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Everton boss Frank Lampard has added former Chelsea and England teammate Ashley Cole to his new look backroom staff. Cole has worked with Lampard previously as a first team coach at Derby after retiring from playing in 2019.

Ahead of the FA Cup fourth-round ties this weekend, Merseysportlive reporter Andy Lott looks at the biggest shocks involving Liverpool and Everton in the FA Cup fourth-round.

Everton Ladies face a tough challenge when they come up against Reading in the FA Women’s Super League at Walton Hall Park, the home of Everton Women. Chris Roberts and Claire Ditchburn will be looking for all three points on Sunday (February 6) in their first game in charge as interim managers.

Everton announced 'Big Dunc' Duncan Ferguson will take charge of the first team for their 'upcoming games'. The news comes after the club sacked Rafael Benitez on Sunday.

With the sacking of Rafa Benitez, Everton find themselves with a lot of unsatisfactory issues around the club. After a defeat to lowly Norwich, and without a win in four, the Toffees sit 16th in the table, and are massively underachieving in terms of the expectations of the fans.

Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore has suggested Sean Dyche could be a good fit to manage Everton amid mounting pressure on current boss Rafa Benitez. Dyche, manager at Burnley since 2012, has enjoyed six consecutive seasons in the Premier League after gaining promotion back to the top flight from the Championship in 2016.

A protest is overshadowing Everton's clash with Arsenal tonight, with fans urged to walk out after 27 minutes - in protest of 27 years without a trophy. Ahead of the game under the lights at Goodison, our reporters have been in the streets of Liverpool, asking fans for their opinions on the planned protest.

Everton have offered “full support” to manager Rafael Benitez following the departure of director of football Marcel Brands. Brands' exit from his post was confirmed in the late hours of Sunday night.

There seems to be an air of inevitability for Rafa Benitez as the Merseyside derby looms on Wednesday night. Just two years ago, a desperately struggling Everton came into the derby in December already sleepwalking towards the relegation zone.

With the Merseyside derby on the horizon, many Reds fans will hope their team can carry on their deadly recent form.  Their rivals across Stanley Park will have a different plan.