Starting with the hosts, while Everton might have their sights set on mounting a famous European charge over the coming months, David Moyes' men are desperately searching for some recent stability. Last seen suffering a dramatic collapse on home soil as they eventually slumped to a 2-1 loss at the hands of Bournemouth, the former Manchester United boss has seen his squad win just a pair of their eight appearances across all competitions since opening 2026.
The United captain is not a regular user of the social media platform, with his most recent post before tonight coming in October, celebrating his 300th appearance for the club. But a flurry of activity from 11pm GMT, starting with messages regarding cryptocurrency, saw his feed go into overdrive with a string of posts to its 4.5million followers. After now-deleted posts about launching a cryptocurrency, the acccount added: This is why I need to get paid more.
