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An impressive first-half from Everton Under 23s was enough to defeat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 thanks to goals from Lewis Dobbin and Reece Welch at Goodison Park. A few familiar Everton faces in James Vaughan, David Weir and Leighton Baines watched on from the stands as the hosts moved up into 8th place.

Everton fans have solidified their support for manager Rafa Benitez despite Sunday's defeat to Manchester City. With Everton struggling to put together any type of form, it begs the question if Benitez is the right man for the job.

A third straight defeat for the Blues and another poor performance as Everton were beaten 2-1 away at Wolves. Here's out we rated the Toffees players:

Everton boss Rafa Benitez is searching for his first win in four games with a difficult away game at an inform Wolves side. Benitez is becoming under more and more scrutiny, especially after his side conceded five goals at Goodison Park to a Watford team only sat 16th in the table.

Liverpool Under 18s thrashed Everton Under 18s 4-0 in the Merseyside derby at The Academy in Kirkby. Goals from James McConnell, Oakley Cannonier, Bobby Clark and Stefan Bajcetic gave the hosts a comfortable win in a magnificent display from Marc Bridge-Wilkinson's team.

Everton crumbled to a 5-2 home defeat to Watford in one of the team's worst defensive displays for a while. Here is our set of player ratings that indicate an abysmal Everton performance.

Everton U23s were thrashed 4-0 by Arsenal on Friday night and now sit second from bottom in the Premier League 2 table. Despite creating plenty of chances in the second half, the young Blues were ultimately punished by a ruthless Arsenal side to deepen David Unsworth's problems.

Everton Under-l 18s had to settle for a draw against Newcastle United after the hosts' lead, earned courtesy of a seventh-minute own goal, was wiped out by Kyle Crossley's stunning strike after half-time. It was an impressive first half from Paul Tait’s side who pinned back the visitors and restricted them to few opportunities

The blue half of Liverpool have enjoyed a credible start to the season despite suffering their first home defeat against West Ham. That's the claim made by Barry Cass, of Toffee TV, as Everton sit on 14 points from eight games.

Former Lyon manager Jean-Luc Vasseur is to become the new Everton Women boss, replacing the outgoing Willie Kirk, according to reports. Kirk was sacked on Saturday following successive defeats to to Arsenal and Manchester City.