The striker's Everton career felt as if it had run its course, even if the toils endured by his replacements pushed some towards revisionism

Jarrad Branthwaite made his long-awaited seasonal debut on Monday evening, replacing Harrison Armstrong at half-time and reminding Everton what they have been missing, winning four of five aerial battles, completing 88% of his passes, creating one chance and recovering five balls.

Fenerbahçe have made an official offer to Everton to sign striker Beto in the January transfer window. That’s according to journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu. He reports that the Turkish side have ‘made an official offer’ for the striker but does not mention the nature of this offer.

Whether Grealish ends up having surgery or not, the initial prognosis did not bode well. Not for the player, who will see his World Cup chances further dwindle during his extended spell on the sidelines, or an Everton side already starved of creativity.

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Everton player ratings from Hill Dickinson Stadium after a 1-1 draw with Leeds United

Daniel Farke says he hopes Gabriel Gudmundsson will not be sidelined for much longer with his adductor injury.The Leeds defender was absent from his side’s 1-1 draw with Everton but Farke says the