Your Everton evening headlines for Monday, October 17.

Frank Lampard transfer revolution can ensure no more Everton 'disgraces'

It’s been a tough week or so for Everton and it might get worse before it gets better again but the feeling that everyone is still pulling in the same direction rather than panicking just highlights the scale of the changes that have been made since last season, a time that Andros Townsend has claimed that the Blues players were a disgrace.

Despite suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury on his return to Selhurst Park in a 4-0 FA Cup quarter-finals thrashing to Crystal Palace – Townsend was one of the visitors’ brightest performers before being forced off on a day in which manager Frank Lampard questioned his players’ ‘b*******’ for the fight – the winger was one of his team-mates’ most-enthusiastic supporters in their remaining battle against the drop last season.

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As Everton’s players, staff and fans erupted after Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 85th-minute header put them 3-2 up – also against the Eagles – in their final home game of the campaign and on the way to the victory that would secure their top-flight status and avoid what would have been a first relegation in 71 years, Townsend was spotted joining in with the wild celebrations as he hopped along on one leg. Despite the collective relief as the Blues escaped the drop with what was the joint lowest equivalent points total in the club’s history, the 31-year-old admits that they had fallen well short of the levels required of them.

Read the full story from Chris Beesley here.

Everton have already hinted at the future for Yerry Mina

Yerry Mina was once again a notable absentee for Everton against Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend.

The defender has been sidelined since the 1-0 loss to Chelsea on the opening day of the season, but had initially returned to training and was believed to be making steady progress on his ankle injury with the hope of being involved at the weekend.

However, speaking to the media on Thursday afternoon, Blues boss Frank Lampard confirmed that the Colombia international now faces a longer wait for a return after picking up a 'small calf injury'.

And Mina was the latest topic of discussion on our Royal Blue Podcast. Host Connor O’Neill was joined by Joe Thomas and Chris Beesley to talk about the defender and the fact he faces yet more time on the sidelines.

Connor O'Neill has the full story here.

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