Match Preview
Time has somehow flown by. Just over 50 days after Everton closed out their 2024/25 season with a win away at Newcastle, they are here tonight starting off the 2025/26 season.
The first game is a preseason friendly away at Accrington Stanley, with the Blues still in the process of filling in some gaping holes in the squad following the departure of nearly a dozen players over the summer, with expiring contracts and loans.
David Moyes has presided over the signings of Carlos Alcaraz, Thierno Barry, and, from earlier today, Mark Travers. However, the need for a right winger as well as additional cover for fullbacks and midfielders remains.
Tonight’s opponents, Accrington Stanley, finished in 21st in the EFL League Two last season, narrowly surviving the drop. The original town club, Accrington, was amongst the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888, before the club folded a few years later, with neighbouring club Stanley Villa taking the name to become Accrington Stanley.
Match Details
Competition: 2025/26 Preseason Friendly 1
Date and start time: Tuesday, July 15th at 11:45 a.m. PT / 2:45 p.m. ET / 7:45 p.m. BST
Stadium: Wham Stadium, Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Capacity: 5,450
Weather: 57°F/14°C, rain showers, 47% chance of precipitation, 11 mph winds
Last Meeting
Everton and Accrington Stanley have only ever played one competitive fixture against each other before, in the first round of the League Cup back in 1960, with the Blues prevailing 3-1 over the Reds.
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