Everton roundup: unbeaten start, eighth place and the Tottenham test

Where Everton stand

According to the Premier League table, Everton sit eighth after three matches with five points from an unbeaten start of one win and two draws. Five goals scored and three conceded leave them on a +2 goal difference, level with seventh-placed Liverpool on both points and goal difference, with only goals scored keeping Everton below their Merseyside neighbours. Only Manchester City and Arsenal, both on nine points, Hull City, on seven, and Chelsea, on six, have more. Everton are also one of eight teams yet to lose a match this season.

How the season has unfolded

The form line reads D, D, W, and the results behind it suggest a side hard to beat but still searching for ruthlessness:

• Everton 2-2 Manchester United — a draw at home.
• AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Everton — a point on the south coast.
• Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace — a first win, sealed with a clean sheet.

The stalemate with United generated the most discussion. BBC Sport quoted Everton boss David Moyes conceding the result "won't calm Everton fans", while the same outlet reported Michael Carrick was "disappointed" that Manchester United could not see the game out. BBC Sport's coverage also featured a "last-gasp" Ainsley Maitland-Niles stunner that rescued a point for the Toffees.

The mood among supporters

Moyes' remark suggests a fanbase that wants more than the avoidance of defeat, even three games into an unbeaten season. A separate BBC Sport feature, written amid what it described as "transfer worries" at the club, argued that Everton have an unlikely new hero — a storyline supporters will hope has legs. Frustration and cautious optimism are, for now, sharing the same terraces.

FanTribe's own club data shows Everton currently have no registered fans on the platform, making the Blue half of Merseyside under-represented in our community. If you follow the Toffees, there has rarely been a better moment to add your voice.

What comes next

Everton travel to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday 12 September. According to the Premier League table, Spurs are 17th with a single point, winless and yet to score. FanTribe's prediction data lists Tottenham at 2.08 to win, the draw at 3.70 and Everton at 3.85 — so the Toffees are rated outsiders for the trip.

Everton then host Ipswich Town on Saturday 19 September. Ipswich are 13th with three points, according to the Premier League table, and FanTribe's prediction data makes Everton firm favourites at 1.80, with the draw at 3.80 and Ipswich at 4.50.

An unbeaten record, a home fixture in which FanTribe's prediction data rates them favourites, and a manager who knows the supporters are not yet satisfied — the next fortnight should tell us whether Everton's solid start can become something more substantial.