Demi Akarakiri

Everton
2026–27 season
Owner	The Friedkin Group
Chairman	Dan Friedkin
Manager	David Moyes
Stadium	Hill Dickinson Stadium
Premier League	7th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Thierno Barry (2); All: ; Thierno Barry (5)
	← 2025–26 2027–28 →

The 2026–27 season is the 149th season in the history of Everton Football Club, and the club's 73rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

CMC Markets announced a main club partnership with Everton ahead of the season.

Kits

Home	Home Alt.	Home Alt. 2	Home Alt. 3
Away
Third

Squad

As of 6 September 2026

No.	Player	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeepers
1	Jordan Pickford	GK	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 32)	Sunderland	361	0	2
12	Mark Travers	GK	(1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 27)	Bournemouth	2	0	0
31	Tom King	GK	(1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 31)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0
Defenders
2	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	RB / DM	(1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 29)	Lyon	1	1	0
4	Jarrad Branthwaite	CB	(2002-06-27) 27 June 2002 (age 24)	Carlisle United	99	5	1
5	Michael Keane	CB	(1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 33)	Burnley	266	19	11
6	James Tarkowski (captain)	CB	(1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 33)	Burnley	163	7	6
15	Jake O'Brien	CB / RB	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 25)	Lyon	64	3	2
16	Vitaliy Mykolenko	LB	(1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 27)	Dynamo Kyiv	162	4	5
Midfielders
8	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	CM / AM	(1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 28)	Chelsea	36	9	4
23	Christian Nørgaard	DM / CM	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 32)	Arsenal	0	0	0
24	Charly Alcaraz	AM / CM	(2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 23)	Flamengo	41	3	4
30	Hayden Hackney	DM / CM	(2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 24)	Middlesbrough	3	0	1
34	Merlin Röhl	CM / AM	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 24)	SC Freiburg	21	1	0
37	James Garner	CM / DM	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 25)	Manchester United	129	5	11
45	Harrison Armstrong	CM	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 19)	Everton Academy	25	0	4
Forwards
10	Jack Grealish (on loan from Manchester City)	LW / AM	(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 31)	Manchester City	23	2	6
11	Thierno Barry	ST	(2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 23)	Villarreal	45	12	1
19	Tyrique George	RW / LW	(2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 20)	Chelsea	15	1	0
20	Tyler Dibling	RW / AM	(2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 (age 20)	Southampton	18	0	0
22	Brennan Johnson	RW / LW	(2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 25)	Crystal Palace	4	1	1

Last updated: 6 September 2026.
Source: Everton F.C.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee
First Team
2 July 2026	CDM	Hayden Hackney	Middlesbrough	£16,500,000
6 July 2026	RW	Tyrique George	Chelsea	£18,000,000
6 July 2026	AM	Merlin Röhl	SC Freiburg	£17,000,000
5 August 2026	CDM	Christian Nørgaard	Arsenal	£7,000,000
11 August 2026	RW	Brennan Johnson	Crystal Palace	Swap
1 September 2026	RB	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	Lyon	£4,200,000
Academy
17 July 2026	GK	Zach Lee	Kendal Town	Free
2 September 2026	RB	Ezra Carrington	Manchester City	Free
Total				£58,500,000

^ A further £8,000,000 of potential add-ons.
^ A further £6,000,000 of potential add-ons.
^ Everton were required to sign Röhl permanently from Freiburg if they managed to survive relegation from the Premier League the previous season, which they did, thus triggering the obligatory buy option for around £17 million.

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until
First Team
1 September 2026	LW	Jack Grealish	Manchester City	End of season
Academy

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until
First Team
31 August 2026	LB	Adam Aznou	Málaga	End of season
Academy
20 July 2026	CF	George Morgan	Cannes	End of season
31 August 2026	RW	Joel Catesby	Accrington Stanley
1 September 2026	DF	Eli Campbell	Milton Keynes Dons
8 September 2206	GK	Douglass Lukjanciks	Southport	6 October 2026

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee
First Team
11 August 2026	LW	Dwight McNeil	Crystal Palace	Swap
1 September 2026	FW	Beto	Fiorentina	£15,400,000
1 September 2026	CM	Tim Iroegbunam	Hull City	£22,000,000
1 September 2026	RW	Iliman Ndiaye	Manchester City	£65,000,000
1 September 2026	RB	Nathan Patterson	Torino	£850,000
Academy
15 June 2026	LW	Isaac Heath	Cambridge United	Undisclosed
2 July 2026	LW	Coby Ebere	Čukarički	Undisclosed
Total				£103,250,000

Released / Out of contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Joined date
First Team
30 June 2026	RB	Tyler Onyango	Sheffield Wednesday	7 August 2026
	CDM	Idrissa Gueye	Al-Diriyah	9 August 2026
	RB	Séamus Coleman	Retired
Academy
30 June 2026	GK	Goodness Gospel-Eze	Stockport County	1 July 2026
	CF	Francis Okoronkwo	Doncaster Rovers	1 July 2026
	CM	Demi Akarakiri	Cagliari	3 July 2026
	LW	Kean Wren	Derby County	17 July 2026
	CB	Reece Welch	Bradford City	5 August 2026
	CB	Bradley Moonan	Lancaster City	6 August 2026
	RB	Roman Dixon	Walsall	11 August 2026
	RW	Jacob Beaumont-Clark	Torquay United	28 August 2026
	LW	Kingsford Boakye
	LB	Louis Poland	Sheffield Wednesday	8 September 2026
	CF	Charlie Stewart

New contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Contract until
First Team
8 June 2026	LB	Vitaliy Mykolenko	30 June 2029
Academy
1 July 2026	LW	Shea Pita	30 June 2028
16 July 2026	RB	Rocco Lambert	30 June 2027
14 August 2026	CM	Melvin Matos	30 June 2028
9 September 2026	CM	Arthur Barratt	30 June 2029

^ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and became official on 1 July once the Serbian SuperLiga transfer window opened.
^ The contract agreement was announced on 12 May, and commenced on 1 July.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d First professional contract.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 28 May, The Toffees announced their first pre-season friendly against Newcastle United in Edinburgh. In June, six further fixtures were confirmed against Dundee, Bolton Wanderers, Stoke City, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart and Lille.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

18 July 2026 Friendly	Dundee	0−4	Everton	Dundee, Scotland
14:00 BST		Report	Beto 37' Barry 69' Foster 81' McNeil 89'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,392

25 July 2026 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Everton	Horwich
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Referee: James Bell

28 July 2026 Friendly	Stoke City	1−0	Everton	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Kelly 59'	Report		Stadium: bet365 Stadium Referee: Thomas Bramall

1 August 2026 Friendly	Hamburger SV	1−2	Everton	Bahrenfeld, Germany
17:00 CEST	Daka 49'	Report	Röhl 40' Torunarigha 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Referee: Harm Osmers

8 August 2026 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	3−1	Everton	Stuttgart, Germany
17:00 CEST	Nartey 16' Hendriks 65' Bouanani 90+1'	Report	Barry 72' (pen.)	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 43,000

12 August 2026 Friendly	Newcastle United	1−3	Everton	Edinburgh, Scotland
17:15 BST	Barnes 85'	Report	Barry 27' Ndiaye 36' (pen.) George 73'	Stadium: Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 22,982 Referee: Nick Walsh

15 August 2026 Friendly	Everton	1−1	Lille	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Ndiaye 41' (pen.)	Report	Haraldsson 90+3'	Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium Referee: Peter Bankes

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	22 August 2026	30 May 2027	Matchday 1	TBD	5	2	3	0	6	3	+3	040.00
FA Cup	January 2027	TBD	Third round	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	26 August 2026	TBD	Second round	TBD	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Total					7	4	3	0	11	3	+8	057.14

Last updated: 19 September 2026
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Leeds United	5	2	3	0	7	3	+4	9	Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6	Liverpool	5	2	3	0	7	4	+3	9
7	Everton	5	2	3	0	6	3	+3	9
8	Hull City	5	2	2	1	6	4	+2	8
9	Newcastle United	5	2	2	1	9	9	0	8

Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2026. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3 following the completion of the competition, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied between such teams – 4.1) Head-to-head points; 4.2) Head-to-head away goals; 4.3) Play-off at a neutral site.
Notes:

^ The winners of the 2026–27 FA Cup and the 5th-placed team both qualify for the Europa League. If the FA Cup winners finish in the top five, the 6th-placed team will qualify. If England are one of the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points, 5th place will qualify for the Champions League and the other qualifying spots will move down one position.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	2	3	0	6	3	+3	9	2	1	0	5	2	+3	0	2	0	1	1	0

Last updated: 19 September 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	D	D	W
Position	4	7	8	9	7
Points	3	4	5	6	9

Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2026. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The Premier League fixtures were released on 19 June 2026.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

22 August 2026 1	Everton	2−0	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Dewsbury-Hall 42' Barry 53'	Report	Kamada 30'	Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium Attendance: 51,820 Referee: Paul Tierney

29 August 2026 2	Bournemouth	1–1	Everton	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Scott 21', 41' Smith 23' Tavernier 53'	Report	Garner 59' Tarkowski 90+1' Alcaraz 90+5'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,135 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

6 September 2026 3	Everton	2–2	Manchester United	Liverpool
14:00 BST	Armstrong 13' Johnson 34' Röhl 64' George 83' Maitland-Niles 90+6'	Report	Mbeumo 46' Shaw 62' Maguire 79' Dalot 81' Šeško 88'	Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium Attendance: 52,302 Referee: John Brooks
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.

12 September 2026 4	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Everton	Tottenham
17:30 BST		Report	Dewsbury-Hall 68' Garner 84'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 60,477 Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was pushed back for live Sky Sports broadcasting.

19 September 2026 5	Everton	1–0	Ipswich Town	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Barry 11' Mykolenko 42' Armstrong 90+6'	Report	Fatawu 35' 67' Flemming 90+2'	Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium Attendance: 52,008 Referee: Stuart Attwell

11 October 2026 6	Hull City	v	Everton	Kingston upon Hull
14:00 BST				Stadium: MKM Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 10 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.

17 October 2026 7	Everton	v	Chelsea	Liverpool
12:30 BST				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was pushed back for live TNT Sports broadcasting.

24 October 2026 8	Arsenal	v	Everton	Holloway
15:00 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

2 November 2026 9	Newcastle United	v	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT				Stadium: St James' Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 31 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.

7 November 2026 10	Everton	v	Coventry City	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

21 November 2026 11	Brentford	v	Everton	Brentford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

28 November 2026 12	Everton	v	Liverpool	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

2 December 2026 13	Aston Villa	v	Everton	Birmingham
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Villa Park

5 December 2026 14	Everton	v	Fulham	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

12 December 2026 15	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Everton	Falmer
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Falmer Stadium

19 December 2026 16	Nottingham Forest	v	Everton	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: City Ground

26 December 2026 17	Everton	v	Sunderland	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

29 December 2026 18	Everton	v	Manchester City	Liverpool
20:15 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 30 December, but was brought forward 24 hours for live Sky Sports broadcasting.

1 January 2027 19	Leeds United	v	Everton	Leeds
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Elland Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 2 January, but was brought forward a day for live Sky Sports broadcasting.

5 January 2027 20	Everton	v	Aston Villa	Liverpool
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 6 January, but was brought forward a day for live Sky Sports broadcasting.

16 January 2027 21	Coventry City	v	Everton	Coventry
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

23 January 2027 22	Everton	v	Brentford	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

30 January 2027 23	Liverpool	v	Everton	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Anfield

6 February 2027 24	Everton	v	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

10 February 2027 25	Everton	v	Leeds United	Liverpool
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

20 February 2027 26	Sunderland	v	Everton	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

27 February 2027 27	Everton	v	Nottingham Forest	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

3 March 2027 28	Manchester City	v	Everton	Manchester
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Etihad Stadium

13 March 2027 29	Manchester United	v	Everton	Trafford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Old Trafford

20 March 2027 30	Everton	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

10 April 2027 31	Crystal Palace	v	Everton	Selhurst
15:00 BST				Stadium: Selhurst Park

17 April 2027 32	Everton	v	Bournemouth	Liverpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

24 April 2027 33	Everton	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

1 May 2027 34	Fulham	v	Everton	Fulham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Craven Cottage

8 May 2027 35	Everton	v	Hull City	Liverpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

15 May 2027 36	Chelsea	v	Everton	Fulham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

23 May 2027 37	Everton	v	Arsenal	Liverpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

30 May 2027 38	Ipswich Town	v	Everton	Ipswich
16:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

Everton entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to Preston North End. They were then drawn at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round, and at home to Newcastle United in the fourth round.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

26 August 2026 Second round	Preston North End	0–4	Everton	Preston
20:00 BST		Report	Barry 25', 59', 70' Johnson 72'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,834 Referee: Tony Harrington

16 September 2026 Third round	Everton	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Grealish 11' Alcaraz 80'	Report	Tchatchoua 10' Doyle 90+1'	Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium Attendance: 50,970 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 September, but was pushed back a week due to Liverpool's home match against Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.

29 October 2026 Fourth round	Everton	v	Newcastle United	Liverpool
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 19 September 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jordan Pickford	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	4	1	2+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Jarrad Branthwaite	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Michael Keane	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	ENG	James Tarkowski	6	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	7	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Jack Grealish	4	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
11	FW	FRA	Thierno Barry	7	5	5+0	2	0+0	0	2+0	3
15	DF	IRL	Jake O'Brien	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	UKR	Vitaliy Mykolenko	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Tyrique George	7	1	4+1	1	0+0	0	0+2	0
20	FW	ENG	Tyler Dibling	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
22	FW	WAL	Brennan Johnson	7	1	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+2	1
24	MF	ARG	Charly Alcaraz	4	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+2	1
30	MF	ENG	Hayden Hackney	6	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
34	MF	GER	Merlin Röhl	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
37	MF	ENG	James Garner	7	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
45	MF	ENG	Harrison Armstrong	6	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Player who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
39	DF	MAR	Adam Aznou	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
2	DF	SCO	Nathan Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	GBS	Beto	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	SEN	Iliman Ndiaye	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
42	MF	ENG	Tim Iroegbunam	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Discipline

As of match played 19 September 2026

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Player
1	37	CDM	James Garner	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1	45	CM	Harrison Armstrong	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	8	CM	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10	AM	Jack Grealish	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	16	LB	Vitaliy Mykolenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22	RW	Brennan Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24	CM	Charly Alcaraz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0

Awards

Player Awards

Premier League Save of the Month

Month	Pos.	Player	Opposition	Result	Ref.
August	GK	Jordan Pickford	v. Crystal Palace	Won

References

[2] A further £8,000,000 of potential add-ons.

[5] A further £6,000,000 of potential add-ons.

[7] Everton were required to sign Röhl permanently from Freiburg if they managed to survive relegation from the Premier League the previous season, which they did, thus triggering the obligatory buy option for around £17 million.

[27] The transfer was announced on 15 June, and became official on 1 July once the Serbian SuperLiga transfer window opened.

[43] The contract agreement was announced on 12 May, and commenced on 1 July.

[FPC-44] First professional contract.

[table_note_res_ELLS0.4584373554487-54] The winners of the 2026–27 FA Cup and the 5th-placed team both qualify for the Europa League. If the FA Cup winners finish in the top five, the 6th-placed team will qualify. If England are one of the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points, 5th place will qualify for the Champions League and the other qualifying spots will move down one position.

Demi Akarakiri

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Cagliari

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Kits

Squad

Transfers and contracts