Michael Keane News

DOMINIC KING: Everton have accused The FA of double standards after their appeal to have Michael Keane's red card rescinded was rejected by a three-man panel.

A frustrated David Moyes has attacked VAR's inconsistencies after Gabriel Martinelli avoided any further sanction for pushing injured Liverpool full-back Conor Bradley off the pitch.

DOMINIC KING AT HILL DICKINSON STADIUM: You keep telling yourself this is football we are watching but then along comes an incident that reminds us how bizarre the game has become.

Everton team-mates Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane appear to have put Monday night's extraordinary on-field altercation at Old Trafford behind them, after sparring off in a joke boxing match.

The star, 36, was sent off in a famous 1-0 win at Man United for raising his palm to the face of team-mate Keane, with the two arguing over a misplaced pass that nearly led to a goal for the home side.

United lost on Monday night despite the visitors being reduced to ten men after Idrissa Gueye slapped team-mate Michael Keane inside 13 minutes.

The 'moment of madness', as match-winner Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall described it, occurred just 13 minutes into the clash against Manchester United.

CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Credit to David Moyes's side though. They cleared their heads - perhaps literally in Keane's case - and took the lead with an excellent goal.

The Everton midfielder carelessly gave the ball away in the penalty area which Bruno Fernandes almost punished when his shot whistled just past the post.

LEWIS STEELE: The star has not featured this season with a troubled hamstring and, though it was hoped he would be back by now, he is set to spend another significant chunk of time out.

LEWIS STEELE: Everton defender Michael Keane has several clubs around the world keeping tabs on his situation with him likely to leave the club this summer.

The 23-year-old centre back started two Carabao Cup games in the early part of the season, but has been limited to just two substitute top-flight appearances.

Sir Alex Ferguson handed a number of talented youngster their first starts for Manchester United during his storied 26-year reign at the helm of the club.

HENRY CLARK AT PORTMAN ROAD: Ipswich have been back in the big time long enough now to appreciate just how fine the margins that decide games at this level can be.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT GOODISON PARK: Everton players collapsed on the turf after throwing away a 2-0 lead to concede three times in the closing minutes.

The former footballer, 45, whisked his wife Kate, 32, and kids, Lorenz, 17, Tate, 15, Tia, 13, Cree, three, and 10 month old Shae, away for a sunny trip in Vilamoura.

The former TOWIE star, 32, showed off her strong bond with stepson Lorenz as she commended him on his achievements on Instagram on Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE BY MARK CLATTENBURG: One of these errors would have been bad enough. Three was a joke, and that is why Nottingham Forest were left feeling victimised after another defeat.

The 17-year-old signed with Brighton as their Under-18s goalkeeper in 2022 and has made 18 appearances for the Seagulls' junior squad this term.

One of the hottest properties in world football right now is Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala, and he has been linked with Liverpool and Manchester City .

On Sunday, the on-loan Blades defender lunged into a tackle on Brighton 's Kaoru Mitoma in the opening exchanges at Bramall Lane, in a collision that sparked outrage from the away side.

SIMON JONES: The 26-year-old, who has two caps for England, has been on the periphery of Everton's first team this season owing to the form of Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski.

Hilarious Arabic commentary of Amadou Onana's shocking penalty miss against Fulham in Everton's Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat at Goodison Park on Tuesday has gone viral.

The Toffees had made a spirited come back after Michael Keane scored an own goal to see the visitors go 1-0 up. Beto would score in the 82nd minute to take the game to penalties.

LEWIS STEELE AT GOODISON PARK: Marco Silva 's side had taken the lead thanks to Michael Keane 's own-goal in the first-half before Beto levelled for in the latter stages of the second-half.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT TURF MOOR: All the greats from Everton's past will gather for Bill Kenwright's memorial service on Monday happy to know he would be thrilled by their current run.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT TURF MOOR: Sean Dyche wouldn't want to gloat but there was a sense of karma in seeing Burnley chairman Alan Pace squirm in his seat.

However, after a Michael Keane handball handed Salah a golden opportunity from the spot , the Egyptian made it 15 consecutive games he had either scored or assisted in.

-Pickford hoped to be Everton's hero with the goalkeeper aided by a water bottle featuring a sticker, which showed the penalty tendencies of Liverpool's takers.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT ANFIELD: Mohamed Salah 's maintained his remarkable run of goal contributions with a match-winning double as Liverpool eventually broke down 10-man Everton.

LEWIS STEELE AT VILLA PARK: After an undeserved loss at Goodison Park last week, Everton fans had seen enough to signal this was going to be another long campaign.

The Merseyside club's tally of 34 goals from 38 Premier League matches last season was the second lowest in the top flight and a massive factor in their struggle to avoid relegation.

LEWIS STEELE AT GOODISON PARK: Everton looked fitter, more creative and a better cohesive unit but were once again haunted by a theme that has pockmarked this team.

United's FA Youth Cup winning squad from 2011 is one that has become well-known amongst Red Devils fans, with a number of first-team stars featuring in the match.

DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: With one swing of his right foot, Keane bent a drive in from 25 yards that secured a precious point, changed the atmosphere in this wonderful old stadium

SIMON JONES: West Ham are looking to make defensive reinforcements before the January window closes, given the fact they are just one point above the Premier League relegation zone.

Bottom of the Premier League table on just 12 points from 18 games, the Saints see Keane as a strong option, given his leadership qualities and wealth of Premier League experience.

EXCLUSIVE: Sportsmail understands solicitor Tom Keane, from legal firm Brandsmiths, is joining the Old Trafford club in a consultancy role from next month.

The Blues came from 2-0 down to snatch all three points after Dominic Calvert-Lewin's late winner at a raucous Goodison Park to avoid the drop to the Championship next season.

JACK GAUGHAN AT GOODISON PARK: The exaltation in one corner of Goodison Park told the story of this being no routine victory, but one that might feel hugely significant come May.

The Toffees boss was incensed that Kavanagh did not rule that Manchester City midfielder Rodri had deliberately handled inside his own box.

Rafa Benitez was on the brink of being sacked tonight after Everton called an emergency board meeting. The Toffees fell to yet another defeat on Saturday - a 2-1 loss to fellow-strugglers Norwich.

Everton supporters' rage boiled over at the sight of the Blues going 2-0 down at bottom-club Norwich inside 20 minutes, demanding Rafa Benitez be sacked.  

NORWICH CITY 2-1 EVERTON - KIERAN GILL AT CARROW ROAD: Norwich lifted themselves off the foot of the Premier League as they heaped more pressure on Everton manager Rafael Benitez.

An 16th-minute own goal from Michael Keane was followed shortly afterwards by Adam Idah's second and this proved the final straw for the irate pitch invader.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin hasn't been getting any favours from Everton team-mates in training as he prepares for a long-awaited return against Brighton.

McGinn suffered the injury just six minutes into the match, but astonishingly played on for another 34 minutes before being taken off, with manager Dean Smith saying the Scotland star told staff he felt dizzy during the game.

The Toffees made it 10 points from their opening four Premier League games with Michael Keane, Andros Townsend and Demerai Gray getting the goals in a 3-1 win at Goodison Park.

Gareth Southgate's provisional England squad for Euro 2020 is out, with Trent Alexander-Arnold handed a reprieve and a last-ditch chance to make the team for the tournament.

The Manchester United skipper is in a race against time to recover from an ankle injury that looks set to rule him out of next week's Europa League final versus Villarreal.

DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: At the end, the scene was how it should be: the old songs were playing, fans were cheering and Everton's players had smiles on their faces.

Everton defender Michael Keane has revealed he called Gareth Southgate to find out why he'd been left out of the last England squad as he eyes a late run for Euro 2020.

The organisation revealed its ranking comparing each club's best player this calendar year irrespective of their position, using a unique methodology to produce a scoring system for performances in 2021.

International football is back and this month's World Cup qualifiers promise to give fans a fascinating glimpse of what we can expect at this summer's European Championships.

In the 23-man squad announced earlier this week, Trent Alexander-Arnold was among those to miss out, while the in-form Everton pairing of Michael Keane and Ben Godfrey were overlooked.

The regular centre-back pairing of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof have come in for plenty of criticism as United's results and fortunes have undulated throughout the campaign.

MICAH RICHARDS: I was initially shocked when I didn't see Alexander-Arnold's name for England's games with San Marino, Albania and Poland. Part of me, though, wasn't surprised.

Jake Mallen, who represents the ex-Manchester United and Burnley centre back, felt omitting Keane but including Tottenham's Eric Dier and Wolves captain Conor Coady was wrong.

JOE BERNSTEIN: Dwight McNeil scored a wondergoal as Burnley inflicted Everton's seventh home defeat of the season with Carlo Ancelotti's men also losing goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to injury. 

DOMINIC KING AT THE HAWTHORNS: Gylfi Sigurdsson whipped in a superb cross and the Brazilian directed a header past Sam Johnstone in the 65th minute to win the game on Thursday night.

The final countdown is very much on for England manager Gareth Southgate with just 100 days until this summer's European Championship gets underway.

IAN HERBERT: They are not exactly playing with the swagger of a side who believe a top-four place is their divine right but Carlo Ancelotti's Everton are doing enough.

Everton had turned the city blue with their most authoritative display at Anfield in a generation, one which ended a 22-year wait for victory at this stadium.

Liverpool's 22-year Anfield dominance over their Merseyside rivals ended on Saturday, with Carlo Ancelotti's Everton sinking the champions 2-0 away from home.

OLIVER HOLT AT ANFIELD: Everton won at Liverpool for the first time since 1999 thanks to goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson lifted the Toffees level with Jurgen Klopp's side in the table.

For the first time in 16 years, the Merseyside Derby will contest two sides aiming for a Champions League spot. With players from both sides excelling, Sportsmail formulates the best XI.

EVERTON 1-3 MANCHESTER CITY - IAN LADYMAN AT GOODISON PARK: To think we looked at the Premier League table a matter of weeks ago and predicted a blanket finish.

England U20 World Cup winner Konsa joined Villa from Brentford in a £12m switch in 2019, following former Bees boss Dean Smith to Villa Park for the club's return to the top flight.

IAN LADYMAN AT GOODISON PARK: Coming in the middle of a hectic, compacted season of football, this was probably not what either side wanted or needed. An FA Cup all-time classic.

Manchester United were frustrated by a late Dominic Calvert-Lewin equaliser on Saturday evening as Everton fought-back from 2-0 down to grab a point at Old Trafford. 

OLIVER HOLT AT OLD TRAFFORD: This draw was definitely two points lost for United, not a point gained. It means City are two points clear at the top with two games in hand.

Manchester United's Jesse Lingard is on his way to West Ham after navigating a tough journey through United's youth system, a series of loan moves, hitting stardom and a love loss with the fans.

On Wednesday night Carlo Ancelotti will lead his side against Brendan Rodgers' Foxes in the battle of the surprise packages. Both sides have enjoyed superb seasons and could even fight for the title.

Michael Keane's second-half header secured a 2-1 victory at Molineux to send the visitors fourth in the Premier League. It was a fifth win in six top-flight games for Everton.

Carlo Ancelotti's side claim three points despite the absence of their star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Alex Iwobi handed the visitors the lead, before Michael Keane provided the winner.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Look at Devine's smile, the sheer enthusiasm of Barry or the buzz from being on the same pitch as Salah and it is no different to that felt from Marine to Chorley.

The Toffees laboured to an extra-time 2-1 win over Rotherham to progress to the fourth round for only the second time in five seasons, and assistant Ferguson insists they want to win the competition.

DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: Cenk Tosun scored 10 minutes in before Matthew Olosunde's equaliser, but Abdoulaye Doucoure ensured the hosts survived a potential upset.

The Frenchman, who has been out of action since November 22, is out of contract in the summer of 2023 but amid links to Man City, Everton are looking to extend the 27-year-old's deal.