{
  "id": 2335913,
  "title": "Everton's numbers last season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/evertons-numbers-last-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:11:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/evertons-numbers-last-season-081158936.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Everton secured 13th place in the Premier League for the second consecutive season under David Moyes' leadership. Their performance was bolstered by the fact that only five teams conceded fewer goals than them. Similarly, 13 sides scored more goals than Everton, while 14 teams took more shots on goal. Despite having an expected goals (xG) of 47 from 46.6, Moyes' side finished well in terms of finishing. Their star strikers, Beto and Thierno Barry, both outperformed their xG, Beto scoring nine goals from 8.8 xG and Barry scoring eight goals from 8.1 xG. Although only three teams faced more shots than Everton, they were compensated by the weaker chances they faced, being among the few teams that gave up fewer expected goals. However, Everton's goalkeeping, led by Jordan Pickford, was sometimes tested. Only three goalkeepers managed to prevent more goals given the number and quality of shots they faced than England's number one, contributing to Everton's conceding six goals fewer than expected.",
  "summary": "Everton finished 13th for the second season in a row under the safe stewardship of David Moyes, thanks mostly to the fact that only five teams conceded fewer goals. Thirteen sides scored more often than the Toffees, but that isn't too surprising given that the same number had a higher expected goals and 14 sides took more shots. With 47 goals scored from 46.6 xG, Moyes' men were perfectly fine…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Friday’s Everton News: Doue and Delap latest, Season Preview series live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/fridays-everton-news-doue-and-delap-latest-season-preview-series-live",
        "published": "2026-08-21T06:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}