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Everton manager David Moyes speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I didn't think it was a great performance from us, the second half was probably better, we had around 20 minutes at the end where we created opportunities.

"We were incredibly resilient not to buckle under early pressure, though. We gave away a lot of free kicks and that meant we had to defend a lot - the goal came from a corner kick."

On injury issues: "We need more players. I've seen it more in the last few weeks. I don't want to make excuses but also some decisions have gone against us."

On Seamus Coleman, who cost £60,000, eaving this summer: "I don't think there has ever been better value for money - someone might tell me otherwise. Having longevity and being a one-club man is very rare and he deserves a lot of credit."

Everton defender James Tarkowski, speaking to Sky Sports: "Ultimately the corner decided the game so there are more disappointing ways to lose.

"I didn't think we played very well and it probably took us 75 minutes to get going. It has been a disappointing end to the season and we've drifted down the table. We've ended the season on a bit of a low.

"It's probably just a sign of where we are at as a team. We had a solid away record earlier in the season but have struggled to continue that recently. We have work to do and we knew that anyway. We knew we weren't the finished article.

"I am proud, but the way it has ended is disappointing. We were in an exciting position five or six weeks ago so it hurts and feels a bit rubbish. But on reflection in a few weeks time we'll probably say it wasn't a bad season.

"We know the size of the club and where everyone expects to be. We've got to progress and improve next season."

Did you know?

• Only 22 players made an appearance for Everton in the Premier League this season; the joint-fewest for the Toffees in a single campaign in the competition (level with 1993-94 and 2004-05).

• Everton haven't won any of their last seven games in the Premier League, with this equalling their joint-longest winless run under David Moyes in the competition.

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Phil McNulty
Chief football writer

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When Everton delivered an impressive 3-0 win against Chelsea in late March, there were genuine hopes that a season that started with sights on stability might end with a place in Europe.

Since then, Everton's form has flatlined, failing to win any of their last seven league games, dropping out of European contention and slipping to 13th in the table.

Everton have looked like a side running on empty, especially two of their most creative forces this season in Iliman Ndiaye and Kieran Dewsbury-Hall.

It has meant the season ending in frustration for David Moyes and many Everton supporters, who now view it as a campaign in which a big opportunity to return to Europe was missed.

Everton's lack of a reliable striker, with Moyes constantly alternating between Beto and Thierno Barry, has hurt and must be addressed as a matter of urgency.

Their final league placing of 13th is the same as last season, winning one more point with 49. A season of stability, yes. Serious progress? Questionable.

Everton brought their Premier League season to a close with a defeat at Tottenham.

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Tottenham make just one change from the 2-1 loss at Chelsea.

England international Djed Spence comes in for Randal Kolo Muani.

Tottenham starting XI: Kinsky, Porro, Danso, van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Joao Palhinha, Spence, Gallagher, Tel, Richarlison.

Everton also make one change with Thierno Barry replacing Beto in attack. Departing Seamus Coleman is on the bench.

Everton starting XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Iroegbunam, Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry.

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The phrase that came out of Everton last week about this season was "happily dissatisfied."

CEO Angus Kinnear used the phrase in his programme notes looking at the 2025-26 campaign. It immediately angered some sections of the fanbase, who claimed it was an acceptance of mediocrity, but I believe this season was never about breaking into European places.

Without a win in the past six games, the campaign has petered out to simply playing a role in Tottenham's relegation battle and David Moyes admitted: "I think there's a cloud hanging over me at the moment."

However, in the context of the past five years, this has to be seen as progress.

The Toffees stayed up on the penultimate game of the season in 2021-22. In the 2022-23 season they were just 33 minutes, plus 10 added, off going down.

That season was also the catalyst for chaos that continued until The Friedkin Group took over in December 2024. There were PSR charges, points deductions, the better players sold, the board quit, the owner placed high interest loans on to the club and Everton were generally held up as an example of how not to succeed.

Now the fact they took the hunt for a European place to the final two games of the season can be seen as development, especially given the move into their new stadium - but I also see why fans are upset.

Many have seen this as a campaign, in which many of the top teams were well off the pace, as a real chance to dust their passports off. Aspirations have risen quickly, largely because of the work Moyes has done in a short time with a very small squad.

Last summer was seen as a chance to get the Toffees back on their feet. This summer feels bigger than that. It is a chance to really rebuild and bring in more quality to the squad.

While Everton are involved in a relegation match, they are not the subjects and that's a relief.

However, Moyes will aim to win the game to stop the swirl of negativity in what has been a solid season in the grand scheme of things.

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Can former West Ham manager David Moyes help to save his old club by getting a win with Everton here?

Going on form, the answer is probably no. The Toffees have not won any of their past six matches.

But this is going to be a nervy old afternoon for Tottenham and their fans.

Spurs were flat against Chelsea and, based on that performance, Everton will get at least a point.

Thinking about it, I am actually going to say they will take all three. Tottenham have been wretched at home all season - only Burnley have picked up fewer points on home turf - while Everton had a strong record away until their recent run.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

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Sophie Brown
BBC Sport journalist

Tottenham host Everton with their Premier League survival still in the balance.

Almost exactly a year after they won the Europa League, Tottenham find themselves in danger of being relegated from the top flight for the first time since 1977.

Despite that European success, Spurs finished just one place above the relegation zone (albeit 13 points clear of the bottom three) – but what they would give right now to finish in that same position again.

Their destiny is in their hands – given their superior goal difference, a draw will be almost certainly be enough to ensure their survival. But nothing has been straightforward this season for Tottenham, who have ditched three managers since that European triumph.

Spurs have a good recent home record against Everton – but the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hasn't proved much help to its hosts recently. They are winless in their last 10 home league games (D4, L6), their second-longest run in their league history after a 14-game streak between October 1993 and April 1994.

Everton limping to finish line

Everton were firmly in the running for a place in Europe at the start of April but six league games without a win means that prospect has evaporated.

Injuries to key players haven't helped their cause and they will be looking to bolster a pretty threadbare squad in the summer. They have used just 22 players in this season's top flight – fewer than any other side, and the joint-fewest in their Premier League history.

Manager David Moyes has admitted that "results in the last four or five games haven't been good enough" and last weekend's lacklustre defeat by Sunderland was a miserable way to end their first season at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

For the third game in a row, his side led during the match, yet ended up failing to hold onto their advantage (D2, L1).

Moyes will be hoping for a reaction from his team this weekend – and a win could mean survival for his former club West Ham at Tottenham's expense.

But Everton have a poor record at Spurs – they have won just one of their last 16 Premier League away games there (D4, L11), and have lost the last four by an aggregate score of 13-1.

Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (kick-off 16:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On James Garner missing out on World Cup selection: "Well I am disappointed for Jimmy, but I've got to say I'm not surprised because I think the form in the last five or six weeks haven't really encouraged players for selection. I think your team, your players, need to be in form to attract England managers so we have to take a bit of the disappointment with Jimmy as well that we have not been able to get him to the World Cup."

• On where they will finish in the table: "I think we would all accept that we've had a pretty drama free season. We've done a lot of really good things - we still been competitive for the top end rather than the bottom end, we've not got a relegation play-off game at the end of the season. We haven't got to win one of the games to stay up, we've not got that situation so lot's of good things. I think there's a cloud hanging over me at the moment. We've not finished the last six games well enough."

• The Toffees boss reflected on the season, adding: "I don't think we've played particularly bad in any of the games. I just think sometimes goals change the way you feel. When you get a result you think much better about it, when you don't get it then you start to look on the negative side. I don't think that we've played badly, just not quite good enough to win and that's shown in the results."

• Moyes gave an update on the futures of players: "We're close to something with Mykolenko and we will make announcement when ready on Idrissa Gana Gueye. We have two players on loan, Tyrique George and Jack, they will both go to their clubs and then we'll take it from there."

• On fitness: "Idrissa Gueye, he's on the grass, I would say 50-50 chance that he could be involved. We will know a bit more once he's trained."

• On his old club West Ham facing relegation: "I'd love to keep West Ham in the league if I can do but it's more important that I get Everton a top-half finish."

• The Everton manager spoke about Jack Grealish's injury: "We've looked after Jack all the time since his injury. Normally a player would go back to the parent club and be looked after there but we will continue doing our best for Jack."

• On facing Tottenham: "Whether it will only be a top-half finish or whether it be something else you never know, we're going to go there and try to win it. I don't see it any other way. I'm not turning up with a team of kids to see what they can do. They've had that opportunity to show me if I think they're ready or not."

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Thomas Tuchel has named his 26-man squad to represent England at the 2026 World Cup hosted in Canada, Mexico and the United States:

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Manchester City)

Defenders: Reece James (Chelsea), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Jarrell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen - loan), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Djed Spence (Tottenham)

Midfielders: Declan Rice (Arsenal), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)

Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona - loan), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)

Alex Scott (Bournemouth), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Josh King (Fulham) and Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) will also be part of the Three Lions' pre-tournament squad in Florida when they face New Zealand and Costa Rica.

The England boss added that one more player will also join his squad in Florida, but did not name the individual.

Tuchel said Bournemouth's Scott had an "outstanding" reaction to not being named in the 26-man squad.

"The commitment, the wish to be in pre-camp and just be a step closer to the team, was not even a question to him. This showed me his character and spirit. He gets a chance to take a step closer and to get a cap," added Tuchel.

Tuchel on his 26-man squad: "An exciting day for me and I think for everyone selected. From day one we were very clear that we were trying to build and select the best possible team, which is not necessarily to select and collect 26 of the most talented players. Teams win championships – it is as simple as that.

"What we're trying to achieve in the summer can only be achieved as a team. That in mind, we chose a very balanced squad. We chose three goalkeepers, plus Jason Steele (as training goalkeeper). I want to take the opportunity, and thank Jason for being brilliant, and thank Brighton for being so cooperative.

"We chose nine defenders for four positions, we chose seven midfielders for three positions, and we chose seven strikers for three positions.

"I can assure every fan in the country that we have 26 100% committed players with us. Who know their role, who are ready to buy into their role on and off the pitch and who are ready and committed to the idea of team spirit and being unselfish."

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Everton are interested in 29-year-old Fulham midfielder Harry Wilson, who will be available on a free transfer when his contract ends in June. (Sky Sports), external

Liam Delap is edging closer to exiting Chelsea, with Everton in pole position to sign the 23-year-old English striker. (Football Insider), external

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The Paddock Blues podcast's Paul Brown says he's "conflicted" about the future of Everton boss David Moyes, but he understands fans are "sick of the same old" every season.

The Toffees looked in pole position to secure a European spot not long ago, but six games without a win has left them once again on the outside looking in as others leapfrog them.

Brown told BBC Radio Merseyside: "I'm very conflicted. I'm a very big fan of Moyes. Up until Chelsea, I thought we were on the right track, but we fell off a cliff massively.

"Fans are sick of just plodding along. We were terrified of relegation battles, we don't want to go back there again. I did say at the beginning of the season if you gave us a mid-table finish with no threat of relegation, I'd take it, but the carrot was dangling with Europe. And we were told at the start of the season that this team wants Europe. We had it in our hands and we threw it away.

"I think people want a change. You have to be careful what you wish for, but people are sick of the same old, same old.

"We need better players. We need another summer of big recruitment. Everton genuinely needs to go out and buy a lot of players and let a lot of players go as well."

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Everton correspondent for The Athletic Patrick Boyland says the Toffees have "only got themselves to blame" as they look set to miss out on European qualification.

David Moyes' side again surrendered a lead in Sunday's home defeat by Sunderland and play relegation-threatened Tottenham on the final day needing a large win and a number of results to go their way to have any chance of European football.

"It feels like the latest in a long line of missed opportunities," said Boyland.

"You only have to look back to last week when Everton were 3-1 up after 81 minutes against Manchester City and don't see that one out. They led twice against Crystal Palace and were pegged back for a draw there and now against Sunderland they led 1-0 and ended up losing 3-1.

"They have now faded completely out of the race for Europe. It will take a miracle on the final day to do anything there. I do come to the conclusion that they've only got themselves to blame really

"They've surrendered these leads, they've ceded the initiative in games. I've found it really surprising. Against Sunderland there was a carnival-like atmosphere pre-match but they never really seem to build on that on the pitch. It was very lacklustre, insipid and passive.

"They didn't give the fans to hold on to anything."

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Everton's interest in FC Midtjylland's Chile winger Dario Osorio, 22, is unlikely to impact a deal being done for 30-year-old England attacker Jack Grealish following his loan spell from Manchester City. (Football Insider), external

Everton have also reignited their interest in 22-year-old Leicester City and Ghana forward Abdul Fatawu. (Teamtalk), external

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Mike Richards
Fan writer

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Everton have ended the season in a manner befitting a side that had nothing to play for when, in reality, they had European qualification in the palm of their hand.

Sunday's capitulation at the hands of Sunderland was the latest example of how to throw away points to ensure a sour ending to a season that promised much.

There was a sense of inevitability of what was to come when the team was released. It was somewhat surprising that the manager continued with the same back four that had shipped 11 goals in the previous five games.

It felt cautious, it lacked imagination and was a large reason why the game trickled away from Everton.

They were out-ran, out-fought and presented a distinct lack of self-belief.

It probably highlights how much work there is to do to make the club competitive going into next season. Despite clear signs of progression and an elevated level of quality in some areas, a couple of key injuries and dip in form of a few, has been catastrophic for such a limited squad.

The most galling part of Sunday was how much the result impacted the send off for our captain Seamus Coleman. Swathes of empty seats greeted him as he re-emerged onto the Hill Dickinson pitch post match.

Although understandable, it was heart-breaking that so many didn't stick round to give our captain the reception and adulation he deserved.

Arguably one of our best players of the Premier League era, he represented us with the utmost professionalism and it is a travesty he never got to climb the famous Wembley steps and lift a trophy for the club.

The hope for the immediate future is that our recruitment team can pull out a few gems like Coleman. His attitude alone is something that desperately needs to be replicated and replaced.

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Everton and Aston Villa are interested in Newcastle's 22-year-old Denmark forward William Osula. (The I, external)

Netherlands centre-back Lutsharel Geertruida, 25, on loan at Sunderland from RB Leipzig, is keen to continue playing in the Premier League next season amid interest from Everton. (Football Insider, external)

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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Everton and Sunderland.

Here are some of your comments:

Everton fans

David: Lacklustre, poor and we got what we deserved. That's on the players. Team selection and an inability to change or manage games is on Moyes. Stop picking our third and fourth choice centre-backs who concede two goals a game. Stop playing our second choice centre-back at right-back. He is not comfortable in that position? Start to play on the front foot instead of defending 0-0. I am Moyes out. The Friedkin Group should show some ambition and get Iraola.

Peter: The whole squad and management should apologise to Seamus Coleman for such an inept performance. If Mr Moyes thinks that a performance like that was nip and tuck he needs to take a look from my seat. O'Brien was gone after five minutes and many others looked exhausted. At half time subs needed to be made. Alcaraz, George, Patterson all would have injected pace and enthusiasm into a dire team performance! Back to the Moyes of old, I'm afraid.

Anne-Marie: A lacklustre effort from the beginning from a poor Everton team with careless passing throughout. The best effort and skill came from Dewsbury-Hall but Sunderland had control of the game throughout.

Ron: So disappointing for the last home game of the season, no spark in the team apart from Rohl and Garner.

Sunderland fans

Nigel: A great result but would be better not continually passing across the front of their own goal where they are prone to error. Reinildo was great and O'Nien was solid. Great goals late on as usual to clinch another three points!

Ray: Great second half. Aamazing season, manager of the year, team of the decade!!!

Peter: Sunderland were brilliant and if they could only add a killer touch to their play they would have won more comfortably. Luke O'Nien and Mukiele were solid at the back and Xhaka was superb again in midfield. If we can add a bit of quality to our front line, I think we'll be sure of another great season next year.

Craig: Some fans don't want us to get into Europe because we may not be ready. Forget that, let's do what we can to do and worry about being ready if we get there. Why would we turn Europe down?

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Everton midfielder Merlin Rohl reacts to the Blues' 3-1 defeat by Sunderland at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

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