Blackpool vs Everton

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The Mariners, now coached by Michael Appleton, are looking to improve their performance considering that they were very irregular in the previous campaign and will have to work hard to be in the fight for promotion to the Premier League. Everton have a tough challenge for this season that is about to begin. The two sides have only met on one friendly occasion, prior to the 2020-21 season. In Everton, the presence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin stands out. July 16 - Friendly: 1-2 vs Rangers (Lost) July 16 - Friendly: 2-0 vs Arsenal (Lost)

His defensive partner Doug Tharme is also not included in the match day squad. Dan Grimshaw is named in goal ahead of Chris Maxwell, in the strongest indication ...

Gary Madine starts in attack ahead of Jerry Yates and Shayne Lavery, who are named on the bench. Callum Connolly fills in at right-back again in the absence of Jordan Gabriel, who remains sidelined with a hamstring problem. Dan Grimshaw is named in goal ahead of Chris Maxwell, in the strongest indication yet that the 24-year-old will be Appleton’s first-choice keeper this term.

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BLACKPOOL 2-4 EVERTON: After a miserable start to pre-season, Everton managed to prevail against Blackpool, with Dele Alli scoring twice.

Dele Alli scored a brace as Everton won 4-2 away to Blackpool in a pre-season friendly - Dele Alli scored twice as Everton beat Blackpool 4-2 in a pre-season friendly Everton's wait for a win in pre-season came to an end as they won 4-2 away to Blackpool.

90' - Final whistle, Everton win 4-2. Some relief in the Blues camp. 87' - Ball falls kindly for Fiorini and with the goal gaping he pulls it wide.

The hosts had raced into a three-goal lead in Carlo Ancelotti’s first summer in charge of the club within just eleven minutes, but the Blues were able to fight back from that embarrassment with a Dominic Calvert-Lewin goal and a Gylfi Sigurdsson brace to spare their blushes. Feels strange to say, but the pressure is already mounting on Everton and Lampard to put in a decent performance today. Davies and Doucoure are in the middle, with Patterson and Mykolenko on the flanks, and then it’s Gordon and Dele behind Rondon up top. Let’s just say Everton’s pre-season has not gone in a manner that will reassure supporters that the Blues are not in for a relegation battle this season. We looked outclassed against Premier League opposition Arsenal, MLS side Minnesota United proceeded to humble us and now we play a Championship side to see if we can finally dictate the pace of a game and take advantage of scoring opportunities while also keeping the ball out of our own net. 44’ - Oof, Pickford mistake and it allows the hosts to pull a goal back. 26’ - Big swinging cross from Patterson now, and Blackpool are scrambling, put it out for a corner. 46’ - Second half underway, will update you on the lineup changes in a sec. Patterson plays in Holgate making a deep run, his cross is mishit by Rondon, goalie parries it away, it falls to Myko from a very tight angle and he centers it for Dele who taps in from just a yard out. 2-0 to the Blues. 50’ - Oof, Everton concede again, and again from a setpiece! This is perfect Garbutt range, he gets it over the wall but cannot dip under the bar.

Everton went back to their relatively more stable three-man defence, with Frank Lampard choosing Ben Godfrey, Yerry Mina and James Tarkowski from right to ...

Playing on the left side of the back three, his vision was impressive as he swung long balls straight and across the pitch to release the wingbacks time and again. Much better from the Blues today against a Blackpool side playing their last preseason game before the start of their campaign. The second half started with a couple of changes for the Blues as Mason Holgate and Michael Keane came on, with Mina and Godfrey sitting. Rondon came off and Alex Iwobi came on for him and immediately was involved in a goal. The Blues looked to emphasize the long balls over the top for the wingbacks to run into, and within ten minutes were two goals ahead. Garbutt’s inswinging corner from the Everton left was met by Connolly and he headed home gleefully to make it 3-2.