Everton fans make their way to the Hill Dickinson stadium for a friendly against Roma - the ground hosts its first competitive match today
Everton fans make their way to the Hill Dickinson stadium for a friendly against Roma - the ground hosts its first competitive match today
A new era for Everton FC begins today as the . David Moyes' side face Brighton at 2pm today (August 24), hoping to kick start their Premier League season after a disappointing defeat against Leeds on Monday.
Everton's men's first team said , defeating Southampton 2-0 on the final day of last season. Now they will play a competitive home match elsewhere for the first time in 133 years, with Goodison to become the home of Everton Women.
The 52,769-seater waterfront stadium has hosted a number of test events leading up to today - beginning with as its first match back in February.
The men's first team played their first game in front of fans at the new ground earlier this month - against Roma in their final friendly before the Premier League season began. But the club's new start
We will bring you all the updates from leading up to, during and after the match, as around 50,000 Blues settle in at new surroundings.
We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video in this blog.
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