Everton start their new Premier League season against Crystal Palace, aiming to challenge for European places and improve their home form, after finishing 8th last season with 47 points, scoring 39 goals and conceding 37, with a +2 goal difference.
What happened last season?
The Toffees were in contention for Champions League football before failing to win any of their final seven matches, including a last-gasp home defeat by rivals Liverpool and a chastening home loss to Sunderland.
Why it matters for Everton
Everton's points-per-game tally of 1.2 at home last season was the lowest by any team to start life in a new stadium in the Premier League in the competition's history, and they are at risk of failing to win in eight successive league outings for the first time in either of David Moyes' two reigns with the club.
What comes next?
The Blues have officially signed five players, although midfielder Merlin Rohl and winger Tyrique George were on loan at the club last season, while the departures of Seamus Coleman and Idrissa Gueye have deprived Everton of more than 600 Premier League appearances' worth of experience, and they will face Leeds at home on 2027-02-10, who are currently 15th in the table.
