The pressure on Jose Mourinho cranked up another notch as holders Chelsea crashed out of the Capital One Cup with a 5-4 loss on penalties at 10-man Stoke following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.

As the television replays showed Thierry Henry’s handball on an endless loop, Howard Webb reached for his mobile phone.

Everton 0 Tottenham 1: Harry Kane rounded off his memorable breakthrough campaign with his 31st Tottenham goal of the season as Mauricio Pochettino’s men sealed fifth spot and a place in next term’s Europa League.

West Ham United 1 Everton 2: West Ham manager Sam Allardyce remained bullish about his future after a last-gasp Romelu Lukaku goal spoiled potentially his final home match in charge.

Sunderland striker Danny Graham’s first goal for the club may have been a fluke but its significance could not be under-estimated as the Black Cats took another step towards Premier League survival.

QPR 1 Everton 2

Home is where the heart is, and James McCarthy helped domestic bliss finally return to Goodison Park for Evertonians.

Boss Roberto Martinez feels Everton have "10 finals" ahead of them in the Premier League — but has emphasised that the focus for now must be on tonight’s Europa League last-16 first leg against Dynamo Kiev.

Stoke 2 Everton 0

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard is set to make his return to action in Wednesday’s Barclays Premier League away clash with Chelsea.

Everton 0 Liverpool 0: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he is prepared to back homegrown talent as his team prepares to face English football’s bright new hope in a pivotal game in the chase for a top-four finish.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez is keen for his players to steer the spotlight away from Steven Gerrard in this weekend’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez expects James McCarthy to be available for Saturday’s Merseyside derby – and fully fit for the rest of the season.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 23 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Now that the Premier League is officially at its halfway point, what better time to dole out some festive imaginary awards?

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of the full round of matches on St Stephen’s Day in the Premier League.

Ireland midfield duo Darron Gibson and James McCarthy could make a return to action for Everton against Southampton tomorrow.

Everton forward Kevin Mirallas has not sustained significant damage to his right ankle and is likely to be available within a couple of weeks according to manager Roberto Martinez.

Seamus Coleman insists Everton’s style will not be compromised by the pressure to get results at Goodison Park.

Everton 1 Hull City 1

Everton 1 Hull City 1

Wolfsburg 0 Everton 2

Everton 2 West Ham 1

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce was “baffled” by the decision which handed Everton their opening goal in the 2-1 win at Goodison Park.

Chelsea beat 10-man West Brom today to strengthen their grip at the top of the Premier League and also set a club record for starting the campaign with an unbeaten 12-game run.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez has emphasised there is every chance veteran midfielder Leon Osman will remain with the club even beyond the end of his new deal.

Everton took a major step towards the knockout stages of the Europa League as goals from Leon Osman, Phil Jagielka and Steven Naismith saw them claim a comfortable 3-0 victory over Lille at Goodison Park last night.

Everton took a major step towards the knockout stages of the Europa League as goals from Leon Osman, Phil Jagielka and Steven Naismith saw them claim a comfortable 3-0 victory over Lille at Goodison Park.

57 channels and nothin’ on. Unfair on the authors but that’s how it feels when you’re promised two autobiographies from current Everton footballers in the same week. On top of all the others.

Burnley 1 Everton 3

David de Gea admits he considered leaving Manchester United a couple of years ago, but he is glad he opted to stay.

Radamel Falcao scored his first goal in English football and then spelled out his desire to remain at Manchester United beyond the end of the season.

Manchester United 2 Everton 1

Everton boss Roberto Martinez has admitted his side are heading into a make-or-break week as they bid to get their season back on track.

Premier League

Everton last night finally signed Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku for a club-record fee of £28million (€35m).

Hull City 0 Everton 2

Everton captain Phil Jagielka returned to the starting line-up for the first time in 10 weeks after injury to face Manchester City at Goodison Park.

Everton 2 Crystal Palace 3

Sunderland 0 Everton 1

Everton 3 Arsenal 0

Newcastle 0 Everton 3

Newcastle 0 Everton 3

Olivier Giroud came off the bench to score twice as Arsenal beat Everton 4-1 to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.