- ... the last time we won 3 games on the run without conceding a goal was back in September 2016

- the middle game in that run was a 1-0 home win against Stoke, coincidentally!

- the last time we won 3 games in a row, all with a 1-0 scoreline was in January 2006
- that run comprised victories over Portsmouth (away) and then Millwall (FA Cup) and Arsenal at home

- we've only once before started a season with 3 clean sheets
- that was in 1912/13
- that time round we won 2-0 at Spurs, drew 0-0 at Middlesbrough and won 4-0 against Notts County

- but we've never, ever won our first 3 games of the season before with 3 clean sheets!

- oh, and we've also now scored exactly 1 goal in each of our last 5 games!
- that's the first 3 games of this season
- plus the 1-0 win v Watford and the 3-1 loss to Arsenal at the end of last

- the last time this happened was in December 2011 to January 2012

- the goal we did score against Stoke came (only just!) in the 1st half
- that put an end to our run of 8 games without a 1st half goal!
- we hadn't nabbed one since scoring 3 in the 4-2 win v Leicester last April!

- the win over the Potters was the 350th victory in our Premier League history, home and away!

- and it was also our 40th home League win against Stoke

- and we've now played them 3 times in League season-opening games - and won all 3
- the previous two were a 1-0 home win in 1983 and a 2-0 away victory in 1964

- the win means we are now unbeaten in our first League game of the season since 2011
- the 2011 defeat was a 1-0 home loss to QPR, yu may remember
- after that, from 2012 to 2016, we had drawn all 4 of our Seasonal Openers

- Wayne Rooney scored ! For Everton! You may have noticed!

- it was his first goal for us since he opened the scoring in a 1-1 draw at Leeds in April 2004
- that's a gap of 13 years and 121 days (or 4,869 days if you prefer!)
- needless to say, that's a club record!

- Wayne has now scored 16 times for us in the Premier League
- that's the same as Nikica Jelavic and the late Gary Speed managed for us
- all three are level in joint 26th place on our Premier League Scoring chart

- we had a number of League debutants against Stoke, of course

- 5 players made their 1st League appearance for us
- they were Michael Keane, Davy Klaassen, Sandro Ramirez, Jordan Pickford and Cuco Martina
- the first 4 all also made their 1st League start for the club

- we've now had 875 different players in our League history, 853 of them starters
- in the Premier League the numbers are 215 and 198 respectively

- and Jordan Pickford kept a clean sheet on his League debut for us!
- the last Everton keeper to do that was Thomas Myhre in a 0-0 draw at Leeds in December 1997!

- Jordan is the 12th Everton goalkeeper to keep a whole clean sheet in the Premier League
- have a look here to see the others (and what 'whole' means!)

- Phil Jagielka played his 351st game for us in all competitions against Stoke
- he's now in 23rd place alone on our All-Time Appearances chart, 1 ahead of David Unsworth

- in just League games, Jags is up to 291 appearances for us
- that puts him 25th on his own on our All-Time League Appearances list

- Kevin Mirallas came on as a sub against Stoke
- that's the 56th time he's appeared off the bench for us in all competitions
- he's now level with Steven Naismith in joint 7th place on our All-Time Sub Appearances chart!

- and can we have Neil Swarbrick as the referee every week please?!
- we've now played 12 matches with him in the middle, home and away - and we've never lost!
- that's a W7 D5 L0 record
- at Goodison he's reffed us 5 times now - and we've won all 5!

- the Stoke win took Ronald Koeman up to 2nd place on our Managers' Ranking list
- in terms of match results, Ron has moved just ahead of Harry Catterick on that chart!

- talking of bosses, Mark Hughes has now managed against us 11 times in the Prem at Goodison Park
- that's the same number as Sam Allardyce!
- the two of them are in joint 4th place on the 'Most Prem Games Managed Against Us At Goodison' chart!

- and so on to Hajduk Split at home in the Europa League on August 17th!

- it will be our 40th home game on a Thursday in all competitions!
- and we've won each of our last 3 - all in Europe
- the most recent (obviously!) was the 1-0 win against MFK Ružomberok in July

- we've drawn on our last 2 outings on August 17th
- the last one was 2-2 at Norwich in the 2013/14 season opening League game

- our last August 17 home game was also a 2-2 draw and also a season opener
- that was against Tottenham in 2002 in what was Wayne Rooney's debut!

- Hajduk will be our first ever Croatian opponents, by the way!

- the match will be our 12th home Europa League game - and so far we've never drawn one!
- our record in the previous 11 is W8 D0 L3 - F23 A8

- if he starts against Split it will be Leighton Baines's 357th start for us in all competitions
- that would put him into joint 20th place on our All-Time Starts chart
- Leighton would be level with Leon Osman and Kevin Sheedy!

- if Bainesy and Phil Jagielka both start they'll each move on to 20 European starts for the club
- that would put them equal second on our European Starts chart, level with Tony Hibbert!
- Tim Howard heads that list on 28 European starts for us

- and if Kevin Mirallas once agains makes a substitute appearance it will be his 57th for us
- that will put him level with Stuart Barlow in 6th place on our All-Time Sub Appearances chart!

- in his 3rd appearance for us, can Jordan Pickford keep his 3rd clean sheet in a row?!
- only 2 other goalkeepers have kept clean sheets in each of their first 3 Everton appearances
- they were Thomas Myhre in 1997 and James Caldwell in 1912

- if Jordan does keep Split out, it will be the 4th clean sheet in a row for the club
  (Maarten Stekelenburg was in goal for our first match of the season, remember?)

- that would be the first time the club have ever done that in the first 4 games of a season!

- the last time we managed 4 shut-outs in a row mid-season was in September 2009

- if he plays in the game, it will mean Phil Jagielka's Everton career will have stretched to 10 years & 3 days!
- Phil made his debut for us as a sub in a 3-1 win at Tottenham on 14th August 2007

- Phil would become the 42nd player to have a 10 year + Everton career in an unbroken spell at the club!
  (and Leighton Baines will join him in his first Everton game after 25th August this year!)

- will we score just 1 goal again?!
- if we do, it would be the 6th game in a row that it's happened!

- we've only had a run that long 3 times before in our history
- the last time it happened was our record run from January to February 2006
- we scored 1 goal in each of 9 successive games that time!

- oh, and 1 goal would take us to 50 at home in all competitions under Ronald Koeman's management!

- if we win or lose against Hajduk, it will be our 16th home game in a row in all competitions without a draw
- the last one was against Man Utd in December 2016

- the last time we went that long without drawing at home was way back in 1970
- that was a 16-game spell that had started at the end of the 1968/69 season in April 1969
- and went on until January 1970

- we've got a long way to go to break our record home run without a draw, though
- that stands at an amazing 47 matches!
- it ran from September 1930 to October 1932!

- will we score from a penalty against Hajduk?
- if we do it will be our 300th successful spot-kick in all of our home games ever!
- our current home record from 12 yards is: Scored 299, Missed or Saved 126!

- and if Leighton Baines nets a penalty against them it will be his 24th spot-kick success for us
- he'd then move out on his own at the top of our 'Most Penalties Scored' chart
- he's currently level on 23 (from 26 taken) with David Unsworth (also from 26) and Trevor Steven (from 29)

- and will a Hajduk player be red-carded?
- if so, then he will be the 100th opponent to be dismissed against us in all of our home games ever!

- COYB!!

- a reminder of some new sections on the site!

- 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 27 different players last season in all competitions and 19 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 scored on his Everton debut last season
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- with Wayne Rooney having returned to Everton action, who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- new boy 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!