2021–22 Everton F.C. season

Everton

2021–22 season
Owner	Farhad Moshiri
Chairman	Bill Kenwright
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
Premier League	16th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Richarlison (10) All: Richarlison (11)
Highest home attendance	39,641 vs Liverpool (1 December 2021, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	38,203 vs Brighton (2 January 2022, Premier League), & vs Aston Villa (22 January 2022, Premier League)
Average home league attendance	38,886
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

Home

Home Alt. 1

Home Alt. 2

Away

Away Alt.

Third

Third Alt.

Squad

First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Jordan Pickford 2 DF  ENG Jonjoe Kenny 3 DF  SCO Nathan Patterson 4 DF  ENG Mason Holgate 5 DF  ENG Michael Keane 6 MF  BRA Allan 7 FW  BRA Richarlison 8 MF  ENG Fabian Delph 9 FW  ENG Dominic Calvert-Lewin 10 MF  ISL Gylfi Sigurðsson 11 FW  ENG Demarai Gray 13 DF  COL Yerry Mina 14 FW  ENG Andros Townsend 15 GK  BIH Asmir Begović 16 MF  MLI Abdoulaye Doucouré

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  NGA Alex Iwobi 19 DF  UKR Vitaliy Mykolenko 21 MF  POR André Gomes 22 DF  ENG Ben Godfrey 23 DF  IRL Séamus Coleman (captain) 24 FW  ENG Anthony Gordon 25 MF  CIV Jean-Philippe Gbamin 26 MF  ENG Tom Davies 28 FW  TUR Cenk Tosun 31 GK  ENG Andy Lonergan 32 DF  ENG Jarrad Branthwaite 33 FW  VEN Salomón Rondón 34 FW  NED Anwar El Ghazi 36 FW  ENG Dele Alli 50 FW  ENG Ellis Simms

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player – GK  POR João Virgínia (at Sporting CP until 30 June 2022) — DF  FRA Niels Nkounkou (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ITA Moise Kean (at Juventus until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
20 July 2021	FW		Andros Townsend	Crystal Palace	Free	First team	[5]
20 July 2021	GK		Asmir Begović	Bournemouth	Free	First team	[6]
22 July 2021	FW		Demarai Gray	Bayer Leverkusen	£1.7m	First team	[7][8][9]
20 August 2021	GK		Andy Lonergan	Unattached	Free	First team	[10]
31 August 2021	FW		Salomón Rondón	Dalian Professional	Free	First team	[11]
20 September 2021	FW		Francis Okoronkwo	Sunderland	Undisclosed	Academy	[12]
1 January 2022	DF		Vitaliy Mykolenko	Dynamo Kyiv	£17m	First team	[13]
4 January 2022	DF		Nathan Patterson	Rangers	£12m	First team	[14]
1 February 2022	AM		Dele Alli	Tottenham Hotspur	Free	First team	[15]
1 February 2022	GK		Billy Crellin	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	Academy	[16]
Total					£29.7m

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
30 June 2021	MF		Dennis Adeniran	Sheffield Wednesday	Free	Academy	[17]
30 June 2021	MF		Muhamed Besic	Ferencváros	Released	First team
30 June 2021	FW		Yannick Bolasie	Çaykur Rizespor	Released	First team
30 June 2021	FW		Josh Bowler	Blackpool	Free	Academy	[18]
30 June 2021	MF		Bobby Carroll	Chorley	Released	Academy	[19]
30 June 2021	DF		Callum Connolly	Blackpool	Free	Academy	[20]
30 June 2021	GK		Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen	Swansea City	Free	Academy	[21]
30 June 2021	FW		Joshua King	Watford	Free	First team	[22]
30 June 2021	DF		Daniel Lowey		Released	Academy
30 June 2021	GK		Jack McIntyre	Sunderland	Released	Academy	[23]
30 June 2021	DF		Con Ouzounidis	Esbjerg	Free	Academy	[24]
30 June 2021	DF		Matthew Pennington	Shrewsbury Town	Free	Academy	[25]
30 June 2021	DF		Dylan Thompson		Released	Academy
30 June 2021	FW		Theo Walcott	Southampton	Free	First team	[26]
22 July 2021	FW		Bernard	Sharjah	£850k	First team	[27]
29 July 2021	MF		Beni Baningime	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed	First team	[28]
24 August 2021	DF		Thierry Small	Southampton	Undisclosed	Academy	[29]
25 August 2021	DF		Nathangelo Markelo	PSV Eindhoven	Undisclosed	Academy	[30]
22 September 2021	MF		James Rodríguez	Al-Rayyan	£7.2m	First team	[31]
13 January 2022	LB		Lucas Digne	Aston Villa	£25m	First team	[32][33]
Total					£33.05m

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Team	Ref.
13 January 2022	FW		Anwar El Ghazi	Aston Villa	End of season	First team	[34]
31 January 2022	CM		Donny van de Beek	Manchester United	End of season	First team	[35]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Team	Ref.
7 August 2021	CB		Lewis Gibson	Sheffield Wednesday	End of season	Academy	[36]
16 August 2021	FW		Nathan Broadhead	Sunderland	End of season	Academy	[37]
24 August 2021	GK		João Virgínia	Sporting CP	End of season	First team	[38]
31 August 2021	FW		Moise Kean	Juventus	End of next season	First team	[39]
31 August 2021	LB		Niels Nkounkou	Standard Liège	End of season	First team	[40]
26 January 2022	CF		Ellis Simms	Heart of Midlothian	End of season	Academy	[41]
31 January 2022	CM		Lewis Warrington	Tranmere Rovers	End of season	Academy	[42]
21 February 2022	DM		Jean-Philippe Gbamin	CSKA Moscow	End of season	First team	[43]

Pre-season

Everton v Accrington Stanley

10 July 2021 Friendly	Everton	3–0	Accrington Stanley	Halewood
15:00 BST	Cannon Gibson Gordon	Report		Stadium: USM Finch Farm Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Everton v Blackburn Rovers

17 July 2021 Friendly	Everton	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Halewood
12:00 BST	Gbamin 36'	Report		Stadium: USM Finch Farm Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Manchester United v Everton

7 August 2021 Friendly	Manchester United	4–0	Everton	Trafford
12:45 BST	Greenwood 8' Maguire 15' Fernandes 29' Dalot 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson

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]

Everton v Millonarios

25 July 2021 Florida Cup	Everton	1–1 (10–9 p)	Millonarios	Orlando, United States
18:00 EDT	Coleman  42' Gray 64' (pen.)	Report	Llinás 19' Pereira  43'	Stadium: Camping World Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic (United States)
	Penalties
	Keane Gray Gordon Gomes Broadhead Gbamin Gibson Kenny Davies Anderson Begović		Pereira Márquez Vargas Abadía Ruiz Guerra García Bertel Murillo Román Moreno

Everton v UNAM

28 July 2021 Florida Cup	Everton	1–0	UNAM	Orlando, United States
18:00 EDT	Kean 19'	Report		Stadium: Camping World Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	14 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1	16th	38	11	6	21	43	66	−23	028.95
FA Cup	8 January 2022	20 March 2022	Third round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	9	7	+2	075.00
EFL Cup	24 August 2021	21 September 2021	Second round	Third round	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	050.00
Total					44	15	7	22	56	76	−20	034.09

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Aston Villa	38	13	6	19	52	54	−2	45
15	Southampton	38	9	13	16	43	67	−24	40
16	Everton	38	11	6	21	43	66	−23	39
17	Leeds United	38	9	11	18	42	79	−37	38
18	Burnley (R)	38	7	14	17	34	53	−19	35	Relegation to EFL Championship

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[46]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	6	21	43	66	−23	39	9	2	8	27	25	+2	2	4	13	16	41	−25

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	L
Position	5	7	6	4	6	5	5	8	8	10	11	11	14	14	12	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	16	16	16	16	16

Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were revealed on 16 June 2021.^[47]

Everton v Southampton

14 August 2021 1	Everton	3–1	Southampton	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 BST	Richarlison  30' 47' Doucouré 76'  77' Calvert-Lewin 81'	Report	A. Armstrong 22'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,487 Referee: Andy Madley

Leeds United v Everton

21 August 2021 2	Leeds United	2–2	Everton	Leeds
15:00 BST	Cooper  28' Bamford  37' Klich 41' Raphinha 72'	Report	Calvert-Lewin 30' (pen.) Mina  37' Gray 50' Digne  68' Coleman  77' Doucouré  82'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,293 Referee: Darren England

Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton

28 August 2021 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Everton	Falmer
15:00 BST	Bissouma  61'	Report	Gray 41' Calvert-Lewin 58' (pen.) Richarlison  62' Pickford  83'	Stadium: American Express Community Stadium Attendance: 30,548 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Everton v Burnley

13 September 2021 4	Everton	3–1	Burnley	Walton, Liverpool
20:00 BST	Townsend  53', 65' Keane 60' Gray 66'	Report	Brownhill  47' Mee 53'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,354 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Aston Villa v Everton

18 September 2021 5	Aston Villa	3–0	Everton	Aston, Birmingham
17:30 BST	Cash 66' Digne 69' (o.g.) Bailey 75',  76'	Report	Godfrey  72'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,888 Referee: Craig Pawson

Everton v Norwich City

25 September 2021 6	Everton	2–0	Norwich City	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 BST	Townsend 29' (pen.) Digne  56' Doucoure 77' Gordon  90+2'	Report	Kabak  54' Lees-Melou  80' Williams  84'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,821 Referee: David Coote

Manchester United v Everton

2 October 2021 7	Manchester United	1–1	Everton	Old Trafford
12:30 BST	Greenwood  34' Martial 43'	Report	Townsend 65' Doucouré  76'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,128 Referee: Michael Oliver

Everton v West Ham United

17 October 2021 8	Everton	0–1	West Ham United	Walton, Liverpool
14:00 BST		Report	Antonio  10' Fornals  31' Ogbonna 74'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,132 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Everton v Watford

23 October 2021 9	Everton	2–5	Watford	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 BST	Davies 3' Digne  17' Allan  54' Richarlison 63',  72' Rondón  90+3'	Report	King 13', 80', 86',  81' Troost-Ekong  44' Kucka 78' Dennis  70', 90+1'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,834 Referee: Graham Scott

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton

1 November 2021 10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Everton	Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT	Kilman 28' Jiménez 32' Aït-Nouri  90+2'	Report	Iwobi 66' Coleman  90+2'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,617 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

7 November 2021 11	Everton	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Walton, Liverpool
14:00 GMT	Delph  26' Richarlison  69' Holgate  90+2'	Report	Reguilón  12' Romero  69' Ndombele  87' Skipp  90+4'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,059 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Manchester City v Everton

21 November 2021 12	Manchester City	3–0	Everton	Manchester
14:00 GMT	Sterling 44' Laporte  45+3' Rodri 55' Silva 86'	Report	Richarlison  31'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,571 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Brentford v Everton

28 November 2021 13	Brentford	1–0	Everton	Brentford
14:00 GMT	Toney 24' (pen.) Onyeka  43' Canós  51' Jansson  66' Mbeumo  90+2'	Report	Townsend  38' Rondón  66' Godfrey  80'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,957 Referee: Darren England

Everton v Liverpool

1 December 2021 14	Everton	1–4	Liverpool	Walton, Liverpool
20:15 GMT	Townsend  16' Allan  31' Gray 38',  44' Digne  40'	Report	Henderson 9' Salah 19', 64' Thiago  39' Robertson  63' Jota 79' Van Dijk  80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,641 Referee: Paul Tierney

Everton v Arsenal

6 December 2021 15	Everton	2–1	Arsenal	Walton, Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Godfrey  51' Richarlison 79' Gray 90+2',  90+3'	Report	Ødegaard 45+2',  75' Xhaka  63'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,906 Referee: Mike Dean

Crystal Palace v Everton

12 December 2021 16	Crystal Palace	3–1	Everton	Selhurst
16:30 GMT	Gallagher 41', 90+3' Tomkins 62'	Report	Rondón 70' Doucouré  72' Gray  76'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,066 Referee: Andy Madley

Chelsea v Everton

16 December 2021 17	Chelsea	1–1	Everton	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Loftus-Cheek  45' Jorginho  59' Mount 70'	Report	Holgate  21' Gomes  64' Branthwaite 74' Dobbin  77'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,933 Referee: Michael Oliver

Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion

2 January 2022 21	Everton	2–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Walton, Liverpool
14:00 GMT	Kenny  9' Calvert-Lewin 25' Gordon 53', 76'	Report	Mac Allister 3', 71' Burn 21' Webster  63'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,203 Referee: John Brooks

Norwich City v Everton

15 January 2022 22	Norwich City	2–1	Everton	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Keane 16' (o.g.) Idah 18' Sargent  50' Aarons  66' Pukki  70'	Report	Keane  47' Richarlison 60'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,629 Referee: Andrew Madley

Everton v Aston Villa

22 January 2022 23	Everton	0–1	Aston Villa	Walton, Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Gomes  45+1' Calvert-Lewin  50' Mina  58' Allan  82' Godfrey  83'	Report	Buendía 45+3' Martínez  68' Cash  75' Mings  86' Ings  90+3'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,203 Referee: Craig Pawson

Newcastle United v Everton

8 February 2022 24	Newcastle United	3–1	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT	Shelvey  33' Holgate 37' (o.g.) Schär  50' Fraser 56' Trippier 80'	Report	Holgate  14' Lascelles 36' (o.g.) Gomes  47' Allan  79'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,186 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Everton v Leeds United

12 February 2022 25	Everton	3–0	Leeds United	Walton, Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Coleman 10' Keane 23' Iwobi  74' Gordon 78'	Report	James  29'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,150 Referee: Graham Scott

Southampton v Everton

19 February 2022 26	Southampton	2–0	Everton	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Armstrong 52' Long 84'	Report	Allan  15' Calvert-Lewin  40'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,312 Referee: Andrew Madley

Everton v Manchester City

26 February 2022 27	Everton	0–1	Manchester City	Walton, Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Van de Beek  27' Allan  57' Alli  90+6'	Report	Foden 82',  89' Ederson  87'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,105 Referee: Paul Tierney

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

7 March 2022 28	Tottenham Hotspur	5–0	Everton	Tottenham
20:00 GMT	Keane 14' (o.g.) Son 17',  24' Romero  30' Kane 37', 56' Reguilón 46'	Report		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 59,647 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

13 March 2022 29	Everton	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Walton, Liverpool
14:00 GMT	Holgate  69' Kenny  75'  78' Godfrey  84'	Report	Coady 49',  64'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,112 Referee: Michael Oliver

Everton v Newcastle United

17 March 2022 20	Everton	1–0	Newcastle United	Walton, Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Richarlison  64' Gordon  76' Allan  83' Iwobi 90+9'	Report	Krafth  76'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,068 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 30 December 2021, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak and injury problems at Newcastle United.[48]

West Ham United v Everton

3 April 2022 30	West Ham United	2–1	Everton	Stratford
14:00 BST	Cresswell 32',  90+4' Bowen 58'	Report	Keane  34'  65' Holgate 53',  84'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,953 Referee: Michael Oliver

Burnley v Everton

6 April 2022 19	Burnley	3–2	Everton	Burnley
19:30 BST	Brownhill  10' Collins 12' Rodriguez 57' Lowton  76' Cornet 86'	Report	Holgate  3' Richarlison 18' (pen.), 41' (pen.) Godfrey  54'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,830 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 December 2021 but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Everton's squad and rescheduled to 6 April 2022.[49]

Everton v Manchester United

9 April 2022 31	Everton	1–0	Manchester United	Walton, Liverpool
12:30 BST	Gordon 27',  75' Pickford  86'	Report	Pogba  51' Ronaldo  87'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,080 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Everton v Leicester City

20 April 2022 18	Everton	1–1	Leicester City	Walton, Liverpool
19:45 BST	Richarlison  75', 90+2' Mina  80' Alli  86' Rondón  90+3'	Report	Barnes 5' Schmeichel  90+3' Daka  90+4'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,153 Referee: David Coote
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19 December 2021 but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Leicester's squad and rescheduled to 20 April 2022.[50]

Liverpool v Everton

24 April 2022 32	Liverpool	2–0	Everton	Anfield, Liverpool
16:30 BST	Mané  45+2' Alexander-Arnold  58' Robertson 62' Origi 85'	Report	Gordon  25' Doucouré  45' Allan  66' Alli  89' Richarlison  90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,852 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Everton v Chelsea

1 May 2022 33	Everton	1–0	Chelsea	Walton, Liverpool
14:00 BST	Coleman  38' Delph  45+2' Richarlison 47' Holgate  90+6'	Report	Rüdiger  17' Mount  36' Azpilicueta  38' Alonso  76' Havertz  83'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,256 Referee: Kevin Friend

Leicester City v Everton

8 May 2022 34	Leicester City	1–2	Everton	Leicester
14:00 BST	Daka 11' Mendy  47' Amartey  88' Fofana  90+3'	Report	Mykolenko 6' Holgate 30'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,001 Referee: Craig Pawson

Watford v Everton

11 May 2022 35	Watford	0–0	Everton	Watford
19:45 BST	Samir  61'	Report	Holgate  18' Coleman  65'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,653 Referee: Mike Dean

Everton v Brentford

15 May 2022 36	Everton	2–3	Brentford	Walton, Liverpool
16:30 BST	Calvert-Lewin 10' Branthwaite  18' Richarlison 45+2' (pen.) Rondón  88'	Report	Sørensen  10' Jensen  27' Coleman 37' (o.g.) Ajer  40' Wissa 62' Henry 64'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,819 Referee: Michael Oliver

Everton v Crystal Palace

19 May 2022 37	Everton	3–2	Crystal Palace	Walton, Liverpool
19:45 BST	Keane 54',  68' Richarlison 75' Doucouré  82' Calvert-Lewin 85'	Report	Mateta 21' Hughes  32' Ayew  34', 36' Zaha  69'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,448 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal v Everton

22 May 2022 38	Arsenal	5–1	Everton	Holloway
16:00 BST	Martinelli 27' (pen.) Nketiah 31' Cédric 56' Gabriel 59' Ødegaard 82'	Report	Van de Beek 45+3' Davies  69'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,201 Referee: Andre Marriner

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Everton were drawn away to Hull City in the third round.^[51]

Hull City v Everton

8 January 2022 Third round	Hull City	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Everton	Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT	Smith 1' Longman 71' Huddlestone  90+5'	Report	Gray 21' Gomes 31' Mykolenko  45+1' Townsend 99' Godfrey  114'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,282 Referee: Andrew Madley

Everton v Brentford

5 February 2022 Fourth round	Everton	4–1	Brentford	Walton
15:00 GMT	Gomes  24' Mina 31' Richarlison 48' Holgate 62' Gordon  67' Townsend 90+1'	Report	Roerslev  42' Toney 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,571 Referee: Michael Oliver

Everton v Boreham Wood

3 March 2022 Fifth round	Everton	2–0	Boreham Wood	Walton
20:15 GMT	Rondón 57', 84'	Report	Evans  59'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,836 Referee: Tony Harrington

Crystal Palace v Everton

20 March 2022 Quarter-finals	Crystal Palace	4–0	Everton	Selhurst
12:30 GMT	Guéhi 25' Mateta 41' Zaha 79' Hughes 88'	Report	Gordon  62' Gomes  64'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,400 Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Everton entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Huddersfield Town^[52][53] and Queens Park Rangers in the third round.^[54]

Huddersfield Town v Everton

24 August 2021 Second round	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Everton	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Lees 45' Thomas  60' Sarr  81'	Report	Iwobi 26' Kean  59' Townsend 79' Gomes  90+4'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 10,459 Referee: Matt Donohue

Queens Park Rangers v Everton

21 September 2021 Third round	Queens Park Rangers	2–2 (8–7 p)	Everton	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST	Austin 18', 34' McCallum  49' Dickie  88'	Report	Digne 30' Townsend 47'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 12,888 Referee: Kevin Friend
	Penalties
	Austin Ball Barbet Willock Adomah Duke-McKenna Amos Dunne		Holgate Keane Townsend Gray Gordon Doucouré Godfrey Davies

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Jordan Pickford	37	0	35	0	2	0	0	0
15	GK	BIH	Asmir Begović	7	0	3	0	2	0	2	0
31	GK	ENG	Andy Lonergan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Jonjoe Kenny	21	0	11+4	0	3+1	0	2	0
3	DF	SCO	Nathan Patterson	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Mason Holgate	29	3	23+2	2	2	1	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Michael Keane	38	3	31+1	3	4	0	1+1	0
13	DF	COL	Yerry Mina	14	1	11+2	0	0+1	1	0	0
19	DF	UKR	Vitaliy Mykolenko	16	1	12+1	1	3	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Ben Godfrey	27	0	23	0	3	0	1	0
23	DF	IRL	Séamus Coleman	34	1	30	1	3+1	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Jarrad Branthwaite	8	1	4+2	1	1	0	1	0
64	DF	ENG	Reece Welch	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	BRA	Allan	31	0	25+3	0	3	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Fabian Delph	11	0	8+3	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	ISL	Gylfi Sigurðsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	MLI	Abdoulaye Doucouré	34	2	29+1	2	2+1	0	0+1	0
21	MF	POR	André Gomes	19	1	7+7	0	3	1	1+1	0
26	MF	ENG	Tom Davies	8	1	2+4	1	0	0	2	0
30	MF	NED	Donny van de Beek	7	1	5+2	1	0	0	0	0
60	MF	ENG	Isaac Price	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
62	MF	ENG	Tyler Onyango	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	BRA	Richarlison	33	11	28+2	10	2+1	1	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	18	5	15+2	5	0+1	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Demarai Gray	39	6	28+6	5	2+1	1	0+2	0
14	FW	ENG	Andros Townsend	27	7	17+4	3	2+2	2	2	2
17	FW	NGA	Alex Iwobi	32	3	22+6	2	0+2	0	2	1
24	FW	ENG	Anthony Gordon	40	4	25+10	4	4	0	1	0
28	FW	TUR	Cenk Tosun	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
33	FW	VEN	Salomón Rondón	23	3	8+12	1	2	2	1	0
34	FW	NED	Anwar El Ghazi	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG	Dele Alli	11	0	1+10	0	0	0	0	0
61	FW	ENG	Lewis Dobbin	5	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	0	0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
12	DF	FRA	Lucas Digne	15	1	13	0	0	0	1+1	1
18	DF	FRA	Niels Nkounkou	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	COL	James Rodríguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	CIV	Jean-Philippe Gbamin	5	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	1	0
27	FW	ITA	Moise Kean	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
31	GK	POR	João Virgínia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	WAL	Nathan Broadhead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	FW	ENG	Ellis Simms	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of match played 22 May 2022

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	FW	7	Richarlison	10	1	0	11
2	FW	14	Andros Townsend	3	2	2	7
3	FW	11	Demarai Gray	5	1	0	6
4	FW	9	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	5	0	0	5
5	FW	24	Anthony Gordon	4	0	0	4
6	DF	4	Mason Holgate	2	1	0	3
	DF	5	Michael Keane	3	0	0	3
	FW	17	Alex Iwobi	2	0	1	3
	FW	33	Salomón Rondón	1	2	0	3
10	MF	16	Abdoulaye Doucoure	2	0	0	2
11	DF	12	Lucas Digne	0	0	1	1
	DF	13	Yerry Mina	0	1	0	1
	DF	19	Vitaliy Mykolenko	1	0	0	1
	DF	21	Andre Gomes	0	1	0	1
	DF	23	Séamus Coleman	1	0	0	1
	MF	26	Tom Davies	1	0	0	1
	MF	30	Donny van de Beek	1	0	0	1
	DF	32	Jarrad Branthwaite	1	0	0	1
Own goals				1	0	0	1
Total				43	9	4	56

Source: Match reports in Competitions

Assists

As of match played 22 May 2022.

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	FW	7	Richarlison	5	0	0	5
	FW	11	Demarai Gray	4	1	0	5
3	FW	14	Andros Townsend	2	1	1	4
	MF	16	Abdoulaye Doucoure	4	0	0	4
5	MF	2	Jonjoe Kenny	1	2	0	3
	MF	6	Allan	2	1	0	3
	MF	17	Alex Iwobi	2	1	0	3
	FW	24	Anthony Gordon	2	1	0	3
9	DF	5	Michael Keane	2	0	0	2
	FW	9	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	2	0	0	2
	MF	21	Andre Gomes	1	0	1	2
12	DF	4	Mason Holgate	1	0	0	1
	MF	25	Jean-Philippe Gbamin	0	1	0	1
	MF	26	Tom Davies	0	0	1	1
	FW	33	Salomón Rondón	1	0	0	1
Total				29	8	3	40

Source: Match reports in Competitions

Clean sheets

As of match played 22 May 2022.

Rank	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total	Played Games
1	Jordan Pickford	7	0	0	7	37
2	Asmir Begović	1	1	0	2	7
Total		8	1	0	9	44

Source: Match reports in Competitions

Disciplinary record

As of match played 3 March 2022.

Rank	Position	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
1	MF	Allan	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2	FW	Richarlison	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Ben Godfrey	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
4	DF	Lucas Digne	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Abdoulaye Doucouré	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Andre Gomes	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
7	FW	Andros Townsend	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	Demarai Gray	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9	DF	Séamus Coleman	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Salomón Rondón	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Yerry Mina	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Anthony Gordon	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Mason Holgate	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
15	GK	Jordan Pickford	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Fabian Delph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Jonjoe Kenny	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Michael Keane	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Alex Iwobi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Dele Alli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Donny van de Beek	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Vitaliy Mykolenko	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Moise Kean	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	Total		48	1	2	0	1	1	51	2

Source: Match reports in Competitions

See also

• 2021–22 in English football
• List of Everton F.C. seasons

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