Our Everton jury return to have their say on the defeat to West Ham United, the chase for European football and the upcoming game against Manchester City
Everton manager David Moyes applauds the supporters after their 2-2 draw against Brentford
Everton manager David Moyes applauds the supporters after their 2-2 draw against Brentford(Image: Graeme Wilcockson/Focus Images Limited/SmartFrame)
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Everton’s hopes of securing European football next season suffered another setback against West Ham United on Saturday. For the second week in a row the Blues conceded and were condemned to defeat by conceding in stoppage time.
This time it was Callum Wilson who scored to secure the Hammers a 2-1 victory and three precious points in their battle to avoid the drop. However, the game was not without controversy as David Moyes' men were denied a penalty when Mateus Fernandes handled inside the box.
And with Saturday’s defeat and the upcoming game against Manchester City in mind, our Everton jury have returned to have their say.
James Kellett
Everton’s past two defeats have been tough pills to swallow. Another sickening late loss to Liverpool, we followed it up by suffering another defeat after Callum Wilson struck in stoppage time for West Ham United.
Blues supporters were left fuming, and that is only natural. A month ago there was so much hope Everton could make a sizeable claim to a Champions League spot, yet a draw and two losses later there are people calling for the removal of David Moyes and state that the season is now over.
This is quite baffling, as it seems some have forgotten where the club was when Moyes arrived back on Merseyside in January 2025 and how well he has done to get the Blues back on track.
Before the return of the Scotsman, Everton were consistent relegation contenders. Now, in his first full season back at the club, he has his side pushing for European qualification.
David Moyes following Everton's defeat to West Ham
David Moyes following Everton's defeat to West Ham(Image: (Warren Little/Getty Images))
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The frustration of supporters craving to see change and see the team pushing at the top of the Premier League is understandable, as it is where Everton deserve to be.
But in the last few years, the Toffees have been treading water and this is the first year they have been able to implement a vision.
This vision will take time, though, and the first step of this is to ensure stability throughout the club as they look to build a foundation to progress on.
Moyes is the man to help with this building process; any suggestions to get rid of him should be firmly dismissed.
Paul McParlan
Last season, Nottingham Forest needed 65 points to secure the final European place. In the previous two campaigns, Chelsea qualified with 63 and Aston Villa with 61.
This season a total of 55 or 56 might well achieve that final European place. There has never been a better chance in recent times for Everton to make Europe, but it seems like we are doing our best to blow our chances.
We have only collected one point from our last three games and have slipped down the table to 11th, although we are still only two points away from seventh place! I think most Blues might have expected a return of at least four points from these games, so one can understand the growing sense of frustration amongst our supporters that our form has stuttered at such a crucial stage.
Also, some worrying habits evident in these matches are causing concern. A defence that seems to have lost the ability to deal with corners, a recent tendency to concede stoppage-time winners and a consistent vein of poor form in our visits to the capital, where we have won once in five trips, with two more to come.
The loss against relegation-threatened West Ham United was particularly galling. The home team and their fans were anxious and jittery. We should have gone at them from the start and taken advantage; instead, Everton produced one of their most insipid first halves of the campaign.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 25: West Ham United's Tomas Soucek scores his side's first goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Everton at London Stadium on April 25, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Rob Newell - CameraSport via Getty Images)
West Ham United's Tomas Soucek scores against Everton(Image: Rob Newell - CameraSport via Getty Images)
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It was only after the Hammers scored that we started to create some chances after David Moyes reluctantly made some changes, although he waited over 10 minutes to do so. Clearly, we should have been awarded a spot-kick for handball, but after our penalty shoot-out fiasco against Sunderland, would you have fancied any of our players to convert it?
After a brilliant equaliser from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall on 88 minutes, we were in the ascendancy and should have gone on to win. Somehow, in stoppage time, we contrived to leave Callum Wilson, who always scores against us, unmarked to grab their winning goal.
The droves of despondent Blues immediately heading for the exits after that said it all. We had snatched a defeat from the jaws of victory. Those three points would have moved us to seventh.
On my train home from London, some Blues were hoping that it would be just like Everton to bounce back by beating Manchester City on Monday. I can see no evidence to support this. Assuming that we lose to City, then the situation is quite straightforward.
We need to win our remaining three games and hope other results go our way if we are to make Europe. It's a tough challenge, especially for an Everton team that is leaking goals from set-pieces.
This season has been a golden opportunity to qualify for a European tournament. It is one we may live to regret if we do not take it!