It is another month in the books for Everton and all in all a pretty successful one. The toffees played four matches and tallied 7 points, drawing Sunderland away, scoring victories against Fulham and Manchester United home and away respectively, and then ending the month on a bit of a sour note getting thrashed 1-4 by Newcastle at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
It was a month where 7 points likely would have pleased most, especially when considering that Everton’s 0-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford was a feat they had not accomplished in over a decade, even if the match itself bordered one of the most bizarre Everton supporters likely can recall.
Despite it all, Everton currently sit 10th as of this post, and have a decent amount of optimism moving forward, despite a couple of heavy defeats this campaign. The question remains, who impressed the Toffee Blues contributors the most in the month of November? The results are in, here is your Toffee Blues Player of the Month for the month of November.
FIRST PLACE – KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL (19 VOTES)
A landslide winner in this month’s polling, it is Summer signing making his debut on the Toffee Blues Player of the Month winners list. Despite the injuries, the suspensions, and the lack of certainty in depth and positional rotation, Dewsbury-Hall has been a consistent strong point in the Everton midfield.
He started the month with a perfectly whipped corner that Michael Keane smashed home to secure 3 points against Fulham. He followed that up with 2 goals over the next two matches, the decisive and beautifully struck game winner against Manchester United, and a fantastically worked goal that amounted only to a consolation against Newcastle.
Dewsbury-Hall has been extremely impactful, creating chances, scoring goals, and more importantly delivering some much needed balance to a midfield that has struggled for it at times this season. Should his attacking production continue, his value on both ends of the pitch cannot be understated. A well deserving Player of the Month, Dewsbury-Hall looks more and more like one of the bargain signings of the summer.
SECOND PLACE – MICHAEL KEANE (3 VOTES)
Likely not surprising to Everton supporters, but Michael Keane finds himself in second place notching 3 votes in the November rankings. Keane has had something of a career renaissance this season with the blues, and has been one of David Moyes’s most consistent players. He has started and played in every Premier League match through the month of November, and has assuredly been the most dependable member of the Everton’s backline.
For someone who has had high high and low lows, it has been fantastic to see Keane play with confidence and belief in the system this season. The bizarre incident with Idrissa Gueye at Old Trafford aside, he has provided the blues with stability in a season where Branthwaite has been a massive miss, and likely has put himself in the conversation to retain his starting spot once he returns.
THIRD PLACE – JORDAN PICKFORD (1 VOTE)
Receiving a solitary vote this month, Jordan Pickford (once again) has found himself as one of the nominees for the Toffee Blues Player of the Month Award. England’s number one kept two clean sheets this month, the home match against Fulham and away at Old Trafford where he practically stood on his head to secure Everton a famous 3 points.
His performance against Newcastle was objectively not his best effort, but he should be allowed a stumble now and then, as he has consistently been Everton’s most important player for going on 5-6 years now. Pickford is 5th in the clean sheet race, and has made some really remarkable saves in the month of November. Should Everton continue to keep themselves in and around the top half of the table, Pickford will likely play a big part of that.
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