This evening Everton travel to Old Trafford to take on Premier League Champion's Man United. The Toffee's won their last game against West Ham 2-1 whilst Man United had a very disappointing 1-0 loss to Chelsea.
Both teams have injury problems but this game comes after a two-week International break. Click to continue reading...

United welcome Everton to Old Trafford in the late kick off on Saturday in what, on paper, should be a fairly easy three points for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

I mean no disrespect to Everton by this and on their day they're capable of beating anyone in the league but the fact of the matter is their injury list is huge and so many key players are missing.

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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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Everton boss David Moyes has praised his Everton side ahead of their tricky away trip to Portugal to square off against Benfica in the Europa League. Everton are missing ten players for the trip, but Moyes is confident the Toffees have the quality to cope.

Everton knew that they would be without the injured Steven Pienaar, Phil Neville, Phil Jagielka, Mikel Arteta, James Vaughan, and Victor Anichebe.

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David Moyes had his work cut out for him last season as number of key players were out with injuries but he, nevertheless, led Everton to the fifth place in the Premier League thanks to the great finish of the season. However, this season hasn't had the best of starts for the Toffees even though the boss now has much bigger squad to choose from and it seems that top half finish is the best they can do this term.

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Who will make that plane? (I.e who should be in the squad for the World Cup Finals as opposed to who will construct the airplane itself.)

With England firmly through to the World Cup Finals next summer we can look forward to long balmy nights in and outside pubs/bars enjoying the festivities and also having a team to support, hopefully Ireland will also make it through the play-offs as well.

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They Think It's All Over... finds more questions than answers in England's match against Ukraine. Click to continue reading...

With England's World Cup qualification a done deal, every game between now and June is an opportunity for Fabio Capello to fine-tune his starting XI. Some of the biggest questions have been pondered for many months now: Who should partner Wayne Rooney up front?

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Liverpool is a scary place. And apparently it's not just the Reds getting robbed by those Scouser hooligans.
Everton defender Phil Jagielka was at home resting his injured knee watching his teammates played Hull when his house was broken into.
The three knifemen took his jewelry and the keys to his car. Click to continue reading...

Apparently the injured Everton defender was arm-chairing his side's 4-0 Carling Cup 3rd round victory over Hull Wednesday when a team of three armed men invaded his home. Click to continue reading...

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Zlatan gets punked out by a little kid. [The Spoiler]

Rio Ferdinand is opening a restaurant so now you'll have a reason to sit on the toilet and read his magazine. [Kickette]

Phil Jagielka robbed at knife-point by idiot burglars who thought he would be away.

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Thierry Henry takes a stroll in Barcelona yesterday with his mum and girlfriend Andrea.

Joe Cole came over all emo when he returned to play for Chelsea. Bless.
Horrible: Everton's Phil Jagielka was robbed at knifepoint.
It's baller v boxer on Twitter. Darren Bent and Tony Jeffries are fighting for the most followers.

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Thierry Henry takes a stroll in Barcelona yesterday with his mum and girlfriend Andrea.

Joe Cole came over all emo when he returned to play for Chelsea. Bless.
Horrible: Everton's Phil Jagielka was robbed at knifepoint.
It's baller v boxer on Twitter. Darren Bent and Tony Jeffries are fighting for the most followers.

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This time its an Everton centre back who is target of vicious raid!

Everton defender Phil Jagielka was held at knifepoint and forced to hand over jewellery in a raid on his Cheshire home. It is suspected the daft robbers struck at 8pm last night because they thought the player would be on Carling Cup duty against Hull, but they were not up-to-date with their team news.

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England defender latest victim of the Merseyside footballer's curse Everton defender Phil Jagielka was held at knifepoint and forced to hand over jewellery in a raid on his Cheshire home. It is suspected the daft robbers struck at 8pm last night because they thought the player would be on Carling Cup duty against Hull, but they [. Click to continue reading...

This weekend's Premiership fixtures promise to be exciting clashes between some of the world's top talents. Sadly, though, for some fans the weekend will be about coping with injuries. Some of the Premier League's biggest players have been injured in recent weeks, and just to show the talent that is missing out, here are eleven players that every football fan should look forward to see return in the coming weeks:

Manuel Almunia (GK)

Arsenal's number one is suffering from an unfortunate chest infection and isn't expected to be fit for Arsenal's match against Wigan this weekend.

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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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Fernando Torres has scored three goals in four games this season. Great return so far, so what more do we want from the kid? Frankly, a lot more. Liverpool's outstanding striker is certainly capable of scoring more goals, but is he being handicapped by Liverpool's preferred formation?
During the 2007/08 season, Torres scored thirty three goals in 46 appearances, which is quite the prodigious strike rate; even the great Ian Rush only managed 30 in 49 appearances in his first full season at Anfield. Click to continue reading...

The younger ones of us remember the old fox when he was at the helm of the modest Sheffield United squad in the Premier League, season 2006/07. No one expected them to almost survive in the elite, the team whose best striker was John Stead and best players Phil Jagielka and experienced back Keath Gillespie.

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French defender Sylvain Distin has completed his move from Portsmouth to Everton. The 31-year old has agreed to a 3-year deal with the Toffees and will take the place of the departed Joleon Lescott. Once Phil Jagielka returns, the signing will give the club some much needed depth on the back line. Click to continue reading...

According to a report in the Liverpool Daily Post, Everton and Portsmouth have agreed on a £5m for defender Sylvain Distin. Nothing official from either club yet, but this deal makes sense for Everton with the departure of Joleon Lescott to Manchester City. The 31-year old Frenchman would bring additional experience and leadership to the Everton defense, along with helping to bridge to gap until Phil Jagielka returns from injury. Click to continue reading...

After one of the more acrimonious transfer sagas of the year, it finally looks as though Everton centre-half, Joleon Lescott is going to be allowed to move to Manchester City for something like £22m.
I'm not an oil-rich billionaire, it's true, but £24m for a 27 year old defender seems like an awful lot of money to me. Click to continue reading...

Rio Ferdinand is rated doubtful for England's World Cup qualifier with Croatia and the doubters will start to question whether his position in the heart of the defence might be in doubt.

The Manchester United centre-back will be sidelined for at least two weeks having picked up a thigh injury, which kept him out of his club's Premier League opener against Birmingham.

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Everton's Jack Rodwell (L) and Arsenal's Jack Wilshere (R)

Everton vs Arsenal
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park Date: 15 August 2009 Kick-off: 1730 BST

Head-to-head

• Arsenal have only lost at Goodison Park four times in 17 Premier League matches.

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Everton Biggest Ins: No one of major note has come in for Everton this summer...that is unless you are a fan of the PDL. Cody Arnoux and Anton Peterlin come in with David Moyes giving them a one year look to see if they work. If what happened...
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David Moyes has been the unsung hero of the Premier League in the past 7 years. He has transformed an aging Everton team in fear of relegation every season into a team consistently knocking on the door of the ‘Big Four'. However, although Moyes has worked these miracles, he will not be able to do so for much longer with Everton's current financial predicament.

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It said something about the paucity of top-class English central defenders yesterday when John Terry offered Jamie Carragher as a solution to a growing problem that could have devastating consequences for Fabio Capello's plans for the World Cup finals next summer.
The England manager holds Carragher in a similarly high regard, but, having already made three unsuccessful overtures towards the Liverpool defender, he is unlikely to follow the captain's lead by urging him to come out of retirement once again. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has had withdraw from the England squad ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Saturday with Boltons Gary Cahill being called up as his replacement. Phil Jagielka would most likelyhave replaced Ferdinand in the squad but his injury has ruled him out too. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea will be looking to pull out all the tricks out of the bag and give the perfect farewell to Boss Guus Hiddink by lifting the FA Cup. The Dutchman has provided the stability to the Blues that have not known for a long time. And now they seem all set to life the FA Cup after a year's gap.

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All of the trophies have been given out, the season has officially come to an end, so now its time to name the Only Time Will Tell Non-Top Four All EPL Team. It would have been easy to select an all EPL team that included the top four sides, but this was a little more fun.
So here goes:
Goalie: Tim Howard, Everton
Defense: Brede Hangeland, Fulham (pictured right)
Defense: Phil Jagielka, Everton
Defense: Lucas Neill, West Ham
Defense: Glen Johnson, Portsmouth
Midfielder: Ashley Young, Aston Villa
Midfielder: Stephen Ireland, Manchester City
Midfielder: Tim Cahill, Everton
Midfielder: Antonio Valencia, Wigan
Forward: Robinho, Manchester City
Forward: Luka Modric, Spurs
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By STUART CONDIE, AP Sports Writer
LONDON (AP)—Goalkeeper Tim Howard thinks an FA Cup final win with Everton on Saturday would feel even better than the one he enjoyed with Manchester United five years ago.
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The last dance of the season, of every season, the FA Cup Final is the jewel in the English Football Crown. Last year's final between Cardiff and Portsmouth was arguably the exception, but this year's certainly isn't:

Underdogs Everton come into the final for the first time in 14 years, since Joe Royle's infamous 'dogs of war' - led by the terrifying Duncan Ferguson - beat Manchester United in a final that was described by many as "rubbish".

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The final of the most famous competition on the planet takes place on May 30 at Wembley as Everton and Chelsea battle for the FA Cup. The match kicks off at 10am EST and is live on Fox Soccer Channel as the showpiece occasion brings the curtain down on another compelling season in England. Click to continue reading...

According to ESPN Soccernet, Everton defenders Phil Jagielka and Joseph Yobo both agreed to new deals with the club. Both contracts are for five-years.

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Ok come on, jokes over, where are they?
The money came out of my account over a week ago and when I log onto my 'ticket history' on the official website it is there, clear as crystal: "Everton v Chelsea FA Cup Final 2009" (still sounds great doesn't it!)
But with little over a week until the big day my tickets still haven't materialised and although I expect the club will hold onto to them for as long as possible (in order to reduce touting, thanks for that The FA) it doesn't help my sense of unease. Click to continue reading...