Everton Roundup: Unbeaten Toffees Sit Seventh Ahead of Hull Trip

Everton head into the international break unbeaten. According to the Premier League table, the Toffees sit seventh after five matches — two wins, three draws, no defeats — with six goals scored, three conceded and nine points banked.

Where Everton stand

The table makes for solid reading. Manchester City set the pace on a perfect 15 points, Arsenal are second on 12 and Brighton & Hove Albion third on 10, but Everton are one of only five unbeaten sides in the division, alongside City, Brentford, Leeds United and Liverpool. Per the Premier League table, only Leeds can match Everton's three goals conceded — the joint-best defensive return in the league — and the Toffees' nine points are level with Brentford, Leeds and Liverpool, who sit above them on goal difference or goals scored.

Results on record

FanTribe's processed results include:

• Everton 1-0 Ipswich Town
• Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Everton
• Everton 2-2 Manchester United

Goals shared around the squad

There is no outright front-runner in front of goal. FanTribe's scoring data lists six Everton names with one goal apiece — A. Maitland-Niles, J. Tarkowski, K. Dewsbury-Hall, T. Barry, T. George and Thierno Barry — and with six goals for the campaign per the Premier League table, the scoring load has been spread rather than carried. Whether that reads as healthy depth or a missing focal point is a debate for the training ground.

The road ahead

Two fixtures follow the break:

• Hull City v Everton — MKM Stadium, 11 October
• Everton v Chelsea — Hill Dickinson Stadium, 17 October

Bookmaker odds via api_football, as of 20 September, make Everton favourites at the MKM Stadium: 2.08 on an away win, a bookmaker-derived implied probability of 45%, with the draw at 3.3 (29% implied) and Hull at 3.6 (26% implied). FanTribe's prediction data shows the points on offer — 42 for an Everton win, 66 for the draw and 72 for a Hull victory.

The Chelsea visit is a stiffer test on the market. The Blues are favourites at 2.2, a bookmaker-derived implied probability of 43%, with Everton at 3.1 (31% implied) and the draw at 3.6 (26% implied). FanTribe's data lists 62 points on offer for an Everton win, 72 for the draw and 44 for Chelsea.

The mood

FanTribe's Everton club page has yet to register a fan count this season, so on-platform sentiment is best read through the prediction data above. In the wider coverage, BBC Sport this week examined what a 31-year wait for success means for the club's supporters in A 31-year wait for success — but can Everton fans still celebrate?. On the pitch, the answer so far has been steady: five games, no defeats, and a defensive record only Leeds can match.