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BBC News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Sutton's predictions: Newcastle v Everton
Newcastle are at home, and their superior goal difference means they know any sort of win will keep them in the Champions League places regardless of what Aston Villa do.I usually fancy Eddie Howe's side to win when they are at St James' Park but there are serious doubts over Alexander Isak's fitness, which is a real worry. I would have a different feeling if he was in the top of that, Everton are an awkward team to break down, who also carry an attacking threat with Beto in such good I do not think this will be straightforward at all. I am still backing the Magpies, but I would not be surprised if Everton nicked a prediction: 2-0Read the full predictions and have your say here
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beto reveals blunt Seamus Coleman talks that prompted major Everton change - 'I was angry'
Goodison Park has been the stage for many emotional moments this season. Yet even after the last week, Beto's goal for Everton against Fulham in October is among the rawest. The striker netted a dramatic equaliser in stoppage time for the Blues that night. Afterwards, Beto was seen in tears as he left the pitch. It wasn't all that surprising to see. Ever since he joined the club from Udinese two seasons ago, the forward has never been shy opening up. Last summer, Beto admitted he would use messages from social media 'haters' as inspiration. READ MORE: Everton could sign Sandro Tonali's most under-rated team-mate as great rebuild begins READ MORE: David Moyes explains Leighton Baines position among Everton staff changes plus new injury blow But now? After a change of mindset and some candid words from captain Seamus Coleman, he's learned to channel his feelings in a more productive way. "To be honest I was doing it because I was angry," he told reporters ahead of the clash with Newcastle United on Sunday (May 25). "I was playing with anger. Now I don't play with this kind of anger. "Seamus told me: 'Don't do that'. Seamus said: 'I used to be like you, you're not going to get anywhere if you're just angry all the time'. "Because for me anger was good, but now I'm playing more at peace with myself and peace with other people? I don't care. Me? I'm here, I play for Everton. God blessed me, if he put me here he did for a reason. "I'm not a bad player. I know how to play football and know how to score goals. So I just need to keep doing my thing and don't worry about what everyone else is saying. The past is the past." Beto revealed that the anger built up before the game against Fulham prompted him to work with a sports psychologist. "I think it was the game against Fulham [in October] when I scored." he said when asked when he managed to find a level of peace in his play. "Because it came from four games in a row not coming on the pitch. "I was sad a bit, you know. After [the game] I got a mental coach. We speak a lot, we speak to this day and I started to become more proud of myself. Knowing that I'm capable of doing certain things that other players can't do. I just kept putting in my mind 'my time will come, I'm going to have my chance.' "So now I'm here. I'm starting most of the games. I don't know about Newcastle but for me it's good [to play] one, two or three games in a row. "It is better to feel this way," Beto continued. "You play more freely, you don't play trying to prove [to] people. You prove [to] yourself, but you play with a conscience that's: 'Okay, I can do this, this, this'. Some games you're not going to play good, but that's okay. Next game, you can do better. "Like the game against Chelsea. We conceded a goal because of me and the next game against Ipswich I was ready and we scored. This is what I'm saying. I just need to be in peace with myself." The change after Fulham was not instantaneous, but seven more Premier League goals have followed for Beto this season. In all competitions he has 10 to his name. In the clash at Goodison on Sunday with Southampton he was close to netting on a couple of occasions, with two strikes ruled out by VAR. But Beto was pleased with his performance - he wants to contribute more than goals and is "really proud" of the way his overall play has developed. "I was offside for two goals but in my all-around game I think I was really good," he said of the win over Saints. "I was feeling great and I was confident in my abilities. I was really pleased with the game. "I didn't score but we won. I didn't score but I was happy with the way I played. So I want to be consistent and try to play more often like this and be better every day." That work ethic and determination to improve has not gone unnoticed by the Everton fanbase, who have largely stuck by the forward even during his difficult spells. During the post-match celebrations after Southampton, there was a moment when the supporters started chanting the name of their striker. Footage from Everton's All Access programme captured the surprise of Beto at being singled out among the first-team squad and a host of Blues greats on the pitch. "I was distracted," he admitted. "I think Dwight (McNeil) and Tarky (James Tarkowski) were speaking on the stage and suddenly the fans started singing my name. "I was asking: 'Why me?' In my mind Tarky and Dwight must have said something, but they didn't. It was just the fans singing my name. I can see that I am loved here in Everton - and I love them back. I just feel blessed to be here and be part of this club and the history. 'For me to play at Goodison is something good for me to remember. Just to be part of Everton's history is good.' And the future? After seeing Newcastle Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur ending their trophy droughts this season, Evertonians have been wondering whether the new stadium can be a catalyst to their own silver-lined day coming along. The players are having similar conversations too it would seem. "I told Gana (Idrissa Gueye) when we arrived at the stadium and a lot of people were outside chanting Everton and shouting and screaming," Beto revealed. "I said: 'Just imagine if we win a trophy, it's going to be mad'. Gana said: 'These people are crazy'."
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ndiaye double gives Everton win over Southampton in Goodison Park finale
When the Goodison Park history books are printed, they will show Iliman Ndiaye scored the final two Premier League goals at the grand old stadium. It was not an afternoon about the actual football as Goodison said goodbye to men's football, mercifully, for the home support, with a simple win for Everton against Southampton. No one cared about the quality on show, which was a relief as the match felt like a sideshow. Ndiaye lit it up, however, and walked off with the match ball despite falling one short of a hat-trick. The forward was the difference, ensuring the final memories for those who stayed faithful to Everton through the thick and often thin in recent years were rewarded with a fitting end. Related: Everton 2-0 Southampton: end of an era at Goodison Park – Premier League live reaction After the first game of David Moyes's second reign, Everton were a point above the relegation zone with three wins from 20 games. At that time this match looked like a potential six-pointer. It instead was a party in radiant sunshine to celebrate 132 years of Everton's home. No one inside Goodison Park required anything to improve the atmosphere but a stunning solo goal from Ndiaye in the sixth minute shook the foundations. The 25-year-old drifted through fluorescent shirts and calmly slotted into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Cue a new wave of blue flares. Southampton were very polite guests, allowing the hosts to enjoy themselves, after the draw at Manchester City last week ensured they would not go down as the worst team in Premier League history. The Saints are a team in limbo, desperately waiting for their holidays to begin and to find out who their new permanent head coach will be. Talks have been held with Tom Cleverley and Will Still over the vacancy, and whoever gets the role will need to re-energise a team whose morale is at rock bottom. They lacked energy, ideas and overall quality to ensure Everton had the leaving party they wanted. The fixture settled into a rhythm of an end-of-season dead rubber. Everton were on top and were the only side threatening to score. They should have had a second when James Garner countered down the right, sliding the ball across for Beto in the area to slot into the corner. Unfortunately the striker decided he needed to be half-a-yard offside and his effort was ruled out. There was further pain for Beto when he rose highest to head home a Ashley Young cross after he had been brought on in the 18th minute for a final Everton hurrah. It was a superb move but Beto was again offside, as VAR confirmed. Ndiaye will be part of the new era at the club's new home at Bramley-Moore dock, which it was announced on Friday will be called the Hill Dickinson Stadium. He is a player Everton have rarely seen in recent times; a skillful performer capable of producing moments of magic, offering a final one to Goodison Park as he latched onto a Dwight McNeil through ball, showed the quickest of feet to bamboozle Aaron Ramsdale before tapping into the empty net in first-half injury-time. VAR threatened to dampen the mood for a third time but, thankfully, Ndiaye was onside. The result was not in doubt after that, leaving the second half to feel like an inconvenience for those who had lined the streets around the ground since 9am. Somewhat tired and emotional, they were waiting for the post-match events to bring down the final curtain, as the football on offer was increasingly pedestrian, played in front of a subdued audience who might not have noticed if the match was played with a beach ball. Another farewell took place in the 65th minute when Abdoulaye Doucouré was withdrawn. The midfielder is one of 13 Everton players out of contract in the coming weeks and fresh terms are yet to be offered. Michael Keane was another afforded a chance to bow out in front of the Toffees faithful, coming on for the injured Jarrad Branthwaite. The women's team will play here next season, keeping Goodison alive. The men are moving into their next stage in a better position than many envisaged at the turn of the year, with Ndiaye the on-field poster boy of positivity. A new home awaits and it was a glorious end for the old one.
South Wales Guardian
18-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Iliman Ndiaye stars as Everton sign off from Goodison Park with Southampton win
Nottingham Forest's Horace Pike had the honour of being first on the scoresheet here in September 1892 – Fred Geary registered the Toffees' first in the 2-2 draw – but Senegal international Ndiaye had the final say. The 2,791st men's senior match at the ground was a celebration from beginning to end as fans said farewell to the old in anticipation of the new with the pending move to Bramley-Moore Dock. Everton's women have been handed the keys for next season after new owners The Friedkin Group abandoned plans to demolish the first purpose-built football stadium in the country but this was the final time Goodison will be packed to the rafters. There were 39,201 inside but thousands more turned up with their blue smoke and pyrotechnics to mark the occasion, with pleas for any spares falling on deaf ears of those lucky few with a golden ticket – reportedly selling for over £1,000 on some resale sites. It resulted in disorganised scenes outside the ground, with the streets flooded hours before kick-off, creating a logjam which blocked roads and meant the planned team coach welcome was aborted. Unfortunately few supporters seemed to be aware of the fact, which led to more congestion problems – former world cruiserweight champion and Evertonian Tony Bellew had to beat a path through the crowd to escort one supporter in a wheelchair – and concerns from some they would not get to their seat in time. But everyone did make it and the volume at kick-off, which had been preceded by a parade around half the pitch by several club greats, was possibly the loudest it had ever been. Everton's club colours flew at half-mast above the Bullens Road Stand but inside the ground it was party time. The game was almost secondary to soaking up the historic surroundings and atmosphere for one last time but the action on the pitch did not disappoint. Beto was denied early on by Aaron Ramsdale, who was beaten after just six minutes when Ndiaye became only the second player to reach double figures this season with a casually-stroked shot from 20 yards beating the goalkeeper's right hand. Captain Seamus Coleman, the club's longest-serving player, started his first match since Boxing Day after injury but lasted just 18 minutes. He turns 37 in October and is one of 14 players out of contract but has been reassured by boss David Moyes that he will stay on next season. The same cannot be said for his replacement Ashley Young, three years his senior, who is not being retained. Beto had two goals disallowed for offside, the second from a header which came from a brilliant passage of one-touch football around the penalty area, before in added time Ndiaye sidestepped Ramsdale from Dwight McNeil's through-ball for his 11th of the season. The out-of-contract Abdoulaye Doucoure's wave to the crowd when he was replaced by the on-loan Charly Alcaraz in the second half suggested he knows his future lies elsewhere, while in-demand centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite could also have made his last appearance for the club after limping off with a hamstring injury. In the closing stages all the old songs were belted out at full volume but there was no fairytale final goal in front of the Gwladys Street End.
Rhyl Journal
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Iliman Ndiaye stars as Everton sign off from Goodison Park with Southampton win
Nottingham Forest's Horace Pike had the honour of being first on the scoresheet here in September 1892 – Fred Geary registered the Toffees' first in the 2-2 draw – but Senegal international Ndiaye had the final say. The 2,791st men's senior match at the ground was a celebration from beginning to end as fans said farewell to the old in anticipation of the new with the pending move to Bramley-Moore Dock. Everton's women have been handed the keys for next season after new owners The Friedkin Group abandoned plans to demolish the first purpose-built football stadium in the country but this was the final time Goodison will be packed to the rafters. There were 39,201 inside but thousands more turned up with their blue smoke and pyrotechnics to mark the occasion, with pleas for any spares falling on deaf ears of those lucky few with a golden ticket – reportedly selling for over £1,000 on some resale sites. It resulted in disorganised scenes outside the ground, with the streets flooded hours before kick-off, creating a logjam which blocked roads and meant the planned team coach welcome was aborted. Unfortunately few supporters seemed to be aware of the fact, which led to more congestion problems – former world cruiserweight champion and Evertonian Tony Bellew had to beat a path through the crowd to escort one supporter in a wheelchair – and concerns from some they would not get to their seat in time. But everyone did make it and the volume at kick-off, which had been preceded by a parade around half the pitch by several club greats, was possibly the loudest it had ever been. Everton's club colours flew at half-mast above the Bullens Road Stand but inside the ground it was party time. The game was almost secondary to soaking up the historic surroundings and atmosphere for one last time but the action on the pitch did not disappoint. Beto was denied early on by Aaron Ramsdale, who was beaten after just six minutes when Ndiaye became only the second player to reach double figures this season with a casually-stroked shot from 20 yards beating the goalkeeper's right hand. Captain Seamus Coleman, the club's longest-serving player, started his first match since Boxing Day after injury but lasted just 18 minutes. He turns 37 in October and is one of 14 players out of contract but has been reassured by boss David Moyes that he will stay on next season. The same cannot be said for his replacement Ashley Young, three years his senior, who is not being retained. Beto had two goals disallowed for offside, the second from a header which came from a brilliant passage of one-touch football around the penalty area, before in added time Ndiaye sidestepped Ramsdale from Dwight McNeil's through-ball for his 11th of the season. The out-of-contract Abdoulaye Doucoure's wave to the crowd when he was replaced by the on-loan Charly Alcaraz in the second half suggested he knows his future lies elsewhere, while in-demand centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite could also have made his last appearance for the club after limping off with a hamstring injury. In the closing stages all the old songs were belted out at full volume but there was no fairytale final goal in front of the Gwladys Street End.
