# 2022–23 Everton F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 144th season in the existence of Everton Football Club and the club's 69th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Everton were in danger of relegation for the entire Premier League season, the Toffees ultimately preserved their top flight status with a 1–0 win over Bournemouth, thus avoiding a return to the second tier of English football for the first time since the 1953–54 season.

## Squad

| No. | Player | Date Of Birth | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Jordan Pickford | (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) | Sunderland |
| 15 | Asmir Begovic | (1987-06-20) 20 June 1987 (age 37) | Bournemouth |
| 31 | Andy Lonergan | (1983-10-19) 19 October 1983 (age 41) | West Brom |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | James Tarkowski | (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 32) | Burnley |
| 3 | Nathan Patterson | (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 23) | Rangers |
| 4 | Mason Holgate | (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28) | Barnsley |
| 5 | Michael Keane | (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 32) | Burnley |
| 13 | Yerry Mina | (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 30) | Barcelona |
| 19 | Vitaliy Mykolenko | (1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 25) | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 22 | Ben Godfrey | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 27) | Norwich City |
| 23 | Seamus Coleman | (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 36) | Sligo Rovers |
| 29 | Rúben Vinagre | (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25) | Sporting CP |
| 30 | Conor Coady | (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Midfielders |||||
| 8 | Amadou Onana | (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23) | Lille |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucoure | (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 32) | Watford |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi | (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28) | Arsenal |
| 26 | Tom Davies | (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26) | N/A |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye | (1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35) | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 37 | James Garner | (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) | Manchester United |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Dwight McNeil | (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 25) | Burnley |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27) | Sheffield United |
| 11 | Demarai Gray | (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 28) | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 14 | Andros Townsend | (1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 33) | Crystal Palace |
| 20 | Neal Maupay | (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 28) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 50 | Ellis Simms | (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 24) | N/A |

## Transfers

All fees stated underneath are including potential add-ons.

### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
| 2 July 2022 | DF | James Tarkowski | Burnley | Free Transfer | |
| 28 July 2022 | MF | Dwight McNeil | Burnley | £15,000,000 | |
| 9 August 2022 | MF | Amadou Onana | Lille | £30,000,000 | |
| 26 August 2022 | FW | Neal Maupay | Brighton & Hove Albion | £12,000,000 | |
| 1 September 2022 | MF | James Garner | Manchester United | £9,000,000 | |
| 1 September 2022 | MF | Idrissa Gueye | Paris Saint-Germain | £2,000,000 | |
| 13 September 2022 | GK | Eldin Jakupovic | Leicester City | Free Transfer | |
| 1 January 2023 | FW | Ellis Simms | Sunderland | Loan Return | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | £68,000,000 | £68,000,000 | £68,000,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Jonjoe Kenny | Hertha BSC | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Fabian Delph | Retired | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Gylfi Sigurðsson | Unattached | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Cenk Tosun | Beşiktaş | Released | |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | Richarlison | Tottenham Hotspur | £60,000,000 | |
| 25 September 2022 | MF | Allan | Al Wahda | £4,000,000 | |
| 16 December 2022 | FW | Salomon Rondon | River Plate | Mutual consent | |
| 9 January 2023 | FW | Nathan Broadhead | Ipswich Town | £3,000,000 | |
| 10 January 2023 | GK | Eldin Jakupovic | Los Angeles | Free Transfer | |
| 19 January 2023 | MF | Seb Quirk | Accrington Stanley | Undisclosed | |
| 29 January 2023 | FW | Anthony Gordon | Newcastle United | £45,000,000 | |
| 31 January 2023 | DF | Joseph Anderson | Sunderland | Undisclosed | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | £112,000,000 | £112,000,000 | £112,000,000 |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
| 27 July 2022 | DF | Rúben Vinagre | Sporting CP | End of Season | |
| 8 August 2022 | DF | Conor Coady | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of Season | |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 8 July 2022 | GK | Harry Tyrer | Chester | End of Season |
| 8 July 2022 | GK | Joao Virginia | SC Cambuur | End of Season |
| 13 July 2022 | DF | Ryan Astley | Accrington Stanley | End of Season |
| 17 July 2022 | DF | Jarrad Branthwaite | PSV Eindhoven | End of Season |
| 27 July 2022 | MF | Tyler Onyango | Burton Albion | 18 January 2023 |
| 29 July 2022 | FW | Ellis Simms | Sunderland | 1 January 2023 |
| 3 August 2022 | FW | Lewis Dobbin | Derby County | End of Season |
| 9 August 2022 | FW | Nathan Broadhead | Wigan Athletic | 6 January 2023 |
| 12 August 2022 | DF | Lewis Gibson | Bristol Rovers | End of Season |
| 25 August 2022 | MF | Dele Alli | Beşiktaş | End of Season |
| 27 August 2022 | MF | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | Trabzonspor | End of Season |
| 27 August 2022 | DF | Niels Nkounkou | Cardiff City | 14 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | MF | André Gomes | Lille | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | MF | Lewis Warrington | Fleetwood Town | End of Season |
| 10 January 2023 | FW | Thomas Cannon | Preston North End | End of Season |
| 14 January 2023 | DF | Niels Nkounkou | Saint-Étienne | End of Season |
| 27 January 2023 | MF | Tyler Onyango | Forest Green Rovers | End of Season |
* ↑ On 18 January, Onyango was recalled from his season-long loan at Burton and was subsequently loan to Forest Green
* ↑ On 31 December, Simms was recalled from his season-long loan at Sunderland
* ↑ On 6 January, Broadhead was recalled from his season-long loan at Wigan and was subsequently sold to Ipswich
* ↑ On 14 January, Nkounkou was recalled from his season-long loan at Cardiff and was subsequently loaned to Saint-Étienne

## Kits

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

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Sean Dyche |
| Assistant Manager | Ian Woan |
| First Team Coaches | Steve Stone |
| Head of Performance | Mark Howard |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Alan Kelly |
$_{ManagerFrankLampard,aswellascoachesJoeEdwards,PaulClement,AshleyColeandChrisJoneshavealllefttheclubasof23January2023.}$

## Pre-season and friendlies

Everton announced they would return to the United States for two pre-season friendlies against Arsenal and Minnesota United. On the club's return to the UK, the Toffees travel to Bloomfield Road to take on Blackpool. On July 12, Everton announced they would host Dynamo Kyiv in a pre-season friendly to raise funds for the Ukraine Humanitatian charities.
During mid-season, the Toffees announced they would be part of the inaugural Sydney Super Cup in November, against Celtic and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Pre-season
Mid-season

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 | 6 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 17th | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 021.05 |
| FA Cup | 6 January 2023 | 6 January 2023 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 23 August 2022 | 8 November 2022 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 021.95 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 38 | |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 36 | |
| 18 | Leicester City (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 34 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Leeds United (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 31 | 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 round

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

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.

### FA Cup

The Toffees entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Manchester United.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Everton entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Fleetwood Town.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## 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 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | BIH | Asmir Begović | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | James Tarkowski | 40 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Nathan Patterson | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Mason Holgate | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Keane | 14 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | COL | Yerry Mina | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | UKR | Vitaliy Mykolenko | 35 | 0 | 30+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Ben Godfrey | 14 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRL | Séamus Coleman | 24 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | POR | Rúben Vinagre | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Conor Coady | 25 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | DF | ENG | Reece Welch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | BEL | Amadou Onana | 35 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MLI | Abdoulaye Doucouré | 27 | 5 | 17+8 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NGA | Alex Iwobi | 41 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Tom Davies | 20 | 0 | 4+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SEN | Idrissa Gueye | 34 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | James Garner | 17 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | MF | NIR | Isaac Price | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG | Dwight McNeil | 39 | 7 | 28+8 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 18 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | JAM | Demarai Gray | 36 | 6 | 27+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | FRA | Neal Maupay | 28 | 1 | 9+17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | ENG | Ellis Simms | 11 | 1 | 2+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | FW | ENG | Stanley Mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Anthony Gordon | 18 | 3 | 12+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Dele Alli | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | VEN | Salomón Rondón | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | IRL | Thomas Cannon | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | ENG | Lewis Warrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 29 May 2023 Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

    As of match played 28 May 2023
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Dwight McNeil | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Demarai Gray | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 16 | Abdoulaye Doucoure | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Anthony Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Alex Iwobi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 30 | Conor Coady | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 2 | James Tarkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Michael Keane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Amadou Onana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 13 | Yerry Mina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 20 | Neal Maupay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 23 | Seamus Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 50 | Ellis Simms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions

### Assists

    As of match played 14 May 2023.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 17 | Alex Iwobi | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Dwight McNeil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Amadou Onana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 16 | Abdoulaye Doucoure | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 20 | Neal Maupay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | GK | 1 | Jordan Pickford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 2 | James Tarkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Michael Keane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Demarai Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 22 | Ben Godfrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 27 | Idrissa Gueye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 30 | Conor Coady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 37 | James Garner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 28 May 2023.
| Rank | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Played Games |
| 1 | Jordan Pickford | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 | Asmir Begović | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 41 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 8 April 2023.
| Rank | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | MF | Amadou Onana | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Anthony Gordon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Abdoulaye Doucoure | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | James Tarkowski | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | GK | Jordan Pickford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | FW | Dwight McNeil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Idrissa Gueye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Vitaliy Mykolenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Nathan Patterson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Neal Maupay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Ben Godfrey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Tom Davies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Alex Iwobi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Demarai Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Conor Coady | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Yerry Mina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Seamus Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Mason Holgate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Rúben Vinagre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | James Garner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Isaac Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions