Over the last few years it's been a turbulent time for Everton both on and of the field with relegation battles hanging their top-flight status in the balance, ownership issues, Profit and Sustainability issues and the end of Farhad Moshiri's reign as owner at the club.
However, this summer has provide Everton with a reset in their brand new home down on the Liverpool Waterfront. The Blues will be kick starting their season at the Hill Dickinson Stadium which holds a capacity of 52,769.
With David Moyes back at the wheel and a positive end to the previous campaign where the Toffees gave Goodison Park the send-off it deserves the upcoming season will be one where Everton will hope to look forwards, not backwards- something which the club has been accustomed to in the last few years.
2024/25 Season Recap
It was a season of two halves for Everton last season in a landmark season in which it said goodbye to Goodison with problems both on and off the field still occurring.
Before the season started there were links with the Fredkin Group, 777, MSP Sports Capital rumoured to take over the club. The Fredkin Group even pulling out the deal at one stage.
The start of the campaign was a poor one for Everton losing their first four league games including a dramatic 3-2 defeat at home to Bournemouth where the Blues collapsed late on to surrender the three points.
However things picked up for Sean Dyche's side with just two defeats in 13 but worryingly just three wins during that run which left the blues lingering towards the drop.
While the Fredkin Group took over the club in late December leaving behind the horror of the era of Farhad Moshiri and giving the supporters much needed hope.
Following defeats to Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth Sean Dyche was sacked just hours before Everton faced Peterborough United in the FA Cup.
Former Blue David Moyes returned and that's when Everton form started to lifted. Everton lost just four games as he steered Everton away from any relegation worries and finish 13th on 48 points.
Under the Scotsmen the Blues beaten Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 which kickstarted Everton's fortune. The Toffees lost just one game in 12 which included the last ever men's Merseyside Derby at Goodison which ended in dramatic fashion when James Tarkowksi thumping in a 98th minute volley to ensure that their neighbours don't have bragging rights.
Impressive victories over Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Newcastle on the final day has led to much needed upcoming momentum for the club and the highlight of last season was the send-off that the Grand Old Lady got as Everton beat Southampton 2-0 with a brace from Illiman Ndiaye to see out Goodison.
Transfer Activity
Despite the optimism as Everton embark themselves in a new era it will be about building steady foundations as the club has had huge change both on and off the pitch.
This summer the club have lost the likes of Ashley Young, Asmir Begovic, Joao Virigina, Abdoulaye Doucoure and most notably Dominic Calvert-Lewin who have all left the club. David Moyes has lost experience in the dressing room and players who have been key for Everton in previous years.
Everton have also lost Jesper Lindstrom, Jack Harrison, Orel Mangala and Armando Borja who all depart following a season on loan leaving Everton's current squad depleted.
Michael Keane and club captain Seamus Coleman have both signed extensions which will be key as the club transition into their new home.
Everton have so far added five players to the squad with another incoming with the loan signing of Jack Grealish who's joined the club on loan from Manchester City.
Carlos Alcaraz has signed permanently from Flamengo. The Argentine spent the second-half of last season on loan and scored against Crystal Palace and Newcastle.
Therino Barry joins from Spanish outfit Villarreal. The 22-year-old enjoyed life at the Yellow Submarines scoring 11 times in his maiden season at the club. Barry was part of the French under 21 squad this summer in the Under 21 Euros.
Mark Travers signed from Bournemouth to provide cover and depth to Jordan Pickford. International teammate with Seamus Coleman, Traves was in goal when Abdoulaye Docuoure secured Everton's safety in 2023.
Adam Aznou joins from Bayern Munich and will provide competition for Vitaly Mykolenko. Aznou who was previously apart of La Masia spent the second-half of last season out on loan at Real Valladolid.
Kiernan Dewsbury has just came of the back of winning the Europa Conference League and Club World Cup with Chelsea. In his last season at Leicester the 26-year-old scored 12 goals and 14 assists as the Foxes won promotion back to the Premiere League.
The addition of Dewsbury-Hall will add much goals from midfield something which the Blues have lacked in recent years and what was known during David Moyes's first spell at the club with the likes of Mikel Arteta, Tim Cahill and Leon Osman all contributing with output.
Everton are still lacking in certain positions with the major alarming position needed is a right winger as the Toffees haven't got a natural right winger with McNeil and Alcaraz both struggling this pre-season. Everton have been linked with Southampton winger Tyler Dibling but nothing has materialised yet.
David Moyes will hope to utilize the loan market to bulk out his squad.
In his maiden campaign at the club Iliman Ndiaye was Everton's dangermen and was the source for creating a chance out of nowhere for the Blues- in a team that lacked any source of creativity.
The Senegalese international bagged 11 goals including a brace against Southampton in Everton's men's final match at Goodison Park and instantly became a fans favourite at the club.
Most notably was Ndiaye's stunning solo effort against Tottenham Hotspur where a buried his effort into the roof of the net after a quick stepover to get himself away from Radu Dragusin.
Other players to keep an eye on are Dewsbury-Hall and the defensive trio of Jordan Pickford, Jarrad Brathwaite and James Tarkowksi who are all ever present for an Everton defence which tends to not concede many goals.
Strongest 11
Everton ended last campaign playing a 4-4-1-1/4-2-3-1 and will more or likely play the same system and it's a formation that David Moyes's knows well and has brought him success
The defence speaks for itself with a back four of Jake O'Brien, James Tarkowksi, Jarrad Brathwaite and Vitaly Mykolenko are all a shoo-in, with England's Number 1 behind them- something which Everton will build their team around.
Midfield will consist of Idrissa Gueye sitting protecting the back-four, with James Garner and Dewsbury-Hall as the two '8's with Dewsbury-Hall pushing up into the 'ten' position as Everton revert to a 4-2-3-1 shape.
The wingers will consist of the flair of IIiman Ndiaye of the right (has played there for Senegal) and loan signing Jack Grealish on the left linking up with **Beto**as a front-three.
This leaves the likes of Dwight McNeil, Carlos Alcaraz and Theirno Barry on all the bench providing David Moyes with good options coming from the bench
It's quite fitting that David Moyes is leading Everton into their brand new home and he was the one that gave the Grand Old Lady the send-off she and Evertonians deserved.
The club are in safe hands under Moyes's stewardship who is looking to give the Blues something to look forward too as they start a new era.
Throughout pre-season Moyes has voiced his concerns that his side needs players and with the additions of Dewsbury-Hall, Barry and Grealish these are the signing that can reshape Everton massively.
Evertonians will look at what Moyes did at West Ham where he pulled them away from relegation worries and competing for Europe, which helped the Hammers will the Europa Conference League back in 2023.
Last season Moyes only lost four games in 17 as Everton won eight and drawn seven which would of put Everton 9th in the league table since Moyes returned to the club highlighting the remarkable job he done.
Under his first spell the club was always in the mix for Europe and getting regular top 6 finishes something which could take time to replicate but under the Scotsmen the club are in safe hands to kick-on this season.
Season Expectations
This season is about creating steady and solid foundations so the club aren't looking over their shoulders and facing another relegation battle but with David Moyes at the helm with his knowhow and experience the club can be excited of life at their new home.
It's will take a while for both the team and supporters to get use to their new home and with everything that comes with it, like bringing over the atmosphere at Goodison, the intimidation due to the closeness so this season will be about getting settled in their home as we've seen with the likes of West Ham who still haven't really felt at home since their departure from Upton Park in 2016.
On the pitch Everton have a solid core with the likes of Pickford, Tarkowksi, Brathwaite, the flair of Ndiaye and Grealish, the protection of Idrissa Gana Gueye and guile of Dewsbury-Hall the Blues have a solid starting 11 which will push on and the aim will be to get Everton back challenging at the high end of the Premier League and emulate what the likes of Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa have done in recent years.
Last season Newcastle won their first major trophy in over 70 years and Crystal Palace winning their first ever major honour after beating Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final, they've shown that it's possible to win these cup competitions- something which has eluded Everton since 1995.
The Toffees must target these competitions to break their barrel of winning a trophy and a way to get themselves back in Europe, as in the Premier League is getting stronger year-in-year-out.
With the talent which is at David Moyes's disposal and given Everton's end to the last season there's no reason on why the Blues shouldn't be in the mix for European contention, especially given the fact nine sides will be competing in Europe this season however, due to how thin the squad is and the quality of the league it's important that Everton walk before they can run.
Premier League Prediction: 12th
FA Cup prediction: Quarter- final
EFL Cup: Round of 16