May 2018
Manchester City 2 - 0 Everton
Everton battled hard, and accidental starter Pal Sortevik made many fine saves, but the Manchester City attack eventually proved too strong and Everton was too wasteful with their chances to make a game of it.
Player of the Match: Paride Lucaselli (Everton)
Stoke 2 - 1 Everton
Andy Wake scored the winning goal for Stoke in stoppage off a corner kick. Such is life.
Player of the Match: Andy Wake (Stoke)
Injury Update: Dentinho will miss the season finale due to strained knee ligaments.
Thankfully, Hull also lost to Manchester United 2-1, so even though we're tied for 4th, we're ahead on goals scored. We each have one game left. Against each other. At Goodison Park. Basically, a one game playoff for the last English Champions League spot. However, if neither team wins, Tottenham can take the 4th spot with a win.
Four of Everton's players have been called up for the 2018 World Cup. They are:
Japan: Keiichi Sakamoto and Shun Kawai
Denmark: Viktor Fischer
Italy: Manolo Gabbiadini
Everton 4 - 0 Hull
This was the capper we needed at the end of the season. At first, I thought we'd never break through, but I yelled at them enough at halftime and they came out playing the most creative and effective football i've seen over a 15 minute period, scoring goals every 2-3 minutes with perfectly placed long balls. Rob Reddy even scored a goal at a tight angle when a cross he was intending for the six yard box went into goal instead. A happy accident!
Player of the Match: Rob Reddy (Everton)
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Premier League Table
We qualified for the Champions League! It'll be very interesting to test our squad against the best of the best across Europe, it'll be an exciting season!
Promoted: Ipswich, Bolton, Blackburn
End of Season Honors
FWA Footballer of the Month: Manolo Gabbiadini (Everton)
PFA Player of the Year: Sandro (Manchester United)
Golden Boot: Simon Cox (Hull), 27 goals, dethroning the champion the last two seasons, Manolo Gabbiadini, who finished 2nd with 26 goals
PFA Young Player of the Year: Shun Kawai (Everton), with Rafael Rivas (Everton) a close runner up and Neal Maupay (West Ham) third
Golden Glove: Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal), giving up 17 goals
Manager of the Year: Jose Mourinho (Manchester United), with Nathan Limior (Everton) second and Steve Bruce (Hull) third
Team of the Year: Rafael Rivas and Manolo Gabbiadini are Everton's representatives on the team