Good morning and welcome to today's Everton live blog.
We will be bringing you the latest news on the Blues throughout the day as we continue to build up to this weekend's Premier League meeting with Aston Villa.
Sean Dyche guided Everton to a much-needed three points at the expense of Leeds United on Saturday and will be aiming to build on this victory when hosting Unai Emery's men.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is one player the team will be hoping can soon make his return to action after missing the last two fixtures due to another injury setback. It remains to be seen as to when the English forward will next be able to lead the line for the Blues, but Dyche is expected to issue an update on the 25-year-old at his press conference later this week.
On a transfer front, Everton-linked Noa Lang is reportedly expected to depart Club Brugge this summer after what has been a challenging season for the Belgian club.
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Everton address Usmanov, Mansour and transfer window questions
Everton officials have addressed concerns over club finances, the January transfer window and who really makes the decisions that define its direction.
As the club hurtled into crisis in January, Everton committed to engaging with the club's Fan Advisory Board as supporters raised issues around transparency and communication. Those fears, along with frustration over the lack of signings and the performance of Everton on and off the pitch over recent years, were clear in the queries that emerged from a series of public hearings that formed part of the process.
A 13-page document has now been published in response, with the club providing answers over issues ranging from the transfer window to whether sanctioned billionaire Alisher Usmanov now has any “financial interest” in the club and if Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour sounded out Everton over a deal first.
Joe Thomas has the full story here.
Everton fixture changes
Four of Everton’s upcoming Premier League fixtures have been moved after being selected for live television coverage.
All four games are scheduled to take place in April and May, with the first one to be moved coming on the opening weekend of April. Originally scheduled for Saturday 1, the game has been moved to Monday 3, and will be live on Sky Sports.
Everton then make the trip to Old Trafford five days later, with the game now set to kick-off at 12.30pm instead of 3pm. The match will also be shown live on BT Sport.
The home fixture against Newcastle United, initially scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, will now take place two days later, Thursday 27. Kick-off will be at 7.45pm and the match will be shown live on BT Sport.
And, finally, Everton's trip to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City a few days later has been moved to Monday, May 1. The game will be shown live on Sky Sports and kick-off at 8pm.
Moussa Dembele would be a 'good fit'
Louis Saha thinks Moussa Dembele would be a good fit for Everton.
The former Blues striker told Lord Ping: "Dembele is a good player, but I doubt he’d have a big impact in the Premier League straight away.
"He’s been to a lot of clubs in recent years and I don’t like when players move around many times, but his profile might fit what Everton need.
"He’s strong in the air, competitive on the ball and a good finisher, sometimes there’s question marks though, if I’m totally honest."
Vitalii Mykolenko's brave dad
Vitalii Mykolenko’s brave dad was due to watch Everton play Manchester City but instead ended up joining the fight to save their homeland.
His father, Sergei, was set to visit Goodison Park for the first time in February of last year but his plans were disrupted when Russia invaded Ukraine. Mykolenko discovered his dad’s brave move in an emotional phone call as he was driving to Finch Farm for preparations for the game.
Read the full story HERE
Seamus Coleman named in TOTW
Seamus Coleman has been named in Harry Redknapp's BetVictor Team of the Week after his match-winning display in the 1-0 win over Leeds on Saturday afternoon at Goodison Park.
Redknapp said: "What a performance from the Everton captain. He showed his confidence and determination by winning the game with a beautiful strike from a tight angle. Aside from his great goal, I felt he put in a tremendous shift throughout the game, getting up the pitch when he could but also doing his bit to motivate his side and keep the defence in check. A true captain’s performance."
Dominic Calvert-Lewin needs to take inspiration
Former Everton striker Louis Saha told Lord Ping Dominic Calvert-Lewin needs to take inspiration from Marcus Rashford to get his career back on track.
"Every manager wants a player up front who gets you 15, 20 goals each season and they need to play every week.
"Calvert-Lewin has been really unlucky and a top player. He’s got great qualities but maybe like Rashford, he’s not as focused on his game as he should be.
"It’s dangerous if you put all your eggs in one basket. If Calvert-Lewin can get his approach back, as Rashford did, it can have the same impact on his game."
Nine-goal weapon not yet used
Michael Ball spoke about Stanley Mills, a striker who has nine goals in 15 games for Everton U21, and why Sean Dyche could use him.
"I saw Stanley Mills on Friday and he scored an early goal for the Under-21s against Tottenham Hotspur at Southport – a game Sean Dyche said he was going to watch – and since Anthony Gordon has gone, we haven’t got a player other than Gray who can run with the ball. I understand it’s only reserve team football but Mills has shown he can do that and there’s not much more he can do having scored nine times in 15 outings this season."
Read the full story HERE
Michael Ball has his say
Our right-back bailed Everton out against Leeds United but the question of where the goals are going to come from if Dominic Calvert-Lewin is missing, remains. If we’d have been playing against one of the better-quality sides, we’d have probably lost that game because we didn’t stick our chances away.
If Alex Iwobi isn’t playing too well or it’s not working out for Dwight McNeil, who else can we turn to? Iwobi had been having a poor game and was probably about to come off the pitch but the first time he completed a good pass forward was to Seamus Coleman for the goal.
Read what Ball had to say HERE
Up next
Sean Dyche's side will be looking to make it three wins in a row at Goodison Park on Saturday when they welcome Unai Emery's Aston Villa side.
Everton's win over Leeds dragged them out of the bottom three and a win against Villa will further boost their survival hopes.
Dyche made sure Turf Moor was a hard place to come away with a victory from and it looks as though he's doing the same with the Blues.
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Good morning, Blues
Hello and welcome to our Tuesday live blog, Blues.
Everton certainly made Monday morning feel easier after earning three points on Saturday, but Sean Dyche's side must now back up this performance when taking on Aston Villa this weekend.
Are you optimistic the Blues can secure a second straight league victory and what changes, if any, would you make to the starting eleven? Let us know in the comments section.
