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Everton\u2019s<\/a> hopes of securing European football have received a boost following their draw against Brentford.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Blues kept themselves afloat in the race by spoiling the Bees\u2019 day with a late equaliser.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the Premier League, Fulham were kept at bay after Liverpool beat them 2-0 at Anfield, although the Toffees may have preferred a draw.<\/p>\n Heading into the Merseyside derby, a five-point gap now separates David Moyes\u2019<\/a> side from their city rivals.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, the outcomes on Saturday have seemingly not negatively affected Everton\u2019s hopes this season<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f EVERTON MATCH DAY CENTRE \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f <\/p>\n Line-ups, predicted XIs, live player ratings, tactical verdicts, and match analysis from Hill Dickinson Stadium.<\/p>\n Get 24\/7 updates from your definitive Everton source<\/p>\n Where are Everton predicted to finish in the Premier League now?<\/p>\n Moyes set his team the challenge of pushing for Europe, and so far, the Everton squad are answering the call.<\/p>\n Of course, three points against Brentford would have been preferred, but the draw has done no harm to chances. In fact, it appears to be the opposite.<\/p>\n According to the Opta supercomputer<\/a>, the Toffees are now looking at a seventh-place finish. Previously, Everton were predicted to finish in eight<\/a> after they beat Chelsea 3-0.<\/p>\n Opta Analyst has given Moyes\u2019 side a 5.01 per cent chance of qualifying for the Champions League and a 10.16 per cent chance of making the Europa League.<\/p>\n As it stands, it looks like predictions for Conference League football are not appearing, but the team finishing in eighth would qualify for that competition.<\/p>\n That is unless the FA Cup winner does not finish in the top seven. Overall, the chances are beginning to improve each week<\/p>\n The first Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium has all the makings of a fiery clash.<\/p>\n Both Everton and Liverpool need to win to keep their hopes this season alive. It feels like it has been a while since the two outfits went into a match with chances of European football on the line.<\/p>\n If there is a winner in this tie, it would be a double boost. On one hand, they pick up a much-needed three points, and on the other, they make life harder for their rivals.<\/p>\n Nerves will no doubt be building for everyone involved, and the Toffees must make a statement this match. Liverpool may have beat Fulham, but their form suggests there is no better time to face them.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t Miss a Beat: Your Goodison News Insider Access\n <\/p>\n Updated 24\/7 with expert analysis from the heart of Goodison Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Sat 11 April 2026 21:10, UK Everton\u2019s hopes of securing European football have received a boost…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[1785,2000,299,5187],"class_list":{"0":"post-887569","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-david-moyes","9":"tag-eu","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-european"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116387985101121394","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n Everton\u2019s last five European runs<\/strong><\/td>\n Placement<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Europa League 2017-2018<\/td>\n Knocked out in Group Stage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Europa League 2014-2015<\/td>\n Knocked out in Round of 16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Europa League 2009-2010<\/td>\n Knocked out in Round of 32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Uefa Cup 2008-2009<\/td>\n Knocked out in First Round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Uefa Cup 2007-2008<\/td>\n Knocked out in Round of 16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n ![\"Everton](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EVERTON-EUROPE-819x1024.jpg\")
Credit: Breaking MediaStakes are higher than ever in the Merseyside derby<\/p>\n