# 2021–22 Everton F.C. season

The 2021–22 Everton Football Club season was the club's 143rd season in existence and the club's 68th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Everton participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

## Season summary

On 5 December 2021, director of football Marcel Brands left the club with immediate effect. He had been at Everton since May 2018.

## Kits

| Home | Home Alt. 1 | Home Alt. 2 | Away | Away Alt. | Third | Third Alt. |

## Squad
### First team

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 | Jonjoe Kenny |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Nathan Patterson |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Mason Holgate |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Keane |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Allan |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Richarlison |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Fabian Delph |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Gylfi Sigurðsson |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Demarai Gray |
| 13 | DF | COL | Yerry Mina |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Andros Townsend |
| 15 | GK | BIH | Asmir Begović |
| 16 | MF | MLI | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Alex Iwobi |
| 19 | DF | UKR | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 21 | MF | POR | André Gomes |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Ben Godfrey |
| 23 | DF | IRL | Séamus Coleman (captain) |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Anthony Gordon |
| 25 | MF | CIV | Jean-Philippe Gbamin |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Tom Davies |
| 28 | FW | TUR | Cenk Tosun |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Andy Lonergan |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jarrad Branthwaite |
| 33 | FW | VEN | Salomón Rondón |
| 34 | FW | NED | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Dele Alli |
| 50 | FW | ENG | Ellis Simms |

### Out on loan

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 |
| – | GK | POR | João Virgínia (at Sporting CP until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | FRA | Niels Nkounkou (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ITA | Moise Kean (at Juventus until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
| 20 July 2021 | FW | | Andros Townsend | Crystal Palace | Free | First team | |
| 20 July 2021 | GK | | Asmir Begović | Bournemouth | Free | First team | |
| 22 July 2021 | FW | | Demarai Gray | Bayer Leverkusen | £1.7m | First team | |
| 20 August 2021 | GK | | Andy Lonergan | Unattached | Free | First team | |
| 31 August 2021 | FW | | Salomón Rondón | Dalian Professional | Free | First team | |
| 20 September 2021 | FW | | Francis Okoronkwo | Sunderland | Undisclosed | Academy | |
| 1 January 2022 | DF | | Vitaliy Mykolenko | Dynamo Kyiv | £17m | First team | |
| 4 January 2022 | DF | | Nathan Patterson | Rangers | £12m | First team | |
| 1 February 2022 | AM | | Dele Alli | Tottenham Hotspur | Free | First team | |
| 1 February 2022 | GK | | Billy Crellin | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | Academy | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | £29.7m | £29.7m | £29.7m |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Team | Ref. |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | | Dennis Adeniran | Sheffield Wednesday | Free | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | | Muhamed Besic | Ferencváros | Released | First team | |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | | Yannick Bolasie | Çaykur Rizespor | Released | First team | |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | | Josh Bowler | Blackpool | Free | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | | Bobby Carroll | Chorley | Released | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Callum Connolly | Blackpool | Free | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | | Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen | Swansea City | Free | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | | Joshua King | Watford | Free | First team | |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Daniel Lowey | | Released | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | | Jack McIntyre | Sunderland | Released | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Con Ouzounidis | Esbjerg | Free | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Matthew Pennington | Shrewsbury Town | Free | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Dylan Thompson | | Released | Academy | |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | | Theo Walcott | Southampton | Free | First team | |
| 22 July 2021 | FW | | Bernard | Sharjah | £850k | First team | |
| 29 July 2021 | MF | | Beni Baningime | Heart of Midlothian | Undisclosed | First team | |
| 24 August 2021 | DF | | Thierry Small | Southampton | Undisclosed | Academy | |
| 25 August 2021 | DF | | Nathangelo Markelo | PSV Eindhoven | Undisclosed | Academy | |
| 22 September 2021 | MF | | James Rodríguez | Al-Rayyan | £7.2m | First team | |
| 13 January 2022 | LB | | Lucas Digne | Aston Villa | £25m | First team | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | £33.05m | £33.05m | £33.05m |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Team | Ref. |
| 13 January 2022 | FW | | Anwar El Ghazi | Aston Villa | End of season | First team | |
| 31 January 2022 | CM | | Donny van de Beek | Manchester United | End of season | First team | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until | Team |
| 7 August 2021 | CB | Lewis Gibson | Sheffield Wednesday | End of season | Academy |
| 16 August 2021 | FW | Nathan Broadhead | Sunderland | End of season | Academy |
| 24 August 2021 | GK | João Virgínia | Sporting CP | End of season | First team |
| 31 August 2021 | FW | Moise Kean | Juventus | End of next season | First team |
| 31 August 2021 | LB | Niels Nkounkou | Standard Liège | End of season | First team |
| 26 January 2022 | CF | Ellis Simms | Heart of Midlothian | End of season | Academy |
| 31 January 2022 | CM | Lewis Warrington | Tranmere Rovers | End of season | Academy |
| 21 February 2022 | DM | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | CSKA Moscow | End of season | First team |

## Pre-season
### Florida Cup

Everton confirmed they would take part in the seventh edition of The Florida Cup in Orlando. Due to Arsenal's and Inter Milan's withdrawal from the pre-season tournament, The Toffees announced they would face Mexican side UNAM on 28 July.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 14 August 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 028.95 |
| FA Cup | 8 January 2022 | 20 March 2022 | Third round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 075.00 |
| EFL Cup | 24 August 2021 | 21 September 2021 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 034.09 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 45 | |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 40 | |
| 16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 39 | |
| 17 | Leeds United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 38 | |
| 18 | Burnley (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 35 | Relegation to EFL Championship |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were revealed on 16 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Everton were drawn away to Hull City in the third round.

### EFL Cup

Everton entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Huddersfield Town and Queens Park Rangers in the third round.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jordan Pickford | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | BIH | Asmir Begović | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Andy Lonergan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jonjoe Kenny | 21 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Nathan Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Mason Holgate | 29 | 3 | 23+2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Keane | 38 | 3 | 31+1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | COL | Yerry Mina | 14 | 1 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | UKR | Vitaliy Mykolenko | 16 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Ben Godfrey | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRL | Séamus Coleman | 34 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jarrad Branthwaite | 8 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | DF | ENG | Reece Welch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | BRA | Allan | 31 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Fabian Delph | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Gylfi Sigurðsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MLI | Abdoulaye Doucouré | 34 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | POR | André Gomes | 19 | 1 | 7+7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Tom Davies | 8 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NED | Donny van de Beek | 7 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | MF | ENG | Isaac Price | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | MF | ENG | Tyler Onyango | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BRA | Richarlison | 33 | 11 | 28+2 | 10 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 18 | 5 | 15+2 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Demarai Gray | 39 | 6 | 28+6 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Andros Townsend | 27 | 7 | 17+4 | 3 | 2+2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Alex Iwobi | 32 | 3 | 22+6 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Anthony Gordon | 40 | 4 | 25+10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | TUR | Cenk Tosun | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | VEN | Salomón Rondón | 23 | 3 | 8+12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | NED | Anwar El Ghazi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Dele Alli | 11 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | FW | ENG | Lewis Dobbin | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 12 | DF | FRA | Lucas Digne | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Niels Nkounkou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | COL | James Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | CIV | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ITA | Moise Kean | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | POR | João Virgínia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | WAL | Nathan Broadhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | ENG | Ellis Simms | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 22 May 2022 Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

    As of match played 22 May 2022
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Richarlison | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | 14 | Andros Townsend | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Demarai Gray | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 24 | Anthony Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Mason Holgate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Michael Keane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 17 | Alex Iwobi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 33 | Salomón Rondón | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 16 | Abdoulaye Doucoure | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 12 | Lucas Digne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 13 | Yerry Mina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 19 | Vitaliy Mykolenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 21 | Andre Gomes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 23 | Séamus Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 26 | Tom Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 30 | Donny van de Beek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 32 | Jarrad Branthwaite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 9 | 4 | 56 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions

### Assists

    As of match played 22 May 2022.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Richarlison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Demarai Gray | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 14 | Andros Townsend | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 16 | Abdoulaye Doucoure | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 2 | Jonjoe Kenny | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 6 | Allan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Alex Iwobi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 24 | Anthony Gordon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Michael Keane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 21 | Andre Gomes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 4 | Mason Holgate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 25 | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 26 | Tom Davies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 33 | Salomón Rondón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 8 | 3 | 40 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 22 May 2022.
| Rank | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Played Games |
| 1 | Jordan Pickford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
| 2 | Asmir Begović | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 44 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 3 March 2022.
| Rank | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | MF | Allan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Richarlison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Ben Godfrey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Lucas Digne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Abdoulaye Doucouré | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Andre Gomes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Andros Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Demarai Gray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | Séamus Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Salomón Rondón | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | Yerry Mina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Anthony Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | Mason Holgate | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | GK | Jordan Pickford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Fabian Delph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Jonjoe Kenny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Michael Keane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Alex Iwobi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Dele Alli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Donny van de Beek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Vitaliy Mykolenko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Moise Kean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Total | Total | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 2 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions