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CLUB DIRECTORY Board of Directors Chairman • Bill Kenwright CBE Deputy Chairman • Dr Keith Harris Director • Jon Woods Chief Executive Officer • Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale MBE Chief Finance and Commercial Officer • Alexander Ryazantsev

Vice Life President • Keith Tamlin

Director of Football • Marcel Brands Manager • Marco Silva Assistant Manager • João Pedro Sousa First-Team Coach • Duncan Ferguson Goalkeeping Coach • Hugo Oliveira Fitness Coach • Gonçalo Pedro Head of Performance • Bruno Mendes Technical Scout • Antonios Lemonakis Director of Medical • Dr Aboul Shaheir 04 MARCO SILVA 33 BYGONE BLUES The Blues boss looks ahead to this A look through the Everton archives Leadership Team afternoon’s encounter U23s, U18s & LADIES Chief Executive Officer • 48 Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale MBE 06 PHIL JAGIELKA David Unsworth, Sean Lundon and Club Secretary & Director of Football Operations • Skipper on today’s challenge, Gabby George feature and international success for David Harrison 55 HALF-TIME QUIZ Director of Marketing, Communications & Community teammates & Chief Executive Everton in the Community • 58 KIDS’ CORNER Richard Kenyon 08 RICHARD KENYON COMMUNITY Finance Director • Grant Ingles Everton Leadership Team update 66 The latest part of the Goodison Commercial Director • Alan McTavish 13 BLUES NEWS Park legacy is unveiled Academy Director • Joel Waldron Ladies to play home games at 69 FAN ZONE Director of Risk and Governance • Paul McNicholas Southport People Director • Kim Healey Your moments and messages Director of Operations • Peter Shaw 14 THE BIG INTERVIEW 73 MAARTEN STEKELENBURG Stadium Development Director • Colin Chong Marco Silva on the work to achieve Goalkeeper on pushing Jordan success on and off the pitch for Pickford and his journey to Everton Programme Everton Editor • Darren Griffiths DREAM WEEKEND ABEL XAVIER 82 Head of Media & Communications • Brian Doogan 25 Phil Jagielka describes The former Blue on his love for the Club Head of Content • Howard Frost his perfect 48 hours Contributors • Adam Clark, Hamish Dufton, Jennie Kozlowski, Paul McNamara, Peter Lennox The views in this programme are not necessarily the views of Everton Football Club. Material in this Sub-Editor/Writer & Production • Chris Brereton programme is copyrighted and may only be reproduced with the written permission of Everton Design • Colin Harrison Football Club. Everton Football Club have made every effort to trace the copyright holders of Photography • Tony McArdle, Getty Images, all photographs used. If you are the copyright holder of any uncredited photograph, please contact the Club. Press Association, Mirrorpix, Liverpool Echo SUBSCRIPTIONS: Subscribe to the Everton matchday programme and save 25p per issue with Published • by Sport Media free P&P (UK). A 24-issue subscription is £78. P&P for Europe is £48, worldwide is £60. To order please call 0845 143 0001 or visit evertonfc.com/publications evertonfc.com/publications

Honours First Division Champions • 1890-91, 1914-15, FA Cup Winners • 1906, 1933, 1966, 1984, 1995 European Cup Winners’ Cup Winners • 1984-85 1927-28, 1931-32, 1938-39, 1962-63, 1969-70, FA Cup Runners-up • 1893, 1897, 1907, 1968, FA Youth Cup Winners • 1964-65, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87 1985, 1986, 1989, 2009 1997-98 First Division Runners-up • 1889-90, 1894-95, Football League Cup Runners-up • 1976-77, FA Youth Cup Runners-up • 1960-61, 1976-77, 1901-02, 1904-05, 1908-09, 1911-12, 1985-86 1983-84 1982-83, 2001-02 Second Division Champions • 1930-31 FA Charity Shield Winners • 1928, 1932, 1963, Second Division Runners-up • 1953-54 1970, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1995 Shared: 1986

evertonfc.com 03 04 EVERTON FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME evertonfc.com THE MANAGER MARCO SILVA

We want to create something special through our effort and concentration, our quality and character. This is our challenge in every game

Good afternoon everyone. Welcome back to Goodison Park our squad with how they came here to play, but we must for our Premier League game against West Ham United. learn to combat this in our approach and execution. For me, it was a special moment during the international The next match is always the most important and we break to spend time with some of our older fans and local welcome Manuel Pellegrini, his staff and players and the people from our community when we officially opened fans and officials of West Ham. This is a strong side with a The Blue Base. Building and maintaining facilities that will lot of individual quality as well and, in an important game provide support and make a genuine difference in people’s for us, we will need to play at our best level to win the match. lives is so important and it’s vital that we continue to help I know that our fans, as usual, will get behind the and connect with our community. It was a privilege for me team and provide both motivation and inspiration at to witness Everton in the Community at work. key moments. I believe that we are building something The work has also continued at USM Finch Farm even important in the dressing room through our attitude and though many of our players have been representing their commitment and that focus and intensity must stay with us countries on international duty. Fortunately for us as a club, if we are to build consistency in our level of performance. we have many international players but this can also end up We want to create something special for the Club through hampering the work we could do this week, without games, our effort and concentration, our quality and character. This taking advantage of an opportunity to integrate players is our challenge in every game. who arrived late or are recovering from injuries. But it is Finally, on behalf of the players, staff and everybody at part of the stature of a club when you note the number of Everton Football Club, we extend our deepest condolences

international players, so overall for us this is a good thing. to Morgan and his family after the passing of his father. It is EVERTON FC We have to improve many different things. This is a a desperately sad time for the Schneiderlin family and our process and it is new for the players. Some of the players thoughts are with them. who arrived in the summer have not even played a single

game yet and, with injuries and suspensions, we have OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME had to change the team around a lot in four games. It is important that we settle everything and then there will be some improvements. We have to learn from our games, look at the good aspects and continue to improve all the time. The game against Huddersfield was not our best performance, of course, but once again our team in terms of attitude and commitment gave everything to be able to win the game. Huddersfield came here to play with a strong defensive organisation, with nine or even 10 players in their half. This can happen because Huddersfield showed big respect to

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06 evertonfc.com MAIN INTERVIEW — PHIL JAGIELKA PHIL JAGIELKA

Momentum is so important in football. You’ll never win every game and when you don’t, it’s vital not to lose

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to Richarlison, of course, during the recent break so Goodison Park… I’ll ask our Brazilian how he did against the boy As I write my notes for this game today I can from Halewood! only hope that all the lads on international duty It’s also been very encouraging to see the start came back safe and well and will be ready to get to the season that our Under-23s and Under-18s back to Premier League action. have made. David Unsworth’s lads are ﬂying high Although we were disappointed not to take in their table and Paul Tait’s boys are top of their three points from our last game here against division so they both must be delighted. Long may Huddersﬁeld, we still maintained our unbeaten it continue. run and that gives us some momentum and a I took the opportunity recently to visit the new platform to build on for the next few games. Everton offices at the Royal Liver Building and to Momentum is so important in football. You’ll say I was impressed is an understatement. It’s a never win every game and when you don’t, it’s wonderful facility and I could sense the pride that vital not to lose and that’s how we assessed the the staff have in the place as I was shown around

Huddersﬁeld game. They came here with a game with Andre Gomes – and he was impressed, too! EVERTON FC plan and they executed it well enough to stiﬂe our Congratulations to our CEO, Denise Barrett- attacking play. Baxendale, and everyone involved in the project. But we must expect that now at Goodison. West It’s another sell-out crowd here at Goodison

Ham will be desperate to get off the mark today this afternoon, something that has become the OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME and we need to be wary of the threat that they can norm. Thanks again for your magnificent support pose. They have too many good players to not be and let’s hope we can enjoy a good afternoon able to turn things around. together. I watched some of the international games JagsJags during the break and from what I saw, our lads did well. I would like to mention one of our young players, Antonee Robinson, who is currently out on loan at Wigan Athletic. To be a full international for the USA before he has played a single game for our first-team reflects very well on him and it’s a terrific experience for him. He was up against

evertonfc.com 07 MARKETING AND COMMUNITY UPDATE

Growing attendances and creating fans of tomorrow is clearly very important as we look ahead to a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock

hen I first joined Everton, the role was Richard Kenyon, primarily focused on filling Goodison the Club’s Director of Park for every Premier League game. Marketing, Communications At that time, the stadium was sold out Wfor only a handful of games each season – in fact, and Community and there were only three sell-outs in the whole of the 2013-14 campaign. As well as filling the stadium, Chief Executive of Everton in there was a drive to attract more young fans into the Community, tells us more the ground. To achieve each of these objectives, we knew increasing the Season Ticket base would about his role and how it has be crucial so it was important we developed a changed since he joined the strategy focused on Season Ticket growth. In the five years since 2013, we have grown our Season Club in 2014 Ticket numbers from around 22,000 to more than 31,000 and now have a waiting list which has reached five figures.

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The most pleasing aspect of that Season Ticket place where we can explain our vision for the holder growth has been the work we’ve done in regeneration in L4 in more detail – physical getting more young fans into Goodison. One in regeneration which is already visible with our four fans are now under the age of 22, compared ‘Goodison campus’. Indeed, we added the latest with the Premier League average of one in six. new development to the campus last week with the A commitment to affordable pricing has played official opening of our Blue Base on Salop Street a part in this, but we have also worked hard to by our manager, Marco Silva. engage with young fans through initiatives like This new facility, together with our school, our ‘My Debut’ – an engagement campaign that houses on Goodison Road, our Cruyff Court facility, has given all new junior Season Ticket holders The People’s Hub and our plans for The People’s the opportunity to have a behind-the-scenes Place – a new mental health facility that will be matchday experience at a game. There have built next to our People’s Hub - are just the start of also been ‘Play on Goodison’ and ‘Train at Finch our plans to regenerate L4 which, together with our Farm’ experiences and we’re working hard each plans for a new home on our famous waterfront, week to engage with our young fans through the will create great opportunities for North Liverpool School Supporters’ Club network - the first of its for generations to come. kind in English football. The School Supporters’ I’m excited that, in my role as Chief Executive at Club network was launched in 2015 and has now Everton in the Community, one of my priorities is grown to more than 100 schools stretching from to shape and then deliver this, working alongside Merseyside to schools as far afield as Australia our fans and our community. and Vietnam. Further from home, promoting the Club Growing attendances and creating fans of internationally has become more of a priority for tomorrow is clearly very important as we look our teams with objectives focused on increasing ahead to a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. supporter numbers in areas where we are already It has been important, when building the business strong and supporting our commercial team in case for the stadium development, to demonstrate securing new partners for the Club. that demand is outstripping supply at Goodison We’ve been working hard to grow our overseas - and it now clearly is. Continuing to invest in Supporters’ Club network and to establish new young supporters is also vitally important, as it will ones and, with focus in the US, we’ve had success be those same young fans – and their children - – including significant increases in Registered and who will be filling the new stadium in the years Official Memberships - which we will be building to come. on through investment in digital content, dedicated As fans who attended our workshops on the social media accounts, promotional events and our new stadium earlier this year will know, we’ve plans for a new affiliation programme with junior been working with industry experts to identify the clubs which will firmly embed us on a long-term optimum capacity for the new stadium and we’ll basis in established ‘soccer’ communities. be consulting further on this with supporters as we Since signing Cenk Tosun, our social media team

head towards the planning process in the coming has been working on a dedicated Turkish Twitter EVERTON FC months. We’ll also soon be launching a website account which has created strong engagement which will house the key information on Bramley- with football fans in that region and our partnership Moore Dock and explain in more detail the beneﬁts with Angry Birds has given us a platform which

of the proposed scheme, not just to Everton but to provides exposure to different audiences and, OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME the wider City Region. through the activations we’ve worked on already, One thing we’ve always been committed to is demonstrated innovation which has created a stir putting our fans ﬁrst and our new Chief Executive, in the sector. Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale, is absolutely It’s an exciting time to be a part of both Everton committed to building on this philosophy and and Everton in the Community, with so many ensuring that we are open and communicative opportunities ahead for us. These are opportunities with our fan base, particularly on the subjects that will help shape the direction of the Club and which matter most to fans. Clearly, the stadium our community for many years to come - is top of that list. opportunities that we are absolutely committed In time, this new website will also be the to maximising.

evertonfc.com 09 10 EVERTON FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME evertonfc.com LAST MATCH ACTION EVERTON FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

DOMINIC USES HIS HEAD... v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 ODominic Calvert-Lewin heads home Lucas Digne’s ﬁne cross against Huddersﬁeld Town during our 1-1 draw with the Terriers at Goodison Park.

evertonfc.com 11 MASCOT PACKAGES Everton in the Community is once again giving junior Blues the opportunity to live their dreams by walking out with the ﬁrst team at Goodison Park as a mascot.

Everton v Everton v Everton v LEICESTER BOURNEMOUTH WOLVES Tues 1 Jan 2019, 3pm Sat 12 Jan 2019, 3pm Sat 2 Feb 2019, 3pm

FOR £599+VAT THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE INCLUDES: • Football coaching session with EitC coaches • Two tickets to watch the game • Meet Everton players as they arrive for the game (one mascot plus one guest) • Walk onto the pitch to Z Cars with the players for kick-off • Photograph featured in • Enjoy a private party with a buffet lunch and entertainment matchday programme with your fellow mascots in The People’s Hub • Everton goody bag • Full Everton kit to take home • Souvenir photographs

All funds raised will go to Everton in the Community.

For more information or to book a place, please contact our Fundraising team on 0151 530 5342 or email [email protected]

All fixtures are subject to change and will be confirmed no later than six weeks in advance of the fixture. Age restrictions apply – 5-12 Years only. 11 places are available for home mascots only. BLUES NEWS Premier League Primary Stars

Everton in the Community is encouraging local schools to get their Under-11s involved in the Premier League Primary Stars Tournament this season with a number of brilliant prizes up for grabs. Twenty local primary school Under-11s teams will take part in the tournament, with the final taking place at Everton’s USM Finch Farm training ground for a chance to represent the Club at a Ladies head for Premier League stadium in May next year. The winning team will get the Southport full Premier League treatment with printed Everton kits, first- Everton Ladies will play their home free entry to all Everton Ladies home team coach travel and a hotel stay matches at Southport’s Merseyrail games, while Everton Season Ticket the night before the big game, Community Stadium for the first half and Official Members for 2018-19 also including more impressive prizes. of the new season - and under-16s gain free access as part of their wide Last season, more than 14,000 can watch the action for free. range of benefits. children took part countrywide The Blue Girls will play at the home Southport FC season ticket holders across 1,700 schools with every of Southport FC - which is also used can watch Andy Spence’s side for Premier League club represented. by Everton Under-23s - for the first free, too, with tickets for concessions O Register your interest for time against Reading Ladies for the (students, over-65s and unemployed) mixed or girls teams for this Continental Cup fixture on September priced at just £3.

fantastic event by contacting EVERTON FC 16, kick-off 2pm. OCheck evertonfc.com for the full [email protected] Anyone under the age of 16 gets Everton Ladies ﬁxture list

Congratulations OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Alec and Betty Congratulations to former Everton whom had travelled from all parts of player Alec Farrall and his wife, the country. Betty, who celebrated their 60th Alec and Betty requested that (Diamond) Wedding Anniversary instead of presents, guests could during the summer with a party at make a donation to the Hoylake Caldy Golf Club, with many family Lifeboat Station, at which their son, and friends in attendance, some of Ian, is a volunteer. OAlec and Betty Farrall

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BUILDING TOGETHER

Words: PAUL McNAMARA Marco Silva has plugged himself into the heart of Everton. And the manager wants to develop a team which bids to establish a legacy to match the powerful impression the Club intends to leave around its storied Goodison Park home. OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL EVERTON FC FC EVERTON

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arco Silva settles into his seat and looks Goodison Park. The site has been transformed into a and listens intently. It is an unusual sight, smart function centre to act as a pre and post-match lounge so accustomed are we to seeing him as an for vulnerable and disabled fans on matchdays, and will be animated figurehead. available for the public to use for functions throughout the MSilva rarely retreats to the bench when his team is year. playing. He is on his feet, analysing, urging and prompting. “The main part of my job is to work every day with our After overseeing his first Premier League victory as Everton players to win matches, to make the Club better and create manager, against Southampton, Silva was coated by a thin something good for Everton,” says Silva. film of sweat. He had lived every moment of the 2-1 win. “On the day I arrived, Denise and the board told me about “It is important the players know I am always there to Everton in the Community [EitC] and what the Club does to give them the support they need and to deliver instructions help people. if we need to change something,” Silva tells Everton official “I told her straightaway that I want to be part of this. It is matchday programme. important for me to be involved with these projects. “That is how I manage the match. But in some moments, “When you see what the Club is doing behind the scenes to I will sit, I do not have only one way.” support and build important things for everyone, it is valuable Silva is both captivated and intrigued by Everton. He work. It demonstrates perfectly what I have said from my first routinely talks of his wish to help improve the Club, welcoming day: Everton is a family where everyone is welcome.” a responsibility which extends beyond the typical manager’s Silva’s final point is emphasised in the period between narrow remit of taking care of on-field business. Professor Barrett-Baxendale’s powerful eight-minute Which is why he is among an attentive audience, packed address and the manager stepping out into an appropriately inside a sparkling, refurbished building and absorbing every bright autumnal afternoon to perform the plaque unveiling

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL word spoken by the Club’s Chief Executive Officer, Professor ceremony which signalled The Blue Base was officially up Denise Barrett-Baxendale. and running. This is the official launch of The Blue Base, the latest Excited chatter ﬁlls the air. Some take the chance to leaf outstanding monument to the Club’s commitment to through the heavily-thumbed football programmes spread

EVERTON FC FC EVERTON establishing a life-changing legacy in the surrounds of across each table.

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I told [Professor Barrett-Baxendale] straightaway that I want to be part of this. It is important for me to be involved with these projects

Everton’s two-times League championship winning left- Marco Silva to the Club. back Pat Van Den Hauwe, today working for EitC, tops up “Marco is a modern, forward-thinking coach with Premier a giant tea urn. League experience. He has a proven ability to get the best Silva positions himself at a table with a group of supporters out of players and his philosophy fits perfectly with our long- and joins in a spirited game of bingo, hosted by Club term strategy.” Ambassadors Ian Snodin and Graham Stuart. Silva’s flair for maximising the talent of footballers under Every so often, he shoots a furtive glance to one side, his charge is, perhaps, a consequence of his years on the scanning his rivals’ numbered strips. He is a competitor. Silva lower-league treadmill in Portugal. His personable manner is easy company, too, just another player alongside a hundred possibly influenced by his experience of managing players or so Evertonians – invited here as participants on various EitC who months earlier had been dressing room confidants in programmes for elderly supporters – as Snodin and Stuart put his first post at Estoril. their own inimitable spin on the art of bingo calling. Silva was raised in the cosmopolitan Lisbon neighbourhood “It is vitally important our manager understands the ethos of Martim Moniz. He showed sufficient promise as a and philosophy of Everton and I am delighted to have him schoolboy footballer to be signed by Cova da Piedade, a here today,” says Professor Barrett-Baxendale. third division club located across the Tagus River in Almada. “It is a strong demonstration of the commitment he has The initial phase of Silva’s playing career charted an to our football club. One of my priorities is to structure upwards curve. A right-back, he joined Primeira Liga team and resource our club in a way that we can fully achieve Belenenses around the time of his 18th birthday but left our ambitions on and off the pitch. This means attracting two years later. His sole top-flight game for the club would the very best talent to Everton and I believe we have done constitute half of his appearances in the division by the time this by bringing [Director of Football] Marcel Brands and he quit playing seven years ago. EVERTON FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

OMarco Silva at the opening of The Blue Base, a new function centre for vulnerable and disabled fans on matchdays

evertonfc.com 17 Everton in the Community is looking for people to join its team of runners and take part in upcoming SCOUSE 5K races throughout 2018-19, regardless of ﬁtness level. Sunday 28 October 2018 Liverpool City Centre Runners will receive the following:

• Branded running vest • Branded water bottle TUNNEL 10K • Personalised diet and ﬁtness plan Sunday 14 April 2019 • Health and nutrition advice from a health and Liverpool City Centre nutrition expert from EITC experts • Regular personal training session available at the newly refurbished Everton Active Centre based JOHN WEST SPRING 5+10K at Goodison Park (subject to availability) Saturday 4 May 2019 | Sunday 5 May 2019 Liverpool City Centre

For more information, please contact our fundraising team on 0151 530 5342 or email [email protected]. R O C K ‘ N ’ R O L L M A R A T H O N Saturday 25 May 2019 | Sunday 26 May 2019 Goodison Park MARCO SILVA

You always want more. When you achieve one step, you need to get that second step. I am not satisﬁed - ever

an open letter to supporters which provided some insight into the tenets on which his philosophy is founded. “I want to leave a very special word to the players, it was with them I learned the most and each day they helped me to be a better professional,” Silva wrote. “I believe that successes are built on the basis of strong groups. We’ve always been a very strong collective. In the changing room, in the technical structure and in all the employees of the club. This group, integrated by the same objectives and determined by the same ambitions, entered the history of this club and wrote it in gold letters. “My players are a group of men who know how to put other’s interests ahead of their own. Each of us will only achieve our own goals if we put the goals of the team first. “I will [move on], with the conscience that I have fulfilled, with the determination to face new challenges and risks. It was this attitude that made me come here and it is with this attitude that I will continue in this profession.” Silva’s buzz words speak to his intensity. Desire. Ambition. Attitude. Demand. “You always want more,” says Silva. “When you achieve O Silva managing at Lisbon club, Estoril one step, you need to get the second step. I am not satisfied – ever. He represented seven clubs in Portugal’s second and third tiers – finishing with six seasons at Estoril before being catapulted into the club’s manager’s job – and is comfortable with how things panned out. “I did all I could,” says Silva. “Maybe I have become the manager I am today because of my [playing] career. “When I took over at Estoril, the players did not know

whether to call me by my ﬁrst name, mister or captain. EVERTON FC “’You can call me Marco, captain, mister… whatever. You don’t show your respect by that, you show it by the wars we are going to ﬁght’.

“As a player, I took positive and negative things from OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME people I worked with and adapted my way of playing. I saw how you do not treat a group. You need a relationship of truth.” Silva is embedded in the fabric of Estoril. He is credited with resuscitating the club in 2009, when with players’ wages going unpaid and the small Lisbon club seemingly headed for the graveyard, Silva – the side’s captain - persuaded his teammates not to withdraw their labour. He had a role in getting investors to the table, too. As manager, Silva oversaw Estoril’s headiest era and when he was prised away by Sporting Lisbon he penned

evertonfc.com 19 TAKE YOUR SEAT MARCO SILVA

“I want my team to be dominant and produce attractive, month but we should have more points.” fast and attacking football. As a minimum, we must work The natural temptation for a manager in such hard and try to make Evertonians proud of their Club. circumstances is to search for fresh solutions on the training “We had more than 31,000 people in the stadium for a ground.

League Cup match against Rotherham [31,972, the highest Everton goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has seen that EVERTON FC Goodison Park attendance for a second-round tie since 1968]. scenario play out many times over. A World Cup ﬁnalist with I understand the expectations are high because Everton is a Holland, he has played under a succession of distinguished big club. That is normal. But I can feel the fans have belief in bosses, Luis Enrique, Marco van Basten, Martin Jol and

what we are doing and are supporting our ideas.” Monaco’s Leonardo Jardim among them. OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Everton reached the international break unbeaten but Stekelenburg brackets Silva among the best of the bunch, Silva was restless following his side’s draw with Huddersﬁeld citing the Portuguese’s consistent and explicit instruction as Town immediately before the two-week Premier League an invaluable and underrated quality. shutdown. “He is very clear in the way he wants to play and we work “We have to play quicker than in that match,” says Silva. on it every day,” says Stekelenburg. “We controlled possession but it was too slow and we did “Everybody is going in the same direction. Every player not always make the right decisions. When you play a team knows his job and what is expected from him. that sits back and closes the space in their box, you must be “Marco does not change the way he wants us to play and faster and more creative. that is a big strength. “It was important to stay unbeaten but I want the boys to “Some managers start changing as soon as results or try to win every time they play. We have done well in the ﬁrst performances do not go exactly as they want.

evertonfc.com 21 “He trusts his ideas and keeps working to instil them in the Huddlestone, another member of the Hull side Silva team. It will get better and better and results will improve dragged from the depths to the brink of survival. further. The midfield pair’s testimonies tally with any number of “We are undefeated, so let’s keep doing it.” tales from footballers with experience of working for Silva. Silva smiles at the sound of a cry of ‘House’ from a To a man they talk of a studious, meticulous and driven neighbouring table. He hasn’t won the bingo but is soon on coach. his feet introducing himself to fans, conversing fluently and confidently in a language he started learning only when appointed Hull City boss in January last year. “It is important for people to see the manager or players,” says Silva. “Me, my staff and the players will do all we can to help these projects and to be close to the fans. “This is part of building the great connection I want between the squad and the supporters. When you develop that bond, it means the team always feels they must try to give something special for the fans to enjoy.”

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL Silva is consumed by football. Ryan Mason played under him at Hull and recalled being managed by a “workaholic”. “Our preparation reached a level of detail we were not used to,” said Mason.

EVERTON FC FC EVERTON “Tactically intense,” was the verdict on Silva from Tom

22 evertonfc.com MARCO SILVA We have been here only three months and every day it is important to do something to get better

Pep Guardiola’s assistant, Manuel Estiarte, a Spanish Olympic gold medal winning water polo player, describes how anybody who regularly spends time in the company of Manchester City’s manager knows about the “law of 32 minutes”. “You invite him for a meal in a restaurant but after 32 minutes you can see his mind is already wandering,” Estiarte explained. “He starts staringg at the ceilingg and,, althoughg he’s nodding as if he’s listeninglistening to you, he’she’s not lookinglooking at you… he’s probably thinkingking aboutabout thethe oppositionopposition left-back,left-back, tthehe marking scheme foror thethe midfielder,midfielder, hhowow mucmuchh tthehe winwingersgers can support the insideside fforwards.orwards. TThehe gguyuyy can ononlyly manamanagege half an hour, thenn hhee goes straight back to his mentamentall “We are bbuilding,uilding, we are creatincreatingg aand,n of course, it is contemplation.” importantimportant fforor mmyy plplayersayers to eenjoy their football Silva is similarlymilarly as wwell.ell. wired. He is the centreentre of “But“But tthehe most impoimportant thing to me attention as he stridesrides ououtt andand our playersplayers is we are working hard of The Blue Base entrance.entrance. everyevery dayday andand then,then, atat the weekend, we All eyes are fixed oonn hhimim as transfertransfer tthathat wworkork ttoo tthe matches.” he tugs at a cord toto revealreveal WhenWhen hhee is fifinishednished at The Blue Base, a silver plaque, sparklingarkling as SilvaSilva drivesdrives thethe fewfew hundred yards to it is exposed to sunlight.nlight. GoodisonGoodison Park,Park, wherew he will be When he fieldss qquestions,uestions, photographedphotographed ffor this magazine. Silva’s mind is alreadyady wwhirringhirring As hehe climbsclimbs out of his car on with thoughts off tthehe “nex“nextt GoodisonGoodison Road,Roa he gazes up at step”. thethe Blues’Blues’ ffabledab 126-year-old He is inadvertentlyntly tatakingking hhisis cue home.home.

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Words: PAUL McNAMARA Abel Xavier counts his two-and-a- half years with Everton as one of the EVERTON FC happiest periods of a colourful and much-travelled career. The former OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Portugal international defender is now investing his vast football and life experience into trying to unify Mozambique as manager of the country’s football team.

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ootball has made Abel Xavier OAlan Stubbs and Abel Xavier celebrate a very rich man. And now he is sharing his wealth in Mozambique, attempting to F“unite a nation”. We should explain early on that the currency Xavier possess in bucketloads is counted in knowledge and wisdom. He is not driven by “material things in life”. “I want to tell you one thing which I think is important,” says Xavier. “I made my football career without an agent. People do not believe me… but I always felt, the only thing you are showing as a football player is yourself. “Clubs will approach you if you do things right and are a great professional.” Xavier is an avowed believer in the power of football. He views the game from a serious standpoint, enabling him You learn a lot; mentality, language, the future and I am glad they have to see deep below its surface. religion, culture. You become a very Marco Silva as coach.” Xavier’s second start for Everton knowledgeable person. Xavier’s own vision of what lies following his move from PSV Eindhoven “Derby games in Merseyside are ahead is ﬁlled with aspiration. It is a in 1999 came in a Merseyside derby the unique and special, you need to feel picture he has been crafting in his mind Blues won 1-0 at Anﬁeld. them. If you have the chance to be for more than a decade. Ask him about the match and he involved as a player or coach, you will He is Mozambique’s national team begins peeling back the layers. never forget it.” manager and in two-and-a-half “I played many derbies, in eight years since he accepted the job, has different countries,” says Xavier Abel Xavier bowls through his front achieved a significant turnaround “Football is a great school of life. door. It is a steamy late-August evening in on-field fortunes. Should Xavier in Mozambique. improve results without achieving his OXavier in action for Portugal against “You have called at the perfect time,” wider, more substantial, ambitions, England at Euro 2000 sasays Xavier. Everton official matchday however, he would have failed in his mmagazine’s initial attempt to contact self-determined remit. ththe Club’s former defender found him “When you are a coach, you are

oon a scouting mission, the most famous depending on results,” says Xavier. “But EVERTON FC manm in a crowded – and, if background this work is not about me, whether I win noisen is a fair gauge, excitable – or lose. It is about leaving something footballfo stadium in what he proudly other people can continue.

callsc “my birth country”. “If all you are thinking about is results, OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Xavier has come home. you do not grow or build anything. Back in the sanctuary of his family “I am doing something different house,h Xavier starts talking football from any coach previously in this unprompted.u country. “I am looking forward to speaking “We are working with the youth abouta Everton where I had such good development programme and trying times,”t he says. “They have great fans to stabilise Mozambique’s football. anda it was a family environment. There “There are a lot of problems in Africa isi a lot of progress now in their squad. with the lack of structures in its social “They have a strong view towards and educational environments.

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O The great Eusebio was originally from Mozambique and famously scored for Portugal against Brazil at Goodison Park during the 1966 World Cup

“Sport“S t iis iimportant t t ffor iintegration t ti “Eusebio,“E bi the th great t one. promotedtdit into PPortugal’s t l’Pi Primeira i into society. We have so many kids “There are no big Mozambique Liga with the unheralded club in 1993 lacking direction. players now. What happened? I want and the following season won the “You are multi-tasking in this job. to discover that.” championship with Benﬁca. You need to be resilient, strong and To appreciate what drives Xavier Xavier was a pivotal figure with persistent to make your mark. we must dig into his past. the country’s foremost club and a full “The Mozambique project has been He left Mozambique, a country on international. And then in 1995 he put in my locker for 10 years but you need the brink of civil war, in 1976, moving it all on the line by transferring to Bari to understand the moment when you with his parents to Portugal where in Italy.

can do what you believe must be “integrating into society was very “There are no regrets,” says Xavier. EVERTON FC done. tough”. “So many coaches and players have “When you see a change of “I played football in the streets and great careers but would still go back mentality, then your work will be when I was eight I started in Sporting and change something.

absorbed in the right way and Lisbon’s academy,” says Xavier. “I “I always felt my career was lived in OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME understood. stayed for 10 years and became a the right way and I would not change “Football will unite the country, teenager with rules and discipline. anything. because this is the national team. “Football educated me. “Things happened naturally. It was “With football, you can do so much “Everything I know is through not a question of me choosing where for the well-being of people. football. The discipline and rules, I wanted to go, it was about which “I will fight and find a new how to be footballer and a father. clubs wanted me. generation of players. Everything.” “I always wanted to be somewhere “When you look back to Xavier’s professional breakthrough I felt important.” Portuguese-African players, most of came elsewhere in the capital, After one year in Italy, Xavier was the big ones were from Mozambique. with Estrela de Amadora. He was signed by Spanish team Real Oviedo

evertonfc.com 29 where in his second season he was a young player in a strong squad with today and I was not able to extend managed by venerated Uruguayan different characters. my contract, which had six months Oscar Tabarez. He spent one season “At Everton, you feel so close to the remaining. with Dutch powerhouse PSV under supporters… you are playing for them. “When we decided I would leave, I Bobby Robson before being lured to They made it a special time for me. think everything was done correctly. Everton by Walter Smith. Because of the fans, you felt, ‘I am in “Liverpool wanted me so much and “All of my coaches are my references the right place’. I was a professional. But you must for me,” says Xavier, who had a testy “I always felt welcome at Everton – always respect the fans’ opinions. relationship with his final club boss, as a person and player. “I can look Evertonians in the eye Ruud Gullit at LA Galaxy. “I was happy to go to training every and say I did my best until my last day “You must be able to understand day. I felt important as an Everton at the Club. the good things coaches have given player and I think I made an impact.” “I can go to the city and walk round you – and why other coaches have Xavier played 49 matches for the with my head up. I am very proud that not worked so well. You learn from Club before leaving in January 2002. both clubs, I hope, respect me and analysing everything. His next destination was never going people have good memories of me. “I had a great school in coaching.” to sit well with Evertonians. And Xavier That does not happen often.” Xavier considers Smith one of his knew it. When he reflects more broadly, best tutors. Everton among the ﬁnest of So, was joining Liverpool a complex considering the ‘have boots, will travel’ the 12 stopping points on his peripatetic decision? nature of his 18 years as a professional playing career. “It was very, very difficult,” says footballer, Xavier cuts through his “I played in an amazing squad with Xavier. “I wanted to stay longer but career’s exterior. a strong bond,” he says. “Walter Smith it was not possible. Everton were not “I played with five clubs in the wanted players who had pride. I was as economically strong as they are Champions League: Benfica, PSV, OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL

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Liverpool, Galatasaray and Roma,” says Xavier, who also represented Hannover ’96 in Germany and Premier League Middlesbrough before ﬁnishing in Los Angeles. “But you do not frame your career by the competitions you are involved in, you frame it with how you started and ﬁnished with all your clubs. “Everything was relevant and important. “And now I am able to help my country – and help football grow in my country. “That means football can be an educational process and about more than winning trophies. “I did not go to university or study for a degree but football gave me a lot of knowledge about a lot of things in the world. “I was able to raise a family because of football. I can educate my kids and speak eight languages because of football. “I do not feel rich through material things in life. “There is no price you can put on attachments to people and feelings. You cannot buy those things. Xavier’s wider perspective should not be mistaken for an absence of competitive edge. He confesses Portugal’s European Championship success in France two years ago erased the hurt his ‘golden generation’ had carried for 16 years following their

controversial semi-ﬁnal defeat against EVERTON FC the French in the 2000 tournament. Xavier conceded the decisive winningi i withith anotherth generation,ti ffor speciali l bbecause off my roots,”t ” says penalty in Portugal’s 2-1 defeat and everyone in our team, we were very Xavier.

was banned from playing in UEFA happy.” “I left Mozambique when I was a OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME competitions for six months following Xavier’s next international target boy and came back a man. his reaction to the referee’s decision. is to lead Mozambique to their “I started in a poor country, in the “You need to leave the past in the first Africa Cup of Nationals finals neighbourhoods, then I made my right place but it was an amazing relief since 2010. They won their opening international career, and now I am when Portugal won the European qualiﬁer 1-0 in Namibia, courtesy of a back in the neighbourhoods, in a Championship,” says Xavier. 90th-minute goal. country which needs help. It is great. “We were the best team in the Such drama, though, is a small “I am building a great house. But tournament in 2000 and felt we element in a much bigger story. now I am making the base solid – and deserved to win it. “I am developing my career and hoping the ceiling will not fall on my “Revenge is not the right word… but building something which is very head.”

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By Steve Johnson, Everton Heritage Society

verton have a proud tradition players have started a gameme of centre-forwards but between the sticks for us. Egoalkeepers occupy the That figure can be partlytly top two places in the Club’s explained by the fact thatat League appearance charts. Neville four goalkeepers - Southallall Southall (578) and Ted Sagar (463) and Sagar, Tim Howardrd lead the way and, of course, ‘Big and Gordon West - accountnt Nev’ has played more games for the for 2,064 appearancess Blues in all competitions than anyone between them! in our history – 751 in total! The great If Jordan Pickford playss man himself is 60 years young today today it will be his 43rd and to celebrate let’s take a look at consecutive Premier some facts and figures about Everton League appearance. custodians past and present. Tim Howard holds the Everton have played 5,387 Club record with 210 on competitive matches now, so it is the bounce between perhaps surprising to find that only 2007 and 2013. In all OTed Sagar 84 differentdifferent competitionscoc mpet that manmman SouthallS is againaagain top of the tree with 215 Billy Scott, turned up late! In 1892, with withoutwwithou a break from 1988 to Everton suffering an injury crisis, Hope 1993.19993. Robertson played the full match in The last outfield player to goal in a 4-3 win at Newton Heath donddon tthe gloves for Everton (later renamed Manchester United). waswwas KKevin Ratcliffe at Chelsea That season, 1892-93, saw Everton inin OctoberOc 1985, after his field a Club-record seven different WWaWalesle teammate was sent starting goalkeepers – with an eighth, oofoff.f. We lost 2-1 but ‘Rats’ half-back Bob Kelso, also taking over EVERTON FC kkekeptpt a clean sheet after for the last three minutes of a match ttatakingki over in nets with 31 when our keeper retired injured! mmiminutesn left. Remarkably, Southall, unsurprisingly, holds the ttwtwoo outfield players have Club clean sheets record with 269 OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME aacactuallyt started a game shut-outs, but it’s Gordon West who iin goal for Everton. Jack takes top honours for consecutive CCrCrelley played the first Everton clean sheets - eight in all 1122 minutes in goal in a competitions in 1966. 00-0-0 home draw with Finally, goalkeepers shouldn’t score, MManchester City in 1904 should they?! But in January 2012 Tim afteraaf normal keeper Leigh Howard’s wind-assisted clearance RichmondR Roose had deceived Bolton’s Adam Bogdan ffailed to arrive due to in what ended in a 2-1 loss for the ONeville Southall fogf and his replacement, Toffees.

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OEverton captain Dixie Dean deep in discussion with his opposite number from West Ham United, Victor Watson, ahead of the FA Cup semi-ﬁnal on March 18, 1933. Everton won the Molineux encounter 2-1, with goals from Jimmy Dunn and Ted Critchley, and went on to beat Manchester City 3-0 in the ﬁnal. OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL EVERTON FC FC EVERTON

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evertonfc.com 35 HE WHO LAUGHS LAST, LAUGHS LOUDEST... OBlues midﬁelder Alan Whittle is watched by a packed Upton Park - and by stars including England greats Bobby Moore and Alan Ball - as he tries to beat Weat Ham United keeper Bobby Ferguson from close range during our First Division encounter on December 13, 1969. Whittle could not quite steer this effort home but the midﬁelder had the last laugh as he scored the game’s only goal to grab a hard-earned victory for Harry Catterick’s side. OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL EVERTON FC FC EVERTON

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evertonfc.com 37 UNLOCK THEPOTENTIAL Get exclusive access to USM Finch Farm, ﬁnd out more at evertonfc.com/usmpass TEAM PROFILE WEST HAM UNITED

Ground • London Stadium | Nickname • The Hammers | Manager • Manuel Pellegrini | Club Captain • Mark Noble

PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD This will be the 45th Premier League meeting between Everton and West Ham, with the first coming on New Year’s Day 1994 when an early Tim Breaker goal gave the Hammers a 1-0 win at Goodison against a Blues team under the caretaker management of Jimmy Gabriel. O Everton wins 24 O Draws 12 O West Ham wins 8 O Everton goals 80 O West Ham goals 41 O West Ham’s Fabian Balbuena HOME RULE tackles Helder Costa of Wolves In all competitions, Everton have CURRENT FORM the first armour-plated, iron-hulled played 65 homes games against Four games played, four defeats and warship built and launched at West Ham, winning 42 and losing just two goals scored in the Premier Thames Ironworks in 1860. The 11. The Hammers last win here was League tells its own story but when claret and blue colours remain in March 2016 when a Dimitri Payet you consider that West Ham’s first prominent, with a new typeface and goal in the last minute secured a two away fixtures of the season were the addition of the word ‘London’ in dramatic 3-2 victory. Toffees fans at Liverpool and Arsenal then there reference to both the club’s move would rather remember the 4-0, 5-0 are mitigating circumstances. to the Olympic Stadium on Queen and 6-0 victories however, in 2017, True, the home setbacks against Elizabeth Olympic Park and its 2001 and 1999 respectively. Bournemouth and Wolves will have growing global standing. been hard to take but there is To ny C sufficient quality within the Hammers ALL-TIME TOP GOALSCORERS o t te ranks to suggest that their poor start O 1. Vic Watson: 326 (1920-35) e is a blip rather than a crisis. O 2. Geoff Hurst:252 (1959-72) “On the training ground we are O3. John Dick: (1953-63) doing well, no lack of attitude,” said 166 Manuel Pellegrini, a Premier League O3= Jimmy Ruffell;166 (1921-37) winner with Manchester City in O5. Tony Cottee: 146 (1983–88)

2013-14. “We have to take that work (94–96)

o during the week to a game where n there is that added pressure. It is just BIZARRE FACT four games, we won’t stop ﬁghting In the 1927-28 season, Dixie PLAYED FOR BOTH now. We are just starting and will Dean scored 60 league goals O resolve that problem.” in 39 appearances. One of the Mark Ward games he missed was West Ham at O Slaven Bilic BADGE Goodison – Everton won 7-0! Dean’s O Don Hutchison The most-recent change to the record could have been even more O Tony Cottee famous Hammers crest came in impressive had he not been injured summer 2016, with a new shape that day. O David Unsworth based on the bow of HMS Warrior, O Thomas Hitzlsperger

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13 2 3 ADRIAN WINSTON REID AARON CRESSWELL AGE • 03.01.87 (31) AGE • 03.07.88 (30) AGE • 15.12.89 (28) PREVIOUS CLUB • REAL BETIS PREVIOUS CLUB • MIDTJYLLAND PREVIOUS CLUB • IPSWICH APPEARANCES 18/19 • 1 • C/S 18/19 • 0 APPEARANCES 18/19 • 0 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 APPEARANCES 18/19 • 2 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 INTERNATIONAL CAPS • N/A INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 24 (New Zealand) INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 3 (England) DEFENDER GOALKEEPER

4 FABIAN BALBUENA

AGE • 23.08.91 (27) PREVIOUS CLUB • CORINTHIANS APPEARANCES 18/19 • 4 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 7 (Paraguay) DEFENDER 1 5 PABLO ZABALETA LUKASZ FABIANSKI OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL AGE • 16.01.85 (33) AGE • 18.04.85 (33) PREVIOUS CLUB • MANCHESTER CITY PREVIOUS CLUB • SWANSEA CITY APPEARANCES 18/19 • 2 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 APPEARANCES 18/19 • 4 • C/S 18/19 • 0 INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 58 (Argentina) INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 47 (Poland) EVERTON FC EVERTON

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TODAY’S OPPOSITION... WEST HAM UNITED DEFENDER DEFENDER DEFENDER

21 26 35 ANGELO OGBONNA ARTHUR MASUAKU REECE OXFORD AGE • 23.05.88 (30) AGE • 07.11.93 (24) AGE • 16.12.98 (19) PREVIOUS CLUB • JUVENTUS PREVIOUS CLUB • OLYMPIAKOS PREVIOUS CLUB • N/A APPEARANCES 18/19 • 3 • GOALS 18/19 • 1 APPEARANCES 18/19 • 4 • GOALS 18/19 • 1 APPEARANCES 18/19 • 0 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 13 (Italy) INTERNATIONAL CAPS • N/A INTERNATIONAL CAPS (U20) • 5 (England) DEFENDER CAPTAIN

23 ISSA DIOP

AGE • 09.01.97 (21) PREVIOUS CLUB • TOULOUSE APPEARANCES 18/19 • 3 • GOALS 18/19 • 1 INTERNATIONAL CAPS (U21) • 5 (France) DEFENDER

24 16 RYAN FREDERICKS MARK NOBLE AGE • 10.10.92 (25) AGE • 08.05.87 (31) PREVIOUS CLUB • FULHAM PREVIOUS CLUB • N/A APPEARANCES 18/19 • 3 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 APPEARANCES 18/19 • 2 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 INTERNATIONAL CAPS (U19) • 1 (England) INTERNATIONAL CAPS (U21) • 20 (England)

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11 MIDFIELD MAESTRO GOALS 18/19 • GOALS 19 26 (Scotland) 5 • HULL CITY HULL 07.09.87 (31) 07.09.87 ROBERT SNODGRASS ROBERT AGE • AGE • PREVIOUS CLUB 18/19 • APPEARANCES CAPS • INTERNATIONAL

0 MIDFIELDER 0 10 GOALS 18/19 • GOALS GOALS 18/19 • GOALS 34 (England) 4 (Argentina) 4 • 0 • AL-JAZIRA ARSENAL JACK WILSHERE JACK MANUEL LANZINI MANUEL 01.01.92 (26) 15.02.93 (25) INTERNATIONAL CAPS • INTERNATIONAL AGE • AGE • PREVIOUS CLUB 18/19 • APPEARANCES AGE • AGE • PREVIOUS CLUB 18/19 • APPEARANCES CAPS • INTERNATIONAL 2 0 MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER 0 MIDFIELDER 8 15 14 2 (Spain) GOALS 18/19 • GOALS GOALS 18/19 • GOALS GOALS 18/19 • GOALS 1 (Brazil) 88 (Colombia) 5 • 2 • 3 • LAZIO SAMPDORIA FIORENTINA PEDRO OBIANG

CARLOS SANCHEZ CARLOS FELIPE ANDERSON 27.03.92 (26) 27.03.92 06.02.86 (32) 15.04.93 (25)

INTERNATIONAL CAPS • INTERNATIONAL PREVIOUS CLUB • PREVIOUS CLUB 18/19 • APPEARANCES AGE • AGE APPEARANCES 18/19 • APPEARANCES • CAPS (U21) INTERNATIONAL AGE • AGE • PREVIOUS CLUB PREVIOUS CLUB • PREVIOUS CLUB 18/19 • APPEARANCES CAPS • INTERNATIONAL AGE • AGE

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TODAY’S OPPOSITION... WEST HAM UNITED MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER FORWARD

30 41 17 MICHAIL ANTONIO DECLAN RICE JAVIER HERNANDEZ AGE • 28.03.90 (28) AGE • 14.01.99 (19) AGE • 01.06.88 (30) PREVIOUS CLUB • NOTTINGHAM FOREST PREVIOUS CLUB • N/A PREVIOUS CLUB • BAYER LEVERKUSEN APPEARANCES 18/19 • 4 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 APPEARANCES 18/19 • 2 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 APPEARANCES 18/19 • 5 • GOALS 18/19 • 1 INTERNATIONAL CAPS • N/A INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 3 (ROI) INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 106 (Mexico) MIDFIELDER FORWARD

20 ANDRIY YARMOLENKO

AGE • 23.10.89 (28) PREVIOUS CLUB • BORUSSIA DORTMUND APPEARANCES 18/19 • 5 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 78 (Ukraine) FORWARD 7 27 LUCAS PEREZ MARKO ARNAUTOVIC AGE • 10.09.88 (30) AGE • 19.04.89 (29) PREVIOUS CLUB • ARSENAL PREVIOUS CLUB • STOKE CITY APPEARANCES 18/19 • 3 • GOALS 18/19 • 0 APPEARANCES 18/19 • 4 • GOALS 18/19 •2 INTERNATIONAL CAPS • N/A INTERNATIONAL CAPS • 72 (Austria)

evertonfc.com 43 44 EVERTON FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME quieten theGoodisoncrowd early on. Arnautovic astheLondoners’ danger manbut feelsthe visitors will needto the Hammers thisafternoon.Now afootballpundit, hehaspicked out Marko Former West Ham United striker Dean Ashton helpsassessthethreat posedby Dean evertonfc.com also trying to have steel inmidfield to to have very attacking players but slightly different players. islooking He he didat Manchester City, just with play? What styledoeshe want West Ham to coming up, too. Ham have got some tough fixtures get them off themark. knowsHe West got at least draws in those games to He will bedisappointed not to have you are looking to pickup your points. and Wolves, especially at home, where bonus to get anything from them. side at any stage of the seasonit’s a when you are playingagainst a top six started histenure? a bit more so far. we all would have probably expected were bought early in the window and a concern. A lot of the new signings either way but the displays have been home games, they could have gone hasn’t happenedasof yet. want to seeperformance levels andit good players in the summer but you been most disappointing. They signed performances and that is what has Ham’s start to theseason? Dean, what have you madeof West How hasmanager Manuel Pellegrini He is trying to play in the same way He will befindingit achallengebut In terms of results, specifically in the For me, it isacase of lookingat the It isagainst teams like Bournemouth summer signing Jack Wilshere O well as they can, it doesn’t matter have looked their best when Marko getgame. into themselvesThey the certainlylook for players the towide support the defence. But West Ham Ham? of the varied strikingoptionsat West As a former striker, what do you make the best out of any new signing. then makes it even more difficultto get confidence can be tricky to come by. It whether you are anew player or not, signings to make their mark? How difficult has it been for the new they didlookdangerous. Arnautovic ison form. Against Arsenal Manager Manuel Pellegrini and and Pellegrini Manuel Manager The Hammers have got somereally When the team isnot playing as Ashton atmosphere at Goodisonissogood take thingsfrom that. Youknow the Everton two weeks agoand will Huddersfield’s performance against it’s here that you hope the likes of going to missaplayer like that but with forward players. You are always creative andlinks the midfieldso well isn’t he? Manuel Lanzini isabigmiss for them, they behind. fall because their character will be tested if record at Goodison. A strong start iskey don’t think West Ham have a very good want to concede early, especially asI try to keep the crowd quiet. They won’t get off agoodstartto thisafternoon to a certain extent. West Ham will want to did agreat jobof shutting that down to with fantastic support, but Huddersfield afternoon? What will West Ham lookto dothis impressed with hisperformances. watched himat Stoke. I’ve beenreally and strength than Irealised, having stands out for me.He hasmore pace movement as well. He is the one who lots of pace up there andbringsgood middle at times last season.He adds player, impressed playing through the normallyArnautovica wide who,while need to and you have got the likes of the players to play two up top if they good options up front. They have got His absence hashit them. He isso They would have seen OPPOSITION

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er e And son lip Felipe Anderson, Andriy Yarmolenko Fe and particularly Jack Wilshere to take that responsibility on to feed Arnautovic and the other wide players. But Lanzini at his best was fantastic last season and at the moment he is a really big miss.

How can West Ham turn their form around? They are struggling at the moment and they need a bit of time. But a result away at Everton or at home to either Chelsea or Manchester United, who they play after, would go a long way to boosting conﬁdence within. I’m sure there are one or two neutrals who are looking at that run and wondering if they might find themselves without a point at the end of September and that would really be a scary place to be.

Did you enjoy your own experiences of playing at Goodison? I loved it at Goodison. I got to play here when I was a youngster at Crewe. ark Paul Gascoigne was playing for Everton on P dis oo that day and I actually managed G at h to get his shirt, which as an ic w r 18-year-old, was fantastic. o N r I had stuffed it under my o f

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But it was a real OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME experience playing at Goodison. The atmosphere is always brilliant, and I remember a few battles with Alan Stubbs and David Weir. I scored a decent header in a 1-1 draw there, too, while playing for West Ham in 2008. I scored there playing for the youth team as well so when you have a ground where you have had fond memories, it is always a special place to go.

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BLUES NEWS Here are the new members of the Everton

Junior Fans’ AIMIE JAIDE ALEX Forum… The forum gives young Blues between the ages of 11 and 17 the opportunity to share their views and have a say on key decisions likely to affect them. During the 2017-18 season, the Junior Fans’ Forum assisted with several initiatives including meeting with Everton’s official retail partner, Fanatics, to discuss junior product ranges, being involved in shaping the activities for the Club’s first Junior Fan Week, as well as surveying fellow junior supporters on a matchday about the ALICIA CONNOR Blues’ proposed new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, before meeting with architect Dan Meis. The group also helped organise the annual Junior Fan Day fixture and even got the chance to interview first-team players Theo Walcott and Cenk Tosun. In addition to giving young Evertonians the chance to be involved in important projects, the Junior Fans’ Forum also offers a valuable opportunity for the Club to harness the opinions of what is an ever-increasing section of our fanbase. The junior forum initiative is an extension of the Fans’ Forum for adults, with both a key part of the Club’s commitment to increasing fan engagement and supporter KATIE-LEIGH LUKE EVERTON FC involvement. OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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evertonfc.com 47 UNDER-23s EVERTON U23S Young Blues ﬂying high –but boss wants more Unsworth urges unbeaten side to display ruthless streak as they prepare for Derby County clash.

verton Under-23s may be unbeaten and flying high in Premier League 2 but it speaks Evolumes of the standards demanded of the Club’s emerging talents that boss David Unsworth’s overriding message is ‘must do better’. OMorgan Feeney is back to full ﬁtness The young Blues have amassed following double knee surgery eight points from their opening four matches, having beaten Leicester have remained unbeaten, we’re Championship qualifying matches City and Blackburn Rovers and drawn happy about that, but there’s lots to for Scotland Under-21s. He bagged with Chelsea and Swansea City. work on. a perfect hat-trick in a 3-0 victory Unsworth is adamant they could “I want to keep the performance over Andorra and struck a double as have picked up maximum points, level the way it has been but be more the Scots won 2-1 in Holland. While however. His gifted young side’s clinical in front of goal. At some point I the 19-year-old – who signed a new imaginative, inventive football has want us to take all the chances we’ve three-year deal with Everton this consistently impressed, but the boss been creating.” summer – has yet to ﬁnd the back of insists his players must be more Unsworth will be hoping that point the net for the young Blues this season, ruthless in front of goal. arrives on Monday night, when the Unsworth has been impressed

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL “We should have won every game,” Under-23s travel to Derby County. with Hornby’s all-round game. He he said. “We should have beaten One player certain to be heading believes the powerful frontman’s Chelsea and we dominated the into the game in buoyant mood is success on the international stage game against Swansea - we could striker Fraser Hornby, fresh from can only be good news for Everton.

EVERTON FC FC EVERTON have had a hatful. It’s great the lads scoring ﬁve goals in two European “I saw the games and it’s great that

48 evertonfc.com MAIN INTERVIEW — PHIL JAGIELKA WORDS: PETER LENNOX

Fraser’s sticking away the chances,” February having undergone surgery him to perform and he did just that. he said. “He should come back firing on both knees to correct a long- “He has been a big miss. He is and very confident, so that will be standing problem with his patella captain and he’s a big presence and great for us as well. tendons. voice in the changing room so we’re “He’s been doing okay, he’s been The Bootle-born defender delighted to have him back.” creating opportunities for himself. produced an assured, confident Feeney will be hoping to continue He’s not got on the scoresheet yet for display against Rovers and Unsworth his comeback when the young Blues us but those goals for Scotland will is convinced his skipper’s quality – face Derby on Monday night. do him the world of good. Hopefully as well as force of personality – will Unsworth expects a stern test he’ll get up and running for us when boost the whole squad. against Darren Wassall’s side but is he gets back. “It’s great to see Morgan back,” he confident his players boast the quality “His work-rate has been great, he’s said. to maintain their unbeaten start and formed a decent partnership with “He has had a couple of injuries return from the East Midlands with all Bassala Sambou and the way the where maybe, 10 to 15 years ago, we three points. two of them work together and press might not have seen him come back Displaying that killer instinct in front is key for the way we play.” from it. of goal will hold the key to securing The Under-23s won 3-0 at “The physios and doctors have victory, he believes. Blackburn last time out, Antony worked really hard with him and he’s “Derby like to play football and we Evans hitting a double and Nathan returned, having not had a pre-season, have had some great games against Broadhead also getting on the and fitted straight back into training. them,” Unsworth explained. “They’re scoresheet. “He performed in the game [at a decent side and they’ve got good Arguably the biggest positive of Blackburn] as if he had full a pre- coaches who drill them really well. the night, however, was the sight season. Morgan has got a little bit “It will be a tough game but I’m of Morgan Feeney leading out the of catching up to do – physically and sure if we can keep playing and young Blues again. from a tactical point of view – but he’s creating the opportunities we have, The England Under-19 international done so well over the past couple of and be that bit more clinical, it could centre-back has been out since years that we knew we could trust be a good night for us.” EVERTON FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

OBassala Sambou has been praised by David Unsworth for the way he has linked up with Fraser Hornby this season

evertonfc.com/teams/u23s 49 EVERTON ACADEMY OFraser Hornby Academy Diary Everton’s Head of Academy Coaching, Sean Lundon, gives an update from USM Finch Farm.

t’s been an exciting summer for the Academy. Pre-season is always an extremely busy and hectic time and, during the close season, a great deal of planning goes into the programme – sports science, education and transport Iall have to be considered on top of the football which is, of course, most important for us. Our Under-18s and Under-23s had pre-season training camps in Slovenia and La Manga, Spain, respectively, while we competed in numerous tournaments at different age phase and is an excellent addition to the high-quality groups across Europe. In addition, arranging pre-season coaches we already have. friendlies across all age groups from Under-9s upwards is The Under-18s’ and Under-23s’ campaigns have been always a logistical challenge for our operations department. up and running for a few weeks, with both teams making There has also been the continued building work being positive starts to the season. As always, in development, the undertaken at USM Finch Farm to further improve our focus is on individual player progression. That has been world-class training facility. Work includes the resurfacing highlighted by David Unsworth and his staff overseeing of pitches and the creation of a new floodlit artificial pitch, numerous players going out on loan and moving up to the refurbishment of Academy offices and the creation of a first team. In addition, they have been integrating some of Family Lounge for use by our boys’ parents and siblings. The the Under-18 players into their Under-23 group. Both sides upgrades to the facility demonstrate the Club’s commitment have remained competitive, with the ‘23s unbeaten from to the Academy and we believe this will pay dividends in the their opening four Premier League 2 matches, and Paul long term. Tait’s Under-18s – at the time of writing this – sitting top of Over the summer, we welcomed a new member to Premier League North, having won all four of their games our coaching staff. Harry Clayton joins us from Crewe to date. Alexandra. He will work predominately in our foundation First-team matches may stop with the international break but our Academy programme continues, despite many of our boys being away on international duty. We had a number Academy players away with their respective countries at various age groups including a number of schoolboys making their international debuts. It was great to see Fraser Hornby score five goals in two matches for Scotland Under-21s, Anthony Gordon make his England Under-18s debut and Academy graduate Antonee Robinson

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL start for the USA senior team against Richarlison’s Brazil. Players being away on international duty opens up additional opportunities for those not currently in starting XIs. This adds important competition for places which is a

EVERTON FC FC EVERTON OUnder-23s training camp in La Manga key ingredient to success.

50 evertonfc.com Words: HAMISH DUFTON EVERTON LADIES

OGabby George in action for England against Kazakhstan earlier this month For George and England abby George has set her international call-up will follow. the world’s best centre halves and an sights on winning further “It is a given if you want to play for England regular. international caps for England that you have players after “She is representing Everton and England after making her your spot in the squad. You have to England at the highest levels so we are Gdebut against Kazakhstan. perform week in and week out and really pleased for her and her family. The Everton Ladies defender was be on top of your game. We want to make sure that cap is the handed a start by Lionesses coach “No matter how many people are ﬁrst of many in the coming years.” Phil Neville for their ﬁnal World Cup behind or in front of me, you always qualifier earlier this month, helping want to be number one.”

them to a 6-0 success at the Astana Everton Ladies Head Coach Andy EVERTON FC Arena. Spence revealed he took great A delighted George, 21, has already delight in watching George step onto targeted ensuring she remains in the senior international stage, having

Neville’s plans, especially with the worked with the defender since she OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME World Cup in France coming up next was 16. summer. With George looking to become one “I’m so happy to have made my of the world’s elite defenders, Spence England debut and to get it in a 6-0 is committed to continuing helping victory, too” she said. “Kazakhstan will her reach the upper echelons of the be one to remember for me. Now I women’s game. know I just need to continue to work “It was brilliant to see and we were hard and try to push for a place in the all delighted for her,” he said of the squad moving forward. centre-back’s debut. “Gabby came “It’s all about making sure I work to this club aged 16 and told me even hard for Everton and hopefully another then that she wanted to be one of

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AVAILABLE NOW AT UMBRO.CO.UK U18s • U23s • LADIES FIXTURES AND TABLES

U23 PREMIER LEAGUE 2 U18 PREMIER LEAGUE NORTH WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE TABLE 2O18-19 TABLE 2O18-19 TABLE 2O18-19 POS TEAM P W D L GD PTS POS TEAM P W D L GD PTS POS TEAM PWDLGDPTS 1 Leicester City 4 3 0 1 5 9 1 EVERTON 4 4 0 0 9 12 1 Arsenal 1100+53 2 EVERTON 4 2 2 0 4 8 2 Liverpool 4 3 0 1 8 9 2 Reading 1 1 0 0 +4 3 3 Chelsea 4 2 1 1 3 7 3 Manchester City 4 2 1 1 11 7 3 Birmingham City 1 1 0 0 +1 3 4 Arsenal 4 2 1 1 1 7 4 Manchester United 4 2 1 1 4 7 4 Bristol City 1100+13 5 Manchester City 4 2 1 1 -2 7 5 Middlesbrough 3 2 0 1 3 6 5 Chelsea 101001 6 Brighton & HA 4 1 3 0 5 6 6 Newcastle United 4202-76 6 Manchester City 101001 7West Ham United420206 7 Derby County 4 1 2 1 0 5 7 West Ham United000000 8 Derby County 4 1 2 1 -1 5 8 Sunderland 4112-54 8 Brighton & H A 1 0 0 1 -1 0 9 Liverpool 4 0 3 1 -1 3 9 West Brom Albion 3 1 0 2 -2 3 9 EVERTON 1 0 0 1 -1 0 10 Swansea City 4022-22 10 Stoke City 4 1 0 3 -6 3 10 Yeovil Town 1 0 0 1 -4 0 11 Tottenham Hotspur 4022-32 11 Blackburn Rovers 4 1 0 3 -7 3 11 Liverpool 1 0 0 1 -5 0 12 Blackburn Rovers 4 0 1 3 -9 1 12 Wolverhampton W 4 0 1 3 -8 1

Home ﬁxtures in bold • Everton score ﬁrst Tables correct as of 14.09.18

FIXTURES & RESULTS 2018-19 H/A FIXTURES & RESULTS 2018-19 H/A FIXTURES & RESULTS 2018-19 H/A DATE KO OPPONENTS RES DATE KO OPPONENTS RES DATE KO OPPONENTS RES AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST Sun 12 3pm CHELSEA 1-1 Sat 11 11.30am WOLVES 3-2 Sun 26 12pm DURHAM WOMEN FC (CC) 0-1 Mon 20 7pm LEICESTER CITY 1-0 Sat 18 12pm DERBY COUNTY 2-1 SEPTEMBER Sat 25 12pm SWANSEA CITY 0-0 Sat 25 12.30pm MIDDLESBROUGH 2-1 Sun 9 2pm BIRMINGHAM CITY WOMEN FC 0-1 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Sun 16 2pm READING WOMEN FC (CC) H Mon 3 7pm BLACKBURN ROVERS (LC) 3-0 Sat 8 11am BLACKBURN ROVERS 6-0 Thu 20 7pm MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN FC H Mon 17 7pm DERBY COUNTY A Sat 15 11am STOKE CITY H Sun 23 2pm CHELSEA WOMEN FC H Thu 20 7pm BRIGHTON & H A (PLIC) A Sat 22 11am MANCHESTER CITY A Sun 30 2pm BRISTOL CITY WOMEN FC A Mon 24 7pm TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H Sat 29 11am FULHAM (PL U18 CUP) A OCTOBER Thu 27 7pm BENFICA (PLIC) H OCTOBER BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION Sun 14 2pm H WOMEN FC OCTOBER Sat 6 11.30am WEST BROMWICH ALBION H Sun 28 2pm WEST HAM UNITED WOMEN FC H Mon 1 7pm WEST HAM UNITED H Sat 20 1pm NEWCASTLE UNITED H NOVEMBER Mon 22 7pm ARSENAL A Sat 27 12pm DERBY COUNTY H Sun 4 3pm YEOVIL TOWN LADIES FC A Sat 27 7pm MANCHESTER CITY H NOVEMBER Sun 18 2pm ARSENAL WOMEN FC H NOVEMBER Fri 2 7pm LIVERPOOL A Sun 25 2pm READING WOMEN FC A Mon 5 7pm BRIGHTON & H A A Sat 10 11am WEST BROM (PL U18 CUP) H DECEMBER Sun 25 12pm LIVERPOOL H Sat 24 12.30pm SUNDERLAND A Sun 2 2pm LIVERPOOL WOMEN FC H DECEMBER DECEMBER Thu 6 2pm LIVERPOOL WOMEN FC (CC) A Fri 7 12pm TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR A Sat 1 11am MANCHESTER UNITED H Sun 9 2pm BRISTOL CITY WOMEN FC H Wed 12 7pm BAYERN MUNICH (PLIC) H Sat 8 11am ARSENAL (PL U18 CUP) A MANCHESTER UNITED Sun 16 2pm DERBY COUNTY H JANUARY Thu 13 7pm H WOMEN FC (CC) JANUARY Sat 12 11.30am WOLVES A JANUARY Mon 7 7pm LEICESTER CITY A Sat 19 12.30pm MIDDLESBROUGH A Sun 6 2pm CHELSEA WOMEN FC A Mon 14 7pm CHELSEA H FEBRUARY

Tue 8/ CONTINENTAL CUP EVERTON FC H FEBRUARY Sat 2 11am BLACKBURN ROVERS H Wed 9 QUARTER-FINAL Mon 4 7pm SWANSEA CITY A Sat 23 11am STOKE CITY A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION Sun 13 2pm A WOMEN FC Mon 18 7pm BLACKBURN ROVERS H MARCH FEBRUARY MARCH Fri 1 6pm MANCHESTER CITY H Tue 5/ CONTINENTAL CUP Mon 4, 7pm LIVERPOOL A Sat 16 11.30am WEST BROMWICH ALBION A OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Wed 6 SEMI-FINAL Mon 11 7pm ARSENAL H Sat 30 11am LIVERPOOL H Sun 10 2pm BIRMINGHAM CITY WOMEN FC H APRIL APRIL Thu 21 7pm MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN FC A Sun 7 1pm MANCHESTER CITY A Sat 6 12.30pm NEWCASTLE UNITED A MARCH Mon 15 7pm BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION H Sat 13 12.30pm SUNDERLAND H Thu 14 7.45pm WEST HAM UNITED WOMEN FC A Mon 29 7pm WEST HAM UNITED A Sat 27 11am MANCHESTER UNITED A Sun 31 2pm YEOVIL TOWN LADIES FC H KEY APRIL (CT) CHECKATRADE TROPHY (U21) Sun 21 2pm ARSENAL WOMEN FC A (PLIC) PREMIER LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL CUP Sun 28 2pm READING WOMEN FC H (PL U18 C) PREMIER LEAGUE U-18 CUP (LC) LANCASHIRE CUP MAY (FAYC) FA YOUTH CUP Sun 12 2pm LIVERPOOL WOMEN FC A (CC) CONTINENTAL CUP (FAC) FA CUP (TBA) TO BE ARRANGED

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QUIZ 1 QUIZ 2 This week’s half-time quiz is all about managers. What did these players do in the seasons mentioned? See how many of these men you can name from the teams they have managed AGAINST Everton in the 1 Ross Barkley 2015/16 Premier League… 2 Leon Osman 2013/14 1 Chelsea, Portsmouth, West Ham

2 Manchester United, Sunderland, West Ham

3 Leicester City, Aston Villa, Sunderland

4 Newcastle, Manchester City

5 Manchester City, Sunderland, Leeds United EVERTON FC 6 Chelsea, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur

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You all know that Everton are the Toffees and that West Ham United are the Hammers. But can you tell who these teams are from their nicknames? Clue – there are four Premier League teams and six from the Championship…and a couple of picture clues to help you, too! 1. The Seagulls 6. The Terriers 2. The Cherries 7. The Potters 3. The Owls 8.The Rams 4. The Baggies 9. The Tigers 5. The Eagles 10.The Blades 6 9

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Blues fans got to learn more about explains how he feels when he walks out an eye out on the Club’s website striker Cenk Tosun after Club partner at Goodison and the impact Evertonians evertonfc.com and our social media Blackwell Global launched the first have on him when he plays. channels for a chance to win these prizes. video in its stylish six-part #DidYouKnow “When I walk out of the tunnel and see campaign. all the Evertonians, I get goosebumps!” Following on from the award-winning he said. “If you’re tired and you hear the #BluesChallenge last season, Tosun fans screaming, you get extra energy. It is the focus in a series of short films feels great to play in front of them.” released that will tell fans across the Others set to feature in the globe about their favourite Toffees stars #DidYouKnow series include our and what drives them to succeed. In the Icelandic international Gylﬁ Sigurdsson, EVERTON FC ﬁrst installment, the Turkey international midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, and former Blues players Leon Osman, Graham Stuart and Graeme Sharp. OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Alongside the #DidYouKnow campaign, Blackwell Global is offering supporters the chance to win a variety of prizes, ranging from VIP match tickets to an exclusive trip to USM Finch Farm to meet the first team and watch them train. Keep

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Silva opens The Blue Base as Goodison legacy grows Blues boss joins Everton CEO, Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale, to launch revamped centre to further support work of the Club and EitC

arco Silva officially derelict building in Salop Street, close “The people try to do everything opened Everton’s Blue to Goodison Park. The site has been for us to feel the Club is a family. Base facility as the transformed into a smart function When you see what the Club is doing Club and Everton in centre to act as a pre and post- behind the scenes to support and Mthe Community laid another giant match lounge for vulnerable and build important things for everyone it footprint in L4. disabled fans on matchdays, and will is very important.” The Blue Base is the latest of EitC’s be available for the public to use for Professor Barrett-Baxendale told pioneering projects, with the Blues’ functions throughout the year. a packed audience of participants in official charity aiming to establish a Silva said it was important for him EitC’s programmes for elderly people transformative legacy in the shadow to play a big part in the Club’s award- living with dementia or suffering social of Everton’s 126-year-old home winning community programme. isolation – which will be housed in The ground in the shape of the fast- “From the first day I came to Blue Base facility – that this was a “day growing ‘Goodison Campus’. Everton, Denise [Barrett-Baxendale] of celebration”.

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL First-team manager Silva joined spoke to me about the community and She promised, however, that EitC’s Everton Chief Executive Officer, what our Club does to help everybody,” ambitious work is only just beginning. Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale, said Silva. “I told her I want to be part “Everton Football Club is committed to unveil a plaque to signal the official of this and it is important for me to be to Liverpool 4. We will never abandon

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66 evertonfc.com THE BLUE BASE presence here,” said Professor Barrett- Baxendale. The development of Everton Free School in 2014 provided the first substantial block in the Goodison Campus. In the intervening years, Everton has opened the People’s Hub – a community facility designed to host a number of EitC projects – and ﬁve houses on Goodison Road have been purchased and transformed into the locations for EitC’s more discreet programmes. And Professor Barrett-Baxendale was proud to see two years of planning and graft come to fruition when Silva signalled the official opening of the EitC’s latest life-changing resource. have granddads and grandmas in the The People’s Place, with the intention “Seeing how busy The Blue Base room who are living with dementia and to create a new purpose-built facility is today evidences the need for the memory loss and this is how we come which will become a delivery site facilities and resources we have here together and support them. That family for mental health resources and at the facility,” said Professor Barrett- value is important to us.” enable signposting to other services. Baxendale. Manager Silva joined in a game of When that project is complete, “We are building our legacy bingo with the charity’s participants the Club and its funding partners will in Liverpool 4 and this is another and poured over old football have invested around £8million in example of that. It demonstrates our programmes which are integral community facilities in the Walton ward. commitment to Liverpool 4. to Pass on the Memories, a dementia EitC Chief Executive, Richard “It is crucial the manager programme which will deliver at Kenyon, said: “This is a very proud day understands the ethos and philosophy least 90 sessions per year in the next for Everton and EitC. The Blue Base is of the Club and I am delighted to have ﬁve years at The Blue Base. The new already being used by the community Marco here today. It is strong evidence building also serves as a meeting and on a matchday. of the commitment he has to our place for disabled supporters and their “We have had great feedback, so it is Football Club. families on matchdays. the start of something special. “This project is an example of how EitC has launched a fundraising “To see this building, which was you support your extended family. We programme to develop a facility called derelict a year ago, already being used so much is fantastic and something really valuable to the local community

in L4. EVERTON FC “The physical regeneration the Club is contributing to in L4 is very important to us.

“It is all part of us putting physical OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME buildings in the community so we can deliver our social programmes, which are growing and growing. “We are impacting on more and more people in the community. This is not by any means the ﬁnal part of the jigsaw. It is just the latest piece. “We know having a campus around Goodison which can continue to provide a social beneﬁt is very, very important.”

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Maarten Stekelenburg thrusts out his right hand and motions as if turning the hand-grip throttle on a motor scooter. He is sat in the players’ canteen at USM Finch Farm and multi-tasking. Stekelenburg is combining an early lunch with this interview, before dashing off to oversee the ﬁnal leg of his house move. Everton, says Stekelenburg, is his “second home”. he goalkeeper is explaining what brought him here. He starts at the beginning, recalling what motivated him to continue peeling his thickset frame off his mattress at 5am every day back in Holland. “People want to drive a scooter. Everybody wants those things and they cost money, so you have to work for it,” says Stekelenburg.

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“I was 16 or 17 so I needed a job to have an income to pay “Then our goalkeeper left the team because his parents for things I wanted.” moved and all my friends were telling me to go in goal. I Stekelenburg started his days early and ﬁnished them late. didn’t want to – but it was near the end of the season, so I He came home exhausted at 8pm following training with decided to do it. Ajax, where he was ferried directly from a school day which “It was only a few games but the following season I went began after an early-morning shift in a grocery store. to Ajax. “There was homework to ﬁt in, too,” says Stekelenburg. “I had a lot to learn but you either want to dive around “And people forget you want to hang out with your friends. or you don’t! “It was difficult to maintain any social life. “I supported Ajax and it is a dream for every kid in Holland “I played on a Sunday, so never got to go out on a to go there but it was difficult because I did not know what Saturday night.” to expect. Asked about the precise nature of his supermarket job, “You go from playing with friends to professional football

Stekelenburg is nonplussed. “In training you had to show every day you wanted to EVERTON FC “I worked,” he replies. improve and work as hard as possible. You are not the He was equally diligent on the ﬁelds housed at Ajax’s only one who wants to make it – and not everybody is going sumptuous Sportpark De Toekomst training complex, striving to.”

to make the leap to the Amsterdam Arena, two kilometres Stekelenburg’s application and natural ability formed a OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME east but, in figurative terms, far away in the distance. potent brew. He was awarded a professional contract by Stekelenburg knew he was good – “If you get asked to play Ajax before he turned 18. for Ajax, you must be” – but had just cause to fear he would In August 2002, Stekelenburg made his Ajax debut in the pitch up short of professional standard. Dutch Super Cup against PSV Eindhoven and the following When he joined the four-times European champions, week manager Ronald Koeman selected the 19-year-old for Stekelenburg was 15. He had reluctantly started to play as a the opening game of Ajax’s League campaign. goalkeeper only months previously. “A lot of guys around me did not make it, from my youth “I was a striker as a kid, then I went further and further team only two players progressed to Jong Ajax (the club’s back,” he says. “I went in goal when we played after school second team),” says Stekelenburg. but I wanted to be an outfield player for my club at the “It does not just happen. But going into the first team is weekend. easier than staying there when you are breaking through.”

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O Stekelenburg playing for Holland against Spain in the 2010 World Cup ﬁnal I still play in cup games and me and Jordan are very good together in training. We work hard with Hugo [Oliveira, goalkeeper coach] and Joao [Virginia, Under-23s keeper] and I think we have a good goalkeeping team

the same game qualifies as a highlight from Stekelenburg’s time on Merseyside. But not necessarily for the reason you might expect. Four days earlier he had been beaten by a long-range Stekelenburg achieved the hard part and would play strike from Paul Pogba in Holland’s 1-0 home World Cup nearly 300 games for the club. qualifying defeat by France. He is a competitor, so how does he compute the idea of Stekelenburg takes up the story. busting a gut at USM Finch Farm all week before watching “The City game was good, mainly because of what from the sidelines on a Saturday? happened the week before. I made a mistake playing for It goes back to his roots and that grocery store. When he Holland and you know how it works, you get a lot of flak. would be the one turning on the lights before dawn to ready “So to then have a game like the one against City straight the shop for business. Stekelenburg is a worker to his core. after…. I don’t think they [his critics] said anything after that. “It is about your mindset,” he says. “It starts on Monday “You know you will have up and downs and, unfortunately, morning. You train the whole week preparing for that game. I had that one with the national team, which happens.” “I train the same way Jordan does but the moment the After winning the second of his Dutch league titles in 2010- game starts, he plays. 11, Stekelenburg concluded he had “achieved everything I “It is just mindset. The only thing I can do is be ready if could with Ajax and needed a new challenge”. something happens to him. As the man who had kept goal when Holland reached the “Also, I have to consider the stage I am at in my career. If I World Cup final 12 months earlier he had a long line of suitors. was 24, I might be looking for more game time. Stekelenburg plumped for Roma, managed by Luis Enrique, “I still play in cup games and me and Jordan are very now in charge of Spain’s national team. good together in training. We work hard with Hugo [Oliveira, “The first year was difficult,” says Stekelenburg. “He bought goalkeeper coach] and Joao [Virginia, Under-23 keeper] and eight or nine new players and in Italy all that counts are I think we have a good goalkeeping team. results. It doesn’t matter how you get them. “All I can do is push Jordan and make sure I am ready if “But Luis Enrique wanted to play from the back and something happens.” change the philosophy. Stekelenburg is still in fabulous condition. He talks with “When you are trying to change, it goes like (he gestures some gusto, his energy belying the fact he is a father of with his hand to simulate a rollercoaster in full flight) – a lot children aged eight, six and three. of good things but also a lot of bad things.” Now 35, he joined Everton in summer 2016. He started Stekelenburg returned late for the following pre-season

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL the opening 11 matches of the campaign, his most notable after playing for Holland at the 2012 European Championship. performance coming away at Manchester City when he Roma had a new manager, Zdenek Zeman. The Czech in turn, saved penalties from Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero had signed Mauro Goicoechea, a Uruguayan goalkeeper. in a 1-1 draw. “You know it is going to be difficult,” says Stekelenburg,

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He actually played 22 matches in 2012-13, to add to Southampton because Fraser Forster had a bad knee injury. 33 appearances in his first season with Roma. But when “I had a good year and played 25 matches.” Stekelenburg received a call from Martin Jol at Fulham in Koeman made Stekelenburg his first signing as Everton summer 2013, there was no choice to make. manager and the goalkeeper was established as the “I worked with Martin at Ajax, and with the chance to Blues’ undisputed number one when he was injured in a play in the Premier League, it was an easy decision,” says Merseyside derby midway through the 2016-17 season. Stekelenburg. “Joel [Robles] went in and did well and results were good,” Not an easy start, though. Stekelenburg was 76 minutes says Stekelenburg. “The manager decided to leave it, which into his debut at Sunderland when he damaged a shoulder was understandable. in the act of repelling American striker Jozy Altidore. “I did not agree but I saw the logic.” That blow was the harbinger of an unforgiving Marco Silva moved quickly after taking charge to extend campaign for player and club. Jol was replaced as boss Stekelenburg’s contract. Did the player ‘uhm and aah’ at all by Renee Meulensteen, who was swiftly succeeded by Felix before committing himself to Everton until at least summer Magath as Fulham desperately – and fruitlessly - tried to 2020? stave off relegation. “It was never my intention to leave the Club,” says “Felix Magath and I did not see eye to eye,” says Stekelenburg. “My family are very happy here, the people Stekelenburg. “Everybody has his own methods but I didn’t are good and my kids are doing well in school. agree with his. “When the Club came to me to extend for another year, “When they went down, they explicitly told me I needed it was an easy decision.” to go but did not want to sell me. Stekelenburg’s teammates are trickling into the room “I went on loan to Monaco, it was my only way out. now, filling up their plates. He has to go and take ownership “I had a season there but was only playing cup games. I of his new house. knew the situation when I went there. “I feel the most at home you could possibly be outside “Then Ronald Koeman called me to help him out at your own country,” says Stekelenburg. EVERTON FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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EVERTON PLAYER STATISTICS 2O18-19 PREMIER LEAGUE FA CUP CARABAO CUP EVERTON CAREER TOTAL APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS 1 Jordan Pickford 07.03.1994, Washington 4 0000050 0 2 Mason Holgate 22.10.1996, Doncaster 3 (1) 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 42 (4) 0 3 Leighton Baines 11.12.1984, Kirkby 3 (1) 00000389 (22) 38 4 Michael Keane 11.01.1993, Stockport 3 1 000040 (1) 2 5 Kurt Zouma 27.10.1994, Lyon, France 1(1) 0 0 0 1 0 2(1) 0 6 Phil Jagielka 17.08.1982, Sale 1 00000359 (21) 18 8 André Gomes 30.07.1993, Grijó, Portugal 00000000 10 Gylfi Sigurdsson 08.09.1989, Reykjavik, Iceland 4 0 0 0 1 1 35 (3) 10 11 Theo Walcott 16.03.1989, Stanmore 4 2 0 0 (1) 0 17 (2) 6 12 Lucas Digne 20.07.1993, Meaux, France 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 13 Yerry Mina 23.09.1994, Guachené, Colombia 00000000 14 Cenk Tosun 07.06.1991, Wetzlar, Germany 4 0 0 0 (1) 0 16 (3) 5 16 James McCarthy 12.11.1990, Glasgow, Scotland 000000118(14) 6 17 Idrissa Gana Gueye 26.09.1989, Dakar, Senegal 3 0000073 (2) 4 18 Morgan Schneiderlin 08.11.1989, Zellwiller, France 3 0 0 0 (1) 0 49 (8) 1 19 Oumar Niasse 18.04.1990, Ouakam, Senegal 0 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 13 (23) 9 20 Bernard 08.09.1992, Belo Horizonte, Brazil 0(1) 000000(1) 0 22 Maarten Stekelenburg 22.09.1982, Haarlem, Netherlands 00001024 0 23 Seamus Coleman 11.10.1988, Donegal, Republic of Ireland 4 00000238 (26) 24 26 Tom Davies 30.06.1998, Liverpool 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 43 (24) 4 28 Kieran Dowell 10.10.1997, Ormskirk 0000101 (2) 0 29 Dominic Calvert-Lewin 16.03.1997, Sheffield 1 (2) 1 0 0 1 2 31 (27) 12 30 Richarlison 10.05.1997, Nova Venécia, Espírito Santo, Brazil 3 3 000033 31 Ademola Lookman 20.10.1997, Wandsworth (1) 000008 (17) 3 43 Jonjoe Kenny 15.03.1997, Liverpool 00001024 (4) 0 Statistics correct as of 14.09.18

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DATE H/A OPPONENTS F-A ATTENDANCE LINE-UP AUGUST (AWAY) Sat 11 A WOLVERHAMPTON W 2-2 31,231 (3,008) Pickford Coleman Keane Jagielka O Baines Gana Sat 18 H SOUTHAMPTON 2-1 38,601 Pickford Coleman Keane Holgate Baines Gana Sat 25 A BOURNEMOUTH 2-2 10,654 (2,000) Pickford Coleman Keane 1 Holgate Baines Gana O Wed 29 H ROTHERHAM UNITED (CC ROUND 2) 3-1 31,972 Stekelenburg Kenny Holgate Zouma Digne O Davies SEPTEMBER Sat 1 H HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1-1 38,767 Pickford Coleman Zouma Holgate O Digne Davies O Sun 16 H WEST HAM UNITED 4pm Sun 23 A ARSENAL 4pm Sat 29 H FULHAM OCTOBER Tue 2 H SOUTHAMPTON (CC ROUND 3) 7.45pm Sat 6 A LEICESTER CITY Sun 21 H CRYSTAL PALACE 4pm Sun 28 A MANCHESTER UNITED 4pm Tue 30/Wed 31 Carabao Cup Round 4 NOVEMBER Sat 3 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION Sun 11 A CHELSEA 2.15pm Sat 24 H CARDIFF CITY DECEMBER Sat 1 A LIVERPOOL Wed 5 H NEWCASTLE UNITED 7.45pm Sat 8 H WATFORD Sat 15 A MANCHESTER CITY Tue 18/Wed 19 Carabao Cup Q/F Wed 22 H TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Wed 26 A BURNLEY Sat 29 A BRIGHTON JANUARY Tue 1 H LEICESTER CITY Sat 5 FA Cup 3rd Round Tue 8/Wed 9 Carabao Cup S/F 1st Leg Sat 12 H BOURNEMOUTH Sat 19 A SOUTHAMPTON Tue 22/Wed 23 Carabao Cup S/F 2nd Leg Sat 26 FA Cup 4th Round Tue 29 A HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FEBRUARY Sat 2 H WOLVERHAMPTON W Sat 9 A WATFORD Sat 16 FA Cup 5th Round Sat 23 H MANCHESTER CITY Sat 23 Carabao Cup Final (Wembley) Tue 26 A CARDIFF CITY MARCH Sat 2 H LIVERPOOL Sat 9 A NEWCASTLE UNITED Sat 16 H CHELSEA Sat 16 FA Cup 6th Round Sat 30 A WEST HAM UNITED APRIL Sat 6 H ARSENAL Sat 6 FA Cup Semi Final Sat 13 A FULHAM

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL Sat 20 H MANCHESTER UNITED Sat 27 A CRYSTAL PALACE MAY Sat 4 H BURNLEY ODominic Calvert-Lewin celebrates his goal Sun 12 A TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR against Huddersﬁeld Town with Lucas Digne

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Schneiderlin Richarlison 2 O Sigurdsson Walcott Tosun Stekelenburg Digne Holgate Davies Ramírez Calvert-Lewin Niasse Schneiderlin Richarlison 1 Sigurdsson Walcott 1 Tosun Stekelenburg Kenny Zouma Davies Lookman Calvert-Lewin Niasse Davies Richarlison O Sigurdsson O Walcott 1 Tosun O Stekelenburg Digne Zouma Bernard Dowell Calvert-Lewin Niasse Ramírez Niasse Sigurdsson 1 Calvert-Lewin 2 Dowell Virgínia Coleman Baines Pennington Schneiderlin Walcott Tosun

Schneiderlin O Calvert-Lewin 1 Sigurdsson Walcott Tosun Stekelenburg Kenny Browning Baines Dowell Lookman Niasse EVERTON FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

Statistics correct as of 14.09.18

evertonfc.com 81 PLAYER Q&A MY DREAM WEEKEND PHIL JAGIELKA, the Blues captain, is the latest to select his choices for a perfect few days away…. In our new player feature for the 2018-19 season, SEAMUS COLEMAN talks us through his choices for a perfect few days away.fussy when it comes to food but I might treat myself to a little beer with my dinner if it was in the off-season.

Dinner companion? It has to be the missus. That is the only way I am getting out of that question alive!

Accommodation? Gleneagles will be top notch. I’ve heard it is an amazing place to go and the Ryder Cup was there not too long ago so I’m sure it’s had a spruce up. It would be nice to come back with a little bit of memorabilia.

Sporting event? Golf is the main one, obviously! Other than that, I’ll Destination? have a little bit of snorkelling. I know it’s not too well It’s only a weekend so I suppose we known to go snorkelling off the coast of Scotland, is can’t go too far away because I’ve got it?! But I went to the Maldives not long to get back for training on Monday… ago and that was certainly a fun so it’s going to have to be a golf thing to do out there. trip. I’ve been told there are some great courses in Scotland so let’s say Music Concert? Gleneagles. It’s supposed to have a nice I’m not too fussy. I’ll be a team spa so there will be a few other things to player and let my family decide. We do besides golf. But certainly we’ll have went to a Bruno Mars concert recently to get a few rounds in. and he was a really good entertainer.

Guests? Walk? For safety reasons I have to take the family! We have got a couple of dogs but I’m not sure how we Although they can do their own thing when have managed to get them on the helicopter! Maybe I am out on the course. I’ll take my best they’ve been driven up before we’ve arrived. But I would mate as well so he can bring his missus love to go on some of the walks up there in Scotland. The and kids. I’ll take my dad and my brother dogs would go wild and love it up there, I’m sure. as well. That’s four of us to play golf and the rest can just enjoy the facilities! TV? If I’m not tired I’m booking myself in for a massage in the Travel? spa! But If I need half an hour or so for a breather, we’ll Given this is my dream weekend let’s mix it up – we’ll go stick Great British Bake Off on. by helicopter. I’m not sure everyone’s going to be keen to get in it! Thinking about it, we might need two as there’s a Weather?

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL lot of people on this trip. At least we’ll see the views. Warm and not much wind. That’s perfect golﬁng weather.

Dinner? Personal item? Well, we’re up in Scotland so a little bit of salmon, maybe? Well, I’ll have to take my golf clubs… and I best take my

EVERTON FC FC EVERTON Maybe a bit of haggis? Get into the local stuff. I’m not too wallet because it’s turning into an expensive weekend!

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