... this will be the third time we have opened a League season by playing Tottenham first and West Brom second!

- in 2016/17 we drew 1-1 at home to Spurs and then won 2-1 at West Brom
- and in 1984/85 we lost 4-1 at home to Spurs and then lost 2-1 at West Brom
- oh, and we went on to win the League!

- this will be our first home game on September 19th since 2004
- we beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Premier League courtesy of a 47th minute Marcus Bent goal

- our last Sep 19 outing was in 2015
- a 0-0 draw at Swansea, with Kevin Mirallas sent off in the 94th minute, 3 minutes after coming on as a sub!

- there are some good omens from other Everton games on this day in the past

- we’ve played Liverpool three times on September 19th - and we won all
- the most recent was back in 1964 - a 4-0 win at Anfield!  

- and in 1984 we drew 0-0 at University College Dublin on September 19th
- that was in the European Cup Winners Cup 1st Round 1st Leg
- it was a low-key start to an ultimately glorious European campaign
- that saw us lift the trophy in Rotterdam in May 1985 after our 3-1 win over Rapid Vienna

- our last meeting with West Brom came at Goodison in January 2018
- Jay Rodriguez scored the opener for Alan Pardew’s Baggies on 7 minutes
- and Oumar Niasse equalised for us 20 minutes from the end

- home and away we’ve only lost 1 of our last 11 meetings with West Brom - W5 D5 L1, all in the Premier League

- that one defeat was a 1-0 loss at Goodison in February 2016
- Salomon Rondon scored the winner for a Baggies team managed at that time by Tony Pulis

- will West Brom score this time round?
- if they do, it would be their 100th against us at our place in all of their visits in all competitions

- we’ve had some interesting meetings with West Brom in the past - and a lot of them seem to involve hat-tricks!

- in November 1936, Dixie Dean scored the last of his 37 hat-tricks for us in our 4-2 home win against West Brom
- what a record!

- in March 1964, West Brom’s Micky Fudge scored three goals against us
- that was in the Baggies 4-2 Division 1 win at the Hawthorns

- at 18 years and 117 days, he is the youngest player ever to score a hat-trick against Everton!

- in December 1893, Jack Southworth scored a double hat-trick - 6 goals! - in our 7-1 home League win against them
- i’s the only time an Everton player has scored 6 goals in a match!

- we’ve had other notable meetings with West Brom in the past

- in September 1958, Walter Fielding scored in our 3-2 Division 1 win at West Brom
- he was 38 years and 305 days old at the time and remains our oldest ever goalscorer!

- in January 1974 we played our first ever competitive match on a Sunday!
- it was a home FA Cup 4th Round tie with the Baggies, then in the 2nd tier, that ended in a 0-0 draw
- 3 days later we lost the replay 1-0 at the Hawthorns!  

- in April 1970, a 2-0 Wednesday night home win over West Brom saw us crowned as League champions for the 7th time!
- Alan Whittle and Colin Harvey scored the all-important goals

- if Seamus Coleman starts the match against West Brom it will be his 250th start for us in the Premier League
- only 5 other Everton players have achieved that milestone
- David Unsworth (271), Leon Osman (295), Phil Jagielka (303), Leighton Baines (327)
- and, top of the list, Tim Howard (354)!

- following his header on the opening day at Tottenham
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin is now just one goal behind Richarlison on our all-time Premier League scoring chart

- Dom has 25 in joint 14th place (level with Wayne Rooney amongst others!) and Richie is on 26 in 13th position
- just above them on that list in equal 11th place are Mikel Arteta and Louis Saha
- they each scored 27 goals for us in the Prem!

- top of that list on 68 Premier League goals for Everton is ex-Baggie Romelu Lukaku!

- can we keep another clean sheet?!

- if we don’t it will be our 5th home League game on the run without one
- that hasn’t happened since a similar run from September to November 2017!

- will we be awarded a penalty against West Brom?

- we missed our last one against the Baggies
- Kevin Mirallas seeing his effort hit the post in a 0-0 draw at Goodison in January 2015

- however, we’ve scored 18 goals from the spot on the past against West Brom in all competitions (from 26 efforts)

- that’s jointly the most we’ve scored against any opposition! 
- we’ve also netted 18 penalties against Aston Villa (from 32 awarded) and Chelsea (from 30)

- the match is of course being televised live in the UK on Sky Sports
- a win would be our 100th victory, home and away, in live televised Premier League games on all channels!

- and the game will be our 16th successive match to be shown live on TV in the UK
- that's primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic, of course

- prior to this run our longest live televised run was 6 games in February/March 2015!

- and we finally get to play on a Saturday again!
- before this game we’d played 14 successive matches on a day other than Saturday!

- that was the first time that happened in our history!
- the previous longest run was 10 consecutive non-Saturday games in February/March 2015

- it’s good news too because we’re unbeaten in our last 7 Saturday matches, home and away - W5 D2 L0!
- the last one was our 3-1 home Premier League victory over Crystal Palace back in February this year

- COYB!

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

- which 11 Everton players started the most games together?
- what about consecutively?
- which two players started the most times together for us?
- what about the Holy Trinity? Or The 1995 FA Cup winning team? Or Dean and Lawton? How many times together?
- have a look at the new 'Frequent/Consecutive/Memorable Starting Line-Ups section' - it's got it all!

- 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 Starting 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 in 2017/18 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!

- Richarlison 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 long 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!