Everton

Millie Sian
BBC Sport journalist

Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Burnley at Turf Moor (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• There are no fresh injury concerns for the weekend's game. The squad should "just about be the same" as the one that faced Arsenal.

• Jarrad Branthwaite, who hasn't played a single minute for Everton this season, is getting "closer to the grass and closer to his return" from a hamstring injury. The centre-back could be back on the grass by the end of this year.

• Moyes added: "He isn't due to integrate back in for another two to three weeks, maybe even more. He has missed too much of this season to get back into things quickly. We could do with him back though, even just getting him into the squad would be great for numbers."

• When asked if he is happy going into Christmas 10th in the table, he replied: "Sort of, but a couple of weeks ago we were fifth or sixth and hoping to go higher. If you can win two or three games on the bounce in this league, it makes a big difference. I hope we have a couple more of them this season so we can challenge at the top again."

• Three festive fixtures in eight days isn't a concern for Moyes, who is more concerned about "not having as many players in our squad, picking up the odd injury here and there, and Afcon".

• On Tim Iroegbunam's reaction after being criticised by fans for his performance against Newcastle, he said: "He has a lot of really good attributes. He played well at the weekend and we want him to continue that. We want him to improve and keep his training levels really high."

• Everton won't be doing "loads of business" in the January transfer window. He added: "The ownership want us to have a plan, want us to prepare and do everything in a certain fashion. It won't be a case of coming up with quick fixes."

• He admitted that the club don't want to get everybody's hopes up and that he "laughs a bit" at all the transfer speculation.

• On the reports that Dwight McNeil might leave in January, he said: "I don't know where that's come from. As the manager of this football club, I haven't heard anything about it. There is no plan for it. I don't really want to lose anybody."

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Giulia Bould
BBC Radio Merseyside reporter

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Top of David Moyes's list for Father Christmas is a striker who can score. Seventeen Premier League games in, his two front men Beto and Thierno Barry have just one goal each.

It makes the fact Everton are 10th and five points off fifth more remarkable as they have clocked up that tally without a firing strikeforce.

It is largely down to some clever summer signings in Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish, who have helped transform the midfield. Some questioned how effective Iliman N'Diaye would be moved out to the right wing, but the Senegal star has proved he is world-class anywhere he plays with some standout performances.

Everton and the right-back position is now an age-old discussion and if there is one at the North Pole workshop then the manager would be delighted to find it under his tree.

The Jake O'Brien experiment that worked well towards the end of last season has failed to sparkle and James Garner remains the club's best full-back despite being a midfielder.

Among the positives this campaign have been the new home of Hill Dickinson Stadium. It is already providing some fierce atmospheres and the crowd played a big part in the comeback win over Crystal Palace in October. The Toffee doughnuts have also gone down a storm. If you've visited you will know they are worth having blue teeth for!

So as David Moyes probably leaves one out for Father Christmas on 24 December, his wish will be to find a striker worthy of the number nine shirt that has been worn by the likes of Dixie Dean, Graeme Sharp, Kevin Campbell and Duncan Ferguson. If Everton can get that fixed then the European charge could well be on in 2026.

Briony Bragg
Fan writer

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It is remiss to think Everton will do much business in January; however, it is rumoured David Moyes is keen, with a wish for a full-back, another central midfielder and a striker should they become available.

With rumours of Roma being prepared to put Artem Dovbyk on the table in part-exchange for Beto next month, a new striker may be on the cards. Bologna striker Santiago Castro has been strongly linked, with Everton closely watching him last summer.

But given Moyes' reluctance to give younger, less experienced players serious game time, Everton may look to another Premier League-proven option for more stability.

Given recent chatter, it appears Kobbie Mainoo may be put on the market by his agent for a loan in January, though it remains to be seen if Everton would be able to meet the midfielder's wage requirements. Everton thankfully aren't in a position where they need to panic-buy, being unlikely to fight relegation this season. The real crux is whether the hierarchy want to make a push for Europe.

It sounds incredulous given the last statement but, given there's two wins between fifth and 15th currently, it's not out of the question. Which makes the need for a new full-back ever more important. Statistics show Jack Grealish passed to Vitalii Mykolenko just once throughout the whole of the defeat to Chelsea, proving he isn't making the runs to allow Everton's star player more freedom in attack on the left side.

Likewise with Jake O'Brien forced to play right-back when he's a natural centre-half, he's unsurprisingly not going to create great chances from a wide position. It just doesn't come naturally to him.

Everton have always looked better (and won games!) with James Garner at right-back as he is more creative in his passing. However, injuries have dictated he is moved back to midfield. If Everton want to progress, a full-back is absolutely the top priority this transfer window.

Ultimately, the club's approach in January will hinge on both financial pragmatism and Moyes's appetite for immediate impact.

Dale Johnson
Football issues correspondent

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On Saturday, Everton were adamant they should have been given a penalty.

Arsenal defender William Saliba had kicked the boot of Thierno Barry. Referee Sam Barrott said no and, after some deliberation, he was backed up by the video assistant referee (VAR), Michael Salisbury.

On Monday, Fulham's match-winning penalty against Nottingham Forest came after Douglas Luiz had lightly kicked the foot of Kevin. Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot.

Fans might well say the Saliba challenge looked like more of a penalty. The key difference? The on-field decision.

In the early days of VAR in the Premier League there were many soft penalties. Most memorable is probably the spot-kick given to Brighton when Liverpool's Andy Robertson kicked the boot of Danny Welbeck, who went down theatrically.

So ahead of the 2021-22 season the threshold for a VAR intervention was raised.

Now when two players challenge for a ball which is off the ground, and both have a realistic prospect of winning it, the VAR is not expected to give a spot-kick if one player gets there marginally faster.

Indeed, two seasons ago Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus wanted a penalty against Aston Villa when he was kicked, coincidentally, by Douglas Luiz.

The Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel voted the VAR was correct not to get involved in the incident, which had similarities to Saliba on Barry.

The issue is that, as we saw with Fulham's spot-kick, if the referee had given the penalty to Everton the VAR would not have said it was wrong.

In Europe, Saliba's challenge would almost certain have been a penalty.

European leagues penalise these offences more strictly to ensure consistency.

In the Premier League, the high bar means the on-field decision is more important - and that can only lead to inconsistencies, perceived or otherwise.

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Everton defender James Tarkowski said his side had hoped to cause Arsenal "a few more issues" after losing 1-0 to the Londoners.

"It is always disappointing to lose a game, especially when it is decided by a penalty," he said.

"It was a mistake by Jake [O'Brien] and he has held his hands up to that. I have made plenty of mistakes [in the past].

"We didn't create loads of chances. They have the best defence, but we would have hoped to have had more corners and free-kicks to cause a few more issues.

"Top teams always play through you at some point, but we gave them a bit more space in the second half.

"We just need to pick up as many points as we can now and see where we can finish. We have had a decent start to the season now that we are nearly halfway and there are some games where we should have picked up some more points.

"We are giving ourselves a good chance of a top 10 finish."

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Everton and Arsenal.

Here are some of your comments:

Everton fans

Harry: Surprisingly happy that it was only 1-0. Most Evertonians will tell you we expected a defeat at the hands of Arsenal before the game but after the game we all realised Arsenal aren't that good. We have a long way to go but every step is an improvement on previous seasons.

Les: Too much passing the ball backwards when we are chasing the game. Negative football. Not enough pressing when we have lost possession. Barry needs to calm down a bit and stop running around like headless chicken without the ball. The club has got to fill the gaps at right back, midfield and centre forward.

Paul: Apart from the penalty (which was rightly given) we held our own for the whole game. Arsenal didn't look like title challengers and it was our own mistake which gave them the result, and with Ndiaye and Dewsbury-Hall it would have been a win for us. We need reinforcements to give us a better squad depth but that isn't happening in one or two transfer windows.

Arsenal fans

James: Somewhat scrappy. Too many safe, aimless passes and no bite up front. Need to move the ball quicker and with more purpose.

Chris: Arsenal not at their best and it was a scrappy game. Lot of possession but not effective with very few shots on target. But, sometimes it is all about grinding out a result which they did and they are top again with 21 matches to go.

Steve: Arsenal looked nervy and the control we'd seen earlier on in the season just was not there. Rice looked good. Injuries certainly contribute to the nervousness however, you'd still expect a more dominant display with the players on the pitch. Top at Christmas is a nice thing to say but it'll be meaningless if we stutter and stumble our way through the second half of the season.

Phil McNulty
Chief football writer

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Everton faced Premier League title-chasing Arsenal without their most talented forward Iliman Ndiaye, away with Senegal at the Africa Cup Of Nations, as well as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who is sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Ndiaye and Dewsbury-Hall's creativity and goals have been crucial to Everton this season, especially with Thierno Barry and Beto only contributing two league goals between them while falling short of Premier League quality.

And how they were missed after Everton's bright start was undermined by O'Brien's mistake that led to the penalty.

Everton were nursing a sense of injustice in the second half when they were sure they had a penalty after William Saliba floored Barry by kicking his foot, but the video assistant referee decided no offence had taken place.

David Moyes' side could not be faulted for effort, although there were times in the first half after the goal when they afforded Arsenal too much time and space, but all their attempts to move forward this season will be hampered by the lack of a quality striker.

This must be addressed in the January transfer window.

The recalled Dwight McNeil was peripheral, Tyler Dibling's impact was minimal after coming on as a substitute, while Jack Grealish did not have one of his more influential nights.

It all added up to pure frustration for Moyes, Everton and the capacity Saturday night attendance at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

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Everton boss David Moyes, speaking to BBC Match of the Day after the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal: "You can play a well as you like and do good things but we need to get some goals. We've not had goals in the last two games, which is the bit that's been missing really.

"We done a lot of things, the players effort, the spirit. Everything you'd want them to do they did. It was just a bit of quality or trying to hurt Arsenal a bit more. Arsenal have given up very few chances and we just didn't get enough opportunities.

"I thought we started the game well. I don't think we were under a great deal of pressure until the penalty kick. I think after the penalty we were rocked a little bit. I thought prior to it we started the game better than Arsenal. I think the second half we had to make the game more open, we had to be more committed than we'd been. We tried to get forward a bit more and quicker but it also allowed Arsenal to have one or two brilliant passing moves. I thought we stuck at it, never gave in, we were always in the game right to the end. Credit to the players."

On if Jake O'Brien instantly regretted the handball: "Well, he should because I think any player now knows that putting your hand above your head is liable to be a penalty kick. He shouldn't raise his arms."

On the penalty call that didn't go his side's way in the second half: "I think they said it was insignificant contact. Well, we'll have to see a few others and see if they're right. Sometimes you need some decisions to go for you but the decisions didn't [in this game]."

Did you know?

• For just a second time on record, Everton failed to have a single shot in the first half of a Premier League home game, with the previous instance coming against Aston Villa in January 2022 at Goodison Park.

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David Moyes makes three changes to the side that lost to Chelsea last time out with Idrissa Gueye and Illiman Ndiaye representing Senegal at Afcon.

That hands an opportunity to Dwight McNeil, who will make his 100th Premier League appearance, and Carlos Alcaraz while Tim Iroegbunam gets the nod in midfield with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall ruled out.

Everton XI: Pickford, Keane, Tarkowski, McNeil, Barry, O'Brien, Mykolenko, Grealish, Alcaraz, Garner, Iroegbunam

Subs: Aznou, Dibling, Beto, King, Patterson, Rohl, Travers, Welsh, Campbell

Three changes also for Mikel Arteta as Martin Odegaard starts ahead of Eberechi Eze, Ricardo Calafiori returns from injury to replace Ben White and Leandro Trossard is chosen over Gabriel Martinelli.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Saliba, Hancapie, Saka, Odegaard, Timber, Gyokeres, Trossard, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice

Subs: Kepa, Eze, Lewis-Skelly, Madueke, Martinelli, Merino, Nwaneri, Norgaard, Jesus

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• Everton v Arsenal (20:00)

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Arsenal got very lucky with the way they beat Wolves last time out, but is that the mark of champions, that they can find a way to get over the line?

The Gunners have been ugly at times this season but they still get the job done and it might be a similar story here.

I can't see them losing this game but they will need to find a way to win it, against an Everton side who have won four of their past six matches.

What might help Mikel Arteta out is that most of the Merseysiders' best players might be missing for this one.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish are both injury doubts, while Idrissa Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye are at Afcon with Senegal.

That's a stinker for Toffees boss David Moyes, because Ndiaye in particular is so influential - and he is in my fantasy football team too.

To be without all four of them would be a massive blow. I am not a medical expert but, if Dewsbury-Hall or Grealish have hurt their hamstrings in any way, which is what has been reported, then there is no way they will be fit for Saturday.

Because of that, I am going for a narrow Gunners win to make it a 'Feliz Navidad' ['Merry Christmas' in Spanish] for Arteta, with his team top of the league.

Sutton's prediction: 0-1

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Former Everton boss Sam Allardyce feels the job he did at the club during his time in charge was "unbelievable".

The 71-year-old was Toffees manager for just six months between November 2017 and May 2018.

Everton were 13th in the Premier League when Allardyce arrived and went on to finish the season in eighth place, just missing out on European football spots.

However, he was heavily criticised by fans for his management and side's style of play and was ultimately sacked at the end of the season.

"For me, this was the biggest breakthrough that I never thought I'd experience again - to take a big club back into Europe and into a new stadium," Allardyce told The Wayne Rooney Show.

"That was it, that was the format that was set forward by Farhad [Moshiri] but unfortunately, because of others - which obviously is probably not best naming at that time - there was a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes to get me out.

"But I thought it was one of the best jobs I'd ever done.

"I thought, this is one of my big chances again, because the fact of the matter is it is such a big club and it's got money behind it. Real money for the first time for a long time.

"So I think there just wasn't the right players in some of the right areas, and then there was too many players in the same area. That caused the problem, and if you're spending £250m in one season the fans are going to expect such a great big lift in performances. That was was never going to happen.

"My job was to stabilise a team but to finish eighth? Unbelievable."

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BBC Sport journalist

Everton aim to continue advancing up the Premier League table when they host league leaders Arsenal on Saturday evening. BBC Sport examines some of the themes surrounding this game.

Everton have suffered six league defeats this season and five of those have come against sides competing in the Champions League. That list includes heavy home losses to Tottenham and Newcastle, but those two games aside, their record at Hill Dickinson Stadium is strong.

The Blues have won four and drawn two of their other six matches at their new fortress and a triumph this weekend could put David Moyes' side above Liverpool and into fifth, should other results go their way.

Toffees in a sticky situation?

But Moyes could be without up to six first-team players, with the likes of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall sidelined because of injury, and Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye both on international duty with Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The absence of first-choice winger Ndiaye presents an opportunity for Dwight McNeil. The 26-year-old has started just twice this season in the Carabao Cup, but he is likely to make his 100th Premier League appearance for Everton in this match.

Achieving that milestone would place McNeil as the fifth youngest Premier League player to reach the 100-game mark with two different clubs. It is quite an achievement for somebody released by Manchester United at the age of 14.

Christmas number one

Arsenal have experienced their own injury problems this season, but Mikel Arteta has not lost any players to Afcon and will have defender Riccardo Calafiori available for this important games as he returns from suspension.

A victory for the Gunners would guarantee their place at the top of the tree this Christmas. It would be the third time in the past four years that they have been first at this stage, and the fifth time in the Premier League era. However, they have not converted any of those leads into titles.

Astonishingly, Arsenal were third at Christmas during the unbeaten 'Invincibles' campaign in 2003-04 - and the last time they turned a Christmas lead into silverware was 78 years ago.

Are Arsenal stumbling?

The Gunners have won three of their previous four matches, but scratch under the surface and there are signs that they are starting to stutter.

Arteta's side required two own goals to defeat bottom side Wolves 2-1 last weekend and they are without a win in three Premier League games on the road (D2, L1). They have also conceded the first goal in five of their past seven top-flight away games, including the past three.

Add to this the fact that Arsenal have only registered one victory in their previous seven league visits to Everton (D2, L4) and this weekend's task becomes a little more daunting, although this will be their first outing at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Trossard again?

Leandro Trossard could well be the key to a positive result. The 31-year-old has been directly involved in nine goals in his past nine Premier League away games, with six goals and three assists, and he also has an notable recent record when travelling to play Everton.

The Belgian has found the net in each of Arsenal's past two trips to face the Toffees and he could become the first Gunners player to score in three consecutive visits to the Merseyside club since Ian Wright between August 1995 and September 1997.

Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist

Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Arsenal at Hill Dickinson Stadium (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Moyes confirmed midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is "doing well" but will not be available, declining to reveal the timescale of his return. He added Merlin Rohl is ready to return from his injury and Jack Grealish is also available for the weekend.

• The Everton boss feels they have made "big progress" in a relatively short space of time after "four or five really poor years here", adding: "We're trying to make all that better. Things are better - better results, better performances, players are doing well. So we want to try to keep that positive feeling up."

• On now being in a position to compete for Europe: "Every win gives you that feeling you have a chance to make Europe. Every defeat makes you think, 'hey, let's just behave ourselves a little bit and think a bit clearer'. That's just the way the Premier League is this season."

• On how they temper those expectations: "It changes. We won four games out of five which got us in a really good strong position and made us think: 'This is getting better.' But I don't think any of us are daft. We're always saying you only need to be a game or two away. If we had beaten Chelsea last week we could have probably got ourselves up to fourth or fifth in the league, which would have been terrific. So I hope we get those opportunities again later in the season."

• He added: "My hope is we are able to do that but I'm also a realist, and I understand that you only need to lose four out of five and you could be certainly looking at the other end of the table. So we're going along OK. We're playing well enough and hopefully Afcon and injuries don't play a part in that."

• Moyes said it is a "possibility" and is getting "much closer" that they could bring back an on-loan midfielder - reportedly Harrison Armstrong from Preston North End - to cover that area of the squad.

• Asked about the one-year anniversary of The Friedkin Group takeover, he responded: "First of all, we have to thank them for coming in and saving the club, really in many ways, and being the ones who put the money there. I hope that they are not disappointed with the football club. I hope they've been so excited by the project, the club, the support."

• He added: "I've been hugely impressed by the way they've gone about their business. I didn't expect them to come and say: 'Here's bundles and bundles of cash, there you go, go and do what you want with it.' They're a business and they want it to be done correctly. They're going about their business quietly, but professionally."

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In the latest episode of The Wayne Rooney Show, ex-manager Sam Allardyce for a wide-ranging chat about being a head coach in elite football.

The man affectionately known as Big Sam - who managed Newcastle, West Ham, Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Everton and Leeds among others - breaks down the principles that sustained his career, why he regrets not confronting criticism of his playing style sooner and why he's encouraged by the league's evolution this season.

He also reflects on working with Wayne - how he wishes he'd managed him earlier and why he never wanted to sub him off, alongside sharing why he was so disappointed not to be given longer with the Toffees.

Plus, Allardyce also reveals some classic dressing room stories - from warning a player he had 30 minutes to save himself after a champagne night out, to urging Palace chairman Steve Parish to speak his mind to the squad after a bad defeat.

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Mike Richards
Fan writer

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The forthcoming weeks were always going to be a test for us with both Idrissa Gana Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye at Afcon, but that test may have just become a whole lot more difficult after Saturday's defeat to Chelsea.

Seeing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – our most in form player – gingerly leave the pitch with an apparent hamstring injury, was a sight Evertonians feared and maybe even more so, David Moyes.

With the aforementioned Gana Gueye and Merlin Rohl both unavailable, losing Dewsbury-Hall leaves options in midfield seriously thin on the ground.

Not only are we navigating the precarious situation above, James Garner is one yellow card away form serving a one match suspension.

Post match whispers also highlighted a potential issue for Jack Grealish.

It's the stuff of nightmares for the manager.

Even with a full squad to pick from, numbers would still be relatively small compared to most Premier League sides.

With the squad rebuild only one transfer window deep, we were always going to have moments in the season when we were stretched.

The same players are being pushed every single week, with little room for a reshuffle to help with player recovery.

The next couple of weeks will be a real test for both the manager and players.

With Arsenal visiting Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, it will be a tough ask for us to come away with anything more than a point, but games beyond then offer a real opportunity to pick up points.

The void left by others represents an opportunity for the likes of Tyler Dibling, Dwight McNeil and Tim Iroegbunam to really cement a place in the starting XI.

Time for Moyes to earn the big bucks.

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League defeat at Chelsea.

Here are some of your comments:

Jack: As David Moyes has already said, not a bad performance but no real goal threat. Jack Grealish looked a bit off and losing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was s big blow. Hopefully, we can make amends next week, although it will be a toughie.

Michael: It's like playing with 10 men with Thierno Barry and Beto contributing nothing up front.

Paul: This game showed the importance of Dewsbury-Hall, both in attack and defence. Midfield were found wanting I'm afraid. Tyler Dibling should have been brought on earlier and given a chance. However, we are making steady progress and believe we can get something out of the Arsenal game under the floodlights.

Chris: Caught twice against the run of play. Losing KDH was a blow and it's likely he's going to be out for a while. Losing him, plus Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye to Afcon will be a true test of our strength in depth and of Moyes' managerial strength. As for the game, next year will be 32 years since a win at Stamford Bridge. If at first you don't succeed...!

Steve: Missed opportunity. We need a centre-forward and it was Jack's worst game - he missed a sitter and gave the ball away too often. Moyes should have made his changes a lot earlier as we looked a lot better with better shape. When he did change it, we made three good chances in the final few minutes.

Jonathon: Jordan Pickford was at fault/beaten at the near post for both goals. He's got a lot of praise recently but he needs to knuckle down and we urgently need a number nine.

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