A statistical summary of an improved season for Everton.
Team Stats
- Everton won 12 points against the Top 6 this season – the most in a single season since 2013/14 (15).
- Everton kept 14 clean sheets in the Premier League this season – only the top 3 have kept more.
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Excluding penalties, Everton scored 16 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season – only Liverpool have scored more (20).
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Conversely, Everton conceded 16 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
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Everton have conceded 23 goals from open play in the Premier League this season – half the number they conceded last season.
- Everton created 69 chances from set pieces (free-kicks and corners only) in the Premier League this season – 7 more than any other team.
- Everton had 55 yellow cards in the Premier League this season – only the top 3 had fewer.
- Everton had 4 red cards in the Premier League this season – only Leicester (5) had more.
- Everton hit the woodwork 12 times in the Premier League this season – only Chelsea (15), Crystal Palace (13) and Manchester City (13) hit the woodwork more often.
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In April, Everton scored a goal from a throw-in situation in consecutive home games (Phil Jagielka against Arsenal and Richarlison against Manchester United). Before then, they hadn’t score a league goal from a throw-in situation since Nikica Jelavic’s second goal against Southampton in September 2012.
- Only one team did the league double over Everton this season (Manchester City) – the fewest since 2013/14 (1 – also Manchester City).
- Conversely, Everton did the league double over 2 teams (Burnley and Cardiff) – the fewest since 2015/16 (2 – Aston Villa and Newcastle).
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Everton’s 6-2 defeat to Tottenham in December was only the 9th time in the club’s history they conceded 6+ goals in a competitive game at Goodison Park.
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Everton’s 6-2 defeat to Tottenham was also only the second time in the club’s history they conceded 6+ goals in a competitive game at Goodison Park despite scoring the opening goal (after against Manchester City in September 1928).
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Everton’s 5-1 win over Burnley on Boxing Day was their biggest away win in the league since they beat Sheffield Wednesday by the same scoreline in September 1985.
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Everton’s 5-1 win over Burnley was also the first time they scored 5 goals in an away game in the Premier League and also the fastest they scored 3 goals in a game (after 22 minutes) since against Sheffield Wednesday in April 1996 (3 goals after 21 minutes).
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Everton scored a penalty and a goal directly from a free-kick in their 5-1 win over Burnley – the first they had done so in the same game since against Manchester City in January 2010.
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Everton’s defeat to Millwall in the FA Cup was the first time they were knocked out of the FA Cup by lower league opposition despite taking the lead in the game since against Bolton in January 1994.
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Everton’s defeat to Millwall was also only the third time in the club’s history they were knocked out of the FA Cup despite taking the lead twice in the game. Coincidentally, the previous two occasions were also against lower league opposition (Brighton in 1924 and Tottenham in 1937).
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Everton’s 3-2 defeat to Newcastle in March was only the 4th time in the club’s history they had lost a competitive game after leading at half-time by 2+ goals (after against Leicester in September 1926, Aston Villa in December 1926 and Sheffield United in April 1975).
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Everton’s win against Chelsea in March was the 7th consecutive time they won a home league game on St Patrick’s Day.
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Everton’s 1-0 win against Arsenal in April was the 13th consecutive time they won a home game on Grand National weekend.
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Everton’s 4-0 win over Manchester United was their biggest win over the Red Devils since they beat them 5-0 in October 1984.
Player Stats
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Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson have scored 13 goals each in the Premier League this season – the first time two Everton players have reached double figures in a single league campaign since 2002/03 (Kevin Campbell and Tomasz Radzinski) and the first time two Everton players have scored 13+ league goals in a single season since 1986/87 (Kevin Sheedy and Trevor Steven).
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Richarlison scored in his first two competitive games for Everton – only the second player to do so since 1981 (after Brian McBride in 2003).
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Idrissa Gueye made 142 successful tackles in the Premier League this season – only Wilfred Ndidi has kept more (143).
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Alternatively, Gueye made 4.5 successful tackles per 90 minutes – 0.6 more than any other player who played a minimum of 90 minutes
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Lucas Digne scored 4 goals from outside the box in the Premier League this season – only Christian Eriksen scored more (6).
- Jordan Pickford saved 3 penalties in the Premier League this season – only the third time in the club’s history an Everton goalkeeper saved 3 penalties in a single league campaign (after Tommy Fern in 1920/21 and Neville Southall in 1988/89).
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Gylfi Sigurdsson missed 3 penalties this season (scored 2/5) – as many as he missed in his entire career prior to this season at club and international level (scored 24/27).
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All 3 of his missed penalties were at Goodison Park, making him only the second player to miss 3 penalties at Goodison Park in a single season (after Wayne Rooney in 2017/18).
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Michael Keane won 192 aerial duels (60.6% success rate) in the Premier League this season – only Sean Morrison won more amongst defenders (226).
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Lucas Digne created 71 chances in the Premier League this season – 20 more than any other defender and joint-9th overall.
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The previous season, Oumar Niasse had more shots on target than any other Everton player (18). This season, 3 Everton players bettered that tally – Gylfi Sigurdsson (34), Richarlison (29) and Theo Walcott (21).
- 5 ft 5 Bernard won 3 aerial duels in the Premier League this season. He won headers against Jack Cork (6 ft 1), Kyle Walker (5 ft 10) and Eden Hazard (5 ft 8).
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Richarlison’s brace against Wolves in August was the first time an Everton player scored 2+ goals in the first league game of the season since Tony Cottee scored a hat-trick against Newcastle in August 1988.
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Richarlison’s brace against Wolves was also the first time a player scored twice on his Everton debut since Jo against Bolton in February 2009.
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Phil Jagielka’s red card against Wolves in August made him only the 4th player in Everton’s history to be sent off in the first league game of the season (after Charlie Parry in 1889, Dave Jones in 1976 and Li Tie in 2003).
- Yerry Mina’s goal against Burnley on Boxing Day was Everton’s 7,000th top-flight goal.
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Lucas Digne’s red card against Cardiff made him the first Everton substitute to be sent off since Kevin Mirallas against Swansea in September 2015.
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Jordan Pickford’s penalty save against Newcastle in March was the first time an Everton goalkeeper saved a penalty he gave away since Richard Wright against Sunderland in August 2002.
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Bernard’s goal against West Ham in March was not only his first league goal for Everton, but was also his first shot on target in the Premier League.
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Phil Jagielka’s goal against Arsenal in April made him the oldest Everton player to score a goal (36 years and 233 days) since Richard Gough against Southampton in August 1999 (37 years and 138 days).
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Gylfi Sigurdsson was the first Everton player to score a goal in both league meetings in a season against Manchester United since Graeme Sharp in 1981/82.
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Ben Mee’s own goal for Everton against Burnley in May made him the third player to score multiple own goals for Everton in the Premier League (after Shay Given and Ryan Shawcross).
Premier League Stats
Total
- Most goals – Richarlison/Sigurdsson (13), Calvert-Lewin (6).
- Most shots – Sigurdsson (86), Richarlison (83), Calvert-Lewin (52).
- Most shots on target – Sigurdsson (34), Richarlison (29), Walcott (21).
- Most assists – Sigurdsson (6), Digne (4), Bernard/Tosun (3).
- Most chances created – Sigurdsson (74), Digne (71), Bernard (40).
- Most attempted dribbles – Bernard (82), Richarlison (81), Sigurdsson (67).
- Most successful dribbles – Gomes (41), Bernard (40), Richarlison (39).
- Most interceptions – Gueye (74), Digne (60), Zouma (54).
- Most clearances – Keane (182), Zouma (120), Digne (94).
- Most attempted tackles – Gueye (180), Bernard (89), Digne (88).
- Most successful tackles – Gueye (142), Digne (71), Sigurdsson (56).
- Most shots blocked – Keane (22), Zouma (12), Digne (9).
- Highest pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Schneiderlin (88.6%), Gomes (84.8%), Gueye (84.3%).
- Most aerials duels won – Keane (192), Calvert-Lewin (111), Zouma (98).
- Most amount of times dispossessed – Richarlison (90), Gomes (50), Calvert-Lewin (42).
- Most unsuccessful touches – Richarlison (111), Sigurdsson (78), Walcott (77).
- Most fouls committed – Gueye (54), Gomes (49), Digne (39).
- Most fouls suffered – Richarlison (73), Sigurdsson (39), Gueye (38).
- Most offsides – Walcott (19), Richarlison (17), Tosun (8).
Per 90 metric (min. 500 minutes)
- Most goals – Richarlison (0.44), Sigurdsson (0.37), Calvert-Lewin (0.30).
- Most shots – Tosun (3.2), Richarlison (2.8), Calvert-Lewin (2.6).
- Most shots on target – Tosun (1.5), Richarlison/Sigurdsson (1.0).
- Most assists – Lookman (0.30), Tosun (0.26), Sigurdsson (0.17).
- Most chances created – Digne (2.2), Sigurdsson (2.1), Bernard (1.7).
- Most attempted dribbles – Lookman (5.2), Bernard (3.5), Richarlison (2.7).
- Most successful dribbles – Lookman (3.4), Gomes (1.9), Bernard (1.7).
- Most interceptions – Gueye (2.4), Kenny/Zouma (1.9).
- Most clearances – Keane (5.5), Mina (5.0), Zouma (4.1).
- Most attempted tackles – Gueye (5.7), Davies (4.0), Gomes (3.9).
- Most successful tackles – Gueye (4.5), Schneiderlin (2.6), Davies (2.5).
- Most shots blocked – Keane (0.67), Mina (0.50), Zouma (0.41).
- Most aerials duels won – Keane (5.8), Calvert-Lewin (5.6), Mina (3.8).
- Most amount of times dispossessed – Lookman (3.7), Richarlison (3.0), Gomes (2.3).
- Most unsuccessful touches – Richarlison (3.7), Calvert-Lewin (3.4), Tosun/Walcott (3.3).
- Most fouls committed – Schneiderlin (2.3), Gomes (2.2), Davies (1.9).
- Most fouls suffered – Lookman (3.1), Richarlison (2.5), Calvert-Lewin/Davies (1.6).
- Most offsides – Walcott (0.81), Tosun (0.69), Richarlison (0.57).
Comparison Between 2017/18 And 2018/19
Previous Seasons’ Summaries