Everton vs West Ham United
Premier League, Goodison Park, Sunday 18 September 2022, 2.15 pm BST.
Following two wins in Europe since their last domestic outing, West Ham United travel to Everton looking for their second victory of the Premier League season.
The top-flight returns after last weekend's match round was postponed following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8 September.
The Hammers have defeated Silkeborg IF and FCSB in UEFA Europa Conference League Group since their last Premier League match, and were also unlucky to take just a point from two hard-fought London derbies prior to those European ties.
Sunday’s opponents, Everton, who battled to a goalless draw against Liverpool last time out, are still searching for a first league win of the season. The Hammers have played two matches since Everton’s last fixture on September 3, with the two sides currently level on four points in the Premier League table.
There is also a battle in the dugout too, as David Moyes returns to Goodison Park hoping to take three points off his former employers, while Everton is managed by Academy of Football graduate Frank Lampard.
How To Follow…
The match will be broadcast live on television in the UK, having been moved from 2pm to 2.15pm after the postponement of three other Premier League fixtures this weekend.
You will be able to watch the match on Sky Sports Premier League/Main Event, while radio coverage is available on BBC 5 live Sport.
You can also follow the action via our live blog on whufc.com and our app and across our social media channels. We will also have highlights and exclusive reactions for you after the final whistle.
Tickets...
The first 90% of tickets SOLD OUT to Season Ticket Holders with 19+ Loyalty Points. The remaining 10% (297 tickets) were then made available via a ballot process to Season Ticket Holders who had yet to purchase for this game. The ballot closed at 12pm on Wednesday 31 August.
Tributes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II...
After the Premier League schedule was paused as a mark of respect following the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II, West Ham United versus Everton is one of seven top-flight fixtures that will take place this weekend.
Further tributes will be planned for Premier League fixtures that take place during the period of national mourning.
Supporters and players from West Ham United and Everton will come together at Goodison Park, with a minute’s silence planned for before Sunday’s fixture, and players on both teams will wear black armbands.
Travel...
For those who wish to drive, parking IS available near Goodison Park, with the Stanley Park Car Park situated half-a-mile away along Priory Road at the junction with Utting Avenue. Prices are displayed upon entry but get there early to avoid disappointment!
Otherwise, a strict resident parking scheme is in operation in the streets surrounding Goodison, and your vehicle could be clamped or removed!
Accessible parking is available. Please email [email protected] for details.
If you are taking the train up from London on Sunday, services leave Euston at 08.17, 09.17 and 10.16 which should get you to the ground in time for kick-off!
After the match, trains depart at .47 past the hour and take two hours and 15 minutes to get back to London.
From Liverpool Lime Street, take a taxi from the rank at the station (£7-£9) or the 919 bus, which departs from St John’s Lane and will return you from Walton Lane after the game.
Alternatively, take one of the many bus services which leave Queen Square Bus Station, including the 19, 20, 21, 310 and 345.
Team News...
Defenders Ben Johnson and Nayef Aguerd remain out due to injury, although Craig Dawson and Aaron Cresswell started a 3-2 win over Silkeborg. The latter duo could push for their first Premier League action since they were sidelined due to respective injuries.
Everton have signed former Leicester City goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic after injuries to Jordan Pickford and Andy Lonergan left them light in the keeping ranks.
Opposition...
David Moyes travels to his former employers Everton on Sunday, returning to a club he took to the top-four and the FA Cup final during his time on Merseyside.
In the dugout for Everton is a familiar face to Hammers, with Frank Lampard a product of the West Ham Academy. His father Frank Senior and uncle Harry Redknapp both played for and Redknapp later managed the Hammers too.
Lampard, who has previously managed Derby County and Chelsea, joined Everton in January and kept the Toffees in the top-flight last season. A team energised by the Goodison Park crowd defeated Chelsea, Manchester United and Crystal Palace on home soil to battle to a final placing of 16th.
Now the challenge is to build on survival, although so far Everton’s sole win of the season came away to Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup.
In the Premier League, Everton have fallen to defeat against Aston Villa and Chelsea, and drawn with Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Brentford in their opening six games.
Still, a deserved point against Liverpool last time out shows that like West Ham, the Toffees might be turning a corner from their early season form.
Previous meetings...
West Ham United are fresh from a league double over Everton last year and have won their last two league trips to Goodison Park, with Tomáš Souček and Angelo Ogbonna on the scoresheet in January 2021 and October 2021 respectively.
Aaron Cresswell netted a delicious free-kick, before Jarrod Bowen secured all three points in the match at London Stadium last season.
Despite the last two meetings on Merseyside being settled by a single strike, goals have been a common feature in this fixture. Everton put six past Shaka Hislop in 1999, while the Hammers edged a five-goal thriller in 2016 under Slaven Bilic.
That day, Romelu Lukaku and Aaron Lennon put the Toffees two goals ahead on Mark Noble’s 250th Premier League appearance, before Michail Antonio started the comeback 12 minutes from time after Kevin Mirallas was sent-off. After Lukaku missed a penalty, Diafra Sakho struck, as Dimitri Payet’s 90th-minute strike secured all three points. It was only the second time the Hammers had won a Premier League game after trailing by two goals. A classic – and then some.
Match Officials...
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant referees: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett
Fourth official: Andy Madley
VAR: Mike Dean
Assistant VAR: Dan Cook
Michael Oliver, who has been a member of the Select Group of Referees since August 2010, will take charge of West Ham United versus Everton.
Born in Ashington, Northumberland in February 1985, Oliver started refereeing in the Northern Premier League from 2003 to 2005. He then worked his way up through the National League and EFL to reach the Premier League in January 2010.
The 37-year-old refereed the 2007 Conference National and 2009 League One Play-Off finals and controlled the 2016 EFL Cup final, 2018 FA Cup final and 2021 FA Cup final, which saw Leicester City overcome Manchester City 1-0 to win the trophy.
Oliver has refereed competitive internationals, as well as UEFA Champions League and Europa League fixtures, after he was appointed to the FIFA List in 2012.
He has officiated West Ham United on 36 occasions, including the penultimate game at the Boleyn Ground against Swansea City in May 2016, and the 2-1 Premier League win over Sunday’s opponent, Everton, at London Stadium last year.
This will be the second time he has officiated West Ham this season after Oliver was the referee for West Ham United’s 2022/23 Premier League opener against Manchester City.