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19-07-2025
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Everton forward faces defining summer as David Moyes weighs up what to do
A difficult day looked set to end in more frustration as Everton trailed Sligo Rovers 3-1. The game was a friendly, the first of pre-season and essentially a fitness test built around the return of Seamus Coleman to the club where he rose to the Blues' attention. But defeat still would have disappointed the hundreds that had crossed Ireland to follow Sean Dyche's side. It looked like that would be the outcome until the intervention of Youssef Chermiti. The young forward bagged two late goals to salvage a draw hours after his club had been hit with news The Friedkin Group had pulled out of their first takeover bid. READ MORE: Everton and Roma name more legends for historic match at Hill Dickinson Stadium READ MORE: Four Everton youngsters set for defining summer as club weighs up next options It was a big moment for Chermiti, even if the match meant little in terms of preparations for the upcoming season. The forward had endured a tough first season following his surprise arrival from Sporting Lisbon the previous summer. With Everton operating on a budget, splashing just over £10m on a teenage prospect felt a luxury the club may not have been able to afford at the start of the 2023/24 season. Over that campaign he ended up caught in a tough spot. Dyche's squad was too small to allow him to leave on loan, with offers for his services made that January. But Chermiti was considered too raw for the Blues boss to use in the cut and thrust of what became another relegation fight after the club was hit with two points deductions for spending breaches. Dyche admitted it was a tough situation to wrestle. Everton supporters did get glimpses of him and, after the pressure eased following the home wins over Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, the Portugal youth international started the home win over Brentford. He looked good in flashes and so, when his brace turned the game around at Sligo there was a sense he was starting pre-season with the momentum he had finished the past campaign with. That feeling survived the friendly defeat at Salford City that followed. Chermiti came off the bench in that match and his nifty footwork won the free-kick from which James Garner levelled before a much-changed Blues fell away late in the game. It therefore came as a jolt of disappointment when Dyche announced at Coventry City days later that his summer was over. A foot injury suffered in training between the friendlies required surgery and that was Chermiti done until November. And then, as he finally neared a return, a thigh strain ruled him out for several more months. The timing of the thigh setback was particularly cruel. In January, Armando Broja and Dominic Calvert-Lewin both suffered serious injuries. Beto was far from established and so, had Chermiti been available, there was a genuine opportunity to make an impression given how threadbare the squad was. It was March before he made it on the pitch in front of David Moyes. It took just 11 minutes to make an impact as he played a role in Jake O'Brien's late equaliser against West Ham United. After that cameo, he said: 'I just want to keep getting involved – keep getting minutes in the bank and try to score my first goal... hopefully at Goodison Park. That's my goal. "I feel the love from the supporters. Every time I play here, I feel that energy and that love from the fans. It's a great feeling." A goal at Goodison did not come - indeed, he is yet to score a senior goal for the club, though circumstances have been unkind to him. As a result, he approaches his third season with Everton at a crossroads. The departure of Dominic Calvert-Lewin has removed one barrier to the first team. But Beto's star rose after he took advantage of his period as the only fit forward at the club while the decision to invest £27.5m into 22-year-old forward Thierno Barry suggests Chermiti will not be guaranteed to be second choice. That means he faces the prospect of being the third choice forward in a system that will likely rely on just one. A loan deal could be his best route to the development minutes the 21-year-old desperately needs. He did start the friendly at Acrrington Stanley on Tuesday night but his performance could be judged both ways. He forced two good saves from Accrington man of the match, goalkeeper Ollie Wright, the best an acrobatic tip over the bar after a diving Chermiti met a Tim Iroegbunam cross. Yet it was another opportunity in which he did not hit the back of the net. More are likely to follow with Everton set to travel to Blackburn Rovers and then the USA. He will get time to make his case and, even if he was to leave on loan, there is no suggestion he does not have a future at the club - he is contracted until 2027. The question is whether Moyes will view him as too important to a small squad to allow to leave for the first team minutes he is ready for.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
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Everton fans brave 'biblical rain' in draw at Accrington
It might have been a first pre-season game for Everton at Accrington Stanley, but the torrential rain made it feel more like a cup game on a Tuesday night in November. Supporters have been put through the mill over the past few seasons with PSR charges, points deductions, top players being sold off, takeover failures and a revolving door for the manager. Advertisement The total attendance was 3,872 with 2,336 Everton fans braving the almost biblical rain in an uncovered stand, wearing plastic ponchos that made them more look like they were at a damp Alton Towers than a football match. But if this preparation leads to bringing home silverware for the first time in 30 years and having something to celebrate after navigating the recent storms, they will not care what the weather forecast is for the victory party. The Toffees were without the likes of Jordan Pickford, Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye, who have only just returned to Finch Farm training ground following international duty. New signings Thierno Barry and Mark Travers were also missing. As a result, this felt more of a chance for manager David Moyes to see his fringe players in action. Michael Keane, Nathan Patterson, Tim Iroegbunam and Dwight McNeil all got 90 minutes against the League Two side. Advertisement Youssef Chermiti also got the nod over fellow striker Beto and the 21-year-old did a decent job of showing what he could do when he had two great chances just saved by Accrington's goalkeeper in the first half. It was though substitute Beto's penalty that ensured the spoils were shared in a 1-1 draw. But this was a matchday squad filled with academy players and under-21s - 10 of them in fact. While I anticipate some will be used to pad out the squad for the Premier League Series which starts next week, I cannot imagine this will be how Everton look come the new season. Moyes knows he needs players through the door if the club are going to challenge for the European places and stay well away from another relegation dogfight. Advertisement There is however, plenty of excitement over one particular youngster. Harrison Armstrong went out on loan to Derby County in January and impressed in the Championship. Moyes is also a fan of the 18-year-old Scouser, who was given the number-10 role at Accrington. There is a lot of hope he will prove to be the next superstar at Everton, after Jarrad Branthwaite became the hero. Listen to Total Sport Merseyside from 18:00 on weeknights and find details here of live Everton match commentaries on BBC Radio Merseyside Explore Everton content on BBC Sounds
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16-07-2025
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Everton fans brave 'biblical rain' in draw at Accrington
It might have been a first pre-season game for Everton at Accrington Stanley, but the torrential rain made it feel more like a cup game on a Tuesday night in have been put through the mill over the past few seasons with PSR charges, points deductions, top players being sold off, takeover failures and a revolving door for the total attendance was 3,872 with 2,336 Everton fans braving the almost biblical rain in an uncovered stand, wearing plastic ponchos that made them more look like they were at a damp Alton Towers than a football if this preparation leads to bringing home silverware for the first time in 30 years and having something to celebrate after navigating the recent storms, they will not care what the weather forecast is for the victory Toffees were without the likes of Jordan Pickford, Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye, who have only just returned to Finch Farm training ground following international duty. New signings Thierno Barry and Mark Travers were also a result, this felt more of a chance for manager David Moyes to see his fringe players in action. Michael Keane, Nathan Patterson, Tim Iroegbunam and Dwight McNeil all got 90 minutes against the League Two Chermiti also got the nod over fellow striker Beto and the 21-year-old did a decent job of showing what he could do when he had two great chances just saved by Accrington's goalkeeper in the first was though substitute Beto's penalty that ensured the spoils were shared in a 1-1 an Everton fan? Find and follow your team hereBut this was a matchday squad filled with academy players and under-21s - 10 of them in fact. While I anticipate some will be used to pad out the squad for the Premier League Series which starts next week, I cannot imagine this will be how Everton look come the new knows he needs players through the door if the club are going to challenge for the European places and stay well away from another relegation is however, plenty of excitement over one particular youngster. Harrison Armstrong went out on loan to Derby County in January and impressed in the Championship. Moyes is also a fan of the 18-year-old Scouser, who was given the number-10 role at Accrington. There is a lot of hope he will prove to be the next superstar at Everton, after Jarrad Branthwaite became the to Total Sport Merseyside from 18:00 on weeknights and find details here of live Everton match commentaries on BBC Radio MerseysideExplore Everton content on BBC Sounds
Daily Mail
04-07-2025
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- Daily Mail
Portuguese-born Everton stars lay wreaths at Anfield as Toffees pay respects to Liverpool star Diogo Jota
Portuguese-born Everton stars Youssef Chermiti and Beto laid wreaths at Anfield on behalf of the club and paid their respects to Diogo Jota following his tragic death. The Liverpool forward died on Thursday alongside his brother when his Lamborghini had a tyre blow out while overtaking another vehicle on the A-52 at Cernadilla near Zamora - just ten miles over the border from Portugal. The car is said to have rolled and burst into flames, with emergency services unable to save the footballing duo. Jota's brother, Andre Silva, 26, played for Portuguese second division side Penafiel. Jota and Silva were headed to Santander to catch a ferry to Britain after Diogo was advised not to fly following lung surgery, it was reported in his home country. Jota's untimely death sent shockwaves through the footballing world on Thursday. Throughout the day, back in Liverpool, fans gathered in their hundreds to lay and pay their own tributes to the 28-year-old. This continued into Friday, as those associated with the club mourned for the father-of-three. That afternoon, the two Toffees stars, accompanied by former Toffees midfielder Ian Snodin, contributed to the Anfield tribute. Beto and Chermiti both played for the Toffees in April's Merseyside derby which was decided by Jota's final goal. Earlier, former Reds skipper Jordan Henderson fought back tears as he laid flowers and a Liverpool scarf at Anfield in tribute of his ex-team-mate. The England international, now playing for Dutch giants Ajax, left a heartfelt note to his former team-mate in the bouquet he brought to the site, which read: 'Rest in peace my friend, along with your brother Andre. We will all miss you. Love Hendo + family.' His death, which cast clouds of sorrow over the footballing world, came just two weeks after he married his girlfriend and mother of their three kids Rute Cardoso in Porto, his home city. Current Reds skipper Virgil van Dijk promised to always be available for his family in a moving statement saying he was 'absolutely devastated and in total disbelief' to lose his team-mate of five years. Elsewhere, Liverpool defender Andy Robertson, who forged an incredible connection with the forward during their five years together at Anfield and was also present at Jota's wedding almost two weeks ago, wrote: 'The ones I'm thinking about most right now are the family. 'Their loss is too much to bear. I'm so sorry that they have lost two such precious souls – Diogo and Andre. 'For the team and the Club, we'll try to cope with this together… however long that takes. For me, I want to talk about my mate. My buddy. The bloke I loved and will miss like crazy.' Jota played 182 games for Liverpool and was part of the Premier League title-winning squad from last season under Arne Slot. Doctors had reportedly advised Jota not to catch a plane after a recent operation, so he was getting a boat back to England instead. A Brittany Ferries service from Santander to Plymouth left at 4pm BST on Thursday, arriving in Devon at 11.15am on Friday. According to Record, Jota and new wife Rute attended a friend's wedding over the weekend and had been celebrating together. The lamborghini crash happened on the A-52 in the province of Zamora. The Spanish dual carriageway is a key route taken by drivers after leaving northern Portugal as they head for the ports of Santander and Bilbao or drive north-east towards France. Emergency services in the Castilla and Leon region confirmed the crash and two fatalities at around 12.35am on Thursday. Diogo and Andre's deaths were then confirmed by the Portuguese Football Federation at around 8am. Wreckage at the scene suggested the brothers were driving to the UK in a Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder.
