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Everton’s 2020/21 Statistical Summary

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A statistical summary of the 2020/21 season.

 

Stats Of The Season

  • Everton’s win over Tottenham in September was their first win over Spurs since December 2012, and the first time they did so away from home since November 2008.
  • Joao Virginia made his Everton debut against Salford in September aged 20 years and 342 days – the youngest goalkeeper to play for Everton since John Ruddy against Blackburn in February 2006 (19y 110d).
  • Everton’s 5-2 win over West Brom in September was the first time they scored 5 goals in a league after conceding first since their 5-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday in September 1985.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 5 goals in the first 3 league games of the season – the first Everton player to do so since Tommy Lawton in 1938/39.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hat-tricks against West Brom and West Ham in September made him the first Everton player to score a hat-trick in consecutive home games since John Willie Parker in February-March 1954.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in each of Everton’s first 5 league games this season – the first player to do so since Tommy Lawton in 1938/39.
  • Everton scored at least 4 goals in 3 consecutive home games in September and October (against West Brom, West Ham and Brighton) – the first time they did so since September-October 1961.
  • Everton won each of their first 7 games of the season – this was only the second time they did so in their history (after 1894/95).
  • Everton signed Ben Godfrey for an initial fee of £20 million on October 5th – their biggest ever October signing, more than three times the previous record (Nick Barmby for £5.75 million in 1996).
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored on his England debut against Wales in October – the first Everton player to do so since Fred Pickering against USA in May 1964.
  • Ben Godfrey made his Everton debut against Liverpool in October – the first player to do so since Aaron Lennon in February 2015.
    • Ben Godfrey was also only the fourth Everton player whose age on his debut (22) was the same as his shirt number (with Slaven Bilic, Tobias Linderoth and Espen Baardsen).
  • Niels Nkounkou made his Everton league debut on his 20th birthday against Southampton in November – only the third post-war player to make his Everton league debut on his birthday (after Ken McNaught and Matt Jackson).
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored a penalty for England against Republic of Ireland in November – excluding penalty shootouts, the first Everton player to do so since Alan Ball against Wales in October 1967.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin took just 9 games to score 10 league goals this season – only Dixie Dean (7 appearances in 1927/28 and 1929/30) and Bert Freeman (8 appearances in 1909/10) have reached that tally in fewer appearances for Everton in a top-flight season.
  • Mason Holgate scored his first Premier League goal for Everton against Leicester in December in what was his 69th Premier League appearance.
  • Everton’s defeat to West Ham on New Year’s Day was their 5th consecutive NYD defeat.
  • Everton’s 12pm kick-off against Rotherham was their earliest kick-off for an FA Cup match in the club’s history.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin was the first Englishman to score at least 15 goals in all competitions in successive seasons for Everton since Tony Cottee did so in 3 consecutive seasons (1988/89, 1989/90 and 1990/91).
  • Thierry Small made his Everton debut against Sheffield Wednesday in January at the age of 16 years and 176 days, becoming the Blues’ youngest ever player in a competitive match.
  • Thierry Small and Tyler Onyango’s debuts against Sheffield Wednesday were only the second time at least 2 players aged 17 or under made their Everton debut in the same domestic match (after Jason Danskin, Derek Walsh and Neill Rimmer against Luton in May 1985).
  • Everton won 4 consecutive away league games from December to February – the first time they did so since November-December 1985.
  • Everton’s 5-4 win over Tottenham in the FA Cup in February was their first 5-4 victory since against Watford in September 1984.
  • Gylfi Sigurdsson provided a hat-trick of assists against Tottenham in February – the first Everton player to do so since Steven Pienaar against Fulham in April 2012.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin was the fourth Everton player to score his 50th goal for the club against Tottenham (after Dixie Dean, Joe Royle and Duncan Ferguson).
  • Everton’s defeat to Fulham at Goodison Park in February was their first home defeat to the Cottagers in the league in their history.
  • Everton lost 3 consecutive home league games by a margin of at least 2 goals from January to February (against Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester City) – the first time they did so since August-September 1958.
  • Everton won at Anfield for the first time since September 1999.
  • Everton beat Liverpool by a margin of 2 goals at Anfield for the first time since February 1986.
  • Richarlison’s goal against Liverpool in February was the first time an Everton player scored in back-to-back Anfield derbies in the Premier League since Tim Cahill in March 2005 and March 2006.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin won a penalty against Liverpool in February – the second time he won a penalty in a Merseyside derby (after December 2017). In doing so, he became the first ever Everton player to win 2 penalties against Liverpool.
  • Everton beat Jurgen Klopp as opposition manager at their 13th attempt – their longest ever wait for a win against an opposition manager (previously Bob Jackson and Bob Paisley – 11th attempt).
  • Everton were unbeaten for 9 consecutive away league games from November to March – their longest unbeaten run away from home in the league since a 10-match unbeaten run from December 1984 to May 1985.
  • Richarlison scored in 4 consecutive league games from February to March – only the second Brazilian to do so in English top flight history (after Mirandinha in November-December 1987).
  • Jean-Philippe Gbamin’s return to first-team action against Crystal Palace was his first appearance for Everton since against Watford in August 2019 (597 days).
  • Everton beat Arsenal away from home for the first time since January 1996.
  • Everton did the league double over Arsenal for the first time since 1985/86.
  • Everton’s win over Arsenal in April was their first ever win at the Emirates Stadium in what was their 16th match at the ground – the longest wait for a first win at a stadium in the club’s history.
  • Everton went on a run of 4 consecutive clean sheets away from home in the Premier League from April to May – their longest such run since they kept 5 clean sheets in a row away from home from April to August 1995.
  • Everton’s defeat to Sheffield United in May was their 499th home league defeat in their history.
  • Everton did the league double over Wolves for the first time since 1975/76.
  • Everton have finished 10th place in the Premier League this season. Before the last day of the Premier League season, the lowest position they have been this season was 9th.
  • Everton’s tally of 59 points this season was more than they managed in 7 of their previous 10 seasons.
    • Despite earning more points, Everton finished lower than they did in 4 of those 7 seasons (7th/54 pts in 2010/11, 7th/56 pts in 2011/12, 8th/49 pts in 2017/18, 8th/54 pts in 2018/19).
    • Everton’s tally of 59 points was also the highest number of points for a team who has finished as high as 10th in the English top flight since Coventry in 1986/87 (63 points).
  • Everton earned 1.947 points per game away from home in the league this season – the second-best ever away record on a PPG basis (behind 1969/70 – 1.952).
  • Everton earned 1.16 points per game at home in the league this season – the second-worst ever home record on a PPG basis (behind 1957/58 – 1.14).
  • Everton won 28 points against teams who finished above them this season (W8 D4 L6).
  • Everton won 31 points against teams who finished below them this season (W9 D4 L7).
  • Everton won 11 away league games this season – only in 1969/70 and 1984/85 (both 12) they have won more.
  • Everton kept 9 clean sheets away from home in the league this season – only in 1969/70 (11) they have kept more.
  • Everton scored 20 goals from inside the six-yard box in the Premier League this season – only West Ham (21) have scored more.
  • Everton scored 14 headed goals in the Premier League this season – no other team scored more (level with Liverpool and West Ham).
  • Everton scored 14 goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season (excluding penalties) – only West Ham (16) and Southampton (15) have scored more.
  • Everton benefitted from 2 own goals in the Premier League this season – both of them were by Arsenal players (Rob Holding and Bernd Leno).
  • Everton conceded 12 goals from outside the box in the Premier League this season – only Sheffield United (13) conceded more.
  • Everton won as many games at Goodison Park in the Premier League this season with fans in attendance (3 out of 3) as without (3 out of 16).
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 16 non-penalty goals in the Premier League this season – only Harry Kane (19) scored more.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 10 goals from inside the penalty box in the Premier League this season – 3 more than any other player.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 6 goals from set-piece situations in the Premier League this season – more than any other player.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored 7 headed goals in the Premier League this season – more than any other player.

 

Premier League Top Threes

  • Games – Sigurdsson (36), Keane (35), Richarlison (34)
  • Starts – Keane/Richarlison (33), Calvert-Lewin (32)
  • Sub appearances – Iwobi (13), Sigurdsson (12), Gomes/King (11)
  • Subbed off – Rodriguez (14), Iwobi/Sigurdsson (12)
  • Minutes – Keane (2,990), Calvert-Lewin (2,876), Richarlison (2,872)
  • Goals – Calvert-Lewin (16), Richarlison (7), Rodriguez/Sigurdsson (6)
  • Assists – Digne (7), Sigurdsson (5), Rodriguez (4)
  • Shots – Calvert-Lewin (83), Richarlison (81), Sigurdsson (49)
  • Shots on target – Calvert-Lewin (46), Richarlison (32), Rodriguez (18)
  • Chances created – Digne (46), Sigurdsson (44), Rodriguez (40)
  • Big chances created – Digne/Rodriguez (11), Richarlison/Sigurdsson (4)
  • Big chances missed – Calvert-Lewin (17), Richarlison (10), Sigurdsson (3)
  • Successful passes – Keane (1,691), Doucoure (1,140), Mina (1,133)
  • Pass accuracy (min. 500 passes) – Mina (90.1%), Keane (87.2%), Allan (85.6%)
  • Successful long balls (outfield players only) – Keane (130), Rodriguez (99), Holgate (87)
  • Long ball accuracy (min. 50 long balls) – Rodriguez (74.4%), Doucoure (63.3%), Allan/Gomes (62.6%)
  • Successful crosses – Digne (46), Sigurdsson (29), Rodriguez (17)
  • Cross accuracy (min. 20 crosses) – Sigurdsson (29%), Coleman (28.6%), Digne (21.4%)
  • Successful dribbles – Richarlison (61), Iwobi (45), Rodriguez (34)
  • Successful tackles – Allan (80), Digne (64), Holgate (56)
  • Interceptions – Keane (51), Doucoure (39), Holgate (35)
  • Clearances – Keane (156), Godfrey (110), Mina (108)
  • Headed clearances – Keane (93), Godfrey (62), Mina (61)
  • Shots blocked – Godfrey (37), Keane (33), Mina (23)
  • Aerial duels won – Calvert-Lewin (154), Keane (111), Digne (92)
  • Fouls committed – Allan/Calvert-Lewin (37), Gomes (35)
  • Yellow cards – Holgate (9), Doucoure/Allan (6)
  • Fouls won – Richarlison (73), Calvert-Lewin (41), Rodriguez (40)
  • Offsides – Richarlison (25), Calvert-Lewin (18), Rodriguez (6)