A statistical summary of the 2022/23 season.

Stats Of The Season

• Everton’s opening day defeat to Chelsea was their first opening day defeat since they lost 1-0 to QPR in 2011.
• Lucas Digne’s own goal for Everton against Aston Villa in August 2022 made him only the second player to score an own goal for and against Everton (after Don Hutchison).
  • Digne’s own goal was also the first time Everton’s first league goal of the season was an own goal since 1999/2000 (Jaap Stam).
• Jordan Pickford’s assist for Demarai Gray’s equaliser against Nottingham Forest in August 2022 made Pickford only the fourth Everton goalkeeper to assist a goal in the Premier League (after Richard Wright, Tim Howard and Joel Robles).
• Conor Coady was Everton’s starting captain in their 1-0 win over West Ham in September 2022, becoming the club’s first ever player to be starting captain while on loan.
• In Everton’s 2-1 win over Southampton in October 2022, there were only 5 minutes between Everton conceding to fall behind and taking the lead – their quickest turnaround since against Blackburn in November 1962 (3 minutes).
• Dwight McNeil’s goal against Crystal Palace in October 2022 was the first goal scored by an Everton substitute since Gylfi Sigurdsson against Liverpool in February 2021.
• Everton had 3 different English goalscorers in their 3-0 win over Crystal Palace in October 2022 (Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anthony Gordon and Dwight McNeil) – only the third time this has happened in a Premier League game since the turn of the millennium (after Tottenham in August 2007 and Burnley in September 2021).
• In Everton’s 4-1 defeat to Brighton in January 2023, they conceded 3 goals within 6 minutes. Since WWII, only against Bolton in December 2005 have they conceded 3 goals in a shorter time in a home game (5 minutes).
• Everton’s 4-1 defeat to Brighton was their first game of 2023. They lost their first game of a calendar year in each of the last 6 years, and 5 of those games were at Goodison Park.
• Conor Coady’s own goal against Manchester United in January 2023 made him the first Everton player to score an own goal in the FA Cup since Pat Van Den Hauwe against Blackburn in January 1986.
• Conor Coady scored a goal and an own goal against Manchester United in January 2023 – he was the first Everton player to score a goal and an own goal in the same game since Leon Osman against Arsenal in January 2010.
• Frank Lampard earned just 0.92 points per game as Everton manager (35 points in 38 league games). Adjusted to 3 points for a win and excluding caretaker managers, only Mike Walker has a lower points-per-game ratio in the club’s history (0.87).
• Everton’s first goal under former Burnley manager Sean Dyche was scored by former Burnley defender James Tarkowski and assisted by former Burnley winger Dwight McNeil.
  • The goal was also Tarkowski’s first goal assisted by McNeil in what was the 156th game they played together.
• Everton’s 1-0 win over Arsenal in February 2023 was the first time they beat the league leaders while starting the day in the relegation zone since New Year’s Day 1927 (3-2 vs Burnley).
• In Everton’s 1-0 win over Leeds in February 2023, the only goal was scored by Seamus Coleman. The win extends Everton’s record of never losing in games where Coleman has scored (28 games, 22 wins, 6 draws) [excluding penalty shootouts].
• Everton’s 1-0 win over Brentford in March 2023 was the first time the Blues won 1-0 after scoring their only goal in the first minute since against Norwich in May 1987.
• Ellis Simms wore the number 50 shirt when he scored his first Everton goal in the Blues’ 2-2 draw against Chelsea in March 2023, making him the highest-numbered player to score a goal for Everton.
• Ellis Simms’ equaliser against Chelsea in March 2023 was the first time an Everton substitute scored an equaliser in a Premier League game since Theo Walcott against Aston Villa in July 2020.
• Lucas Moura’s red card in Everton’s 1-1 draw against Tottenham in April 2023 was the first time an opposition player was sent off in an Everton game since West Brom’s Kieran Gibbs in September 2020, ending a run of 118 consecutive games in all competitions without an opposition player getting sent off.
• Michael Keane’s equaliser in Everton’s 1-1 draw against Tottenham in April 2023 was the first time Everton scored a goal in the 90th minute after being a goal down and having a player sent off since against Birmingham in August 2002.
• Everton’s 3-1 defeat to Fulham in April 2023 ended their run of 14 consecutive home wins on Grand National weekend.
• Jordan Pickford’s penalty save against Leicester in May 2023 ended a run of 11 successfully converted penalties against Everton.
  • Pickford’s penalty save was also the first penalty he saved for Everton since against Newcastle in March 2019.
• Everton’s 5-1 win over Brighton in May 2023 was the first time two Everton players scored at least 2 goals in away game (Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil) since against Luton in May 1983 (Graeme Sharp and Kevin Sheedy).
• Yerry Mina’s equaliser in Everton’s 1-1 draw against Wolves in May 2023 was Everton’s latest ever goal in normal time (98:54).
• James Tarkowski was the only outfield player to play every minute of the 2022/23 Premier League. He was also the first Everton outfield player to play every minute of a Premier League season since Leighton Baines in 2012/13.
• James Tarkowski blocked 78 shots in the 2022/23 Premier League – at least 36 more than any other player.
• James Tarkowski made 196 clearances in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Ethan Pinnock (214) made more.
• James Tarkowski won 120 aerial duels in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Ben Mee (132) won more.
• Idrissa Gueye made 97 successful tackles in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Joao Palhinha (147) and Moises Caicedo (100) made more.
• Idrissa Gueye made 56 interceptions in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Declan Rice (63) made more.
• Everton earned 0.95 points per game in the 2022/23 Premier League – their worst ever league campaign on a points-per-game basis (adjusted to 3 points for a win).
• Everton won 8 league games in the 2022/23 season – the fewest in a single season in their history.
• Everton earned just 21 points at home in 2022/23 season – the fewest in a single season in their history (adjusted to 3 points for a win).
• Everton lost 10 home league games in the 2022/23 season – the most in a single season in their history.
• Everton won 6 home league games in the 2022/23 season – only in 1957/58 (5) have they won fewer.
• Everton scored only 16 home league goals in the 2022/23 season – the fewest in the Premier League and also the fewest in a single season in their history.
• Everton scored more away league goals (18) than home league goals (16) in the 2022/23 season – only the third time this has happened in the club’s history (after 1983/84 and 1992/93).
• Everton failed to do a league double over an opponent for the second consecutive season. This is the first time in their history that they failed to do a league double in back-to-back seasons.
• Everton spent the entire 2022/23 Premier League season in the bottom half of the table – the first time this has happened since 1997/98.
  • Only two seasons prior to this, they spent the entire league campaign in the top half.
• Everton scored 34 goals in the 2022/23 Premier League – only Wolves (31) scored fewer.
• Everton conceded 10 goals from counter attacks in the 2022/23 Premier League – at least 2 more than any other team.
• Everton are one of only 2 teams who did not score an own goal in the 2022/23 Premier League (with Nottingham Forest).
• Everton earned 3 points from losing positions from goals scored in the 89th minute or later in the 2022/23 Premier League (Ellis Simms vs Chelsea, Michael Keane vs Tottenham and Yerry Mina vs Wolves). They ultimately avoided relegation by 2 points.
• Everton beat Brighton by a 4-goal margin away from home and lost to Brighton by a 3-goal margin at Goodison Park in the 2022/23 Premier League. This is only the second occasion in club’s history where they won by 4 goals away from home and lost by 3 goals at home against the same opponent in a single league season (after Arsenal in 1908/09 – a 4-0 win at the Manor Ground and then a 3-0 defeat at Goodison Park within the space of 5 days in September 1908).

Premier League Top Threes (Total)

• Games – Iwobi/Tarkowski (38), Pickford (37)
• Starts – Iwobi/Tarkowski (38), Pickford (37)
• Sub appearances – Maupay (16), Davies (15), Garner/Simms (9)
• Subbed off – Gueye (18), Onana (13), Calvert-Lewin/Coleman/Gray (11)
• Minutes – Tarkowski (3,420), Iwobi (3,382), Pickford (3,330)
• Goals – McNeil (7), Doucoure (5), Gray (4)
• Assists – Iwobi (7), McNeil (3), Doucoure/Keane/Onana (2)
• Goal involvements – McNeil (10), Iwobi (9), Doucoure (7)
• Shots – Gray (59), McNeil (46), Iwobi (42)
• Shots on target – Gray (24), Gordon/Maupay (16)
• Chances created – Iwobi (64), McNeil (49), Gray (37)
• Big chances created – McNeil (11), Iwobi (8), Tarkowski (6)
• Big chances missed – Maupay (7), Calvert-Lewin (6), Gray (5)
• Successful passes – Tarkowski (1,316), Iwobi (1,097), Gueye (1,022)
• Pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Coady (85.1%), Gueye (84.5%), Onana (84.0%)
• Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Tarkowski (122), Coady (106), Iwobi (73)
• Long ball accuracy (min. 50 long balls) – Onana (63.1%), Iwobi (51.4%), Gray (50.0%)
• Successful crosses – McNeil (50), Gray (37), Iwobi (29)
• Cross accuracy (min. 30 crosses) – Iwobi (27.9%), McNeil (25.8%), Mykolenko (24.6%)
• Successful dribbles – Iwobi (55), McNeil (53), Gray (33)
• Successful tackles – Gueye (97), Onana (72), Iwobi (69)
• Interceptions – Gueye (56), Tarkowski (51), Mykolenko (46)
• Clearances – Tarkowski (196), Mykolenko (89), Coady (85)
• Headed clearances – Tarkowski (119), Mykolenko (46), Coady (41)
• Shots blocked – Tarkowski (78), Coady (17), Mykolenko (16)
• Aerial duels won – Tarkowski (120), Keane (63), Calvert-Lewin (66)
• Fouls committed – Onana (44), Gueye (43), Tarkowski (40)
• Yellow cards – Onana (9), Gueye (7), Doucoure/Gordon/Pickford/Tarkowski (6)
• Fouls won – Gray (51), Gueye (50), Onana (49)
• Offsides – Calvert-Lewin (19), Gray (13), Doucoure (8)

Premier League Top Threes (Per 90)

(Minimum 900 minutes played)

• Shots – Maupay (2.6), Calvert-Lewin (2.4), Gordon/Gray (2.1)
• Shots on target – Gordon/Maupay (1.3), Gray (0.9)
• Chances created – McNeil (1.8), Iwobi (1.7), Doucoure/Gray (1.3)
• Successful passes – Coady (43.8), Gueye (35.5), Tarkowski (34.6)
• Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Coady (4.6), Tarkowski (3.2), Keane (2.4)
• Successful crosses – McNeil (1.8), Gray (1.3), Iwobi (0.8)
• Successful dribbles – McNeil (1.9), Iwobi (1.5), Gray (1.2)
• Successful tackles – Patterson (3.5), Gueye (3.4), Gordon (2.8)
• Interceptions – Gueye (1.9), Mykolenko (1.6), Keane/Onana/Tarkowski (1.3)
• Clearances – Tarkowski (5.2), Keane (5.0), Coady (3.6)
• Shots blocked – Tarkowski (2.1), Coady (0.7), Keane (0.6)
• Aerial duels won – Keane (6.1), Calvert-Lewin (5.1), Tarkowski (3.2)
• Fouls committed – Calvert-Lewin (1.7), Gordon/Onana (1.6)
• Fouls won – Gray/Onana (1.8), Gueye/Maupay (1.7)