Your daily dose of Everton news and rumoursEverton will host Sunderland in the FA Cup Third Round in the second weekend of January. [Royal Blue Mersey]Thierno Barry says his first Everton goal is “one for the supporters” as he thanked the Toffees’ faithful for their endless encouragement during his start to life in royal blue.“I’m very happy because I worked for this. I don’t know for how many games I didn’t score, so I’m very happy. The team helped me a lot and the coach also.” [Everton FC]Everton insider The Bobble reports that the club have officially begun negotiations with James Garner’s representatives over a new contract for the versatile player. Everton have officially opened talks with James Garner over a new and improved contract. No agreement reached yet but talks ongoing with a confidence the midfielder will commit his long term future to the club 🔵 pic.twitter.com/BZJjj3UkGK— The Bobble (@ElBobble) December 8, 2025How realistic are Everton’s European aspirations following Nottingham Forest win?Carlo Ancelotti has made a vow about Hill Dickinson Stadium when speaking about his time as Everton manager. [Liverpool Echo]Is Jesse Lingard going to be reunited with David Moyes in the near future? [Claret and Hugh]Nottingham Forest are standing firm on their stance that James Tarkowski should have received a red card for his off-the-ball challenge on Dan Ndoye. [Nottingham Live]Michael Ball believes that our transfer signing of the summer Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall understands Everton identity as David Moyes change is obvious. [Liverpool Echo]O Captain! My Captain!Sending love to former @Everton skipper Mike Lyons on his 74th birthday, today.💙🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/2Hz8ganlJM— Everton FC Heritage Society (@EvertonHeritage) December 8, 2025Preston North End star Alfie Devine has admitted that Everton loanee Harrison Armstrong being as good as he is at such a young age scares him. [Football Insider]Five Everton loanees were in action over the weekend, earning valuable experience with their temporary clubs. Here is the roundup of our loanees for this week. [Everton FC]From struggling at high school to thriving at catering college 👨🍳Michael Keane pays a special visit to Jai, one of Everton’s community project success stories.@Everton | @premierleaguepic.twitter.com/RfsiZrznrF— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) December 7, 2025‘End of an era’ as famous Everton pub, The Winslow announces closure. [Liverpool Echo]What to WatchUEFA Champions League action continues with Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool in action. A full slate of Championship matches are also on tap.Full schedule of games here.Follow UsTwitter | Threads | Facebook
