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Watford 0-0 Everton A much-changed Watford side earned a 0-0 draw against Everton. In a poor game, Chances were few and far between for both teams throughout. Samuel Kalu and Moussa Sissoko were among those most likely to break the deadlock in yellow. A point against the Toffees marks the end of an 11-game losing streak at home for Watford, who have already been relegated to the Championship. Due to several injuries, manager Roy Hodgson was forced to make several changes to the starting eleven that had lined up at Crystal Palace last time out. Three academy scholars were named on the bench for their first taste of Premier League action. Everton, who still need every point they can get to help their bid for survival, named their strongest possible team. In terms of the action, Michael Keane was fortunate that his miskick around the edge of the Everton danger area bobbled safely to goalkeeper Jordan Pickford a minute later, and then Kalu again posed a threat but just couldn’t quite

It was a huge weekend in the bid to secure Premier League football for next season. First of all. Aston Villa 2 - 0 Norwich City Norwich were relegated from the Premier League after a defeat against Aston Villa at Villa Park. You can read more about that here.  PL: Norwich relegated (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com)   Then Burnley picked up a hugely important three points with win over Watford. Burnley scored two goals in the final seven minutes to complete a comeback that pulled them five points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. It also left hosts Watford on the brink of the drop. Jack Cork's header from Charlie Taylor's left-wing cross cancelled out James Tarkowski's early own goal. Josh Brownhill equalised after he found the bottom corner from the edge of the box to spark jubilant scenes among the travelling fans and in the away dugout at Vicarage Road. Watford had previously taken the lead when Juraj Kucka's fierce effort struck the crossbar before reb

Everton 1 - 0 Manchester United Everton picked up a priceless victory in their battle to avoid relegation as a poor Manchester United were beaten. The Toffees were plunged into crisis when they lost at fellow strugglers Burnley in midweek to leave them facing the prospect of dropping into the bottom three this weekend if results went against them. In a game low on quality but high in tension, Everton's victory came courtesy of Anthony Gordon's 27th-minute drive, which took a heavy deflection off United captain Harry Maguire to leave keeper David de Gea wrong-footed. Everton keeper Jordan Pickford made two early saves from Marcus Rashford and a vital late block from Cristiano Ronaldo. However, there was rarely any sense of siege as United lacked urgency. They failed to break through. This was another blow to their hopes of making the Champions League. You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Footage courtesy of the Everton YouTube channel.  More react

Everton have announced the signing of Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek on loan until the end of the season. The Dutch midfielder has been allowed to leave Old Trafford by interim boss Ralf Rangnick after struggling for game time. Previous rumours had indicated that Crystal Palace were also interested in the Dutchman, while there were also enquiries from abroad. However, Van de Beek has elected to link up with Frank Lampard, who was recently confirmed as Chelsea manager. Back in July, he was also linked with a move to Barcelona. Since signing for Manchester United in 2020, Van de Beek has struggled at the club. He has appeared in only 50 matches, with the vast majority coming from the bench. Several United fans have repeatedly questioned his lack of involvement in the team. Perhaps, a temporary move to Everton will allow him to kick start his Premier League career? Reaction The midfielder told the Everton website : "Now I can say I am an Everton player, I am really

Reports suggest that Frank Lampard has finalised a two-and-a-half-year deal to become Everton's new manager. He completed the formalities of his contract on Sunday. The 43-year-old replaces Rafael Benitez, who left the club earlier this month after an awful run of one win in 13 games. An official announcement on Lampard is expected from Everton on Monday. The former England midfielder had previously managed Derby County and Chelsea Reaction One Everton fan told us: "I think this will turn out to be a great appointment. He's young and will have fresh ideas. Aside from a brief months with Ancelotti, the club has gone very stale in recent years." Another added: "Have we finally made a sensible appointment?" "I'm ready to work, I want to work" 🗣️ Frank Lampard spoke to @GNev2 on The Overlap last month about how he is ready to return to management when the right opportunity comes ⚽️ Could @Everton be a good fit? 🔵 pic.twitter.com/VW7B18vslv

Everton have announced the signing of Scotland right-back Nathan Patterson from Rangers on a five-and-a-half-year deal. The 20-year-old moves to the blue half of Merseyside for a fee rumoured to be around £11.5m plus add-ons, a record fee received by the Scottish champions.  Petterson told Everton TV: "Obviously we aren't in the place where we want to be right now but we can definitely get there with the talent in the changing room and staff here, and I have full belief we can do that."  Footage below from the Everton YouTube channel. Everton are currently 15th in the Premier League and only eight points above the relegation places. They have only won once in their past 12 league games.  PL: Pressure builds on Rafael Benítez (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) Patterson has made six appearances for Scottish Premiership leaders Rangers so far this season. He came through their academy has been at the Glasgow club since the age of eight. He made his senior debut in January

Everton 2-3 Brighton Brighton have piled more pressure on Rafael Benitez as they climbed to eighth in the Premier League with victory at Goodison Park. Alexis Mac Allister scored a third-minute opener for the visitors following Neal Maupay's cushioned header and Dan Burn headed in when unmarked at the back post to double the lead just before the half-hour mark. The returning Dominic Calvert-Lewin had the chance to respond from the penalty spot. However, he fired his spot-kick over. Half-time was met by thousands of boos from home fans. Gordon gave his side hope of a fightback with a deflected shot eight minutes after half-time. Allan drew a superb save from Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez as Everton chased an equaliser but Mac Allister's excellent second put the away side back in control. Gordon scored a second with 14 minutes remaining. This made for a tense finish, but he was not able to complete his hat-trick with a late chance. The Toffees remain in 15th position. Th

Let's take a look at another football icon. This time it's Wayne Rooney. Early career Rooney joined the Everton youth team at the age of nine and made his professional debut for the club in 2002 at the age of 16. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club, before moving to Manchester United. Move to Manchester United He cost the Old Trafford club£25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window. He would have a fantastic career at Manchester United. He won 16 trophies and became the only English player, alongside teammate Michael Carrick, to win the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, League Cup, UEFA Europa League, and FIFA Club World Cup. Rooney scored 253 goals for United in all competitions to make him their top goalscorer of all time, with 183 Premier League goals being the second-most scored by a player for any single club, behind Sergio Agüero Rooney's 208 Premier League goals make him the Premier League's second-top scorer of all time. He also has

Chelsea missed a chance to close the gap on leaders Manchester City as a depleted Everton side earned a fantastic point. Mason Mount gave Chelsea a deserved lead after 70 minutes. The England midfielder placed a calm finish past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford following Reece James' pass. A very interesting evening at Stamford Bridge Everton shocked the European champions by equalising four minutes later. The 19-year-old defender Jarrad Branthwaite converted at the back post after Anthony Gordon's free-kick. Chelsea carried on having the chances to win it but the winning goal never came. Thiago Silva had a great opportunity but saw his powerful header superbly saved by Pickford. It was an impressive performance from the England international as he also kept out attempts from Christian Pulisic, James, Jorginho and Mount when the score was 0-0. He has come in for some criticism this season from Everton fans and beyond. Any questions about his ability were answered tonight

Two huge derby matches and a meeting of English football giants are headlining Women's Football Weekend The event sees the women's club game become the focal point of the domestic football schedule in England during the international break in the men's game.  Birmingham City v Aston Villa Aston Villa and Birmingham City Women continue their league campaign as they face each other in the Second City derby. The match gives Villa an opportunity to open up a 10-point gap between themselves and 12th-placed Leicester City, a gap which would go a long way to seeing them secure Women's Super League status so early on in the season. 🎙️ @cwardy7 spoke to the media this morning to discuss Sunday's #SecondCityDerby ... pic.twitter.com/26dvfgOTkj — Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) November 12, 2021 Everton v Manchester United Manchester United Women make the short trip to Everton. They are unbeaten in their last three WSL games. In October, they beat Birmingham 2-0 at S

Let's take a look at another football icon. This time it's Walter Smith He achieved legendary status as manager of Rangers. He won 21 trophies in two spells making him the second most successful Rangers boss ever. Walter Smith as a player Smith was a defender that played more than 200 games for Dundee United. He quickly began his coaching career under Jim McLean when a pelvic injury forced him to retire early. Throughout his career, he also played for Dumbarton and had a loan spell at Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League. He was destined for a career in coaching and management. Becoming a legend at Ibrox When Souness left for Liverpool in April 1991, Smith was appointed interim manager.This was made permanent in May 1991, after the club clinched another league title. Six more league titles in succession followed under Smith's tenure, including a domestic treble in 1992–93. He also won the Scottish Cup and the League Cup three times each. Smith took Rangers

Let's have a look at all the best reaction as Claudio Ranieri’s Watford thrashed Everton One week after enduring a terrible 5-0 defeat against Liverpool, the now transformed Watford turned the tables on Merseyside to inflict a five-goal humbling of their own on Everton and Rafael Benítez. Watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Manager reaction The Everton manager spoke with the media after the match: “Anthony had a good game but he doesn’t have 90 minutes in him yet. He has to improve his stamina. I thought we needed Richarlison because he can score goals and he came on the pitch and scored. “If we finished winning everyone would say it was a great substitution but we made mistake after mistake and that was the key part of the game.” The Watford manager was clearly delighted with his side's performance: “Every time I spoke to my players I told them: ‘Never, never give up. “Atlético Madrid are one of the best teams at not conceding and lost 3-2 to Liverpool. I

Let's have a look at the best reaction from Old Trafford as Manchester United dropped two points Watch the highlights from the match in the video below YouTube comments As always, hundreds of people commented on Manchester United's YouTube channel. One fan was highly critical of United's performance: "No words anymore, 2 years defending the man but you just can’t anymore. This McFred nonsense is haunting us and it’s destroying any chance of success. Please Ole just don’t use these 2 and you might save your position here!" This other fan had similar criticisms: "Even though we know Fred made a mistake, but look at how Shaw just ran away from his position. Lindelof was winning that challenge but Shaw disrupted it. Shaw was equally as bad as Fred was in this game. This is not the first time it's happening. Shaw does this a lot." More Manchester United news can be found here Manchester United social media posts Click the tweet below to read what Bruno