A statistical summary of the 2019/20 season.
Team Stats
- Everton finished 12th in the Premier League – their lowest finish since 2003/04 (17th).
- Everton scored just 24 goals at Goodison Park in the Premier League – the fewest since 2005/06 (22).
- Everton lost 11 away games in the Premier League – the most since 2003/04 (also 11).
- Everton scored only 8 goals from open play and counter attacks away from home in the Premier League – the second-fewest in the league.
- Conversely, they scored 12 goals from set pieces away from home in the Premier League – more than any other team.
- Everton have lost against all 3 promoted teams in the Premier League – only the second time they have done so in a single season (after 2000/01).
- Everton scored 14 headed goals in the Premier League – only Liverpool (18) scored more.
- Everton were awarded only 1 penalty in the Premier League – the fewest since 2007/08 (also 1).
- Gylfi Sigurdsson’s penalty against Leicester was Everton’s first penalty in the Premier League since against Chelsea in March 2019.
- Sigurdsson’s penalty was also the first penalty Everton scored at Goodison Park since Wayne Rooney against Swansea in December 2017.
- Everton scored only 1 goal from outside the box in the Premier League (Gylfi Sigurdsson against West Ham in October).
- Everton created 68 chances from corner and free kick situations in the Premier League – more than any other team.
- Everton scored 10 goals from corner situations in the Premier League this season – only Liverpool (11) scored more.
- Everton kept 9 clean sheets in the Premier League – the fewest since 2010/11 (also 9).
- Everton’s 3-2 win over Watford in February was the first time they came from behind to win a Premier League game since against Swansea in December 2017, which ended a run of 40 league games where they failed to come from behind to win.
- The turnaround against Watford was also the first time they won a Premier League game after being 2 goals down since against the same opposition in November 2017.
- The turnaround against Watford was also the first time they won an away Premier League game after being 2 goals down since against West Brom in September 2015.
- Bournemouth were the first relegated team to do the league double over Everton since Middlesbrough and Sunderland in 1996/97.
- Everton’s win against Burnley on Boxing Day was only the second time in their history that they beat the same opposition on Boxing Day in consecutive years (after Bolton in 1957 and 1958).
- Everton lost a league game to a team that eventually finished bottom of the Premier League (Norwich) for the first time since 1997/98 (a home defeat to Crystal Palace on the opening day).
Player Stats
- Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin both scored 15 goals in all competitions. This is the first time at least two Everton players scored 15+ goals in all competitions in a single season since Adrian Heath, Kevin Sheedy and Trevor Steven scored 16 in 1986/87.
- Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin also both scored at least 10 league goals this season before their 23rd birthday – the first time two Everton players under the age of 23 scored 10+ league goals in a single season since Trevor Steven and Derek Mountfield in 1984/85.
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 13 Premier League goals – the most by an Everton number 9 in a single season since Tony Cottee in 1993/94 (16).
- Moise Kean’s first start for Everton against Lincoln in the League Cup made him the first player born in the 2000s to start a match for Everton.
- Kean’s goal against Newcastle in January made him the first player born in the 2000s to score a goal for Everton.
- Kean’s goal against Newcastle also made him only the fourth foreign teenager to score a goal for Everton (after Victor Anichebe, Apostolos Vellios and Gerard Deulofeu).
- Theo Walcott’s goal against Watford in February was the first time Everton scored a 90th-minute winner in the Premier League since Leighton Baines against the same opposition in November 2017.
- Walcott’s goal against Watford was also the first time Everton scored a 90th-minute winner away from home in the Premier League since Tom Cleverley against Newcastle in December 2015.
- Walcott’s goal against Watford was also the first time Everton scored a match-winning goal with 10 men since Jermaine Beckford against Chelsea in May 2011.
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goals against Arsenal and Manchester United in February and March made him the first Everton player to score a goal in the first 3 minutes in consecutive league games since Derek Temple against Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday in November 1957.
- Calvert-Lewin’s goal against Arsenal was the first time Everton scored in the first minute of a Premier League game since Tom Davies against Leicester in April 2017.
- Calvert-Lewin’s goal against Arsenal was also the first time Everton scored a goal in the first minute of an away Premier League game since Kevin Campbell against Newcastle in April 1999.
- When Jarrad Branthwaite made his Premier League debut against Wolves at the age of 18 years and 15 days, he became Everton’s youngest PL debutant since Tom Davies against Southampton in April 2016 (17y 291d).
- Lucas Digne provided 7 assists in the Premier League – the most by an Everton player since Ross Barkley in 2016/17 (8).
- Lucas Digne created 72 chances in the Premier League – only Trent Alexander-Arnold (87) created more among defenders.
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin committed 57 fouls in the Premier League – only Jordan Ayew (59) committed more.
- Richarlison made 29 headed shots in the Premier League – more than any other player.
- Incidentally, Dominic Calvert-Lewin made 27 (3rd) and Yerry Mina made 23 (6th).
- Jordan Pickford made 4 errors leading to a goal in the Premier League – only Martin Dubravka (5) made more.
- Jordan Pickford also made as many errors leading to a goal in the Premier League as every other Everton player combined.
- Moise Kean was subbed on 23 times in the Premier League – more than any other player.
- Richarlison was fouled 72 times in the Premier League – the sixth-most in the league.
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin won 180 aerial duels in the Premier League – the sixth-most in the league.
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed 17 big chances in the Premier League – the eighth-most in the league.
Premier League Stats
Total
- Most goals – Calvert-Lewin/Richarlison (13), Bernard (3)
- Most shots – Richarlison (90), Calvert-Lewin (85), Sigurdsson (46)
- Most shots on target – Calvert-Lewin (38), Richarlison (32), Sigurdsson (14)
- Most assists – Digne (7), Sidibe (4), Holgate/Richarlison/Sigurdsson/Walcott (3)
- Most chances created – Digne (72), Sigurdsson (51), Richarlison (34)
- Most attempted dribbles – Richarlison (111), Coleman (58), Iwobi (52)
- Most successful dribbles – Richarlison (61), Coleman (38), Iwobi (32)
- Most interceptions – Keane (44), Digne (42), Sidibe (40)
- Most clearances – Keane (150), Mina (98), Holgate (94)
- Most attempted tackles – Sidibe (112), Digne (108), Sigurdsson (101)
- Most successful tackles – Sidibe (83), Digne (73), Richarlison (70)
- Most shots blocked – Keane (28), Mina (14), Holgate (13)
- Highest pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Delph (86.6%), Schneiderlin (86.1%), Gomes (84.7%)
- Most aerials duels won – Calvert-Lewin (180), Keane (130), Digne (114)
- Most amount of times dispossessed – Richarlison (74), Bernard (29), Sigurdsson (26)
- Most unsuccessful touches – Calvert-Lewin (98), Richarlison (92), Sigurdsson (41)
- Most fouls committed – Calvert-Lewin (57), Digne/Richarlison (43)
- Most fouls suffered – Richarlison (72), Calvert-Lewin (44), Davies (40)
- Most offsides – Richarlison (17), Calvert-Lewin (13), Walcott (10)
Per 90 metric (min. 500 minutes)
- Most shots – Kean (3.2), Calvert-Lewin (2.9), Richarlison (2.6)
- Most shots on target – Kean (1.4), Calvert-Lewin (1.3), Richarlison (0.9)
- Most chances created – Digne (2.1), Sigurdsson (1.8), Bernard (1.7)
- Most attempted dribbles – Kean (5.2), Bernard (3.5), Richarlison (3.2)
- Most successful dribbles – Kean (2.7), Bernard (2.1), Coleman (1.9)
- Most interceptions – Sidibe (2.0), Schneiderlin (1.9), Davies (1.6)
- Most clearances – Keane (5.3), Holgate (4.1), Mina (3.9)
- Most attempted tackles – Sidibe (5.5), Gomes (4.6), Bernard (4.4)
- Most successful tackles – Sidibe (4.1), Schneiderlin (2.8), Bernard/Digne (2.2)
- Most shots blocked – Keane (1.0), Holgate/Mina (0.6)
- Most aerials duels won – Calvert-Lewin (6.2), Keane (4.6), Mina (4.5)
- Most amount of times dispossessed – Richarlison (2.2), Kean/Bernard (2.0)
- Most unsuccessful touches – Kean (3.6), Calvert-Lewin (3.4), Richarlison (2.7)
- Most fouls committed – Kean (2.9), Gomes (2.3), Calvert-Lewin (2.0)
- Most fouls suffered – Richarlison (2.1), Davies (1.8), Calvert-Lewin (1.5)
- Most offsides – Walcott (0.7), Richarlison (0.5), Calvert-Lewin/Kean (0.4)
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