Everton’s 2023/24 Statistical Summary

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A statistical summary of the 2023/24 season.

Stats Of The Season

  • Everton were the first team in English top flight history to receive 2 separate points deductions.
  • It took Everton only 20 days to get out of the relegation zone following their initial 10-point deduction in November.
  • If Everton had been deducted 17 points as recommended by the Premier League (12 for the first breach, 5 for the second), they still would not have been relegated this season.
  • Everton won more games, lost fewer games, earned more points (including and excluding points deductions), scored more goals, conceded fewer goals and kept more clean sheets in the Premier League this season than in the previous season.
  • Everton went on a winless run of 13 league games between December and March – their second-longest winless run in the league in their history (behind 14 games between March and September 1937).
  • Everton kept 13 clean sheets in the Premier League this season – only Arsenal kept more (18).
  • Everton scored just 40 goals in the Premier League this season – only Sheffield United scored fewer (35).
  • Everton conceded 51 goals in the Premier League this season – only the top 3 conceded more.
  • Everton scored 19 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season (excluding penalties) – only Arsenal scored more (20).
  • Everton are one of only 3 teams not to have an opponent score an own goal in the Premier League this season (with Manchester United and Nottingham Forest).
  • Everton achieved 3 league doubles this season. In the previous 2 seasons, they did not achieve any league doubles.
  • Everton conceded 8 penalty goals in the Premier League this season – the most they conceded in a single league season in their history.
  • Seamus Coleman has played at least one competitive game for Everton in 15 seasons – only Neville Southall (17), Ted Sagar (16) and Tony Hibbert (16) have played for the Blues in more seasons.
  • Ashley Young has been sent off, scored an own goal and given away a penalty this season – only the fourth Everton player to do so in a single season (after Slaven Bilic in 1997/98, Alan Stubbs in 2002/03 and Tim Howard in 2013/14).
  • Idrissa Gueye scored 4 goals in the Premier League this season – more than in his previous 5 Premier League seasons combined (3).
  • Everton knocked out 2 top-flight opponents in the League Cup this season (Aston Villa and Burnley) – the first time they have done so in a single League Cup campaign since 1986/87.
  • Richarlison scored against Everton home and away in the Premier League this season – he was the first player to score against the Blues home and away in a single league season having previously played for them since Joe Royle for Norwich in 1980/81.
  • James Tarkowski blocked 56 shots in the Premier League this season – more than any other player.
  • James Tarkowski made 186 clearances in the Premier League this season – only Joachim Andersen (202) made more.
  • James Tarkowski won 145 aerial duels in the Premier League this season – more than any other player.
    • Dominic Calvert-Lewin won the second-highest amount of aerial duels in the Premier League this season (141).
  • Ashley Young’s debut against Fulham in August made him Everton’s second-oldest ever debutant (38y 34d) – behind Ted Taylor (39y 342d).
  • Everton lost each of their opening 3 league games of the season without scoring for the first time in their history.
  • Beto’s goal against Doncaster in the League Cup in August made him the first player to score on his Everton debut since Richarlison against Wolves in August 2018.
  • Both of Everton’s scorers against Doncaster in the League Cup in August – Beto and Arnaut Danjuma – have the same birthday (January 31st). This was only the fourth time in the club’s history where players with the same birthday scored in the same game for the Blues (excluding own goals).
  • Jordan Pickford’s own goal against Sheffield United in September made him the first Everton goalkeeper to score an own goal since Maarten Stekelenburg against Middlesbrough in September 2016.
  • Everton lost each of their first 3 home league games of the season – only the fourth time this has happened in their history (after 1958/59, 2005/06 and 2008/09) and only the second time they have done so without scoring (after 2008/09).
  • Everton earned just 1 point in their opening 5 league games this season – only in 1926/27 and 1958/59 they earned fewer (0).
  • Everton’s 3-1 win over Brentford in September was their first ever away win over Brentford in the top flight in what was their 8th attempt.
  • Jack Harrison scored and assisted on his full Premier League debut against Bournemouth in October – the first Everton player to do so since Gerard Deulofeu against Stoke in November 2013.
  • Ashley Young’s red card against Liverpool in October made him the oldest ever Everton player to be sent off (38y 104d).
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal against West Ham in October was his 50th Premier League goal – only the fourth Everton player to reach the landmark (after Duncan Ferguson, Tim Cahill and Romelu Lukaku).
  • Ashley Young’s goal against Burnley in the League Cup in November made him Everton’s second-oldest ever goalscorer (38y 115d) – behind Wally Fielding (38y 305d).
  • Ashley Young’s own goal against Brighton in November made him the second-oldest Everton player to score an own goal (38y 119d) – behind Ted Taylor (40y 69d).
  • Idrissa Gueye’s winning goal against Crystal Palace in November was the first time an Everton substitute scored the winning goal in a Premier League game since Oumar Niasse against Bournemouth in September 2017.
  • Lewis Dobbin’s goal against Chelsea in December made him the highest-numbered player to score a goal for Everton (61).
  • Everton won 4 consecutive league games without conceding a goal in December – the first time they have done so since November 2002.
  • Everton won 4 consecutive away league games between November and December – the first time they have done so since December 2020 to February 2021 and the first time they have done so in front of fans since November-December 1985.
  • Everton’s penalty shootout defeat to Fulham in December went to sudden death – they had lost all 5 of their penalty shootouts that went to sudden death.
  • Everton’s defeat to Manchester City in December was their 8 consecutive home defeat to them – their longest ever losing streak at home to a single opponent.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s red card against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup in January was the first time an Everton player was shown a straight red card in the FA Cup since Barry Horne against Bolton in January 1994.
    • The red card was rescinded, making Calvert-Lewin only the third Everton player to have his red card rescinded (after Jack Rodwell against Liverpool in October 2011 and Darron Gibson against West Ham in December 2012).
  • Everton’s 0-0 draw against Aston Villa was Seamus Coleman’s 355th Premier League appearance for the Blues, breaking the record for most Premier League appearances for Everton.
  • Andre Gomes’ goal against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup replay in January was the first time an Everton player scored directly from a free-kick since Lucas Digne against Lincoln in August 2019.
  • Everton gave away 2 penalties against Manchester United in March – the first time they have done so since against Manchester City in October 2016 and the first time they have done so in the first half since against West Ham in September 1995.
  • Cole Palmer scored 4 goals against Everton in April – the first player to do so since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in December 1999.
  • Everton’s 2-0 win over Liverpool in April was their first Merseyside derby win at Goodison Park since October 2010.
  • Sean Dyche was the fourth Everton manager to win his first Goodison derby (after Dick Molyneux in 1894, Will Cuff in 1902 and Joe Royle in 1994).
  • Everton won more home games in the Premier League in April (4) than between August and March (3).
  • Everton won 4 league games and lost a league game by a margin of at least 6 goals in April – only the third time they have done so in a single month (after December 1934 and February 1939).
  • Everton won 5 consecutive home league games without conceding a goal between April and May – the first time they have done so since March-August 2019 and the first time they have done so within a single season since March-May 2013.
  • Idrissa Gueye’s goal against Arsenal was the first time Everton scored directly from a free-kick in the Premier League since Lucas Digne against Burnley in December 2018.
    • Idrissa Gueye’s goal against Arsenal was also only his second shot directly from a free-kick in the league in his senior career.

Premier League Top Threes (Total)

  • Games – Tarkowski/Pickford (38), Garner (37)
  • Starts – Tarkowski/Pickford (38), Garner (34)
  • Sub appearances – Beto (21), Chermiti (17), Dobbin/Patterson (11)
  • Subbed off – Calvert-Lewin (22), Doucoure (15), Gueye/Young (12)
  • Minutes – Pickford (3,420), Tarkowski (3,419), Branthwaite (3,117)
  • Goals – Calvert-Lewin/Doucoure (7), Gueye (4)
  • Assists – McNeil (6), Harrison (3), Calvert-Lewin/Doucoure/Garner/Patterson (2)
  • Goal involvements – Calvert-Lewin/Doucoure/McNeil (9)
  • Shots – Calvert-Lewin (73), McNeil (57), Doucoure (47)
  • Shots on target – Calvert-Lewin (31), Doucoure (23), McNeil (15)
  • Chances created – McNeil (69), Garner (44), Doucoure (34)
  • Big chances created – McNeil (17), Garner (7), Harrison/Tarkowski (5)
  • Big chances missed – Calvert-Lewin (16), Doucoure (10), Beto (8)
  • Successful passes – Tarkowski (1,186), Branthwaite (1,098), Garner (920)
  • Pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Gueye (85.6%), Onana (84.9%), Garner (82.8%)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Tarkowski (159), Branthwaite (73), Onana (61)
  • Long ball accuracy (min. 50 long balls) – Onana (70.9%), Garner (53.5%), Tarkowski (53.4%)
  • Successful crosses – McNeil (65), Garner (25), Young (24)
  • Cross accuracy (min. 30 crosses) – McNeil (28.4%), Young (24.0%), Mykolenko (23.2%)
  • Successful dribbles – McNeil (30), Harrison (29), Doucoure (25)
  • Successful tackles – Garner (83), Gueye (73), Onana (71)
  • Interceptions – Tarkowski (56), Branthwaite (50), Garner (45)
  • Clearances – Tarkowski (186), Branthwaite (157), Mykolenko (82)
  • Headed clearances – Tarkowski (107), Branthwaite (82), Mykolenko (37)
  • Shots blocked – Tarkowski (56), Branthwaite (36), Garner (14)
  • Aerial duels won – Tarkowski (145), Calvert-Lewin (141), Branthwaite (95)
  • Fouls committed – Doucoure (53), Tarkowski (45), Garner (39)
  • Yellow cards – Tarkowski (11), Branthwaite/Gueye (8)
  • Fouls won – Onana (45), Garner (44), McNeil (33)
  • Offsides – Calvert-Lewin (24), Doucoure (21), Beto (10)

Premier League Top Threes (Per 90)

(Minimum 900 minutes played)

  • Shots – Beto (4.1), Calvert-Lewin (3), McNeil (1.8)
  • Shots on target – Calvert-Lewin (1.3), Beto (1.2), Doucoure (0.8)
  • Chances created – McNeil (2.1), Garner (1.3), Doucoure (1.2)
  • Successful passes – Onana (37.3), Gueye (35.7), Branthwaite (31.7)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Tarkowski (4.2), Onana (2.6), Patterson (2.4)
  • Successful crosses – McNeil (2.0), Young (0.9), Garner (0.7)
  • Successful dribbles – Beto (1.4), Harrison (1.2), McNeil/Doucoure (0.9)
  • Successful tackles – Gueye (3.5), Onana/Patterson (3.1)
  • Interceptions – Tarkowski (1.5), Branthwaite (1.4), Garner/Godfrey/Gueye/Mykolenko (1.3)
  • Clearances – Tarkowski (4.9), Branthwaite (4.5), Godfrey (4.1)
  • Shots blocked – Tarkowski (1.5), Branthwaite (1.0), Godfrey (0.6)
  • Aerial duels won – Calvert-Lewin (5.8), Tarkowski (3.8), Branthwaite (2.7)
  • Fouls committed – Beto (2.0), Doucoure (1.8), Gueye (1.7)
  • Fouls won – Onana (1.9), Beto (1.8), Gueye (1.5)