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Idrissa Gana Gueye made 11 tackles for Everton today against Manchester United, only Steve Watson has made more in a single Premier League match for Everton on record -- 12 vs Arsenal in August 2003. 35 years of age. 🍷 #EFC

Idrissa Gana Gueye made 11 tackles for Everton today against Manchester United, only Steve Watson has made more in a single Premier League match for Everton on record -- 12 vs Arsenal in August 2003. 35 years of age. 🍷 #EFC

Abdoulaye Doucouré is the first Everton player to both score and provide an assist in a Premier League match against Manchester United since... ...Abdoulaye Doucouré in February 2021. #EFC

Since David Moyes’ appointment, Beto has had four big chances in the Premier League and scored all four, with his 100% big chance conversion rate the joint-best across Europe’s top five leagues along with Mohamed Salah and Oihan Sancet (min. 4 big chances). #EFC

Next week (MD26) will be the latest into a Premier League season that Everton have gone into a match against Manchester United above them in the league table since April 2014 (MD35). Everton ran out 2-0 winners on the day, with David Moyes in the dugout for United. #EFC

Since David Moyes’ first match in charge since returning to the club, no team has picked up more points (13) or won more games (4) than Everton. #EFC

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🔎 | A look at Everton in the Premier League under Sean Dyche and David Moyes. Some differences and some similarities. *All numbers are per match averages given the sizeable gap in games played #EFC

Since signing for Everton in August 2023, Beto has made 15 starts, played 1,768 minutes and scored 10 goals. 🔎His tally is just one fewer than Calvert-Lewin who has played over double the minutes, meanwhile Beto performs well in several other metrics when compared to DCL. #EFC

Kevin Campbell was involved in 29 goals in his first 33 Premier League matches for Everton (21 goals, 8 assists), scoring 11 goals in his first 13 for #EFC. Before Campbell’s debut, @Everton were 16th, two points off the drop and had won just 2 of previous 13…

Iliman Ndiaye’s goal yesterday was his eighth across all competitions this season. Since the beginning of the 2021/2022 season, only Richarlison has scored more for Everton in a single season (11 in 21/22). Ndiaye is currently averaging a goal every 3.6 shots. #EFC | @evertonfc.com

Everton have now gone in at half-time 3-0 up in consecutive home matches for the first time ever in the Premier League. #EFC

Everton’s win against Brighton yesterday was their second Premier League victory in the space of six days, as many as they managed in their previous 112 days in the competition. On the up! | #EFC 🔵⚪️

Everton’s win against Brighton yesterday was their second Premier League victory in the space of six days, as many as they managed in their previous 112 days in the competition. On the up! | #EFC 🔵⚪️

It was quite the weekend for Everton. 13th Man Utd 1-3 v Brighton ❌ 14th West Ham 0-2 v Palace ❌ 15th Spurs 2-3 v Everton ❌ 16th Everton 3-2 v Spurs ✅ 17th Wolves 1-3 v Chelsea ❌ 18th Ipswich 0-6 v City ❌ 19th Leicester - 0-2 v Fulham ❌ 20th Soton - 2-3 v Forest ❌ #EFC

📸 | Going to miss this gaff when it’s gone… #EFC

Including caretaker managers, just two of Everton’s last 21 managers have lost their first match in charge of the club since 1977. All of the last six have won their first game in charge of #EFC by a combined scoreline of 14-3.

Not the greatest comparison given one club is playing in the Premier League and one in League One, but a quick look at the numbers behind both Everton and Peterborough’s styles this season ahead of their #FACup meeting tonight. #EFC | #PUFC

Everton have failed to score in eight of their last 10 league matches. Nine shots on target in their last five. Three wins from 19 in the league this season for #EFC. The team need something else now as this just isn’t working. Sean Dyche has got to be relived of his duties.

Everton won just eight league matches in 2024. Since their first ever league season, only in 1888 and 1946 did Everton win fewer matches than they did this calendar year, with both of those years seeing Everton play significantly fewer fixtures. #EFC

106 different players made an appearance for Everton in the Premier League in the Farhad Moshiri era (March 2016 - Dec 2024), which is only 89 fewer than the 195 that played for #EFC in the entire 24 years in the Premier League prior to his appointment (Aug 1992 - Feb 2016)

Today’s 0-0 draw at the Emirates was Everton’s 13th clean sheet in the Premier League in 2024. Only today’s opponents Arsenal have kept more this calendar year than the Toffees with 17. #EFC 🧱 🚫

A small selection of some of the players that Craig Dawson has more goals than for Everton in the Premier League, despite never playing for the club. #EFC

Orel Mangala became the 167th different player to score for Everton in the Premier League with his goal tonight. Only West Ham (174), Tottenham Hotspur (173), Newcastle (169) and Chelsea (169) have had more different scorers in the competition than #EFC. 📸 @evertonfc.com

Orel Mangala became the 167th different player to score for Everton in the Premier League with his goal tonight. Only West Ham (174), Tottenham Hotspur (173), Newcastle (169) and Chelsea (169) have had more different scorers in the competition than #EFC. 📸 @evertonfc.com

Everton have given three different managers their first ever win in the Premier League this season (Rúben Amorim, Russell Martin & Fabian Hürzeler). Overall, #EFC have given 17 different managers their first PL win, the joint-most of any team in the competition’s history.

🔎 | Manchester United’s third goal yesterday was the 100th goal Everton have conceded under Sean Dyche in the Premier League. Dyche becomes the sixth #EFC manager to have shipped 100+ goals in the competition. 1.46 goals conceded per match.

Everton have now lost 5 Premier League matches by a 4+ goal margin under manager Sean Dyche, with only David Moyes (7) losing more such matches in the competition than Dyche. #EFC

Another goal for Braiden Graham today for #EFC U18s. One that the club have reaaaally got to manage properly, particularly over the next 18/24 months as he progresses through the ranks. Seems a really, really exciting prospect.

Everton averaged 0.04 xG per shot against Brentford. Of #EFC’s 27 shots, 11 came from outside the box, with only two of those efforts being shots on target. 32.3% of Everton’s overall shots this season have been from outside the box (51/158).

Really, really concerning performance from Everton. Completely and utterly bereft of ideas, even against 10 men at home against a side who had lost all of their previous five away matches this season. United, Wolves, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and City the next 6 matches.

Lots of talk about Iliman Ndiaye and his position after Sean Dyche’s comments yesterday. 22/23 Championship season with Sheff Utd, 81% of his minutes he played centrally either as a striker (70%) or as an AM. (11%). Can also see where his goal involvements came from on the second graphic.

Decided to take in some blue sights on today’s lunchtime run🏃‍♂️

Lots of talk about Jarrad Branthwaite today and whether he goes back in at the weekend against Brentford. Everton’s performances with and without Branthwaite in the starting XI make it very clear how much of a drop off there is when he’s not in the side. #EFC

Lots of talk about Jarrad Branthwaite today and whether he goes back in at the weekend against Brentford. Everton’s performances with and without Branthwaite in the starting XI make it very clear how much of a drop off there is when he’s not in the side. #EFC

🔎 Decided to go one further and add minutes played to this table so we can see how often those #EFC players scored winning goals. Wayne Rooney the best, averaging a winning goal for Everton every 630 mins (7 full matches). 37% of Richarlison’s goals were winners! (16/43).

🔢 | Most winning goals for Everton in the Premier League. 10 players have scored 10+ winners for #EFC.

🔢 | Most winning goals for Everton in the Premier League. 10 players have scored 10+ winners for #EFC.

Will always love this goal. Manuel Fernandes with an absolute belter against Manchester United in April 2007. Absolute rocket 🚀🇵🇹

Everton have the most difficult next 10 matches in the Premier League according to Opta Power Rankings, with #EFC next 10 opponents averaging a rating of 92 out of 100.