dyche says it is his job to make the quality players in Everton’s squad “shine” after being appointed manager. The Toffees sacked Frank Lampard last week with the club 19th in the Premier League and two points from safety. Dyche, 51, who joins on a two-and-a-half-year contract until June 2025, had been out of work since being dismissed by Burnley last April. “Our aim is to put out a team that works, that fights and wears the badge with pride,” said Dyche. “The connection with the fans can then grow very quickly because they’re so passionate. “There is quality in this squad. But we have to make them shine. That’s the job of me and my staff.” Dyche is Evert...

27Jan

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Bielsa arrives in London for further Everton talks

Former Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa shouts instructions to his team from the technical area during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Newcastle United at Elland Road on January 22, 2022 in Leeds, United Kingdom.Marcelo Bielsa has arrived in London for further talks with Everton’s hierarchy as they search for a successor to Frank Lampard. The 67-year-old former Leeds United manager is a favoured choice of Everton owner Farhad Moshiri. Sean Dyche, who has been out of work since being dismissed by Burnley in April, is the other main contender to take over at Goodison Park. The Toffees hope to have someone in place by the weekend. Bielsa is believed to have reservations about the composition of Everton’s squad and its ability to play his trademark high-tempo styl...

23Jan

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Lampard sacked as Everton manager

Everton manager Frank Lampard during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Everton FC at London Stadium on January 21, 2023 in London, England.Everton have sacked manager Frank Lampard after less than a year in charge at Goodison Park. Defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham United on Saturday was Everton’s ninth loss in 12 Premier League games. They are second from bottom of the table with 15 points from 20 matches, above Southampton on goal difference. Former England midfielder Lampard, 44, replaced Rafael Benitez in January 2022 with the team 16th in the table and helped Everton avoid relegation. Everton are now looking for their sixth permanent manager in five years. After a 1-1 draw at reigning champions Manchester City on 31 December, Everton have lost 4-1 to Brighton at ...

21Jan

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Bowen scores twice as West Ham beat Everton

Jarrod Bowen of West Ham United runs with the ball from James Tarkowski of Everton during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Everton FC at London Stadium on January 21, 2023 in London, England.Everton slumped to another defeat in front of owner Farhad Moshiri as Jarrod Bowen's first-half double earned West Ham their first win in almost three months and piled the pressure on old boy Frank Lampard.Under-fire Moshiri was attending his first game in 14 months, alongside the directors who missed last week's home defeat by Southampton because of a 'real and credible' threat to their safety, in a show of support for Lampard and defiance of his critics.But his return didn't bring Everton any luck as Bowen scored twice in seven first-half minutes to take West Ham out of the relega...

7Jan

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Lampard Says Future Not Under His Control After Everton Exit FA Cup

Ben Godfrey and Frank Lampard the manager / head coach of Everton at full time of the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford on January 6, 2023 in Manchester, England.Everton manager Frank Lampard said his future at the club was out of his control after his side were knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United following a 3-1 defeat on Friday. Everton slipped into the relegation zone after a 4-1 home defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday and were booed off the pitch but after a sixth defeat in seven matches, Lampard insisted he was not worried about his job. “That’s not under my control. It’s not for me to focus on that. It’s for me to focus on what I saw tonight and that was a performance that every manager wants with the attit...