Follow live coverage as Everton face Ipswich Town today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Everton FC 2 - 1 Ipswich Town FC
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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Assist Cameron Robert Burgess
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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That was McNeil's first goal since scoring against Crystal Palace in September 2024. It's also his fourth of the campaign. Only Leicester and Southampton have conceded more goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half than Ipswich. They have a mountain to climb now.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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Goal Julio César Enciso Espínola
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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CHANCE! Ipswich should really be on the scoresheet. Enciso isolates Patteron on the left and manages to find some space in the area but with the goal gaping, he skewers his effort wide of the near post. A player of his undoubted quality should have found the net.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:38
Assist Nathan Kenneth Patterson
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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Goal Dwight James Matthew McNeil
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:36
Morsy is now booked for a challenge from behind on Ndiaye. The midfielder protests his innocence, but replays show he got nothing of the ball.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:35
Everton have avoided defeat in their last 11 matches when scoring first in the Premier League, since a 3-2 loss to Aston Villa on 14th September 2024. That was when former manager Sean Dyche was in charge.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:33
There's more drama involving Delap just a minute later as Branthwaite goes down after a challenge from the striker. Replays show that he received an elbow in the stomach from the Englishman, but he manages to escape a second yellow. That decision is not popular with the Goodison crowd.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:30
Yellow Card Jake Patrick O'Brien
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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Yellow Card Liam Rory Delap
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:29
There's sustained pressure coming from the home side as Beto flicks a header on from inside the penalty area but Ipswich manage to clear their lines in this instance.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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Assist Carlos Jonás Alcaraz Durán
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:28
Goal Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:27
Everton go forward again as Ndiaye picks out Patterson making the overlapping run from the right but the Scotsman's weak effort is easily saved by Palmer. That was the closest Everton have come to scoring but the keeper was still left untroubled.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:26
Encisco produces a fine bit of skill to beat Patterson down Ipswich's left side and the fullback ends up fouling the attacker moments later.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:23
Some really neat interplay from the away side opens up space for Hutchinson to pull the trigger from the edge of the area but his goalbound effort is blocked by Branthwaite. McKenna's men do offer a threat on the break.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:21
Ipswich have won their last two away league games against Everton, beating them 3-0 in September 2000 and 2-1 in February 2002. It's been over 20 years since their last visit but three-in-a-row would be some feat for the Tractor Boys.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:20
Beto attempts to sneak in behind the visitors' backline again but Palmer is alert to the danger and races out of his goal to collect the ball. Brilliant atmosphere at Goodison Park.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:17
Beto is already causing a few problems with his presence as he gets in front of the Ipswich defence to meet Patterson's cross with a header but once again once of his early efforts sails into the stands.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:15
Palmer punches the delivery away with the ball ultimately finding Beto on the edge of the area who attempts an ambitous overhead kick but it sails over the crossbar.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:14
Ndiaye sees his cross blocked by Taylor and Everton win another corner from this right side. They are controlling all aspects of the game at this stage,.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:12
Only Leicester (16) have failed to score in more different Premier League games than Everton (15) this season. The Toffees last drew a blank in more different matches back in 1998-99 (17). They will hope to find an early goal this afternoon.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:11
The corner is kept alive by Branthwaite at the back post who loops a header back for Beto but he can't generate much power on his effort in the air and Palmer is able to make a simple stop and hold onto the ball.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:10
McNeil's tricky run from the inside right position causes problems for the Ipswich backline and Greaves is forced to concede a corner with a sliding challenge to nick the ball away from Beto. Everton seem to be moving through the gears after a lacklustre opening few minutes.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:07
The first bit of attacking play of the match comes from the visitors as Delap picks the ball up from deep and advances through the centre of the pitch before attempting an effort on goal but he slips at the vital moment. Decent ball-carrying from the English striker.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:04
Quite remarkably, this is Moyes’ 1,167th game in charge in his managerial career across all competitions, but his first ever meeting with Ipswich. They’re the first ‘new’ English club he’s faced since beating Doncaster Rovers 4-0 while in charge of West Ham in January 2021.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
15:03
Ipswich get us under way on this sunny afternoon on Merseyside.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
14:59
The players are now walking out on the Goodison Park pitch and kick-off is just minutes away! A wonderful atmosphere for the penultimate match at one of English football's great stadiums.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
14:52
Ben Johnson is suspended following his red card last week and joins fellow full-back Leif Davis who also suffered the same fate against Arsenal a few weeks ago. There is no place in the squad for Jadon Philogene, Wes Burns or Sam Szmodics as they are all suffering from injuries.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
14:47
Broja is back after being ineligible against his parent club but only makes the bench here. Loanees Jesper Lindstrom and Orel Mangala are not in the squad due to injury and have likely played their last game for the club. McNeil makes a first start since knee surgery earlier in the year. Doucoure doesn't make the squad and is replaced by Alcaraz.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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IPSWICH TOWN SUBS: Kalvin Phillips, Jens Cajuste, Massimo Luongo, George Hirst, Christian Walton, Axel Tuanzebe, Ben Godfrey, Jack Clarke, Somto Boniface
Everton vs Ipswich Town
14:41
IPSWICH TOWN XI (4-2-3-1): Alex Palmer; Dara O'Shea, Luke Woolfenden, Cameron Burgess, Jacob Greaves; Sam Morsy, Jack Taylor; Omari Hutchinson, Conor Chaplin, Julio Enciso; Liam Delap
Everton vs Ipswich Town
14:30
EVERTON SUBS: Michael Keane, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jack Harrison, Joao Virginia, Youssef Chermiti, Ashley Young, Armando Broja, Seamus Coleman, Tim Iroegbunam
Everton vs Ipswich Town
14:30
EVERTON XI (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Nathan Patterson, Jake O'Brien, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko; Idrissa Gueye, James Garner; Dwight McNeil, Carlos Alcaraz, Iliman Ndiaye; Beto
Everton vs Ipswich Town
14:30
Ipswich had their relegation confirmed last week after a 3-0 defeat away to Newcastle United. The Tractor Boys look set to remain in 18th place for the final four matches of the season, though they are 15 points off West Ham United who occupy 17th, which just goes to show the chasm between the promoted sides of this campaign and the rest of the division. Kieran McKenna's side have still shown some good signs on the road this season with two thirds of their points coming away from home and they will hope to inflict a defeat on Everton who have been in poor form for some time.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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Everton continued their dreadful record at Stamford Bridge last week as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea which extends their winless run in the Premier League to 30 matches at the stadium. Despite a fine start to David Moyes' second reign, they have now won just one of their last nine matches. Nevertheless, the Toffees can move up two places to 13th with a win here and will want to put on a show for their supporters as they prepare for the penultimate game at Goodison Park. After winning 2-0 at Portman Road in October, Everton will be aiming to complete just a second Premier League double over Ipswich, after also managing that feat in 1994-95.
Everton vs Ipswich Town
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Everton vs Ipswich Town
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