Everton, featuring Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko, secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Ipswich in the fifth round of the Premier League. The Toffees remain unbeaten this season and continue to hold a position among the league leaders.
The last time Everton began a campaign with five matches without defeat was back in the 2020-21 season.
The winning goal came early, in the 11th minute, when Tariq Barry‘s shot took a deflection off Tierney, helping it find the net. Sometimes, fortune plays its part.
Mykolenko received a yellow card during the match but earned a solid 7.2 rating from Sofascore for his performance.
2026-27, English Premier League
Everton – Ipswich 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Barry T., 11 (1:0)
Everton lineup: Pickford; Tarkovsky; Mykolenko; Maitland-Niles (O’Brien, 90); Branthwaite; Dewsberry-Hall (Hackney, 90); Grealish (George, 79); Garner D.; Armstrong H.; Johnson B-n (Dibling, 66); Barry T.
Substitutions: Dibling (from 66); George (from 79); O’Brien (from 90); Hackney (from 90)
Reserves: Travers; King T.; Keane M.; Alcaraz K.
Yellow cards: Mykolenko 42; Armstrong H. 90
Ipswich lineup: Walton K.; Davis L.; Diop I.; O’Shea D.; Lukic (Florentinu, 73); Palacios Ek. (Akpom, 81); Fatawu (until 67); Ensiso (Maeda, 74); Emersonn (Flemming, 81); Wattara G.; Clark J. (Philogen-Bidens, 66)
Substitutions: Philogen-Bidens (from 66); Florentinu (from 73); Maeda (from 74); Flemming (from 81); Akpom (from 81)
Reserves: Scherpen; Ferlong; Graves; Nunez M.
Yellow cards: Fatawu 35, 67; Flemming 90
Red cards: Fatawu 67
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