The Everton Sentinel
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Samuel Harris joins the Everton first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Samuel Harris is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Apr 2028
Harry Pearson steps up from the Everton academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Harry Pearson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Apr 2028
Richard Ward steps up from the Everton academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Richard Ward has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Apr 2028
Everton promote Benjamin Young from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Benjamin Young has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Thierno Barry beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 17. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Iliman N'Diaye was the difference for Everton
Marked 7.87. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
Match15 Apr 2028
Everton and Brentford take a point apiece
It finished 1‑1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Gabriel Baumann was not hiding it after 1‑1, and nobody in the Everton dressing room was either.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Jarrad Branthwaite suspended
One booking too many, and Jarrad Branthwaite sits out. Everton lose him for the sort of avoidable reason that makes a manager's week longer.
In brief
- Squad Defences have started doubling up on Iliman N'Diaye
- The dugout Hayden Hackney asks for a word with the manager
- Looking ahead Christian Nørgaard goes back to face Arsenal