Everton Round-Up, Wednesday 11th November: Everton Women Thrash Durham 6-0 to Make It Four in Four in the Subway Cup
Everton Women made it four wins from four in the Subway Players Cup as they thrashed Durham 6-0 at Goodison Park on Wednesday night, following up Sunday's creditable 1-1 draw away at Chelsea in the WSL with a dominant display back on home soil against the League Two outfit (Royal Blue Mersey). Attention for the women's side now turns to Spurs away in the WSL on Saturday and a League Cup trip to Manchester United the following Wednesday (Read Everton).
On the men's side, the international break is now underway, with the Blues' stars away on duty after David Moyes' side head into the hiatus off the back of a three-match winning run in all competitions, including last Friday's 3-1 win over Coventry at Goodison (Read Everton). The next action for Moyes' men comes away at Brentford on 23 November, before the eagerly anticipated home clash with Liverpool at the end of the month (Read Everton).
There's plenty of individual praise doing the rounds for Everton's players. The Liverpool Echo's Connor O'Neill and Chris Beesley have been assessing who has been the club's standout performer so far this season, highlighting an unsung hero and a transfer they feel has finally been justified (Liverpool Echo). James Garner has also been singled out, with performance analysts Gradient Sports ranking him the third-best central midfielder in the entire Premier League this term (Read Everton). Elsewhere, Transfermarkt data shows Everton have improved their league position more than any other Premier League club compared with last season, having finished 12th in 2025-26, a rise that has drawn praise for Moyes (Read Everton).
The Jordan Pickford versus James Trafford goalkeeping debate continues to rumble on, with former Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin giving his verdict on the England pecking order (Liverpool Echo), while BBC Sport had an Everton fan and a Leeds fan go head-to-head on the same subject (BBC Sport).
On the Jack Grealish situation, former manager Tony Pulis has backed Moyes' handling of the winger's disciplinary situation, insisting standards must be applied evenly to every player (Read Everton). The Athletic's Paddy Boyland reckons Grealish should have to work his way back into the side given how well Tyrique George has taken his chance on the left wing (Read Everton), while the Liverpool Echo has also explored whether Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - in excellent recent form - can even play in the same Everton side.
Kevin Kilbane has been vocal about the club's ownership, insisting Moyes was dealt an "unfair hand" by the Friedkin Group during the summer transfer window despite still guiding Everton into the Premier League's top five (Liverpool Echo) (Read Everton). That links into wider uncertainty around the club's ownership, with Read Everton suggesting it could complicate any January transfer business (Read Everton), while a long-distance fan who flies in from Switzerland for games told the Echo he believes a takeover would be attractive to investors.
On the transfer front, Royal Blue Mersey and Read Everton both report Everton's interest in Coventry City midfielder Jack Rudoni, with claims via Football Insider that David Moyes is a long-time admirer and could move for the 25-year-old next summer (Royal Blue Mersey) (Read Everton). Separately, Read Everton looked at whether Kevin De Bruyne, whose name has been linked with Everton, could help the club push for Europe, pointing to his numbers for Napoli this season (Read Everton).
Off the pitch, Everton held their annual Remembrance Service at Goodison Park on Wednesday morning, bringing together representatives of the Armed Forces, the club and fan groups (EvertonFC.com), while Moyes also reflected on reaching 592 games in charge and looked ahead to the future (EvertonFC.com). Fans, meanwhile, can now get their hands on a piece of the iconic fan-made tifo unveiled at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with a new limited-edition range launched by the club (EvertonFC.com).
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