The 2026–27 season is the 149th season in the history of Everton Football Club, and the club's 73rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
CMC Markets announced a main club partnership with Everton ahead of the season.
Kits
Squad
No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists Goalkeepers 1 Jordan Pickford GK Sunderland 361 0 2 12 Mark Travers GK Bournemouth 2 0 0 31 Tom King GK Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Ainsley Maitland-Niles RB / DM Lyon 1 1 0 4 Jarrad Branthwaite CB Carlisle United 99 5 1 5 Michael Keane CB Burnley 266 19 11 6 James Tarkowski (captain) CB Burnley 163 7 6 15 Jake O'Brien CB / RB Lyon 64 3 2 16 Vitaliy Mykolenko LB Dynamo Kyiv 162 4 5 Midfielders 8 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall CM / AM Chelsea 36 9 4 23 Christian Nørgaard DM / CM Arsenal 0 0 0 24 Charly Alcaraz AM / CM Flamengo 41 3 4 30 Hayden Hackney DM / CM Middlesbrough 3 0 1 34 Merlin Röhl CM / AM SC Freiburg 21 1 0 37 James Garner CM / DM Manchester United 129 5 11 45 Harrison Armstrong CM Everton Academy 25 0 4 Forwards 10 Jack Grealish (on loan from Manchester City) LW / AM Manchester City 23 2 6 11 Thierno Barry ST Villarreal 45 12 1 19 Tyrique George RW / LW Chelsea 15 1 0 20 Tyler Dibling RW / AM Southampton 18 0 0 22 Brennan Johnson RW / LW Crystal Palace 4 1 1
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef.First Team 2 July 2026 CDM Hayden Hackney Middlesbrough £16,500,000 6 July 2026 RW Tyrique George Chelsea £18,000,000 6 July 2026 AM Merlin Röhl SC Freiburg £17,000,000 5 August 2026 CDM Christian Nørgaard Arsenal £7,000,000 11 August 2026 RW Brennan Johnson Crystal Palace Swap 1 September 2026 RB Ainsley Maitland-Niles Lyon £4,200,000 Academy 17 July 2026 GK Zach Lee Kendal Town Free 2 September 2026 RB Ezra Carrington Manchester City Free Total £58,500,000
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef.First Team 1 September 2026 LW Jack Grealish Manchester City End of season Academy
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef.First Team 31 August 2026 LB Adam Aznou Málaga End of season Academy 20 July 2026 CF George Morgan Cannes End of season 31 August 2026 RW Joel Catesby Accrington Stanley 1 September 2026 DF Eli Campbell Milton Keynes Dons 8 September 2206 GK Douglass Lukjanciks Southport 6 October 2026
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef.First Team 11 August 2026 LW Dwight McNeil Crystal Palace Swap 1 September 2026 FW Beto Fiorentina £15,400,000 1 September 2026 CM Tim Iroegbunam Hull City £22,000,000 1 September 2026 RW Iliman Ndiaye Manchester City £65,000,000 1 September 2026 RB Nathan Patterson Torino £850,000 Academy 15 June 2026 LW Isaac Heath Cambridge United Undisclosed 2 July 2026 LW Coby Ebere Čukarički Total £103,250,000
Released / Out of contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoined dateRef.First Team 30 June 2026 RB Tyler Onyango Sheffield Wednesday 7 August 2026 CDM Idrissa Gueye Al-Diriyah 9 August 2026 RB Séamus Coleman Retired Academy 30 June 2026 GK Goodness Gospel-Eze Stockport County 1 July 2026 CF Francis Okoronkwo Doncaster Rovers CM Demi Akarakiri Cagliari 3 July 2026 LW Kean Wren Derby County 17 July 2026 CB Reece Welch Bradford City 5 August 2026 CB Bradley Moonan Lancaster City 6 August 2026 RB Roman Dixon Walsall 11 August 2026 RW Jacob Beaumont-Clark Torquay United 28 August 2026 LW Kingsford Boakye LB Louis Poland Sheffield Wednesday 8 September 2026 CF Charlie Stewart
New contract DatePos.PlayerContract untilRef.First Team 8 June 2026 LB Vitaliy Mykolenko 30 June 2029 Academy 1 July 2026 LW Shea Pita 30 June 2028 16 July 2026 RB Rocco Lambert 30 June 2027 14 August 2026 CM Melvin Matos 30 June 2028 9 September 2026 CM Arthur Barratt 30 June 2029
Pre-season and friendlies On 28 May, The Toffees announced their first pre-season friendly against Newcastle United in Edinburgh. In June, six further fixtures were confirmed against Dundee, Bolton Wanderers, Stoke City, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart and Lille.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Premier League fixtures were released on 19 June 2026.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Everton entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to Preston North End. They were then drawn at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round, and at home to Newcastle United in the fourth round.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Player who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Discipline
RankNo.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 37 CDM James Garner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 45 CM Harrison Armstrong 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 CM Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 AM Jack Grealish 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 LB Vitaliy Mykolenko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 RW Brennan Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 CM Charly Alcaraz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
Awards Player Awards Premier League Goal of the Month MonthPlayerOppositionResult September DF Ainsley Maitland-Niles v. Manchester United
Premier League Save of the Month MonthPlayerOppositionResultAugustGK Jordan Pickfordv. Crystal Palace
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