Your Everton morning headlines for Thursday, April 28.
Everton could be about to get relegation boost
Frank Lampard has insisted Everton must focus only on themselves as the season reaches its climax.
But supporters fretting over the club's survival prospects will be paying keen attention to Old Trafford tonight. Manchester United host Chelsea, the Blues' next opponents, and the game could have significant implications for Sunday's tie at Goodison Park.
The fixture means Chelsea will only have two full days to recover for their visit to Merseyside, compared to the week between matches for Everton. That could prove vital, particularly after Chelsea laboured to a late win against West Ham last weekend.
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Should Chelsea win on Thursday it would take them one step closer to securing Champions League qualification. While the Stamford Bridge side are under little pressure from outside the top four, victory would move them 10 points clear of fifth place Tottenham Hotspur with five games remaining. Their goal difference is also vastly superior. Three points in Manchester may, therefore, allow Chelsea to start turning their attention to other matters including the FA Cup final.
Joe Thomas has the full story here.
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Goodison Park – a cathedral of English football and a Liverpool institution.
From Dixie Dean scoring his 60th goal of the season to that famous Bayern Munich night. Goodison has witnessed some breathtaking moments over the years.
But soon it will be no more. Soon Everton will be playing their football at a brand new state of the art stadium based at Bramley-Moore Dock.
And it was after that famous night against Bayern that Howard Kendall famously remarked: "Get the ball into the box, the Gwladys Street will suck the ball into the net."
In many people’s eyes it was Goodison’s greatest ever assist. An assist that sent Everton on their way to European glory.
But now Goodison needs to deliver again. It needs to find a way to help Everton avoid relegation and maintain its Premier League status.
