Everton harbour ambitions of playing European football next season, and the Premier League have shared how the club have fared from this position across the last 10 campaigns.
It’s the business end of the season now, and David Moyes has allowed Evertonians to dream.
Seven games left and on 46 points – how many points do you expect Everton to finish on? 🤔
David Moyes, manager of Everton, claps fans after a 3-0 win in the Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea.
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The club sit eighth and are just three points off the Champions League places, of which there are now five confirmed.
Moyes has done a fine job. No one really anticipated a European push in The Friedkin Group’s first full season as owners.
But there’s every chance, especially with a growing feeling of optimism around the club after that amazing performance and win against Chelsea before the international break.
But how have Everton performed historically, from this point until the end of the season? The Premier League have now shared the data.
David Moyes managing Everton.
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The Premier League have looked at the clubs who still have something to play for this season.
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Everton, of course, are in the mix for European football, along with several other clubs.
Interestingly, over the last 10 seasons, Everton have averaged 10.4 points from this position with seven games left to play.
Of course, there is no telling how Everton will fare across these next seven games. The Toffees do actually have some difficult games to come, including Brentford away, Liverpool at home, Man City at home and Tottenham Hotspur away on the final day.
But let’s say Everton hit their average over the last 10 years.
Another 10 points on the board would see Everton finish on 56 points.
In the last 10 years, only once has a haul of 56 points led to a team playing in a European competition, and that was West Ham United making it into the UEFA Conference League in 2021/22 by finishing seventh.
Team Average points Points-per-game
5th – Liverpool (49) 14.9 2.13
6th – Chelsea (48) 12.4 1.77
7th – Brentford (46) 13.5 1.93
8th – Everton (46) 10.4 1.49
9th – Fulham (44) 6.4 0.91
10th – Brighton (43) 8.5 1.21
11th – Sunderland (43) 8.0 1.14
12th – Newcastle (42) 11.0 1.57
13th – Bournemouth (42) 8.1 1.16
14th – Crystal Palace (39) 9.8 1.41
Last seven PL games, in last 10 PL seasons
The manager who oversaw that seventh placed finish? None other than David Moyes.
But perhaps there will be a decent chance of European football if Everton got another 10 points on the board.
Because there is a decent chance that eighth place will ultimately warrant a European spot.
So hopefully if Everton do start to run out of steam, the Toffees at least keep themselves in the top eight to give themselves a chance.
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