...  it’s Phil Neville’s birthday on January 21st!
- our ex-skipper made 303 appearances in nearly 8 years at the club up until 2013
- he'll be 43 years young!

- oh, and on the day after (January 22nd) there is a very significant anniversary!
- it will be 113 years since the birth of a certain William Ralph Dean

- ‘Dixie’ scored 383 goals in 433 Everton games between 1925 and 1937
- he's considered by most to be the greatest ever Evertonian

- we are unbeaten in our last 6 outings on January 21st, home and away - W4 D2 L0

- the most recent was a 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace in 2017
- that was courtesy of Seamus Coleman’s 87th minute winner

- at Goodison we’ve never lost a home League game on January 21st - W6 D1 L0!
- the most recent was the one draw - 1-1 with Blackburn in 2012

- the latest of those six home League wins on Jan 21 was in 2006
- James Beattie’s 13th minute goal was enough to see off Arsenal 1-0
- the Gunners also had Cesc Fabregas sent off in second half injury time

- and in that Arsenal game, goalkeeper Nigel Martyn played his final League game for us
- and he became our oldest ever Premier League player at 39 years and 163 days old!

- our oldest ever player was also a goalkeeper
- Ted Sagar was 42 years and 282 days old when he played in our 1-0 Div 2 loss at Plymouth in November 1952!

- in 1939 we played 3rd tier Doncaster Rovers on January 21st in an FA Cup 4th Round tie
- Tommy Lawton scored four times as we won 8-0
- that was one of only 7 times we’ve scored exactly 8 goals in a game.

- we beat Newcastle 2-1 when we last played them - at St James’ Park on December 28th
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored both goals in Carlo Ancelotti’s second game in charge

- a win for us this time round would give us our first League double of the season!

- at Goodison we drew 1-1 when they last visited Goodison in December 2018
- Richarlison equalised Salomon Rondon’s opener on that occasion

- and we have a fine recent home record against the Geordies
- W10 D4 L1 in their last 15 trips here, all in the League

- our most recent win was a 1-0 victory in April 2018, with Theo Walcott scoring our 51st minute winner

- the one Newcastle victory in that run was in September 2010
- Hatim Ben Arfa’s goal just before the break was enough to give them the points

- this will be our 50th Premier League meeting with Newcastle, home and away
- and a win would be our 50th home victory against them in all competitions!
- one goal for the Geordies, meanwhile, would bring up 100 for them at Goodison in all of their visits to play us here

- will Jordan Pickford and Dominic Calvert-Lewin play against Newcastle?
- if they do, they will each reach 100 Premier League appearances for us!
- only 45 others have reached that milestone for us so far
- with Tim Howard the club record holder on 354 Prem games

- all of Jordan Pickford’s Prem appearances for us so far have been in consecutive matches
- he’d be just the third Everton player to play 100 successive Prem games
- and only the 8th in our entire League history!

- will Jordan keep a clean sheet?!
- if he does it will be his 31st for us in the Premier League
- that's the same as Nigel Martyn achieved for the club!
- only Tim Howard (116) and Neville Southall (62) have managed more for us!

- Richarlison’s recent winner against Brighton meant that he has now scored 11 Prem goals for us at Goodison Park
- that's exactly the same as Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Gylfi Sigurdsson!

- they have some way to go, though, to reach the top of that particular chart
- it's headed by Romelu Lukaku (40)
- followed by Duncan Ferguson (38), Kevin Campbell and Leon Osman (both 26) and Tim Cahill (25)!

- Steve Bruce is, of course, the Newcastle manager
- and this will be the 5th different team he’s managed against us at Goodison Park in the Premier League!

- he’s also been the boss of Birmingham, Wigan, Sunderland and Hull in the past in Prem games at our ground!

- Bruce will join three others at the top of that particular tree:

- Roy Hodgson (Blackburn, Fulham, Liverpool, West Brom and Crystal Palace),
- Mark Hughes (Blackburn, Man City, Fulham, Stoke and Southampton), and
- Alan Pardew (West Ham, Charlton, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and West Brom)

- oh, and the game will see our fourth different manager in our 4 most recent home meetings with Newcastle!
- Carlo Ancelotti this time,
- Marco Silva in December 2018, Sam Allardyce in April 2018 and Roberto Martinez in February 2016!

- there have been 35 penalties scored in all of our previous meetings with Newcastle (from 43 taken)
- that’s more than in any of our meetings with any other opponent!
- we’ve scored 17 and the Geordies have scored 18

- this will be only the 4th time we’ve played Newcastle on a Tuesday
- the last one - at St James’ Park in March 2014 - ended in a 3-0 win for us
- the second - at Goodison in May 1977 - also ended in a victory for us, 2-0 on that occasion

- the first, however, in December 1933, and also at Goodison, was a very different affair
- Newcastle were 4-1 up at half-time and ran out 7-3 winners at the end of 90 minutes!

- up until the 1990’s, 7.30pm was the usual kick-off time for Everton’s home midweek games
- however, this will be just our 3rd match since 1997 with that starting time!

- the last one was our 1-0 home defeat by Reading in the FA Cup 5th Round in March 2011
- the other was also at Goodison
- a 4-1 Premier League win against Fulham on Good Friday in April 2007

- COYB!

- here's a reminder of the most recent additions to the site:

- what was our oldest ever starting line-up? And the youngest?
- which seasons were our oldest and youngest? Which managers went with youth and who went wth old codgers?!
- it's all here in the new 'Average Staring Line-Up Ages section'!

- which Everton player made the most substitute appearances in a single season?!
- in all competitions and in the League alone?
- the new 'Most Sub Apps In One Season' section has the answers!

- which Everton substitute has scored the most goals for us?
- which opposition sub has scored the most against us?
- the new 'Goals by Substitutes' section will let you know!

- Test cricketers have a small number on their shirt or cap
- it shows where they fit in in terms of the historical chronology of their country
- now you can see what number every Everton player would wear!
- have a look at the 'Everton Players Numbered Chronologically' section!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- on the flip side, which players only ever managed 1 game for the club?!
- find out in the new Just One Appearance section!

- we used 39 different players last season in all competitions and 15 of them scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Ademola Lookman was the last Everton player to score on his debut
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- Wayne Rooney has now departed, of course, but who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- Jordan Pickford looks like he'll be our keeper for some years to come
- but who else has appeared for us between the sticks in the past?!
- the new Goalkeepers section has all the details!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!