2021–22 Everton F.C. season explained

Club:Everton
Season:2021–22
Chairman:Bill Kenwright
Owner:Farhad Moshiri
Manager:Rafael Benítez
(until 16 January)[1]
Duncan Ferguson
(caretaker, from 18 January to 31 January)
Frank Lampard
(from 31 January)[2]
Stadium:Goodison Park
League:Premier League
League Result:16th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:
Richarlison (10)
Season Topscorer:
Richarlison (11)
Highest Attendance:39,641 vs Liverpool (1 December 2021, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:38,203 vs Brighton (2 January 2022, Premier League), & vs Aston Villa (22 January 2022, Premier League)
Average Attendance:38,886
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Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 Everton Football Club season was the club's 143rd season in existence and the club's 68th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Everton participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Season summary

On 5 December 2021, director of football Marcel Brands left the club with immediate effect.[3] He had been at Everton since May 2018.[4]

Kits

Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeTeamRef.
20 July 2021FWAndros Townsend Crystal Palace FreeFirst team[5]
20 July 2021GKAsmir Begović Bournemouth FreeFirst team[6]
22 July 2021FWDemarai Gray Bayer Leverkusen£1.7mFirst team[7] [8] [9]
20 August 2021GKAndy LonerganUnattachedFreeFirst team[10]
31 August 2021FWSalomón Rondón Dalian ProfessionalFreeFirst team[11]
20 September 2021FWFrancis Okoronkwo SunderlandUndisclosedAcademy[12]
1 January 2022style=text-align:center;"DFstyle=text-align:center;"style=text-align:center;"Vitaliy Mykolenkostyle=text-align:center;" Dynamo Kyiv£17mstyle=text-align:center;"First team[13]
4 January 2022style=text-align:center;"DFstyle=text-align:center;"style=text-align:center;"Nathan Pattersonstyle=text-align:center;" Rangers£12mstyle=text-align:center;"First team[14]
1 February 2022AMDele Alli Tottenham HotspurFree First team[15]
1 February 2022GKBilly Crellin Fleetwood TownUndisclosedAcademy[16]
Total £29.7m

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeTeamRef.
30 June 2021MFDennis Adeniran Sheffield Wednesday FreeAcademy[17]
30 June 2021MFMuhamed Besic Ferencváros ReleasedFirst team
30 June 2021FWYannick Bolasie Çaykur Rizespor ReleasedFirst team
30 June 2021FWJosh Bowler Blackpool FreeAcademy[18]
30 June 2021MFBobby Carroll Chorley ReleasedAcademy[19]
30 June 2021DFCallum Connolly Blackpool FreeAcademy[20]
30 June 2021GKNicholas Defreitas-Hansen Swansea City FreeAcademy[21]
30 June 2021FWJoshua King Watford FreeFirst team[22]
30 June 2021DFDaniel Lowey ReleasedAcademy
30 June 2021GKJack McIntyre Sunderland ReleasedAcademy[23]
30 June 2021DFCon Ouzounidis Esbjerg FreeAcademy[24]
30 June 2021DFMatthew Pennington Shrewsbury Town FreeAcademy[25]
30 June 2021DFDylan Thompson ReleasedAcademy
30 June 2021FWTheo Walcott Southampton FreeFirst team[26]
22 July 2021FWBernard Sharjah £850kFirst team[27]
29 July 2021MFBeni Baningime Heart of Midlothian UndisclosedFirst team[28]
24 August 2021DFThierry Small Southampton UndisclosedAcademy[29]
25 August 2021DFNathangelo Markelo PSV Eindhoven UndisclosedAcademy[30]
22 September 2021MFJames Rodríguez Al-Rayyan £7.2mFirst team[31]
13 January 2022LBLucas Digne Aston Villa £25mFirst team[32] [33]
Total£33.05m

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilTeamRef.
13 January 2022 End of season [34]
31 January 2022 End of season [35]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilTeamRef.
7 August 2021 End of season [36]
16 August 2021 End of season [37]
24 August 2021 End of season First team [38]
31 August 2021 End of next season First team [39]
31 August 2021 End of season First team [40]
26 January 2022 End of season [41]
31 January 2022 End of season [42]
21 February 2022 End of season [43]

Pre-season

Florida Cup

Everton confirmed they would take part in the seventh edition of The Florida Cup in Orlando.[44] Due to Arsenal's and Inter Milan's withdrawal from the pre-season tournament, The Toffees announced they would face Mexican side UNAM on 28 July.[45]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2021–22 Premier League.

Matches

The league fixtures were revealed on 16 June 2021.[46]

FA Cup

See main article: 2021–22 FA Cup.

Everton were drawn away to Hull City in the third round.[47]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup.

Everton entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Huddersfield Town[48] [49] and Queens Park Rangers in the third round.[50]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred/loaned out during the season|-

Goalscorers

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1 FW 7 10 1 0 11
2 FW 14 3 2 2 7
3 FW 11 5 1 0 6
4 FW 9 5 0 0 5
5 FW 24 4 0 0 4
6 DF 4 2 1 0 3
DF 5 3 0 0 3
FW 17 2 0 1 3
FW 33 1 2 0 3
10 MF 16 2 0 0 2
11 DF 12 0 0 1 1
DF 13 0 1 0 1
DF 19 1 0 0 1
DF 21 0 1 0 1
DF 23 1 0 0 1
MF 26 1 0 0 1
MF 30 1 0 0 1
DF 32 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1001
Total 43 9 4 56

Notes and References

  1. News: Benitez Departs As Everton Manager . Everton F.C. . 16 January 2022.
  2. News: Lampard Appointed Everton Manager . Everton F.C. . 31 January 2022 . 31 January 2022.
  3. News: Club Statement . Everton F.C.. 5 December 2021 . 5 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Brands Becomes Everton's New Director Of Football Everton Football Club. www.evertonfc.com. en. 2018-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517020339/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2018/05/16/brands-becomes-everton-new-director-of-football. 17 May 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: Townsend Joins Everton . 20 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Everton Complete Begovic Signing . 20 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Gray Signs for Everton . 22 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Demarai Gray's first words after Everton transfer as shirt number confirmed . 22 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Demarai Gray: Everton sign winger from Bayer Leverkusen for £1.7m. 22 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Everton Sign Keeper Lonergan . 20 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Everton Sign Rondon . 31 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Teenage Forward Okoronkwo Joins Everton . Everton Football Club . 20 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Everton Sign Mykolenko . Everton FC . 1 January 2022.
  14. Web site: Everton sign Patterson from Rangers in £16m deal . Sky Sports . 4 January 2022.
  15. News: Dele departs for Everton . Tottenham Hotspur FC . 1 February 2022.
  16. News: Under-23s Seal Deal For Keeper Crellin . Everton FC . 1 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Dennis Adeniran joins the Owls . 10 July 2021.
  18. Web site: Blackpool Bring In Bowler . 19 June 2021.
  19. Web site: MAGPIES MAKE DOUBLE SWOOP . 24 March 2022.
  20. Web site: Connolly Agrees Blackpool Move . 24 June 2021.
  21. Web site: Nico Defreitas-Hansen joins Swansea City from Everton . 28 June 2021.
  22. Web site: Official: Watford Sign King . 9 July 2021.
  23. Web site: Jack McIntyre joins SAFC . Sunderland AFC . 26 August 2021.
  24. Web site: EfB picks up Con Ouzounidis . 26 June 2021.
  25. Web site: Pennington pens permanent deal in Shropshire . 27 May 2021.
  26. Web site: Walcott set to remain a Saint . 18 May 2021.
  27. Web site: Bernard Completes Sharjah Transfer. 22 July 2021.
  28. Web site: Baningime Leaves Everton . Everton FC . 29 July 2021.
  29. Web site: Saints sign teenage star Small . Southampton FC . 24 August 2021.
  30. Web site: Markelo Joins PSV Under-23s . Everton FC . 25 August 2021.
  31. Web site: Colombian James Completes Qatar Move . Everton Official Site . 22 September 2021.
  32. Web site: 13 January 2022. Villa announce Lucas Digne signing. live. 2022-01-13. Aston Villa Football Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113091812/https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/january/13/villa-announce-lucas-digne-signing/ . 2022-01-13 .
  33. Web site: Lucas Digne: Aston Villa complete signing of Everton left-back in deal worth up to £25m. 2022-01-13. Sky Sports. en.
  34. Web site: El Ghazi Joins Everton . Everton FC . 13 January 2022.
  35. Web site: Van De Beek Completes Everton Loan Move . Everton FC . 31 January 2022.
  36. Web site: Gibson Joins Sheffield Wednesday On Loan . Everton FC . 8 August 2021.
  37. Web site: Broadhead Joins Sunderland On Loan . Everton FC . 16 August 2021.
  38. Web site: Virginia Heads Out On Loan . Everton FC . 24 August 2021.
  39. Web site: Kean Re-Joins Juventus . Everton FC . 31 August 2021.
  40. Web site: Nkounkou Seals Loan Switch To Standard Liege . Everton FC . 31 August 2021.
  41. Web site: Striker Ellis Simms joins on loan from Everton . Heart of Midlothian FC . 26 January 2022.
  42. Web site: Lewis Warrington signs on loan from Everton . Tranmere Rovers FC . 1 February 2022.
  43. Web site: Gbamin Joins CSKA Moscow On Loan . Everton FC . 23 February 2022.
  44. Web site: Everton Part Of Elite Line-Up For 2021 Florida Cup . Everton FC . 2 June 2021.
  45. Web site: Everton To Face Pumas In The Florida Cup . Everton FC . 23 July 2021.
  46. News: Everton's 2021/22 Fixtures Revealed . Everton F.C. . 16 June 2021.
  47. News: Third round Draw . 6 December 2021 . The Football Association . 9 December 2021.
  48. Web site: Everton Handed Huddersfield Carabao Cup Test. Everton FC . 12 August 2021.
  49. Web site: Date Confirmed For Huddersfield Carabao Cup Tie . Everton FC . 17 August 2021.
  50. Web site: Carabao Cup Round Three draw confirmed . EFL . 26 August 2021.

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