2020–21 Everton F.C. season


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The 2020–21 Everton Football Club season was the club's 118th season in existence and the club's 67th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Everton participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Everton
2020–21 season
OwnerFarhad Moshiri
ChairmanBill Kenwright
ManagerCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumGoodison Park
Premier League10th
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (16)
All:
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (21)

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Away

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
2 July 2020 LB   Niels Nkounkou   Marseille Free First team [1]
5 September 2020 DM   Allan   Napoli £21,700,000 First team [2][3]
7 September 2020 AM   James Rodríguez   Real Madrid Free First team [4][5][6][7]
8 September 2020 CM   Abdoulaye Doucouré   Watford £20,000,000 First team [8][9]
4 October 2020 DM   Imam Jagne   BK Häcken Undisclosed Academy [10]
5 October 2020 CB   Ben Godfrey   Norwich City £20,000,000 First team [11][12][13]
1 February 2021 FW   Joshua King   Bournemouth Nominal First team [14]
Date Position Nationality Name From Date Until Team Ref.
5 October 2020 GK   Robin Olsen   Roma End of Season First team [15]
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2020 RW   Korede Adedoyin   Sheffield Wednesday Free Under-23s [16][17]
1 July 2020 LB   Jonathan Anderson   Caernarfon Town Free Academy [18]
1 July 2020 RW   Mohamed-Ali Cho   Angers Free Academy [citation needed]
1 July 2020 DM   Alex Denny   Salford City Free Under-23s [19][20]
1 July 2020 CB   Morgan Feeney   Sunderland Free Under-23s [19][21]
1 July 2020 LB   Matty Foulds   Como 1907 Free Under-23s [19][22]
1 July 2020 LB   Luke Garbutt   Blackpool Free First team [19][23]
1 July 2020 ST   Fraser Hornby   Reims £1,800,000 Under-23s [24]
1 July 2020 RB   Joshua Hosie   Furman Paladins Released Academy [25]
1 July 2020 CF   Manasse Mampala   Queens Park Rangers Free Under-23s [19][26]
1 July 2020 RB   Cuco Martina   Unattached Released First team [19]
1 July 2020 CF   Oumar Niasse   Huddersfield Town Released First team [19]
1 July 2020 GK   Daniel Rose   Schalke 04 Free Academy [27]
1 July 2020 DM   Morgan Schneiderlin   Nice £2,000,000 First team [28]
13 July 2020 CF   Kieran Phillips   Huddersfield Town Free Under-23s [29]
26 July 2020 LB   Leighton Baines Retired First team [30]
30 July 2020 AM   Kieran Dowell   Norwich City £2,200,000 First team [31]
1 August 2020 GK   Maarten Stekelenburg   Ajax Free First team [32]
5 October 2020 ST   Sandro Ramirez   Huesca Free First team [33]
13 October 2020 ST   Shani Tarashaj   Zürich Released Under-23s [34]
1 February 2021 GK   Jonas Lossl   FC Midtjylland Free First team [35]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
8 August 2019 ST   Shani Tarashaj   FC Emmen 13 October 2020[a] Under-23s [36]
28 July 2020 DM   Nathangelo Markelo   FC Twente End of season Under-23s [37]
22 September 2020 CB   Lewis Gibson   Reading End of season Under-23s [38]
25 September 2020 CM   Dennis Adeniran   Wycombe Wanderers End of season Under-23s [39]
4 October 2020 CF   Moise Kean   Paris Saint-Germain End of season First team [40]
5 October 2020 RW   Theo Walcott   Southampton End of season First team [41]
16 October 2020 DM   Callum Connolly   Fleetwood Town End of season Under-23s [42]
31 December 2020 CB   Matthew Pennington   Shrewsbury Town End of season Under-23s [43]
14 January 2021 CB   Jarrad Branthwaite   Blackburn Rovers End of season First team [44]
20 January 2021 CF   Ellis Simms   Blackpool End of season Under-23s [45]
28 January 2021 LW   Yannick Bolasie   Middlesbrough End of season First team [46]
1 February 2021 CF   Cenk Tosun   Beşiktaş End of season First team [47]
1 February 2021 RB   Jonjoe Kenny   Celtic End of season First team [48]
1 February 2021 RW   Anthony Gordon   Preston North End End of season First team [49]
1 February 2021 DM   Beni Baningime   Derby County End of season Under-23s [50]
  1. ^ Shani Tarashaj left Everton after his loan cancellation.[34]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 13 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 10th 38 17 8 13 47 48 −1 044.74
FA Cup 9 January 2021 20 March 2021 Third round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 10 7 +3 075.00
EFL Cup 16 September 2020 23 December 2020 Second round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 075.00
Total 46 23 8 15 69 60 +9 050.00
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Arsenal 38 18 7 13 55 39 +16 61
9 Leeds United 38 18 5 15 62 54 +8 59
10 Everton 38 17 8 13 47 48 −1 59
11 Aston Villa 38 16 7 15 55 46 +9 55
12 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 46 62 −16 45

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[51]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 17 8 13 47 48  −1 59 6 4 9 24 28  −4 11 4 4 23 20  +3
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWWWDLLLWLDWWWWLLWDDLWDLWWWLLDDDWLWLWL
Position732111476897542475678777775688888888810

Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The league fixtures were announced on 20 August 2020.[52]

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[56] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[57]

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[58] The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports.[59]

As of 1 February 2021[60]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Jordan Pickford 33 0 31 0 0 0 2 0
31 GK   POR João Virgínia 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
33 GK   SWE Robin Olsen 11 0 7 0 3 0 1 0
Defenders
4 DF   ENG Mason Holgate 31 1 26+2 1 2+1 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Michael Keane 41 4 33+2 3 2 0 4 1
12 DF   FRA Lucas Digne 36 0 30 0 3 0 2+1 0
13 DF   COL Yerry Mina 29 3 23+1 2 3+1 1 1 0
18 DF   FRA Niels Nkounkou 6 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 3 0
22 DF   ENG Ben Godfrey 36 0 29+2 0 4 0 1 0
23 DF   IRL Séamus Coleman 31 0 18+7 0 3+1 0 1+1 0
Midfielders
6 MF   BRA Allan 26 0 23+1 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF   ENG Fabian Delph 10 0 2+6 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF   ISL Gylfi Sigurðsson 44 8 24+12 6 3+1 1 4 1
16 MF   MLI Abdoulaye Doucouré 34 3 29 2 2+1 1 1+1 0
21 MF   POR André Gomes 32 0 17+11 0 3 0 1 0
25 MF   CIV Jean-Philippe Gbamin 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Tom Davies 30 0 17+8 0 2 0 1+2 0
51 MF   ENG Thierry Small 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
62 MF   ENG Tyler Onyango 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   BRA Richarlison 40 13 33+1 7 3 3 3 3
9 FW   ENG Dominic Calvert-Lewin 39 21 32+1 16 3 2 3 3
11 FW   NOR Joshua King 11 0 0+11 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   NGA Alex Iwobi 36 2 17+13 1 3 0 2+1 1
19 FW   COL James Rodríguez 26 6 21+2 6 2 0 1 0
20 FW   BRA Bernard 18 3 3+9 1 0+3 1 2+1 1
34 FW   WAL Nathan Broadhead 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
2 DF   ENG Jonjoe Kenny 8 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 3 0
11 FW   ENG Theo Walcott 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW   TUR Cenk Tosun 7 1 0+5 0 1 1 0+1 0
24 FW   ENG Anthony Gordon 7 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
27 FW   ITA Moise Kean 4 2 0+2 0 0 0 1+1 2
32 DF   ENG Jarrad Branthwaite 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
49 GK   DEN Jonas Lössl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

As of match played 23 May 2021.
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW 9   Dominic Calvert-Lewin 16 2 3 21
2 FW 7   Richarlison 7 3 3 13
3 MF 10   Gylfi Sigurðsson 6 1 1 8
4 MF 19   James Rodríguez 6 0 0 6
5 DF 5   Michael Keane 3 0 1 4
6 DF 13   Yerry Mina 2 1 0 3
MF 16   Abdoulaye Doucoure 2 1 0 3
MF 20   Bernard 1 1 1 3
9 FW 27   Moise Kean 0 0 2 2
MF 17   Alex Iwobi 1 0 1 2
11 DF 4   Mason Holgate 1 0 0 1
FW 14   Cenk Tosun 0 1 0 1
Total 46 10 12 68

Source: Match reports in Competitions

As of match played 23 May 2021.
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 MF 10   Gylfi Sigurðsson 5 3 2 10
2 MF 19   James Rodríguez 4 3 1 8
3 DF 12   Lucas Digne 7 0 0 7
4 FW 7   Richarlison 3 0 0 3
MF 17   Alex Iwobi 2 0 1 3
FW 24   Anthony Gordon 0 1 2 3
MF 16   Abdoulaye Doucouré 3 0 0 3
DF 23   Séamus Coleman 3 0 0 3
9 MF 21   Andre Gomes 1 1 0 2
DF 5   Michael Keane 1 0 1 2
FW 9   Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1 1 0 2
DF 22   Ben Godfrey 2 0 0 2
13 MF 26   Tom Davies 1 0 0 1
MF 20   Bernard 0 0 1 1
DF 18   Niels Nkounkou 0 0 1 1
Total 33 9 9 51

Source: Match reports in Competitions

As of match played 23 May 2021.
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 GK 1   Jordan Pickford 10 0 0 10
2 GK 33   Robin Olsen 2 1 0 3
3 GK 31   João Virgínia 0 0 1 1
Total 12 1 1 14

Source: Match reports in Competitions

As of match played 23 May 2021.
Rank Position Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
               
1 DF   Mason Holgate 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2 MF   Allan 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
3 MF   Abdoulaye Doucouré 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
FW   Richarlison 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
5 DF   Ben Godfrey 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
MF   André Gomes 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
DF   Lucas Digne 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
8 FW   Dominic Calvert-Lewin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF   Yerry Mina 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
DF   Michael Keane 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF   James Rodríguez 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 FW   Bernard 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   Tom Davies 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   Fabian Delph 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF   Gylfi Sigurðsson 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF   Niels Nkounkou 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Cenk Tosun 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK   Jordan Pickford 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK   Robin Olsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 53 2 7 0 1 0 61 2

Source: Match reports in Competitions

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