Everton

• Tomas Soucek has scored more 90th minute winning goals in the Premier League than any other West Ham player (3). Three of the Hammers’ last four such goals have been scored by Soucek.

• Everton are winless in their last 10 Premier League games (D5 L5), including all seven so far in 2024 (D5 L2). It’s their joint-longest winless run from the start of a calendar year in their league history.

• Beto became the 31st player to take a Premier League penalty for Everton, and the 23rd to fail to score one, with only Arsenal (24) having more different players miss from the spot. It was the 27th Premier League penalty saved by a West Ham goalkeeper, three more than any other side.

• James Ward-Prowse provided his seventh Premier League assist of the season for West Ham, his joint-most in a single campaign in the competition (also 7 in 2020-21). Six of these have come from a set-play, more than any other player in the Premier League.

• With Richarlison scoring for Tottenham and Kurt Zouma for West Ham today, this is the first time Everton have had two former players score against them at Goodison Park in a single Premier League campaign since 2005-06 (Gary Speed and Wayne Rooney).

• Everton had 21 shots against West Ham. It’s the fifth time this season they’ve had 20 or more shots in a Premier League home game, but they’ve ended on the losing side in three of them (23 v Luton Town, 24 v Manchester United).

Tomas Soucek struck a stylish half-volley as West Ham scored twice in injury time to clinch a dramatic win at Everton.

The Blues had taken the lead when Beto - who had seen a first-half penalty saved - headed in at the back post shortly after half-time.

Kurt Zouma equalised for the Hammers with a header from a corner.

The game looked set to end in a draw but Soucek scored a stunning goal with his instep in added time before Edson Alvarez struck right at the end.

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.

For this weekend's games, he takes on Sam McTrusty and Ross McNae from rock band Twin Atlantic.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Everton must be absolutely delighted to get back four of the 10 points that they had deducted, and that sets them up nicely for this game.

If they can follow that by ending their long wait for a league win, which stretches back nine games to 16 December, it would be huge for them.

They should have beaten 10-man Brighton last week, and would have done if not for Lewis Dunk's stoppage-time leveller - but they showed enough in that game to make me think they will be out of trouble soon.

Without the points deduction, we wouldn't have been talking about them being in danger of the drop. Now it has been reduced, they are perfectly fine.

West Ham have had some good news too, with Lucas Paqueta back from injury after six games out, and he made an immediate impact against Brentford. Jarrod Bowen was on fire in that game too, with a hat-trick, but I am not expecting more of the same from him or his team.

I keep backing Everton at home, and getting it wrong, but I fancy them here. Their former boss David Moyes has won at Goodison with West Ham once before, in 2021, but I have feeling he will leave empty-handed this time.

Sam's prediction: 2-1

Ross' prediction: 1-2

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BBC Sport pundit Michael Brown has been picking his underrated XI of the Premier League season so far.

James Tarkowski

I’ve watched the adversity with Everton for such a long time now and I feel like he is an organiser, he has that presence. Aerially he is very, very good, strong in a tackle and at set-pieces. Having that organisation is key.

He is the one you would have in the side straight away. He is a good defender, really solid. You wouldn’t want to run into him - you would come out second best, for sure.

Having that relationship already with Sean Dyche from their time at Burnley will have helped. If you asked Dyche about him when he came in, straight away he would have said: 'I know what he is going to do.'

Tarkowski is a nice man as well, and I think that is very important. He is very approachable and I just like the way he goes about his game. If he was in a team that was winning more games, you can only imagine how good he would be.

He is the kind of player who will be looked at by some of these other clubs because he is a nice blend - a ball-playing centre-back who is aggressive and tough tackler.

Brown was speaking to BBC Sport's Nicola Pearson

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Fulham captain Tom Cairney believes Everton being handed back four points on appeal will be "demoralising" for the teams below them.

The reduction of their 10-point deduction to six for breaching Premier League financial rules lifted the Toffees above Brentford and Nottingham Forest and opened up a five point cushion over Luton in 18th.

"I don't think it'll change Everton's mindset as much," Cairney told the Footballer's Football Podcast. "I still think Sean Dyche will be a little bit still [with a] siege mentality."

"It's going to be a bit demoralising (for the teams below Everton).

"They went on such a good run when they got the 10 points deducted, they really pulled together with the fans. It sums Everton Football Club up - they're very as one with the fans.

"Obviously, they didn't have such good form of late but this will be a little boost. It will galvanise them.

"I still think they had enough in the locker to survive, but for the teams below them it's a little bit of a hit.

"It's gonna be interesting to see how everyone reacts."

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Here are the key facts and figures before Saturday's game between Everton and West Ham United in the Premier League.

• After their win at the London Stadium in October, Everton are looking to complete their first Premier League double over West Ham since the 2014-15 season under Roberto Martinez.

• Despite losing this fixture last season, West Ham have won two of their past three league visits to Goodison Park. This is as many wins as they managed in their previous 13 away league games at Everton beforehand.

• Everton are winless in their last nine Premier League games (D5 L4), having won four in a row before this. Only once have they had a longer run without a win in the competition, going 12 games from the start of the 1994-95 campaign.

• West Ham’s win over Brentford on Monday ended a six-game winless run in the Premier League for the Hammers. They also scored more goals in that victory than they had in their winless run of six combined.

• Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored more goals for Everton against West Ham in all competitions than he has against any other opponent. His last goal for the Toffees was the winner in the reverse fixture against the Hammers back in October.

• Jarrod Bowen is West Ham’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with 14 goals, netting his first career hat-trick against Brentford. Only two players have scored more in a single campaign for the Hammers – Paolo Di Canio (16 in 1999-00) and John Hartson (15 in 1997-98).

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Appeals barrister Matthew Stanbury believes it is "encouraging" that Everton's second chance for breaching Premier League financial rules us unlikely to be "double counted" with their first.

Stanbury explained to BBC Radio Merseyside's Giulia Bould on Total Sport Merseyside that the Premier League has been using English Football League (EFL) guidelines through the process of charges and appeals and that these are clear on punishing club's twice for offences over the same period.

"I don't think the finding that Everton have acted in good faith is going to make a whole lot of difference, but in terms of the EFL guidelines, I think what it does mean is there's going to be a little bit more predictability about what we see going forward," he said.

"In terms of questions of double jeopardy, we're referring to the fact that the original charge that Everton faced covered three seasons - two of which are now covered by the fresh charge. There's effectively a two-out-of-three season overlap or three financial reporting periods.

"We talk about double jeopardy and there is this suggestion that within EFL rules they are a bit clearer and tighter about that not happening and people not being punished for the same offences twice.

"I think that is encouraging but also, even within the decision itself, there's lots of talk about making sure there is no double counting.

"That really is getting to the absolute nub of where the latest charge is going to be and that's where the argument is all going to be.

"You're going to hear a lot about double jeopardy and double counting in the weeks ahead."

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BBC Radio Merseyside's Giulia Bould spoke to appeals barrister Matthew Stanbury to get his assessment of Everton being handed back four of the 10 points they were deducted for breaching Premier League financial rules.

"Nobody comes out of it particularly well," he told Total Sport Merseyside. "From the club's perspective a lot of the grounds for appeal were rejected.

"It's also fair to say the Premier League come out of this pretty badly - particularly with regards to how badly thought out these profit and sustainability rules are and in particular with regard to how they are enforced both in terms of the charges that have gone before with Everton and with the charges yet to come with them and Nottingham Forest.

"It is as clear as mud how they are proposing to deal with these things, so I would call it a slender win for Everton."

Stanbury also spoke about the need to change the process of sanctioning clubs and the appeals that follow in order for the Premier League to exhibit greater clarity and control.

"This should have been done a long, long time ago and it's pretty embarrassing really for the Premier League that they've got to a stage where they've gone through this process with Everton and it's been found to be lacking in terms of there being any proper sanctions guidelines built into the rules," he added.

"And the fact is the English Football League is showing them up in the sense that these commissions and appeal boards are having to look at what's happening in the EFL to interpret what should be done in the Premier League.

"You'd assume, naturally, the Premier League would have it's house well and truly in order so they need to get this sorted - and, frankly, they ought to have had it sorted before the Everton case and they ought to have it sorted before the next two sets of charges.

"It's not going to happen and I think we're going to have this rather strange, artificial situation where you've got a Premier League that is looking to the lower league's rules to guide them as to how they should be enforcing their own.

"It's an absolute mess."

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BBC Sport journalist

Everton boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League match at home to West Ham United.

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Dyche said he was "pleased we got something back" after Everton had their 10-point deduction for breaching Premier League financial rules reduced to six on appeal, adding: "You're always greedy and want more, but I think the points the club has put forward have been listened too. It brings clarity."

• He was not drawn into speculation over the second charge his team face: "Nothing we can do about that at this time. The main focus was on this appeal. A line is drawn under that, the players are clear on that - attack the rest of the season."

• Dyche confirmed he will make a decision on Friday on whether Idrissa Gueye and Amadou Onana will be fit for Saturday, while Andre Gomes is "back on the grass", Arnaut Danjuma's ankle issue is "longer term" and Delle Alli is focusing on "just getting fit".

• On the prospective takeover and its impact on the players: "It's out of my hands that, wait and see what happens. Nothing to report from my point of view. It's an ongoing process. I don't think so [that players are worried]. I think the points tally was a much different situation. They're not worried about takeovers, that's miles away from what you do on a football field."

• On opponents West Ham and their manager David Moyes: "David's someone I have massively high regard for. He's done a great job over a long period there, as he did here. He's held in very high regard at Everton Football Club. He always has an outfit that is competitive."

• He said he was pleased with how his side have equipped themselves during the uncertainty: "Performances have stayed solid. We haven't had the wins we want. Some people felt 10 was harsh. Maybe we were expecting more back - but it's done now. Main thing was to bring clarity for us and for everyone.

• He is fully focused on the Hammers: "We have to go into the game in the right frame of mind, and I think we are. We have to find those defining moments."

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Mike Richards
Fan writer

The fine margins of football were on show at the Amex on Saturday afternoon.

Everton were minutes away from the ultimate Sean Dyche away performance. Immediate post-match reaction was one of disappointment and critical of the manager.

The fickle nature of the sport dictated that blame had to be attached to someone after Lewis Dunk’s stoppage-time equaliser cancelled out Jarrad Branthwaite’s left-footed rocket.

With more goals from set-pieces in the Premier League than open play this season, it was no surprise to see the Everton goal come from a deep free-kick.

The struggles of our attacking players is well documented.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is without a goal in his past 20 games, Beto hasn’t scored since the 3-0 win over Newcastle United in December and Youssef Chermiti is yet to break his duck - albeit with very few minutes under his belt.

The reliance on set-piece goals is a concern. It's a clear strength but magnifies a serious weakness.

It highlights the lack of creativity within the side and a shift from the performances we were seeing at the back end of the year.

Whether we can get back to that level of performance remains to be seen.

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Greg O'Keeffe, writer for the Athletic, says "there is relief" among Everton fans but there's also "further doubts" as the club prepares for a second hearing over financial breaches.

"There's clarity, which is something Sean Dyche had called for a couple of times in recent weeks," O'Keeffe told BBC Radio Merseyside.

"It lifts a little bit of the cloud of uncertainty that's been hanging over Everton for months now and enables them to at least see a way forward. Now you can concentrate on the league and games a little bit more.

"There is relief but it's bookended by further doubts of what happens if they're found to have breached it again."

Former Everton centre-back Alan Stubbs added: "I think it's been handled atrociously from a Premier League point of view and they've got it horribly wrong.

"The result is a positive for Everton, but then before you know it you start thinking about the second charge and what that entails."

Hear more of Stubbs' thoughts on Total Sport Merseyside on BBC Sounds

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Julie Clarke from the Everton Fan Advisory Board hopes the return of four points to the table "boosts" the team to "get back to winning" ways.

"There is no doubt that what has gone on has affected the players," Clarke told the Football Daily Podcast. "It can't not have done because they're just human beings like all of us.

"You watch the club and you know that you've got great players on the pitch who are not performing to their best or potential. Let's hope that this will be a boost for them and we can get back to winning."

Speaking about the 10-point deduction, which was imposed in November for breaching the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules for the period ending season 2021-22, she added: "We don't think the process itself is fit for purpose.

"There's been no transparency and we were given a sanction more onerous than a club that's already gone into administration!

"We are convinced that the Premier League were using us to show their teeth to the Independent Regulator that they are capable of regulating themselves. The mess that they've created here has proven exactly the opposite.

"This shouldn't have happened. The process that they have isn't fit for purpose."

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BBC Radio Merseyside Sport's Giulia Bould says Everton and their fans feel "satisfied" by their appeal outcome, which has resulted in their 10-point deduction being reduced to six.

"The club and the fans feel this outcome shows they have been justified in the first place to appeal the ten-point deduction, as they've always said they didn't feel it fits the breach of a £20m overspend," said Bould on the Football Daily Podcast.

"As we know there's an immediate nine-point deduction for insolvency, so using that measure, Everton always felt that the 10 was disproportionate. This was never about the breach itself as they admitted that from the word go.

"Some will judge this as a success by managing to get that penalty cut by 40%. That's something fans don't want to celebrate today because they know that second breach is pending."

Everton were further charged in January along with Nottingham Forest for alleged breaches in their accounts for 2022-23.

That case must be heard by 8 April, however, any appeal could take that process to 24 May, the week after the season has concluded.

"Everton have argued that it is in effect double jeopardy because they've been charged already and punished for 75% of their accounts that were included in the first breach," added Bould.

"You can see why they're unhappy with that. In terms of a timeline, this is really tight now. It took from 17 November to 26 February to go through the whole process, but officials have got from today to the end of May to get all of this re-done because if there was an appeal that would run until 24 May.

"The season actually finishes five days before that. So we could have a final table on the Premier League's final day of the season and it actually not be decisive of who is being relegated."

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Mike Richards
Fan writer

It is difficult to know how to feel after hearing the news that Everton have had four points returned on appeal.

The initial 10-point deduction was draconian, with fans, players and the manager all punished for something out of their control.

Ask many Evertonians and they would have told you they expected nothing back, so there may well be some welcome surprise among the fan base.

Personally, there is a sense of relief that a line can be drawn under the first charge, but utter dismay that six points is still deemed a fair and proportionate punishment.

In my view, how the club have been used and continue to be so should never sit right with any fair-minded football fan.

I have got a real hope that the clarity and closure provides the players and manager with a mental lift going into the upcoming fixtures.

They have all operated admirably in the most trying of circumstances. This should not be forgotten when we return to Goodison Park this weekend.

We cannot forget however, that the battle continues. The second charge is next on the to-do list.

Double Jeopardy, hosted by Laurence 'Super Silk' Rabinowitz KC, is coming soon.

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There is more reaction to Monday's news involving Everton on BBC Radio Merseyside's Total Sport programme from 18:00 GMT.

Former Toffees centre-back Alan Stubbs will be speaking about the outcome of Everton's appeal against a 10-point deduction for breaking financial rules, which has resulted in the club's sanction being reduced to a six-point penalty.

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