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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.

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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

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Newcastle are at home, and their superior goal difference means they know any sort of win will keep them in the Champions League places regardless of what Aston Villa do.

I usually fancy Eddie Howe's side to win when they are at St James' Park but there are serious doubts over Alexander Isak's fitness, which is a real worry. I would have a different feeling if he was in the team.

On top of that, Everton are an awkward team to break down, who also carry an attacking threat with Beto in such good form.

So, I do not think this will be straightforward at all. I am still backing the Magpies, but I would not be surprised if Everton nicked a point.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

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We asked you to pick your player of the season after our Everton fan contributor narrowed it down to Jarrad Branthwaite, Iliman Ndiaye, Jordan Pickford, Idrissa Gueye.

Here are some of your comments on your selection, plus another name thrown into the ring:

Neil: Jordan has been very consistent throughout the season and a match-winner on several occasions with some outstanding saves. Even when Everton could not win our goalkeeper saved us with alarming regularity.

Keiron: Pickford by a country mile.

Duncan: Pickford is the rock upon which the team is built. He's so solid. And he's also fun. He occasionally looks a bit erratic, but it's usually fleeting and doesn't cost us. Extra shoutout to Jake O'Brien not on the list. Not played enough to be in contention, but he's been excellent since Moyes arrived.

Stuart: Pickford has been the most consistent. Just ahead of Branthwaite who was out injured for a period.

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Having lost six of their nine home league games against Everton between 2011 and 2019 , Newcastle are now unbeaten in their past four against the Toffees.

However, Everton have only kept more clean sheets against West Ham (23) and Liverpool (21) than they have against Newcastle in the Premier League (18).

Newcastle have won their final league game in eight of the past 10 seasons, with the exceptions a 3-1 loss against Liverpool (2019-20) and a 1-1 draw with Chelsea (2022-23).

Everton have only won their final league game in one of the past eight seasons, beating Bournemouth 1-0 in 2022-23.

BBC Radio 5 Live commentator Ali Bruce-Ball discussing Goodison Park's farewell on The Commentators' View podcast: "It was really special. The club did it brilliantly.

"My favourite memories of the day were before the game got underway. The walk through Liverpool city centre before the game, sun up, fans drifting to their church, Goodison. Walking across Standley Park, the sense of fans trying to linger and draw it out.

"The singing outside the ground was shaking the ground. It was unbelievable.

"The bit that will stay with me the most was Z-Cars, the last ever entrance to that tune. They did it so well. Silence fell and that siren rang around an empty stadium three or four times, then the drums and the piercing melody. The roar when they came out. Pat Nevin was really taken aback by the whole thing. He is such a cool customer and when the full time whistle blew, the lump in the throat came.

"No tifo display, no fireworks, just the Z-Cars theme tune and fans in their blue shirts. That's all it needed. It's such an old school ground Goodison that it was perfect for that occasion."

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Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Sunday's final Premier League game against Newcastle at St James' Park (16:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Moyes confirmed Jarrad Branthwaite is "injured and won't be available" for Sunday's game after suffering a hamstring injury against Southampton which will sideline him for four to five weeks.

• Captain Seamus Coleman will also be unavailable after picking up a thigh problem last weekend.

• On midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure leaving the club this summer: "He's been a great servant to the club. We wanted him to stay and made him an offer but he's had a better offer from elsewhere. We have to live with that. There are no hard feelings. Since we've been here he's been really good, I've picked him for nearly every game. We'll miss him but we have no hard feelings from the decision."

• Moyes added that the club "will put something out on Monday" regarding other players in the squad who are out of contract - a list that includes Idrissa Gueye, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Michael Keane.

• He reflected on his time since returning to the club: "We couldn't have got much better than where we are. The crowd played a huge part. The players deserve huge credit and I thank them for their efforts. We've finished above an awful lot of big and good sides."

• On the challenge facing his team at St James' Park: "They've done a remarkable job at Newcastle. It's become a football club that is challenging all the big sides. They'll give us a really good game, it'll be a tough day to go there. We've been good away from home, we want to keep that form going and we'll go there confident we can get a result."

• On summer recruitment considering the number of players on loan and out of contract: "We have to find a way of starting to get back on the correct road. We will sign some players and keep some players as well. We want to add, we want to become better and we're going to try and do that. We're touching base with some people to see what their thoughts are. There's a lot of things going on at the minute behind the scenes."

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England manager Thomas Tuchel has announced his squad for the World Cup qualifier against Andorra (7 June) and friendly against Senegal (10 June).

Manchester City's Phil Foden, Newcastle's Tino Livramento and West Ham's Jarrod Bowen all miss out, but Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White and Chelsea duo Noni Madueke and Trevoh Chalobah have been selected.

Yesterday on this page we highlighted an emotional tribute, external made to Everton fan Robbie by his children from his graveside after he sadly died before fulfilling his wish of seeing the Toffees' final match at Goodison Park and first at their new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock.

BBC Radio Merseyside then spoke to Robbie's widow Shell, who spoke about his funeral procession going past both stadiums, listening to the derby at the graveside and some funny memories about making his Liverpool-ing wife queue for tickets for an FA Cup semi-final.

"He was so excited about the new ground," she said.

"I didn't know about it [the tribute sent into Radio Merseyside during Everton's final game at Goodison Park]. It was a bittersweet day."

"His kids, his grandkids and his beloved Everton - that was his life," Shell continued.

"I'm a Kopite but I've done both derby days at the cemetery. I take the radio down, bang the footy on for him and he wouldn't have it any other way.

"I even queued up once for seven-and-a-half hours for a Man Utd ticket [FA Cup semi-final 2009] for him. It got ed down to everyone there was a Kopite in the queue!

"He loved it and he'd be buzzing now Moyesey is back and they are on the up. We've got him a brick at the new stadium and we made the funeral directors take us to Bramley-Moore and past Goodison.

"He would have been absolutely buzzing."

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After Sunday's incredible 'Goodbye to Goodison' finale and the emotional involvement in it for all Everton fans, the last match of the Premier League season at Newcastle has a real end of term feel to it for Blues fans.

Defeat for Wolves at Selhurst Park on Tuesday guaranteed a 13th-place finish. On the face of it, that is clearly not something to get too carried away with - until you how grim Everton's situation was when David Moyes replaced Sean Dyche as manager.

Exactly half of the season had gone and they were in 16th in the table on 17 points, just one above the relegation zone. Since then, the turnaround could hardly be more dramatic.

Everton have gained 27 points from 19 matches and are now on 45 points from 37 games. In fact, if the season started for only Everton on the day Moyes was appointed, the Blues would still have finished above the bottom three. That is a remarkable achievement given what had gone before.

On that basis, Moyes certainly doesn't want their season to end with a whimper.

For Newcastle, though, the picture could hardly be more different. A win at St James' Park on Sunday for Eddie Howe's men assures them of Champions League football for next season. Anything less than that and it depends on results elsewhere.

Their home form this season has been formidable, so this would be a tall order under any circumstances - and Everton's cause is not helped by the fact both first-choice central defenders will miss the game because of injury.

If selected, this will be the final game in a royal blue jersey for Abdoulaye Doucoure and Ashley Young, with the future of other first-team squad still to be decided.

Whatever the line-up on Sunday, Moyes will expect his players to respond to the challenge they face. And since he returned as manager, their response could hardly have been better.

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Mike Richards
Fan writer

We asked our Everton fan contributor for their four candidates for player of the season and you can now select your top one.

Jarrad Branthwaite

Not as strong a campaign as last, but an early-season injury made it a slow start for the 22-year-old. He has looked back to his imperious best in recent weeks and is showing once again why he is the club's biggest asset. No doubt the rumour mill will be in full swing this summer.

Iliman Ndiaye

A breath of fresh air in a side that has craved creativity for many years. Proved his attacking worth with goals from wide left, with Evertonians eager to see him given more game time just behind the striker. The knee injury suffered against Liverpool in February derailed things slightly, but an impressive first season nonetheless.

Jordan Pickford

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.

Idrissa Gueye

Even at aged 35, he has proven once again how invaluable he is to the Everton midfield. Leading the way in tackles and interceptions for the club this season, it is fair to say he has aged like a fine wine. He is out of contract this summer - but it is absolutely imperative he is a given a new one.

Pick your 2024-25 Everton player of the season from our shortlist here

And tell us why you're picking who you are, or why you'd have gone for another player not on the list, here

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