We face Sunderland this Saturday at the Stadium of Light and here I am on Tuesday night wondering whether we will see something different from Arsenal this weekend. I think I mentioned it in the aftermath of RVP's injury but today I'm going to give it full attention.

Traditionally, Wenger has preferred the conventional 4-4-2 with the striker popping up at the flanks just like Henry once did and another idiot who tried to do the same but to no avail but this season saw something new.

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Rafael Benitez will be a relieved man that the international break has finally arrived, hopeful that some of his injured players will return to fitness ahead of a crucial clash against Manchester City at Anfield on November 21.
Liverpool suffered more injury woe in the disappointing 2-2 draw at home to Birmingham City on Monday, with Albert Riera and Yossi Benayoun both forced off. Click to continue reading...

Benfica handed Everton another painful lesson at Goodison Park. The two-goal margin of victory could actually have been larger, the Portuguese side missing several chances to increase the embarrassment for Moyes's men. In the event, Benfica settled for two second half goals, one from Saviola and one from Cardozo. Click to continue reading...

Everton should do a major rethinking if they want to progress any further in the Europa League. They were outclassed again by Benefica and had lost 0-2 in Goodison Park. Saviola and Cardoza contributed one goal each for the Portuguese team. Click to continue reading...

Video goal highlights from the Everton vs Benfica Europa League game on November 5, 2009, Thursday. Game KO time- 21.05 CET from Goodison Park. Final score :- Everton 0-2 Benfica ( Javier Saviola 63′, Oscar Cardozo 76′) Benfica inflict another defeat upon Everton after thrashing the Toffees 5-0 a fortnight ago in Portugal. Click to continue reading...

Everton will be looking to reverse their downward spiral on Saturday when they host Aston Villa at Goodison Park. For me, this is that match of the week as we will watch two normally exciting clubs battle to move up the table. Aston Villa will be looking to keep up with the title chase, while Everton will be looking to move back to the part of the table they are a lot more accustomed to.

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Brad Friedel will become the first player to play 200 successive Premier League games, having passed the previous high of 167 last season, when he faces fellow American Tim Howard at Goodison Park on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

The English Premier League has another full set of matches on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1. Some of the key matchups include Fulham v Liverpool, Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea, Everton v Aston Villa, and Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur. Will Chelsea remain on top and can Liverpool continued their recent form to keep pace with the top teams?

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No, not Liverpool; everything's coming up roses for Rafa since his Sunday Revival. No... we're talking about the OTHER club along the banks of the Mersey. The Blue one. The home of Alan Ball, Neville Southall, and Dixie Deane. The club that was supposed to be challenging for that fourth place this season.

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RUSSIAN winger Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (how do you read his name?) grabbed a late equaliser to help Everton draw 1-1 against Wolves.Wolves took a 75th minute lead when Kevin Doyle netted his third of the season at Goodison Park. Click to continue reading...

Now that the International break is over for another five weeks, it is time to get back to Premier League action. Before the break I had a horrible week going 3 for 10, which dropped me to 68% for the season. If you think you can do better than I can then go to http://scorefive.com/index.php/Register.

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Now that the International break is over for another five weeks, it is time to get back to Premier League action. Before the break I had a horrible week going 3 for 10, which dropped me to 68% for the season. If you think you can do better than I can then go to http://scorefive.com/index.php/Register.

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Seventeen-year old Everton player, Jose Baxter was arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis with intent to supply..

Baxter was arrested in the Kirkby area of Liverpool, together with two other men. But he was bailed out. Baxter drew attention to himself last year when he made his debut for Everton as the youngest player (16 years and 191 days) in the history of the club from Goodison Park.

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.Stoke City ended Everton's winning spree as they held them 1-1 at Goodison Park Stadium in their Premier League match. The in form hosts had won their last five games but had to be happy with a tame draw here. The determined Stoke side was the first to score through Robert Huth when he beat Tim [... Click to continue reading...

The investigation into Blackburn's El Hadji Diouf's alleged racially charged blow at a teenage ball boy after a 0-3 loss at Goodison Park Sunday is currently underway in Merseyside. Click to continue reading...

The investigation into Blackburn's El Hadji Diouf's alleged racially charged blow at a teenage ball boy after a 0-3 loss at Goodison Park Sunday is currently underway in Merseyside. Click to continue reading...

Everton steals an easy win 3-0 over Blackburn in Goodison Park. Louis Saha scored for the host on the 22th and 54th minute. Defender Joseph Yobo grabbed the third goal for Everton. Click to continue reading...

A double from Louis Saha and one from Joseph Yobo saw off Blackburn Rovers at Goodison Park.

1-0 Saha

2-0 Saha

3-0 Yobo

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Everton have started off quite slow in the Premier League, but apparently the Europa League is a whole different ballgame. Steven Pienaar and the rest of the squad kicked off their Europa League campaign with an opening match against AEK. One would think that Everton might get off to a slow start given the immense pressure of being in such a prestigious tournament, but I guess they missed that memo.

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David Moyes set to sign free agent.

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Sky Sports understands free agent Lucas Neill is to have a medical at Everton.

The experienced defender is currently looking for a new club after his West Ham deal expired over the summer.

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The transfer traitors that shocked the fans and football

After all the kerfuffle a certain dread locked bean pole caused this week, I thought I'd resurrect an old post from a few months back to see who really is the most hated by his ex fans.

10. Barmby/Beardsly – Merseyside Fanny Magnets

Baby faced Nicky Barmby and Quasimodo faced Peter Beardsley both played for the Red and Blue of Merseyside in the glory years of their careers.

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This, courtesy of GolTV, is the sweetest sight I've seen in a while:

3:00 pm UEFA Europa League Everton vs AEK Athens

Greek Americans rejoice! GolTV seems to have successfully bid for the US broadcasting rights of at least some Europa League Group Stage Matches.

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It seemed like every week last season somebody from Everton was deserving of the Wednesday Wonder. This season, though, as short as it has been, has not been the case. With expectations extremely high at Goodison Park after a fantastic season for an exciting Everton squad, their start to this season has been less than impressive.

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Three games and 12 goals should leave no room for complaint.
Yes, the opposition was weak at the weekend, but so what? I remember going to a string of games in January/February last season where we played fairly mediocre opposition and couldn't buy a goal.
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Done and dusted.

Everton have signed Russia midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov from Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old, who has been capped 28 times for his country, has signed a five-year deal at Goodison Park.
Bilyaletdinov will now return to Russia to complete the formalities of a visa application to enter the UK.

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Centre back nearing Emirates exit.

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson wants to add a new defender to his squad before the summer market shuts.

The Times says Fulham are considering a move for Philippe Senderos, the Arsenal defender who was the subject of a £6 million offer from Everton this summer.

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Goodison Park, the world's first purpose-built football ground, opened its doors on August 24, 1892. The crowd of 12,000 watched not a game of football, but track and field athletics followed by a fireworks display. The first match was to follow nine days later, when Everton beat Bolton Wanderers 4-2. Click to continue reading...

I'm so excited by the early start. So far we have played 3 and won 3. That is pretty good by itself. And then I tell you we've scored 12 goals. An average of 4 per game. How good does that sound! And our defence has been largely solid as well.
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For the first time ever, Premiership Talk's Thursday Throwdown is here. Each week we'll bring the A to Z list of the happenings in the Premier League. Without further adieu...

A is for Ancelotti. Carlo Ancelotti got off to a phenomenal start at his new club as Chelsea picked up six out of six points during the opening week of action.

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Come on, admit it. That was pretty good wasn't it? The Premier League has its knockers, and rightly so in a lot of instances, but for entertainment and watchability, it is up there with the best dramas, the best comedies and the best contests, no question.

The opening weekend of the season is a rare time in football, a time when all clubs start on an even keel, with shiny new strips, shiny new haircuts and shiny new players, not to mention some seriously elevated ambitions.

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I'm usually the cynic. The guy who loves to overlook the positive and dwell on the faults of a performance, miniscule and irrelevant they may be. But after Arsenal's smackdown of Everton at Goodison Park, a lot of folks in foot... Click to continue reading...

I'm usually the cynic. The guy who loves to overlook the positive and dwell on the faults of a performance, miniscule and irrelevant they may be. But after Arsenal's smackdown of Everton at Goodison Park, a lot of folks in foot... Click to continue reading...

I'm usually the cynic. The guy who loves to overlook the positive and dwell on the faults of a performance, miniscule and irrelevant they may be. But after Arsenal's smackdown of Everton at Goodison Park, a lot of folks in foot... Click to continue reading...

I'm usually the cynic. The guy who loves to overlook the positive and dwell on the faults of a performance, miniscule and irrelevant they may be. But after Arsenal's smackdown of Everton at Goodison Park, a lot of folks in foot... Click to continue reading...

I'm usually the cynic. The guy who loves to overlook the positive and dwell on the faults of a performance, miniscule and irrelevant they may be. But after Arsenal's smackdown of Everton at Goodison Park, a lot of folks in foot... Click to continue reading...