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We asked for your views on our fan contributor Mike Richards' end of season scorecard (27 May, 12:43 BST).

Here are some of your comments:

Jack: Totally agree with everything Mike said. I am now looking forward to a new season with optimism instead of nervousness. Well done Moyesy for turning our team around.

Mark: I agree with Mike. We need to look at this as a three-year project. As we need to develop a new team with a mix of current and new players. Our target next season should be 10th or higher. the classy "B" teams and progress from there.

Paul: I totally agree the second half of the season has been nothing more than remarkable. All of the players have rolled their sleeves up and really got stuck in since the new owners have come in, in such a short space of time. Things are really on the up.

Gary: A breath of new blue air when David Moyes returned, a great second half of the season, cannot wait to visit and watch at the new stadium and the transition to better times. COYB

Adam: My overriding emotion from our season is optimism...which is always a worrying sensation for us Evertonians! But we should be optimistic for once. We've got a manager who just gets our club perfectly and who will only bring in players who are willing and able to be taught about our club. We've got our shiny new stadium to make our own and build the atmosphere and rituals from scratch. We've got our finances and behind-the-scenes back in order. And we've got owners who are seemingly very keen to align themselves with what our club stands for and who have now got some good experience of owning a big, historical, ionate club through Roma. Everything, literally everything, for once is aligning and coming together and pointing to a much better future from Everton Football Club.

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BBC Sport football news reporter

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It's looking like being a busy summer at Everton.

The revival following David Moyes' appointment in January allowed the Toffees to finish 13th in the table and they can now look at their transfer plans.

The Blues have announced a number of departures but are in discussions with Argentine midfielder Carlos Alcaraz to make his loan deal from Flamengo into a permanent.

Talks between the two parties are said to be going well.

Combative midfielder Idrissa Gueye, who won the club's player of the year award at the age of 35, is also in discussions over a contract extension, with his current deal ending this summer.

Boss Moyes mentioned the club had already spoken to Ipswich striker Liam Delap and conversations continue to take place, though the Englishman also has interest from Manchester United and Chelsea, leaving clubs waiting on his decision.

Striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and defender Michael Keane are both out of contract too but there are no indications as to whether they will extend their stays to feature at the club's new stadium next season.

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The BBC's Ask Me Anything team have done all of the research ahead of the announcement detailing next season's Premier League matches.

The fixtures for the 2025-26 season will be released at 09:00 BST on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 and the release will include the weekly schedule of all 380 matches.

The season will begin with a single fixture played on Friday, 15 August 2025 and conclude on Sunday, 24 May 2026, when all matches will be played at 16:00 BST. There will be 33 weekend rounds of fixtures, plus five midweek rounds.

The exact date and time at which individual matches are played during each weekend will be determined at regular intervals throughout the season, based on TV selections made by broadcasters.

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We asked you to select your Everton player of the season from the four candidates chosen by our fan contributor.

And with the poll now closed, we can reveal the winner is... Jordan Pickford!

Here's what Mike Richards at Unholy Trinity, external said about him:

The biggest compliment I can pay England's number one is that his consistency has become his norm.

Despite the usual apparent agenda against him from many who don't watch him every week, his importance for Everton has once again come through.

See the final poll breakdown

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BBC Sport statistician

Bournemouth and Tottenham were the most physical teams in the Premier League this season when considering the distance they covered and the number of sprints performed.

The results might explain why they had a lot of injuries.

Newcastle and Brighton were not too far behind though, with Brighton actually covering the most ground in the league, with fewer sprints.

Chelsea and Liverpool's style of play saw them sprint a lot but not cover a lot of ground, while Manchester City and Arsenal were the opposite (ran a lot but didn't sprint a lot).

Nottingham Forest very much had their own style of play this season as they both ran and sprinted the least.

Everton have ed Leeds United in the race to sign 33-year-old Newcastle United and England striker Callum Wilson, who is out of contract next month. (The Sun, external)

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Mike Richards
Fan writer

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Season rating: 6.5/10. All for the second half of the season when David Moyes returned to the club. Imagine what he could have done with a full season in charge.

Happy with your manager? Like fish and chips, Moyes and Everton are the perfect partnership. Since he walked back through the doors of Finch Farm, a calmness washed over much of the fanbase.

Eights league wins from 19 games has been some turnaround. The manager has made Everton watchable again, with a belief that we can get something from every match. I am delighted he is back home. A big summer awaits him.

Unsung hero: The usual standouts of Idrissa Gueye, Iliman Ndiaye and Jordan Pickford will rightly be praised, but I have been delighted with Jake O'Brien.

So often left out in the cold by Sean Dyche, Moyes has employed him as a right-back, and latterly in his preferred centre-back position.

He has delivered numerous impressive performances, highlighting how baffling it was that he wasn't used by the previous manager. He will only improve further next season.

Player you would most like to sign: The most obvious one is making the loan g of Charly Alcaraz a permanent one. For approximately 15m euros, he has more than shown the fee is an absolute bargain. With Abdoulaye Doucoure on his way, Alcaraz can make the position his own.

As the club opens a new chapter, he is the kind of technically gifted player that can propel us to the next level.

Right now, my overriding emotion from the season is: Honestly, satisfaction. Satisfied with the second half of the season and more than satisfied with the manager.

It has been a season that has brought about much change, with the ownership saga finally coming to an end. The immense relief has been palpable on that front.

After what seems like an eternity, our club can now look forward, without fear.

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Here's my quick assessment of Everton's Premier League season - and a return to my August predictions.

Ended the season: 13th

Pre-season prediction: 11th

A season that was one of despair until Sean Dyche's sacking in January ended full of hope. The Friedkin Group, ambitious new American owners, took charge, and David Moyes returned to inspire a superb revival.

Three successive league wins at the end, including victories at Fulham and Newcastle United, confirmed the improvement, but Moyes will still oversee a major squad overhaul.

Now it is off to the magnificent new stadium on the banks of the River Mersey after the men's team bade an emotional farewell to Goodison Park.

A big summer lies ahead but Everton's future looks so much brighter.

What I said in August: "They will need luck with injuries to fulfil this forecast, as well as one or two more additions, but I do not see Everton struggling this season."

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Ligue 1 newcomers Paris FC are interested in g midfielder Idrissa Gueye, whose contract at Everton expires next month. (Foot Mercato - in French, external)

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Everton have confirmed that Jack Harrison, Jesper Lindstrom, Armando Broja and Orel Mangala will not return to the club when their loan deals expire this summer.

Harrison made 73 apperances across two seasons on loan from Leeds United. Lindstrom, Broja and Mangala made a combined 61 outings in 2024-25.

Everton boss David Moyes said: "We would like to thank all our loan players, who have contributed to the positive steps we made on the pitch. They all embraced what it means to play for this club, and their attitude and commitment throughout their time at Everton was first class."

"We wish Jack, Jesper, Orel and Armando all the very best for the future."

The club have also confirmed that they are in discussions with Carlos Alacaraz, who ed Everton on loan in January.

When Idrissa Gueye ed Everton in 2016, he made the most tackles of any player in the Premier League in his first season. Nine years later, he has repeated the feat - and made even more tackles in the process.

In fact, in five of his six seasons at Goodison Park he has ranked inside the top three players for tackles won in the top flight. The only outlier was the 2023-24 season in which injuries greatly reduced his game time.

When FBref started recording tackling data in 2017-18, Gueye's success rate at tackling dribblers was 41%. It has slowly risen over time and now sits at 59%.

The midfield veteran has aged like a fine wine in the ball-winning department.

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We asked for your views on Everton's season after David Moyes' season finished up with victory at Newcastle.

Here are some of your comments:

Paul: If I am completely honest, Sean Dyche going and Moyes coming in was the brilliant change at the right time and it was a solid performance from us to finish 13th. A really nice way to the end of season. There will be plenty of optimism going forward to our new home and we will now look forward to next season.

Mark: Moyes has transformed an under-performing squad, who were drifting towards another relegation dogfight. Somehow, he has managed to get goals and wins out of a squad that was only drawing and not scoring under Dyche. Finishing 13th is a very respectable position in the Premier League table, given where we started from and we've finished ahead of Manchester United and Spurs. There is a lot of work to be done in improving the squad over the summer, but it feels like Everton can look upwards for the first time in several seasons. New owners, new stadium, new start!

Ben: It's been nice just to enjoy football these past few weeks, to say farewell to the Grand Old Lady, and now look forward to pastures new with a renewed sense of hope. There hasn't been much of that in recent years. In Moyes we trust.

Marcus: Like a boxing match with one fighter getting a knockdown in round seven.

Jeff: They have been brilliant since the turn of year, and I would not be surprised if they finished in the top five or six next season.

Dixie60: A season that hit some lows but, since January, with a not-so-new manager back in the fold, also hit some highs. Everton have been rejuvenated since his second spell at the club. There is a strong basis here for success, a new beginning, a new stadium and new owners. Players who love the club and played their part this season: Jordan Pickford, Seamus Coleman, Beto, Dwight McNeil and Iliman Ndiaye to name a few all became part of Everton folklore. Additions like Orel Mangala, Tim Iroegbunam, and the forward-thinking Carlos Alcaraz have given ers hope for the future. Onwards and upwards for a club loved, worshipped and ed locally without fault. Truly rare in these Premier League days.

William: Pickford is Everton's most consistent player game after game. At the other end of the pitch, players get highly praised for scoring 'relegation-saving goals' but Pickford has saved Everton consistently year on year, and he remains loyal to Everton. Long may Pickford stay at our beloved club.

Highlights and analysis from Sunday's 10 final day Premier League fixtures.

If you missed Match of the Day, you can catch up now on BBC iPlayer.

Listen back to full match commentaries on BBC Sounds:

• Nottingham Forest 0-1 Chelsea

• Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace

• Wolves 1-1 Brentford

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Everton boss David Moyes described his players as "magnificent" after the won 1-0 at Newcastle to finish the campaign with three straight victories.

"I thought it was a great performance, the character the players showed throughout the game," said Moyes.

"We turned up not really needing anything from the game - we couldn't really change our league position. But you wouldn't have thought that with the way the players performed.

"I thought they were magnificent, maybe as good as we've been in any game in some ways. It says a lot about the players' attitude and commitment.

"It would have been easy for them to, what do they say, be on a beach. They certainly weren't that."

Phil McNulty
Chief football writer

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Everton confirmed their revival under David Moyes with a composed, highly professional performance that almost ended Newcastle's hopes of Champions League football next season while offering the Toffees real hope and optimism for next term.

They were 16th in the Premier League - one point clear of the relegation zone - with only three wins from 19 games when Moyes succeeded Sean Dyche in January for his second spell in charge.

In the end Everton finished comfortably in 13th, and this performance full of threat and organisation bore all the Moyes trademarks.

Now a fresh era begins in Everton's new home at Bramley-Moore Dock - the Hill Dickinson Stadium - and with new owners the Friedkin Group ready to show their ambition.

Carlos Alcaraz's match-winning display, in which he came close three times before scoring, was an impressive pitch to make his loan move from Flamengo permanent for £15m, while Idrissa Gueye's industry, even at 35, will surely earn him a new contract offer.

And at the heart of it all was goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

Taunted throughout for his Sunderland roots, he delivered a display of authority that made it look, at one point, as though he would enjoy the perfect weekend, with three points for Everton, the Black Cats returning to the top flight, and Newcastle's Champions League dream being dashed.

In the end, despite the Magpies' defeat everyone left St James' Park happy - now a summer of transition awaits at Everton after a fine end to the season.

So the curtain has come down on Everton's rollercoaster season with an impressive win against Newcastle at St James' Park.

David Moyes' return in January bought a major upturn in form and what looked like a potential relegation battle has turned into the Toffees ending their final year at Goodison Park in relaxed and positive manner.

How are you feeling after the game and at the end of a long and emotional final campaign before moving to the new stadium?

Have your say on Everton's performance and season

Come back to this page on Monday to find a selection of your replies

Phil McNulty
Chief football writer

Newcastle United have been given a big lift in their pursuit of Champions League football with the return of outstanding striker Alexander Isak after he recovered from a groin problem. He comes in for Callum Wilson following the defeat at Arsenal.

Newcastle starting XI: Pope, Livramento, Schar, Botman, Burn, Murphy, Tonali, Guimaraes (c), Barnes, Isak, Gordon

Subs: Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Longstaff, Miley, Osula, Trippier, Willock, Wilson

Michael Keane starts for Everton in defence, replacing the injured Jarrad Branthwaite, while Carlos Alcaraz comes in for Abdoulaye Doucoure, who leaves the club at the end of the season.

Jack Harrison also starts, with Dwight McNeil dropping to the bench.

Everton starting XI: Pickford (c), Mykolenko, O'Brien, Keane, Young, Gueye, Garner, Ndiaye, Alcaraz, Harrison, Beto

Subs: Begovic, Broja, Calvert-Lewin, Doucoure, McNeil, Joao Virginia, Patterson, Youssef Chermiti, Welch

All 20 teams are in action on the final day of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign, and BBC Sport will bring you every kick.

• Bournemouth v Leicester City

• Fulham v Man City

• Ipswich v West Ham

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• Man Utd v Aston Villa

• Newcastle v Everton

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• Southampton v Arsenal

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