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Everton confirm final pre-season friendly as Davide Ancelotti set to return

Davide Ancelotti, assistant coach of Brazil, looks on during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C match between Scotland and Brazil. Named as Lille head coach earlier this month, he will bring the French side to Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium for a friendly on August 15. Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Davide Ancelotti, assistant coach of Brazil, looks on during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C match between Scotland and Brazil. Named as Lille head coach earlier this month, he will bring the French side to Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium for a friendly on August 15. Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Former Everton assistant manager Davide Ancelotti will bring his new side Lille to Hill Dickinson Stadium for the Blues’ final summer friendly.

Ancelotti, who worked for Everton under his dad Carlo and is currently assisting him with Brazil at the World Cup, was unveiled as head coach of the French club earlier this summer.

Lille will visit the Liverpool waterfront on Saturday, August 15 in the Blues' final pre-season friendly.

It will end a run of games that will begin next month with the trip to Dundee and take Everton to Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City before a double-header with the club's men and women’s team playing Hamburg.

A friendly against VfB Stuttgart will then follow before the Blues face Premier League rivals Newcastle United at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.

The Lille match, which will kick-off at 3pm, will conclude pre-season one week before Everton host Crystal Palace on the opening weekend of the Premier League.

Everton pre-season schedule in full

Dundee FC v Everton

Dens Park

Saturday 18 July 2026

Kick-off: 2pm BST

Bolton Wanderers v Everton

Toughsheet Community Stadium

Saturday 25 July 2026

Kick-off: 3pm BST

Stoke City v Everton

bet365 Stadium

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Kick-off: 7.45pm BST

Hamburger v Everton

Volksparkstadion

Saturday 1 August 2026

Kick-off: 5pm CEST

Stuttgart v Everton

MHP Arena

Saturday 8 August 2026

Kick-off: 5pm CEST

Newcastle United v Everton

Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Wednesday 12 August 2026

Kick-off: 5.15pm BST

Everton v LOSC Lille

Hill Dickinson Stadium

Saturday 15 August 2026

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