Everton vs Ipswich Town: Live Matchday Blog

Everton are looking to continue their unbeaten run this season, heading towards the international break. 

Ipswich Town stand in their way ahead of the three-week hiatus, and a win could see them battling towards the European places.

Welcome to the live matchday hub, where we will be providing updates on the game throughout and any news that comes from it. 

FULL-TIME: EVERTON 1-0 IPSWICH TOWN

96' - George wins a free-kick, that should be that.

96' Armstrong booked late on. Minutes left for Everton to hold on.

94' - Let off. Flemming pounces on a loose ball inside the Everton box, but he fires over.

90+1' - 7 minutes added on.

90' - Hackney and O'Brien replace Dewsbury-Hall and Maitland-Niles.

88' - Dibling finds George with a superb cross-field pass. George runs at the defence before firing at goal, but it deflects wide. Corner is dealt with.

86' - Everton then break through Armstrong after some clever play from Barry, he has Dewsbury-Hall to his right, but opts to shoot. Poor decision. Dewsbury-Hall looks furious, and rightly so. 

85' - Everton gone very sloppy again. Branthwaite caught on the ball and Ipswich have multiple opportunities. Need to tighten up.

82' - Dibling bright once again. Forces a corner after being picked out by Garner.

80' - A bit of a break in play as Ipswich make multiple substitutions. Grealish also comes off during that, with George replacing him.

PREMIER LEAGUE RELEASE STATEMENT ON DISALLOWED GOAL:

76' - HUGE CHANCE! Dibling produces a phenomenal cross to the far post for Dewsbury-Hall. The Everton midfielder is unmarked in front of goal, but he somehow misses the target with his head. Simply has to do better there.

75' - SAVED! Dibling is found on the right-hand side, and he cuts in onto his stronger foot. He sends a curling effort towards the far post, but it's punched away from the goalkeeper.

73' - Everton enjoy a spell of possession before Grealish picks out Armstrong on the edge. He attempts a curling effort, but it's comfortably over.

71' - Everton, as expected after the red, now on top. Need to make this count, though.

67' - RED CARD! Fatawu is sent off for a second bookable offence. The Ipswich winger dived, and he can have no complaints. Certainly an interesting decision to dive there, considering he was already on a yellow.

67' - Everton's first sub of the game sees Dibling come on for Johnson.

66' - CHANCE! Grealish finds Dewsbury-Hall, who does well to pick out Johnson in the box, but the Welsh winger fluffs his lines. 

65' - Free-kick to Everton in a dangerous position after Grealish was fouled. Dewsbury-Hall passes it straight to the Ipswich goalkeeper. 

64' - Tyler Dibling getting ready.

63' - Another half chance for Barry. The ball is delivered into the box, and his header is comfortable saved. Was difficult to get enough power in the header.

61' - Barry is incredibly unfortunate. Johnson was in front of the goalkeeper, but he had zero chance of saving it, with Barry nodding it into the far corner. Very controversial decision, that.

58' - GOOOOAAAAAALLL!! BARRY AGAIN!! Dewsbury-Hall delivers a fantastic corner into the box, and Barry rises superbly to head into the far corner. Absolutely fantastic header from the Everton forward.

But wait... it looks as though this could be chalked off. Johnson is standing in front of the goalkeeper. In reality, he was never getting anywhere near it. NO GOAL. Disallowed.

57' - Half chance. Branthwaite drives forward and picks out Dewsbury-Hall. His cross causes problems, and it's deflected behind for a corner off of Davis.

55' - Everton's second half summed up there, as Pickford rolls it out to Mykolenko, who gets it out of his feet and kicks it high and far. It comes straight back. 

53' - Very flat at the Hill Dickinson Stadium at the moment, which is no surprise. Uninspiring performance.

49' - Pickford forced into another save after a long-range strike from Ouattara. Everton need to step it up big time. Asking to concede at this point.

46' - Bright start for Ipswich. Enciso forces Pickford into a low save.

46' - Second half underway.

HALF-TIME: Everton 1-0 Ipswich

45' - There will be one minute of added time at the end of the first half. 

44' - Everton work it well to Garner on the edge, but he takes too long to shoot and his shot is blocked.

42' - Mykolenko goes into the book for a foul on Fatawu, as Ipswich looked to break away. 

38' - Huge chance for Ipswich. Dangerous ball into the box and Tarkowski opts to leave it. Davis arrives at the backpost, but he somehow misses the target. Let off.

36' - Fatawu goes into the book, and rightly so. Drags Dewsbury-Hall to the ground from behind as the Everton midfielder carried towards the opposition box. 

35' - Chance for Ipswich now. Clarke cuts in from the left and delivers a cross to the back post. Emersonn is there to meet it, but it was a little behind him and he nods it wide. 

33' - Better from Everton. The ball is worked out to Grealish who attempts to deliver into the box. It falls to Garner on the edge, but his effort is blocked. Maitland-Niles then finds Barry in the box with a cross, but it's a little bit behind him and he diverts it wide. 

30' - After initially reporting that Everton have reacted well to going a goal ahead, they really haven't now. Ipswich getting some job, and Everton becoming too sloppy in possession.

26' - CLOSE! Tarkowski gives the ball away inside the Ipswich half, and Fatawu beats multiple players before attempting an effort from the halfway line. Pickford just about manages to get there, palming it out for a corner. Sloppy from Everton.

25' - Enciso causing a lot of problems for Everton at the moment. Finding plenty of space between the lines. Everton need to get a hold of him. 

22' - Ipswich are certainly growing into the game now. Everton need to grab some control again. 

19' - SAVE! Everton struggle to deal with an Ipswich corner, and Fatawu attempts an ambitious effort from a tight angle, but Pickford does well to dive to his right and palm it away for another corner.

18' - A spell of possession now for Ipswich. A clever pass finds Enciso in the area and he turns before getting a shot off, but his effort is blocked.

13' - Everton have reacted well to going a goal ahead. They haven't camped back into their own half yet. Still looking to control the game and create opportunities. 

11' - GOAAAAAALLL!!!! 1-0 EVERTON!! Thierno Barry. The ball falls to James Tarkowski who hits a thunderous volley, and it strikes Barry before flying into the back of the net! 

In fairness to Barry, it's difficult to tell whether he's meant it or not, but who cares? 1-0 Everton!

9' - Chance for Ipswich. Dewsbury-Hall gives the ball away in a really dangerous position for Ipswich. Thankfully, Pickford saves from Emersonn. Very sloppy. 

5' - Chance! Some good work from Barry and Dewsbury-Hall eventually comes to Armstrong. He picks out Johnson with a superb pass and he turns well, but it's a poor finish from the winger. Has to hit the target.

3' - Both sets of supporters join in with a minutes applause for young Noah Woods, who tragically lost his life this week. 

2' - Everton's first shot of the game comes through Dewsbury-Hall. He strikes from outside the area after a long throw from Mykolenko, but it's comfortably over the bar.

1' - Dewsbury-Hall gets the game underway for Everton!

14:57: The players are out on the pitch ahead of kick-off. 

14:54: Moyes discusses decision to play Jack Grealish over Tyrique George, via the Liverpool Echo:

"No, it's about getting a team that wins, that's for sure. Tyrique George has played really well for us and it was a close decision but we just felt Jack's experience might help us in the game today."

14:50: We're just 10 minutes away from kick-off now and the stadium is filling. The players are back in the changing rooms as we edge towards the start of the game.

Everton's lineup has been announced, and there's a start for Harrison Armstrong, who returns from injury. 

Everton: Pickford; Maitland-Niles, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Armstrong; Johnson, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry.

Subs: Travers, King, O'Brien, Keane, George, Dibling, Alcaraz, Hackney, Graham. 

The news of Johnson's start is perhaps the biggest surprise for this game. Tyrique George has been one of the standouts of the season so far, while Tyler Dibling was impressive against Wolves during the week. 

Ipswich: Walton; Ouattara, O'Shea, Diop, Davis; Palacios, Lukic; Fatawu, Enciso, Clarke; Emersonn. 

Ipswich subs: Scherpen, Greaves, Furlong, Florentino, Nunez, Maeda, Philogene, Akpom, Flemming. 

There's a change between the sticks for Ipswich, as Christian Walton comes into the starting XI.