Everton Round-Up, Saturday 14th November: Women's Side Make It Five Unbeaten with Goalless Draw at Tottenham
Everton Women made it five games unbeaten in the Women's Super League as they battled to a goalless draw away at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon (EvertonFC.com). Ahead of the game, boss Scott Phelan had praised his side's attitude and application while giving an injury update, and afterwards he spoke about the key to the unbeaten run (Liverpool Echo) (EvertonFC.com). Ruby Mace also took the chance after the game to dedicate a recent award to her "amazing" teammates (EvertonFC.com).
On the men's international front, Harrison Armstrong made his first England Under-21 start alongside Everton teammate Tyrique George, but the pair were on the losing side as Lee Carsley's Young Lions went down 1-0 to Portugal at Ashton Gate (EvertonFC.com) (Read Everton). Armstrong also reflected on life at Everton, calling it "surreal" to have Jack Grealish as a teammate and discussing what it's like working under David Moyes (Liverpool Echo).
Elsewhere on international duty, Jake O'Brien and Mark Travers are both in contention for the Republic of Ireland as they take on Austria in a crucial Nations League clash (Read Everton), while Vitalii Mykolenko could come face to face with Everton teammate Braiden Graham when Ukraine meet Northern Ireland in their own Nations League fixture (Read Everton). James Garner, meanwhile, is preparing with England for their game against Spain in Madrid, and has sent a pointed message amid reports of interest in persuading him to switch international allegiance (Liverpool Echo). Away from the pitch, O'Brien marked World Diabetes Day by revisiting his story of being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (EvertonFC.com), and he also opened up in a separate interview about his future at Everton, life at right-back and a frightening medical episode he has experienced (Liverpool Echo).
On the transfer front, Duncan Ferguson gave his verdict on Thierno Barry and made a fresh plea to the Everton hierarchy involving Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Liverpool Echo). Folarin Balogun has also spoken out, revealing why a move to Everton collapsed late in the summer window despite travelling to Merseyside, saying his contract situation changed (Liverpool Echo). Kevin De Bruyne's wife has spoken about his struggles in Italy amid continued talk linking him with a move away, with Everton among the clubs mentioned (Liverpool Echo).
Everton have also been linked with Villarreal striker Georges Mikautadze, with reports claiming the Toffees are among clubs monitoring the forward ahead of January, alongside Tottenham Hotspur (Read Everton). Gremio defender Gustavo Martins has been reported as another January target, with Nottingham Forest also said to be keeping tabs on the Brazilian (Read Everton). Real Madrid forward Endrick has similarly been linked with a January switch, with reports suggesting Newcastle United are also keen (Read Everton).
Finally, with the international break in full swing, ToffeeWeb have published their own look back at Everton's player ratings for the season so far (ToffeeWeb).
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