Blackpool sign Ellis Simms on loan Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
Promising Everton Under-23s striker, Ellis Simms, has joined League One Blackpool on loan for the remainder of their 2020-21 season.
On the books at Everton since the age of 16 after he had been released from Manchester City s academy, the 20-year-old is one of the leading goalscorers in Premier League 2 this season, having hit 8 goals in 12 games for the Toffees U23s side.
That follows a pattern of impressive form in front of goal throughout his career in Everton s academy. He scored 8 goals in 15 league games in 2019-20 having racked up 32 in 21 matches for the Under-18s the previous year, taking his overall tally to 46 in all competitions during the 2018-19 season.
Aston Villa vs Everton Postponed Thursday, 14 January, 2021
Everton s rescheduled clash with Aston Villa won t now being going ahead this weekend after the Premier League agreed to postpone the fixture following the Covid-19 outbreak at the Midlands club.
The game had been moved from this Saturday to Sunday 17 January as the entire Villa first team have been self-isolating and the club s training ground wasn t scheduled to re-open until the 16th.
Nine Villa players and five of their backroom staff have tested positive for the virus, which meant that the club had to field a raft of youth players in last Friday s FA Cup game against Liverpool. With matches against Manchester City and Newcastle having already been postponed, Dean Smith s team will have played three fewer than the majority of clubs in the Premier League until they face the Magpies on 23 January.
Everton vs Arsenal Seamus Coleman could return after 5 games out with a hamstring injury
Improving Everton are back at Goodison Park in front of restricted attendance by fans for the visit of struggling Arsenal this weekend, hoping to press their top-four credentials with what would be their third successive win.
Carlo Ancelotti s side have registered impressive victories over Chelsea and Leicester City in the past week, keeping clean sheets in both matches and ensuring that they come into Saturday s match sitting in fifth place.
Ordinarily, a date with Arsenal would represent a daunting task for the Toffees but this time around Everton will be going up against the Gunners as slight +130 favourites, according to SportsBettingDime, as Mikel Arteta tries to get his arms around the job he took a almost year ago to the day.
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