Your Everton headlines for Tuesday, June 21
Louis Saha makes bold Everton claim and sends message to Richarlison
Louis Saha reckons his former club Everton have the quality to challenge the top four next season.
It might sound a bold prediction from the 43-year-old given that Frank Lampard’s side finished 16th last season and only secured their Premier League status with a dramatic 3-2 comeback win in their final home game against Crystal Palace but such claims do have a historical precedent.
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Everton finished 2021/22 with just 39 points, the joint lowest equivalent points total in the club’s history, but the only other time they had such a paltry haul (in 2003/04), they recovered to rise to fourth place the following year in what was their highest Premier League placing to date.
Chris Beesley has the full story.
Everton supporters told why Nathan Patterson is 'the real deal' as Seamus Coleman claim made
Former Everton winger Pat Nevin doesn't believe Blues supporters need to 'worry' about the signing of Nathan Patterson.
The Blues signed the right-back from Rangers in the January transfer window. However, he is yet to make his mark at Goodison Park, thanks to an unfortunate injury record.
Patterson endured a frustrating end to the season, making just one start - in the FA Cup against Boreham Wood in March. The 20-year-old then required surgery on an ankle problem in April that curtailed his season early.
And Nevin has now moved to reassure Everton fans about the young full-back. The former winger believes Patterson is the 'real deal' and that the Blues have signed a solid successor to Seamus Coleman.
