2018–19 Everton F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Everton's 65th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 141st year in existence.^[1] They participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup.

Everton

2018–19 season
Chairman	Bill Kenwright
Manager	Marco Silva
Stadium	Goodison Park
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
EFL Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Gylfi Sigurðsson Richarlison (13) All: Gylfi Sigurðsson Richarlison (14)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 39,395 (21 Apr 2019 v Man. United, PL)
Lowest home attendance	League: 38,113 (13 Jan 2019 v Bournemouth) All: 30,545 (2 October 2018 v Southampton, EFL Cup)
Biggest win	5–1 (26 Dec 2018 v Burnley, PL)
Biggest defeat	2–6 (23 Dec 2018 v Tottenham Hotspur, PL)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Kits

Home

Home Alt.

Home Alt. 2

Home Alt. 3

Away

Third

Third Alt.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
24 July 2018	LW		Richarlison	Watford	£35,000,000[a]	[2]
1 August 2018	LB		Lucas Digne	Barcelona	£18,000,000	[3]
3 August 2018	GK		João Virgínia	Arsenal	Undisclosed	[4]
9 August 2018	LW		Bernard	Shakhtar Donetsk	Free	[5]
9 August 2018	CB		Yerry Mina	Barcelona	£27,200,000	[6]

1. Fee may eventually rise to £50,000,000.^[2]

Loans in

Start Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End Date	Ref.
9 August 2018	CM		André Gomes	Barcelona	31 May 2019	[7]
10 August 2018	CB		Kurt Zouma	Chelsea	31 May 2019	[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 June 2018	CB		Ramiro Funes Mori	Villarreal	£8,100,000	[9]
1 July 2018	MF		Charlie Ball	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2018	AM		Jose Baxter	Oldham Athletic	Free	[11]
1 July 2018	RB		Nathan Baxter	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2018	FW		Sam Byrne	Dundalk	Released	[12][13]
1 July 2018	RB		Jordan Corke	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2018	RM		Stephen Duke-McKenna	Bolton Wanderers	Free	[10][14]
1 July 2018	FW		Calum Dyson	Plymouth Argyle	Free	[15]
1 July 2018	CM		Conor Grant	Plymouth Argyle	Free	[16]
1 July 2018	GK		Louis Gray	Nuneaton Town	Free	[12][17]
1 July 2018	LW		David Henen	Free agent	Released	[18]
1 July 2018	GK		Matthew Johnson	Free agent	Released	[19]
1 July 2018	CM		Sid Kerr	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2018	LB		Nathan Moore	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2018	GK		Tom Murphy	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2018	GK		Joel Robles	Real Betis	Free	[20]
1 July 2018	DM		Tom Scully	Norwich City	Free	[21]
10 July 2018	SS		Wayne Rooney	D.C. United	Free	[22]
27 July 2018	AM		Davy Klaassen	Werder Bremen	£12,000,000	[23]
20 February 2019	CB		Tyias Browning	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Undisclosed	[24]

Loans out

Start Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End Date	Ref.
2 July 2018	LB		Luke Garbutt	Oxford United	31 May 2019	[25]
12 July 2018	LW		Henry Onyekuru	Galatasaray	31 May 2019	[26]
19 July 2018	SS		Shani Tarashaj	Grasshopper Club Zürich	31 May 2019	[27]
2 August 2018	CB		Ashley Williams	Stoke City	31 May 2019	[28]
3 August 2018	LB		Antonee Robinson	Wigan Athletic	31 May 2019	[29]
4 August 2018	RW		Kevin Mirallas	Fiorentina	31 May 2019	[30]
9 August 2018	DM		Callum Connolly	Wigan Athletic	31 January 2019	[31][32]
15 August 2018	AM		Nikola Vlašić	CSKA Moscow	31 May 2019	[33]
17 August 2018	RB		Cuco Martina	Stoke City	31 January 2019	[34][35]
23 August 2018	DM		Muhamed Bešić	Middlesbrough	31 May 2019	[36]
23 August 2018	CM		Joe Williams	Bolton Wanderers	31 May 2019	[37]
25 August 2018	LW		Yannick Bolasie	Aston Villa	21 January 2019	[38][39]
30 August 2018	CF		Sandro	Real Sociedad	31 May 2019	[40]
31 August 2018	CB		Matthew Pennington	Ipswich Town	31 May 2019	[41]
1 January 2019	CB		Mason Holgate	West Bromwich Albion	31 May 2019	[42]
2 January 2019	AM		Kieran Dowell	Sheffield United	31 May 2019	[43]
4 January 2019	CF		Shayne Lavery	Falkirk	31 May 2019	[44]
12 January 2019	GK		Joe Hilton	Marine	31 May 2019	[45]
18 January 2019	CF		Oumar Niasse	Cardiff City	31 May 2019	[46]
31 January 2019	CM		Beni Baningime	Wigan Athletic	31 May 2019	[47]
31 January 2019	LW		Yannick Bolasie	Anderlecht	31 May 2019	[48]
31 January 2019	DM		Callum Connolly	Bolton Wanderers	31 May 2019	[32]
31 January 2019	AM		Antony Evans	Blackpool	31 May 2019	[49]
31 January 2019	RB		Cuco Martina	Feyenoord	31 May 2019	[35]

Pre-season

Friendlies

For their pre-season tour, Everton announced they would be playing six teams away from home, which were ATV Irdning, Bury, Lille, Porto, Blackburn Rovers and Rennes. They also played one game at home against Valencia.^[50] Everton hosted Gor Mahia at Goodison Park.

ATV Irdning v Everton

14 July 2018 Friendly	ATV Irdning	0–22	Everton	Irdning, Austria
17:00 CEST		Report	Baines 4' Holgate 7' Keane 13' Tosun 14', 16', 32', 45' Lookman 17', 28', 35' Mirallas 47', 49', 51', 58', 79' Niasse 69', 74', 85', 88' Vlašić 72', 84' Schmid 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: ATV Arena

Bury v Everton

18 July 2018 Friendly	Bury	1–1	Everton	Bury, Greater Manchester
19:45 BST	Danns 43'	Report	Niasse 63'	Stadium: Gigg Lane

Lille v Everton

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Algarve Football Cup	Lille	0–0 (4–2 p)	Everton	Algarve, Portugal
21:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve
	Penalties
	Pépé Bamba Benzia El Ghazi		Niasse Bešić Mirallas Vlašić

Porto v Everton

22 July 2018 (2018-07-22) Algarve Football Cup	Porto	1–0	Everton	Algarve, Portugal
21:00 CEST	Marega 51'			Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Blackburn Rovers v Everton

26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) Friendly	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Everton	Blackburn, Lancashire
19:45 BST	Lenihan 10' Samuel 40' Dack 68'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Rennes v Everton

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Rennes	4–1	Everton	Vitré, France
18:30 CEST	Bourigeaud 28' Siebatcheu 35' Maouassa 77' Léa Siliki 79'	Report	Richarlison 45+1'	Stadium: Stade Municipal

Everton v Valencia

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) Friendly	Everton	2–3	Valencia	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Tosun 17' Keane 30' Calvert-Lewin  90+2'		Rodrigo 6', 22' Wass 75' Parejo  81'	Stadium: Goodison Park

Everton v Gor Mahia

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Friendly	Everton	4–0	Gor Mahia	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Lookman 15' Dowell 26' Broadhead 86' Niasse 89'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Peter Bankes (England)

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Manchester United	38	19	9	10	65	54	+11	66	Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	16	9	13	47	46	+1	57	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8	Everton	38	15	9	14	54	46	+8	54
9	Leicester City	38	15	7	16	51	48	+3	52
10	West Ham United	38	15	7	16	52	55	−3	52

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Everton gets 8th.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	15	9	14	54	46	+8	54	10	4	5	30	21	+9	5	5	9	24	25	−1

Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D
Position	9	7	8	7	10	12	11	11	8	9	9	9	6	6	6	7	8	11	8	10	10	10	11	8	9	9	8	9	10	11	11	9	9	9	9	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[51][52]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Everton	Wolverhampton
17:30 BST	Neves 44' Jiménez 80'	Report	Richarlison  14', 17', 67' Jagielka  40'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 31,231 Referee: Craig Pawson

Everton v Southampton

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 2	Everton	2–1	Southampton	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 BST	Walcott 15' Richarlison 31'	Report	Hoedt  17' Lemina  19' Romeu  36' Cédric  45' Ings 54' Stephens  59'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,601 Referee: Lee Mason

Bournemouth v Everton

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3	Bournemouth	2–2	Everton	Kings Park, Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Smith  61' King 75' (pen.) Aké 79'	Report	Richarlison  41' Sigurðsson  55' Walcott 56' Keane 66' Tosun  70' Gueye  81'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,654 Referee: Lee Probert

Everton v Huddersfield Town

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 4	Everton	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 BST	Calvert-Lewin 36' Holgate  55' Davies  63' Schneiderlin  86'	Report	Billing  4', 34' Hadergjonaj  73' Jorgensen  89'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,767 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Everton v West Ham United

16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) 5	Everton	1–3	West Ham United	Walton, Liverpool
16:00 BST	Calvert-Lewin  18' Sigurðsson 45+2' Bernard  90+4'	Report	Yarmolenko 11', 31',  51' Masuaku  40' Zabaleta  53' Arnautović 61' Rice  75' Snodgrass  90+1'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,161 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Arsenal v Everton

23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) 6	Arsenal	2–0	Everton	Holloway
16:00 BST	Torreira  15' Papastathopoulos  30' Lacazette 56' Aubameyang 59'	Report	Digne  27'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,964 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Everton v Fulham

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 7	Everton	3–0	Fulham	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 BST	Sigurðsson 56', 89' Tosun 66'	Report	Christie  29' Odoi  51' Mitrović  53'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,788 Referee: Roger East

Leicester City v Everton

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 8	Leicester City	1–2	Everton	Leicester
15:00 BST	Pereira 40' Morgan  43'  63'	Report	Richarlison 7' Sigurðsson 77'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,007 Referee: Andre Marriner

Everton v Crystal Palace

21 October 2018 (2018-10-21) 9	Everton	2–0	Crystal Palace	Walton, Liverpool
16:00 BST	Gueye  29' Coleman  80' Calvert-Lewin 87' Tosun 89'	Report	Milivojević  51'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,668 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Manchester United v Everton

28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 10	Manchester United	2–1	Everton	Manchester
16:00 GMT	Smalling  20' Pogba 27', 27' Matić  39' Martial 49'	Report	Gueye  22' Sigurðsson 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,525 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 11	Everton	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Richarlison 26', 77' Coleman 50'	Report	Dunk  10', 33'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,966 Referee: David Coote

Chelsea v Everton

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) 12	Chelsea	0–0	Everton	Fulham
14:15 GMT	Jorginho  28' Kanté  33' Rüdiger  45+2' Morata  87'	Report	Mina  22' Bernard  45+2' Pickford  73'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,345 Referee: Kevin Friend

Everton v Cardiff City

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 13	Everton	1–0	Cardiff City	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Sigurðsson 59'	Report	Etheridge  43' Camarasa  58' Harris  63'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,139 Referee: Paul Tierney

Liverpool v Everton

2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) 14	Liverpool	1–0	Everton	Anfield, Liverpool
16:15 GMT	Shaqiri  33' Fabinho  77' Gomez  80' Origi 90+6'	Report	Gomes  88' Sigurðsson  90'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,756 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Everton v Newcastle United

5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) 15	Everton	1–1	Newcastle United	Walton, Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Richarlison 38'	Report	Rondón 19'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,350 Referee: Lee Mason

Everton v Watford

10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) 16	Everton	2–2	Watford	Walton, Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Richarlison 15' Digne 90+6'	Report	Coleman 63' (o.g.) Doucouré 65'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,400 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester City v Everton

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 17	Manchester City	3–1	Everton	Manchester
12:30 GMT	Gabriel Jesus 22', 50' Sterling 69' Delph  76'	Report	Digne  19' Calvert-Lewin 65',  76'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,173 Referee: Craig Pawson

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) 18	Everton	2–6	Tottenham Hotspur	Walton, Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Walcott 21' Sigurðsson 51'	Report	Son 27', 61' Trippier  32' Alli 35' Kane 42', 74' Eriksen 48',  71'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,319 Referee: Paul Tierney

Burnley v Everton

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 19	Burnley	1–5	Everton	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Lowton  30' Gibson 36',  45'	Report	Mina 2' Digne 13', 71' Sigurðsson 22' (pen.),  25' Gomes  30' Gueye  90+1' Richarlison 90+3',  90+4'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,484 Referee: Michael Oliver

Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 20	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Everton	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Locadia 59'	Report	Bernard  53' Mina  56'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,597 Referee: Andrew Madley

Everton v Leicester City

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 21	Everton	0–1	Leicester City	Walton, Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Gomes  52' Digne  80' Tosun  81'	Report	Vardy 58' Evans  75'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,052 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Bournemouth

13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) 22	Everton	2–0	Bournemouth	Walton, Liverpool
14:15 GMT	Bernard  38' Zouma 61',  66' Keane  65' Gomes  66' Richarlison  84' Calvert-Lewin 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,113 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Southampton v Everton

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 23	Southampton	2–1	Everton	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Ward-Prowse 50' Digne 64' (o.g.) Redmond  67' Long  90+7'	Report	Gueye  67' Sigurðsson 90+1'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,989 Referee: Graham Scott

Huddersfield Town v Everton

29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 24	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Everton	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Puncheon  65'	Report	Richarlison 3' Bernard  31' Tosun  43' Digne  66' Gomes  87' Calvert-Lewin  90+5'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 23,699 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 25	Everton	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Gomes 27'	Report	Neves 7' (pen.) Jiménez 45' Dendoncker 66'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,380 Referee: Lee Mason

Everton v Manchester City

6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) 26	Everton	0–2	Manchester City	Walton, Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Zouma  82'	Report	Laporte 45+2' Fernandinho  73' Gabriel Jesus 90+7'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,322 Referee: Craig Pawson

Watford v Everton

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 27	Watford	1–0	Everton	Watford
15:00 GMT	Gray 65' Deeney  70' Holebas  83'	Report	Zouma  90+5'  90+5'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,333 Referee: Lee Probert

Cardiff City v Everton

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 28	Cardiff City	0–3	Everton	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Bacuna  7' Morrison  14' Murphy  81'	Report	Sigurðsson 41', 66' Digne  50' Calvert-Lewin 90+3'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 31,849 Referee: Kevin Friend

Everton v Liverpool

3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 29	Everton	0–0	Liverpool	Walton, Liverpool
16:15 GMT	Walcott  7'	Report	Robertson  75' Fabinho  79'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,335 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Newcastle United v Everton

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 30	Newcastle United	3–2	Everton	Newcastle
15:00 GMT	Ritchie 31' Lascelles  42' Rondón 65' Schär  70' Pérez 81', 84' Shelvey  89'	Report	Calvert-Lewin 18' Richarlison 32' Kenny  53'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,242 Referee: Lee Mason

Everton v Chelsea

17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) 31	Everton	2–0	Chelsea	Walton, Liverpool
16:30 GMT	Richarlison 49' Gomes  59' Sigurðsson 72' 72'	Report	Alonso  36' Rüdiger  61'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,356 Referee: Anthony Taylor

West Ham United v Everton

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 32	West Ham United	0–2	Everton	Stratford
17:30 GMT	Rice  64'	Report	Zouma 5' Bernard 33' Richarlison  42'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,988 Referee: Paul Tierney

Everton v Arsenal

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 33	Everton	1–0	Arsenal	Walton, Liverpool
14:05 BST	Jagielka 10' Gomes  50'	Report	Guendouzi  6' Papastathopoulos  25' Mustafi  82' Monreal  86'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,400 Referee: Kevin Friend

Fulham v Everton

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 34	Fulham	2–0	Everton	Fulham
15:00 BST	Cairney 46' Ream  48' Le Marchand  57' Babel 69'	Report	Richarlison  44'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,971 Referee: Lee Probert

Everton v Manchester United

21 April 2019 (2019-04-21) 35	Everton	4–0	Manchester United	Walton, Liverpool
13:30 BST	Richarlison 13' Gueye  23' Sigurðsson 28' Digne 56' Walcott 64'	Report	McTominay  68'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,395 Referee: Paul Tierney

Crystal Palace v Everton

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 36	Crystal Palace	0–0	Everton	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Milivojević  10' Kouyaté  74'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,789 Referee: Lee Mason

Everton v Burnley

3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) 37	Everton	2–0	Burnley	Walton, Liverpool
20:00 BST	Mee 17' (o.g.) Coleman 20'	Report	Westwood  37' Tarkowski  80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,303 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 38	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Everton	Tottenham
15:00 BST	Dier 3' Eriksen 75'	Report	Walcott 69' Schneiderlin  71' Tosun 72' Digne  90'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 60,124 Referee: Andre Marriner

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Everton entered the competition in the third round and were drawn home to Lincoln City.^[53] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.^[54]

Everton v Lincoln City

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	Everton	2–1	Lincoln City	Walton
15:00 GMT	Lookman 12' Bernard 14' Kenny  47'	Report	Bostwick 28'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,900 Referee: John Brooks

Millwall v Everton

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round	Millwall	3–2	Everton	Bermondsey
17:30 GMT	Gregory 45+2' Wallace  67', 90+4' Cooper 75'	Report	Richarlison 43' Tosun 72',  76' Gueye  76'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,354 Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup

Everton joined the competition in the second round where they defeated Rotherham United at home.^[55] They lost to fellow Premier League side Southampton in the third round.^[56]

Everton v Rotherham United

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Second round	Everton	3–1	Rotherham United	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Sigurðsson 28' Digne  52' Calvert-Lewin 61', 87'	Report	Vaulks 86'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,972 Referee: Graham Scott

Everton v Southampton

2 October 2018 Third round	Everton	1–1 (3–4 p)	Southampton	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Schneiderlin  39' Walcott 85'	Report	Ings 44' Bednarek  80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,545 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
	Penalties
	Baines Tosun Richarlison Zouma Walcott		Ings Davis Højbjerg Targett Cédric

Players

First team squad

As of 25 August 2018^[57]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Jordan Pickford 2 DF  ENG Mason Holgate 3 DF  ENG Leighton Baines (vice-captain) 4 DF  ENG Michael Keane 5 DF  FRA Kurt Zouma (on loan from Chelsea) 6 DF  ENG Phil Jagielka (captain) 8 MF  POR André Gomes (on loan from Barcelona) 10 MF  ISL Gylfi Sigurðsson 11 FW  ENG Theo Walcott 12 DF  FRA Lucas Digne 13 DF  COL Yerry Mina 14 FW  TUR Cenk Tosun 16 MF  IRL James McCarthy 17 MF  SEN Idrissa Gueye

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  FRA Morgan Schneiderlin 19 FW  SEN Oumar Niasse 20 FW  BRA Bernard 22 GK  NED Maarten Stekelenburg 23 DF  IRL Séamus Coleman (3rd captain) 26 MF  ENG Tom Davies 28 MF  ENG Kieran Dowell 29 FW  ENG Dominic Calvert-Lewin 30 FW  BRA Richarlison 31 FW  ENG Ademola Lookman 34 MF  COD Beni Baningime 41 GK  POL Mateusz Hewelt 43 DF  ENG Jonjoe Kenny

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Jordan Pickford	40	0	38	0	2	0	0	0
22	GK	NED	Maarten Stekelenburg	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Defenders
3	DF	ENG	Leighton Baines	8	0	5+1	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Michael Keane	35	1	33	1	1	0	1	0
5	DF	FRA	Kurt Zouma	36	2	29+3	2	1+1	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Phil Jagielka	7	1	4+3	1	0	0	0	0
12	DF	FRA	Lucas Digne	37	4	33+2	4	1	0	1	0
13	DF	COL	Yerry Mina	15	1	10+3	1	2	0	0	0
23	DF	IRL	Séamus Coleman	30	2	29	2	1	0	0	0
43	DF	ENG	Jonjoe Kenny	13	0	8+2	0	1	0	2	0
Midfielders
8	MF	POR	André Gomes	29	1	24+3	1	1+1	0	0	0
10	MF	ISL	Gylfi Sigurðsson	41	14	36+2	13	2	0	1	1
16	MF	IRL	James McCarthy	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	SEN	Idrissa Gueye	35	0	32+1	0	2	0	0	0
18	MF	FRA	Morgan Schneiderlin	16	0	10+4	0	0	0	1+1	0
20	MF	BRA	Bernard	36	2	25+9	1	1	1	1	0
26	MF	ENG	Tom Davies	19	0	10+6	0	1	0	2	0
Forwards
11	FW	ENG	Theo Walcott	40	6	24+13	5	1	0	0+2	1
14	FW	TUR	Cenk Tosun	29	4	10+15	3	1+1	1	1+1	0
29	FW	ENG	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	38	8	19+16	6	2	0	1	2
30	FW	BRA	Richarlison	38	14	32+3	13	1+1	1	0+1	0
31	FW	ENG	Ademola Lookman	24	1	3+18	0	2	1	1	0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
2	DF	ENG	Mason Holgate	6	0	4+1	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	ESP	Sandro	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	SEN	Oumar Niasse	7	0	0+5	0	0	0	1+1	0
28	MF	ENG	Kieran Dowell	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Last updated: 12 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of match played 12 May 2019.

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	MF	18	Gylfi Sigurðsson	13	0	1	14
	FW	30	Richarlison	13	1	0	14
3	FW	29	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	6	0	2	8
4	FW	11	Theo Walcott	5	0	1	6
5	DF	12	Lucas Digne	4	0	0	4
	FW	14	Cenk Tosun	3	1	0	4
7	DF	5	Kurt Zouma	2	0	0	2
	DF	23	Séamus Coleman	2	0	0	2
	MF	20	Bernard	1	1	0	2
10	DF	4	Michael Keane	1	0	0	1
	DF	6	Phil Jagielka	1	0	0	1
	DF	13	Yerry Mina	1	0	0	1
	MF	8	André Gomes	1	0	0	1
	FW	31	Ademola Lookman	0	1	0	1
Total				53	4	4	61

Source: Match reports in Competitions

Disciplinary record

As of match played 12 May 2019.

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1	DF	Lucas Digne	5	1	0	0	1	0	6	1
	MF	André Gomes	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	MF	Idrissa Gueye	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
4	FW	Richarlison	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
5	DF	Kurt Zouma	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	MF	Bernard	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
7	FW	Cenk Tosun	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
8	DF	Yerry Mina	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Gylfi Sigurðsson	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Morgan Schneiderlin	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	Tom Davies	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
13	DF	Michael Keane	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Jonjoe Kenny	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF	Phil Jagielka	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	GK	Jordan Pickford	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Mason Holgate	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Séamus Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Theo Walcott	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			54	4	3	0	2	0	59	4

Source: Match reports in Competitions