What can we expect from Everton on deadline day?published at 07:40 BST 1 September
07:40 BST 1 September
Shamoon Hafez Football reporter
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Everton have already had a very busy transfer window, with eight new signings coming in for over £100m, including the eye-catching loan signing of winger Jack Grealish from Manchester City.
It comes after 11 first-team players left the club in the summer, including those who were on loan with the Toffees last season.
Sources have told BBC Sport there may well be further activity before the deadline and manager David Moyes has spoken openly about needing defensive reinforcements.
A new right-back will be high on the list, allowing Nathan Patterson to possibly depart on loan to Sevilla, while there is also a need for a centre-back following the hamstring injury picked up by key defender Jarrad Branthwaite.
Tyler Dibling fills the hole on the right wing, but a new central midfielder may also come in to boost the numbers.
There is interest from Scottish Premiership side Rangers in signing Toffees striker Youssef Chermiti on loan, so it remains to be seen whether that gets done before the 19:00 BST cut-off.
'The priority should be a right-back' and 'cover for Gueye'published at 07:04 BST 1 September
07:04 BST 1 September
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We asked for your views on what is still needed by Everton on transfer deadline day.
Here are some of your comments:
Daniel: I'd be happy if we only brought in a right-back but a strong holding midfielder would be good too. Definitely will be a mistake to let Harrison Armstrong go out on loan.
John: It's very simple - we need two signings. A defensive midfielder to back up Idrissa Gueye and let Armstrong out on loan, in addition to a right-back. That would mean we would be able to let Jake O'Brien play centre-back until Jarrad Branthwaite is back from injury.
Joel: Great business by Everton this far. Well done, David Moyes and The Freidkin Group. A right-back is a must, with Hector Fort favourite. I would sell Nathan Patterson via a loan with option to buy and swap Youssef Chermiti for Nico Raskin at Rangers if we can't get Lucas Paqueta.
Duncan: A right-back! O'Brien does a good job for a centre-back. He's not really the problem. But we are again playing Michael Keane. If we get a right-back we can play O'Brien at centre-back where he belongs.
Mike: Absolutely need a right-back, plus cover for Gueye (Afcon will come around quickly) and also a proven goalscorer to take the pressure off Thierno Barry.
Tony: Build on this momentum! Moyes knows what he needs. Back him. Competition for places will drive this team forward. If we firm up the defence with full-backs and a holding midfielder, Europe is possible.
Magnus: The priority should be a right-back. I would then let the team settle and come back with one or two signings in the January window if there are weaknesses. Yes, the squad is a bit thin but I would rather see a more long-term approach with quality signings than bringing in players for the sake of numbers. With a quality right-back, we do have the basic squad with competition for all positions.
Follow transfer deadline daypublished at 06:45 BST 1 September
06:45 BST 1 September
Today is the second transfer deadline day of the summer following a brief closure in June because of the Club World Cup.
In a change to previous windows, clubs only have until 19:00 BST to complete deals, bringing the Premier League in line with the EFL, Italy's Serie A, France's Ligue 1 and Germany's Bundesliga. The window in Scotland and Spain remains open until 23:00 BST.
It has already been a hectic window - with a number of storylines still to be resolved - but whether it turns out to be a day of transfer action or a pretty quiet one for your club, you will be able to keep across it all on BBC Sport.
Wolves 2-3 Everton - the fans' verdictpublished at 14:35 BST 31 August
14:35 BST 31 August
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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Wolves and Everton.
Here are some of your comments:
Wolves fans
Chris: Wolves continue to gift goals with their defensive mistakes. Too slow paced and next to no movement off the ball. There were plenty of opportunities to play a through ball but none of the forwards, until the substitutions, positioned themselves to break through into the wide-open space beyond the Everton defence. A draw, at least, was achievable with better tactics and effort.
Mike: Defensive errors and misplaced passes suggest a lot of soul searching and hard work ahead. More quality and positivity is required just to be competitive.
Colin: Clueless. No attack, no defence and not much in between. This squad would struggle in the league below. The low points Premier League record is in danger of being beaten this season.
Steve: For 60 minutes of that game Wolves were submissive. Passing was shocking and we kept giving the ball away. Beto bullied all three central defenders. Fer Lopez looked class and should be starting.
Everton fans
David: We are showing more and more self-belief. We can win games, we can hold on. I love the way we move forward now. That improvement in quality in the final third is delivering. A couple more in on Monday and a decent top-half finish is possible.
Gareth: We finally have a number of players who love the ball and can make things happen. And what about the ringmaster Jack Grealish? Reminding everyone what a brilliant player he is. It's rare to be a happy Evertonian in August!
Dave: It's been a long time since Everton had a genuine game-changer like Grealish. The ball just seems to stick to him. He glides around the pitch and spots opportunities other players do not. Adding the industry of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and the trickery of Iliman Ndiaye, and Everton - one of the lowest scorers in the league last season - look like a genuine threat going forward.
Andy: Excellent away win. More nervy than it should have been. Grealish, Dewsbury-Hall and Ndiaye were awesome. If we had defenders of similar quality, then we'd be a real force. Shout out to Jimmy Garner for an brilliant display. Onwards and upwards, Blues!
Can Everton replicate Forest's heroics from last season?published at 13:37 BST 31 August
13:37 BST 31 August
Will Perry Final score reporter
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You would have to be 'Captain Doom and Gloom' not to enjoy seeing someone with the talent and charisma of Jack Grealish, orchestrating a match and back on the pitch loving his football, with the exception of the Wolves fans who had to witness just that at Molineux.
Tricks, flicks, and two more assists, it feels like I watched a rescued animal released into the wild and back into his natural habitat. The shackles are off and the freedom David Moyes has allowed him in this Everton team will work for everyone, including England fans.
Grealish needs to be loved and what he has served up, albeit in just two and a quarter Premier League games, shows you how much he still has to offer.
Those long-suffering Everton supporters can get excited about the season - and it is not often we are able to say that.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was also exceptional against Wolves - another hugely gifted midfielder who had to keep the stabilisers on his bike at Chelsea, working under a strict, system-based manager.
When you throw the hugely underrated Iliman Ndiaye into this picture that I'm painting and then sprinkle the flair of Tyler Dibling on top... am I getting carried away by asking the question: can Everton do a Nottingham Forest from last season?
Maybe. However, if the Blues are lingering anywhere near the bottom six come May, I'll eat everyone's hat.
'Creative and brave' attack is making Everton excitingpublished at 11:06 BST 31 August
11:06 BST 31 August
Neil Johnston BBC Sport journalist
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In the past two Premier League campaigns while out of favour at Manchester City, Jack Grealish provided two assists in total.
Three games into the new season, he already has four for Everton.
At the start of this summer, David Moyes demanded that "elite players" were recruited by the club to match their "elite new stadium".
The arrival of Grealish has more than satisfied that mandate.
As well as his four assists in the past two games, he was heavily involved in the move for Iliman Ndiaye's goal which put Everton 2-1 ahead at Wolves.
The focal point of Everton's attack, the 29-year-old is already flourishing under Moyes.
Four assists in 2025-26 is already the second most of any Everton player since the start of last season, despite Grealish having played more than 1,000 minutes less than Dwight McNeil in first.
"We often talk about not having mavericks in the team. Jack Grealish is a maverick, but he can play in a system and he can work hard for the team," former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock told BBC Sport.
"The home fans last week at the new stadium were on their feet because he was battling for everything - he's got that side in him as well."
Former Liverpool, Tottenham and Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy added on BBC Match of the Day: "The forward line was creative and brave - not just Jack - and the Everton fans must be loving it."
Analysis: Grealish looks a player rebornpublished at 20:53 BST 30 August
20:53 BST 30 August
Neil Johnston BBC Sport journalist
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Everton have settled quickly into their new surroundings at Hill Dickinson Stadium - and now they are up and running away from home this season.
David Moyes' side were everything Wolves were not - well-organised, determined and they had the best player on the pitch.
England boss Thomas Tuchel name-checked Jack Grealish at his news conference on Friday, suggesting the door is still open for the player who has struggled and looked out-of-sorts at City for so long.
Three league matches into the season, he already looks a player reborn at Everton and is relishing the freedom he is being given by Moyes, who registered his 501st career victory as a manager with this win.
Grealish was given a standing ovation by the travelling fans when he was replaced in the 88th minute - but it was not all about Everton's number 18.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall looks a shrewd addition as well.
However, there will be slight irritation from Moyes that his side made life hard for themselves. In truth, Everton should have been out of sight by the time Rodrigo Gomes scored Wolves' second goal.
Instead the visitors were forced to endure some nervy moments late on, not least when Gomes fired inches wide in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
This was Everton's fourth win in six away league matches, and Moyes will hope to have more new players when the season resumes after the international break.
The Scot wants to bring in a right-back, central midfielder and striker before 19:00 BST on Monday.
Wolves 2-3 Everton: What Moyes and Dewsbury-Hall saidpublished at 17:45 BST 30 August
17:45 BST 30 August
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Everton manager David Moyes spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Everton's 3-2 win over Wolves: "Really pleased. We played really well and got an early goal. We limited them to few opportunities.
"Any away win is a good one and we are really pleased.
"We made it really hard and we gave away two goals which are unlike what I expect of them. We let them back into it.
"We also had two or three opportunities to get a fourth goal. But it is a really good win."
On Jack Grealish: "think Jack knows who he is. I am not taking any credit. He is making a big difference. Whether it is his assists, his presence, lots of things. So all credit to him.
"He is playing the minutes he may not have had in recent years. So he has three games in a week."
Toffees midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Premier League Productions: "A whirlwind of a game. All three goals were fantastic moves. Really happy with the win but not happy with how hard we made it at the end. But overall a great three points."
On his connection with Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye: "Really good. They are both fantastic lads. Everyone knows Jack is quality but Ili is a top player. And playing with him you see how good he is. It is a nice feeling having players like that around you."
Did you know?
Beto has now scored 12 goals in the Premier League without providing a single assist; only Branko Strupar (15) and Bafetimbi Gomis (13) have scored more goals in the competition without providing an assist than him.
Wolves v Everton: Team newspublished at 14:01 BST 30 August
14:01 BST 30 August
Jorgen Strand Larsen, who has been the subject of two bids from Newcastle United, sits this one out. Wolves boss Vitor Pereira said on Friday the Norway striker was being treated for a minor knock.
Beto starts up front for Everton in place of Thierno Barry, while Vitaliy Mykolenko returns to the starting XI after injury. New signing Tyler Dibling starts on the bench.
Sutton's predictions: Wolves v Evertonpublished at 11:04 BST 30 August
11:04 BST 30 August
It's a big match for Wolves, this. Vitor Pereira needs a result.
I thought Pereira did a good job with them last season. They have lost Matheus Cunha, of course. But against Bournemouth they were a man down and against Manchester City they just fell to pieces and were smashed.
I do worry about Everton, especially in the centre-forward area. Maybe Thierno Barry will come to the fore but £27m doesn't get you a top-class striker these days and he's still got some developing to do.
That said, if there's a motivated Jack Grealish then Everton have a really good chance. He was excellent against Brighton. It's good to see him back playing football with a smile on his face.
Wolves v Everton: key stats and talking pointspublished at 19:24 BST 29 August
19:24 BST 29 August
Matthew Hobbs BBC Sport journalist
Wolves will attempt to back up their League Cup victory against West Ham United by earning a first Premier League success of the campaign against an Everton side looking for a third straight victory in all competitions. BBC Sport examines some of they key themes before Saturday's fixture at Molineux.
New signings improve Everton's attack
Everton's 2-0 win in the League Cup against Mansfield Town on Wednesday night was David Moyes' 500th career victory as a manager. He will aim for his 501st at Molineux against a Wolves side who also won in the cup earlier this week.
The win against Mansfield was Everton's second at Hill Dickinson Stadium following the 2-0 triumph over Brighton last weekend and Jack Grealish made his second start for the club.
The England international is already averaging 3.21 chances per game, which is more than any Everton player since the start of last season.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is second on that list with 2.5 chances created and although he was rested in midweek, the instant impact of the two midfielders highlights why Moyes was desperate to recruit more creativity this summer.
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New signings have had an immediate impact on Everton's attack
Toffees coming unstuck in defence
It is a case in point highlighted even further by Harrison Armstrong's performance on Wednesday. The 18-year-old provided two assists on his first start of the season and his third assist in total for the club.
Since the start of last season, only Dwight McNeil (6) has provided more assists for Everton in all competitions – despite Armstrong playing just 273 minutes in total and spending the second half of 2024-25 on loan at Derby.
While Everton's attacking options have drastically improved following the arrivals of Grealish, Dewsbury-Hall and, most recently, Tyler Dibling, they have looked vulnerable defensively.
Leeds benefitted from a controversial penalty call to defeat Everton in the opening matchround but they had 21 shots, including 12 in the box. Brighton then missed multiple chances, and a penalty, against the Toffees last weekend.
The net result is that Everton have the highest expected goals tally against of any side so far this season – although Wolves are just behind in second.
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Everton and Wolves have shown defensive frailties so far this season
Can Wolves hang on to Strand Larsen?
In 2024-25, Vitor Pereira's side would have finished 12th in a Premier League table that started with his first game in charge on 22 December but the start to this campaign has been more difficult.
Wolves conceded five goals and failed to score across two opening defeats before they came from behind to defeat West Ham United in the League Cup on Tuesday courtesy of a brace from striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.
The 25-year-old Norway international has been subject to two bids from Newcastle United and Pereira's immediate priority must be to hold onto a player who was only signed on a permanent deal in July following his loan move from Celta Vigo last summer.
Wolves have already lost Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri and although wingers Fer Lopez and Jhon Arias have been added for a combined £34m, along with Alkmaar full-back David Moller Wolfe, Pereira's squad appears weaker than last season.
Across the first two matchdays, Wolves have had the fewest shots (15), have the lowest xG (1.02) and only three sides have had fewer touches in the opposition box (33).
Wolves rejected Newcastle's second bid of £55m earlier this week for Strand Larsen and they surely can't afford to lose such a key figure with time running out to find a replacement in this window.
Following Wolves' win against West Ham, Pereira addressed the bids for Strand Larsen. "Football is football and every player has a price, even [Lionel] Messi or Cristiano [Ronaldo]," he said. "I understand football but for me it's very important for us. We will see what happens.
"If it's my decision, of course [he stays]. He is a very important player.
"I know a lot of players in my career in this situation and they have asked me not to play but he wants to play every time. He wants to help the team.
"In the last seven or eight months I am with him, I know him very well. He will never force [a move]. Of course we know football is football. You must be ready for everything but I want to keep the best players and this kind of player with us."
Moyes on squad depth, Armstrong's future and Grealish impactpublished at 10:27 BST 29 August
10:27 BST 29 August
Karan Vinod BBC Sport journalist
Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Wolves at Molineux (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
On team news: "I think most things are pretty much the same. Every Premier League team's squad won't be confirmed until after Monday's deadline, whether it be in injuries, etc. So I think we are all looking to get rid of the window and then working with the players we have."
Moyes further confirmed that he "hoped" that Vitaliy Mykolenko will be ready to go against Wolves as "it was important" for them to get him back, and confirmed that Adam Aznou has "a little bit of a problem" with his ankle but is back in training.
On any more signing this summer: "Could do. But I don't want to raise expectations all the time. Anything we get over the line before Monday night, I couldn't be sure of that. We have had injuries (in defence) and we want competition for them and realise that there are people breathing down their necks."
The Scotsman admitted it was not an ideal situation to see such an influx of players this window, noting that "they can't repair" everything in one summer, but added that it has "given them a chance to bring some players in" and make improvements on last year.
On Jack Grealish: "I think his experience is hugely important, he's played in huge games and also played with great players, so I'm hoping that his nous helps us and we need it here."
Moyes also stated that he was "really pleased" with the way Grealish has settled in at the club and called him "a real talent", adding he hopes to help him "get back to the levels he produced for many years".
On Harrison Armstrong: "A loan is there if we want that for him, he played really well mid-week. He has shown that he's got the potential to be a future Everton player, that's for sure. So, we've got a decision - if we are going to give him enough game time between now and January. In January, we will lose two or three players to the Africa Cup of Nations, so we have got that in our thought process. We are really pleased with how he played and we are looking at a very good future Everton player."
The Everton manager said that the players signed this season show his intent to build on the strong defensive foundations from last year, adding that he is "looking to make more chances and score more goals this season".
On improving away form: "Absolutely. We had some terrific wins on the road last season, and I hope we can keep it going. Overall, we are now going to Wolves, and hopefully we come out with three points."
On Wolves: "I think Wolves have got a good side, I think the manager is doing a very good job, and they are developing as a team, some very good players. We go to Wolves knowing that it is a difficult game and that we are going to have to play really well to get a result."
'Hopefully this is the start of something special' - Colemanpublished at 12:56 BST 28 August
12:56 BST 28 August
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Everton captain Seamus Coleman spoke to BBC Radio Merseyside after the 2-0 win over Mansfield Town in the Carabao Cup Second Round.
On captaining at the new stadium: "A very proud day. There was times we didn't know how we'd get to this stadium as a Premier League club. There's been a lot of blood, sweat and tears in the last three or four years. All the hard work done by so many people, it's taken so many managers to get here as a Premier League club. It was a lovely day against Brighton. To walk out into the new stadium as Everton captain is an amazing feeling."
On setting their sights on the EFL Cup: "I think the manager set the tone with that. He wants this football club to be back challenging in Europe and getting on cup runs. I think you could see that by the team he picked tonight. There was a few changes but it was still a strong team. It's been a frustration of mine when the team gets changed around too much and you end up getting knocked out. Every club's crying out for success. We've seen with Crystal Palace and Newcastle that it's possible."
On his role as a mentor: "It's important, it always has been. You want the young players to feel as comfortable as they can quite quickly. It's not just me, I have to say there's a group of lads that make everyone feel at home quite quickly. We'll be rallying around Tyler [Dibling] and making him feel at home as quick as possible."
On a new dawn for Everton: "It definitely does feel like a new start, it feels exciting, with the new players and the amazing stadium. But with that you do have to have a bit of patience and understand that it's a tough league and we have to earn the right every week. Slowly but surely, the manager will keep strengthening the squad. In time this football club needs to be up, challenging for things because it's a huge club and we've had too many tough years. Hopefully this is the start of something special over the next four or five years."
Moyes eyes defensive supportpublished at 09:38 BST 28 August
09:38 BST 28 August
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David Moyes has hinted defensive reinforcements may be on their way into Everton before Monday's transfer deadline.
The Scot used key figures including James Tarkowski and Michael Keane in Tuesday's Carabao Cup win over Mansfield Town.
Injuries to Jarrad Branthwaite, Nathan Patterson, Seamus Coleman and Vitaly Mykolenko have limited Moyes' options, though the latter two featured at Hill Disckinson Stadium.
Moyes said: "We wanted to try and give as many players (as possible) a game. I've not got any defenders. I'm very limited to what I can choose defensive-wise.
"It already has changed a lot of my plans because, obviously, we're without Jarrad and we have been without Myko for, certainly, the first couple of games.
"We had this at the end of last season as well, we've had it all through the summer. It's not as if we've necessarily got it better.
"We've got people back, but others are injured. We've just got to make sure that we're not short again if we can help it - and certainly we were short for the first two games in the Premier League."
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