With two of the biggest sides in England already in the FA Cup semifinals (Manchester United and Chelsea), only Middlesbrough stood between an FA Cup semifinal date at Wembley and Everton. With a spot in the final four on the line, David Moyes and his men came away with a 2-1 result over struggling Middlesbrough.

Belgian sensation Marouane Fellaini was against amongst the goals, as the big midfielder cancelled out David Wheater’s opener. Fellaini got on the end of a Tim Cahill cross and Boro keeper Brad Jones was left disappointed with…

I don’t know about you, but I am genuinely excited about the rest of the Premier League season. Unlike other seasons, it’s not just the title race that is exciting me. Instead, it’s the whole table. After the closing of the January transfer window, I can’t help but take a look at the battle going on between Aston Villa, Arsenal, and Everton.

Before the season started, it was assumed that Arsenal would be in a Champions League spot as usual, and Everton would be following closely behind (as they often hold onto…

It happens all too often in any and all sports. The star player goes down, and the team’s season follows suit. Nobody ever makes a good enough attempt to save the season. Nobody ever steps up into that leadership role. It’s as if the star player was the manager or coach of that team. All of a sudden, the actual leader of the team can’t get their team to perform, and the losses start piling up. With that in mind, it wouldn’t have been all that surprising to see Everton’s season…

Yesterday’s top news story at Goodison Park was centered around Yakubu’s season-ending injury. Today, word coming out of Goodison Park is that David Moyes and company have found what they think is a suitable replacement. Taking a page out of Manchester United’s book, the Merseyside club are looking into the prospect of signing Swedish legend Henrik Larsson on loan.

Henrik Larsson scored 242 goals in 315 matches for Celtic as he became one of Celtic’s all time greatest players. After a short stint with Barcelona which saw Larsson take home the Champions…

Everton celebrated their 1-0 win over Tottenham half-heartedly, knowing that there are many problems the Toffees will need to deal with in the coming weeks. Following the match, David Moyes confirmed that striker Yakubu will be out for the rest of the Premier League campaign. The Nigerian was subbed out in the first half after injuring his achilles tendon, and now faces a long layoff.

Furthermore, Yakubu’s replacement - Louis Saha - was stretchered off later in the match with a hamstring tear. There is no word on how long Saha will…

With one month of Premiership action out of the way, Premiership Talk reviews all twenty teams and grades them based on their early season performances.

Everton

Over the summer David Moyes made it clear that he wasn’t happy with the funds that Everton was giving him. The end result has seen Everton make one key signing in the form of Louis Saha, who is yet to appear for the Merseyside club. On opening day the Toffees suffered a last minute defeat against Paul Ince’s Blackburn side, but a victory against West Brom made…