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The last game they played at home they deserved to beat Manchester United and that speaks volumes about where they are and where they can go.

That has been the story of the Scottish international’s season so far as he has yet to start a game in the Premier League and admitted that he was keen to talk to Norwich.

Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori has revealed he was close to joining Premier League champions Chelsea but passport problems scuppered the move.

Swansea City manager Garry Monk has told the club’s official site that he is confident that he’ll see a reaction from his side on Saturday against Everton following last weekend’s first defeat at Watford.

Steven Naismith scored a hat-trick as Chelsea’s struggles continued with a third loss in their opening five league games following a defeat at Everton.

Having come on as a ninth-minute substitute for the injured Muhamed Besic, Naismith headed Everton into a 17th-minute lead at Goodison Park and quickly followed up by scoring his second with a low drive from outside the area.

Full-back Coleman and midfielder Besic both came off in the 3-1 home win over Chelsea last weekend due to hamstring problems.

For me, clearly, you can say what you want but the players deserve a much better result.

Even before kick-off Mourinho had walked out of an interview with BT Sport when asked about John Stones, the Everton defender he failed to sign. Normally, losing a starter less than ten minutes into the game is a bad thing.

Chelsea new-boy Papy Djilobodji already has one over on his team-mates.

His capacity for handling pressure was impressive, fostered partially by the experience he gained away from United in two loan spells at Sunderland.

Instead, Sport believe Barca are strongly considering an approach for Yarmolenko, whose club had agreed terms with Everton on a €25m transfer.

Tottenham Hotspur could make a shock move for Liverpool outcast Fabio Borini if they fail to land Saido Berahino this summer. Mauricio Pochettino knows that the Spurs could’ve been at the top of the table, but three costly mistakes have killed momentum for the Spurs.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez played Stones against his old club despite the transfer hype but the way in which the Toffees were made to struggle by third-tier Barnsley at Oakwell is unlikely to strengthen his resolve to stay with the Toffees.

Chelsea have already had three bids rejected for Stones, worth a reported £20m, £26m and £30m, with Everton insistent that he isn’t for sale. Mourinho said that Stones would represent the Blues both as a long-term asset and a player who could play straight into the...