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West Ham United held Everton FC to a barren draw as both sides clashed in the Premier League.

The result was more devastating for the visitors as it was yet another setback in the bid to make the top five at the end of the season.

TheHammers successfully nullified the attacks of the Toffees as Jose Fonte and James Collins were at their best in the game played at the London Stadium. Even the top scorer of the league RomeluLukakudid not have a chance to get a concrete attempt at goal.

West Ham threatened through Manual Lanzini and Man of the Match Collins but Maarten Stekelenburg stopped their attempts. The barren draw helped the hosts get closer to safety, with four games left. They are seven points above the danger zone in an underwhelming season, considering their successes last year.

Injuries and all sorts of issues hampered their start and after finding their feet, they slumped right back. It has been a tough season for Coach SlavenBilic. Talking about injuriesI Love AC Milan, Koeman is still without Aaron Lennon, YannickBolasie, and Seamus Coleman as they remain sidelined.

Everton return to the sixth spot with Manchester United above them. United have games in hand, as do Arsenal who are in seventh place. Arsenal would face a critical test when they play second-placed team Tottenham Hotspur – the race for the title and top four. Chelsea are four points above Spurs so Mauricio Pochettino’s men would need to get the result and hope the Blues slip. If Arsenal lose, it would be the end of Champions League football next year, with appearance on the continent even in doubt.

Andy Hinchcliffe doesn’t think that there is any need for Everton to be emotional and place a bid for one of their old boys Wayne Rooney because at this stage, he may not be the right player for them.

As per Hinchcliffe, Everton has made big strides ahead in the recent times. They have been trying to blood in new talent and form a young, energetic squad and with Ronald Koeman at the helm, they have also made it a point to adopt a style which looks good on the pitch.

Everton has never had the most beautiful style of play in the English game. They have always known to be effective rather than pleasing to the eye, but, under Koeman, it’s been seen that there is focus on the style of play as well.

In short, they have shown a sense of purpose in whatever they have done, but, would there be any purpose involved in roping Rooney in if that’s what they do? What can they expect from the present Red Devils’ skipper? That’s what Hinchcliffe wants to ask.

Clarifying his point, Hinchcliffe says that he is not suggesting Rooney has nothing left in the tank. Of course he has, but, not too much to be brutally honest. He wouldn’t be one of the top Premiership players five years down the line, that’s for sure. So he can only be a temporary prospect and Everton has not been too keen for such individuals of late.

All the signings have been made keeping the long term plans in mind. Then why not to continue with that same mentality and opt for those players who can serve the club for long rather than opting for Rooney?
Emotions apart, Hinchcliffe is surely making a fair point there.

Aaron Lennon is set to start for Everton when they host their Merseyside rivals Liverpool on Monday evening at Goodsion Park because his electric pace will cause problems for a much slower James Milner down the right wing.

The 29-year-old winger started in the match between Everton and Arsenal in which Everton eventually won 2-1. Although he had a poor and quiet game, he showed glimpses of what he can give to his team going forward. He gave his marker some problems on the wing but his final ball let him down at times.

On the counter attack, Lennon is very useful as he can use his speed and great skills to get past any defender. He often gives perfect early deliveries into the box for Romelu Lukaku to poke the ball home. On his day, he can be an asset to Ronald Koeman and The Toffees.

The player has struggled to regularly secure games under his belt under Ronald Koeman this season and has so far picked up just one assist in seven Premier League appearances, which is likely to be the reason why he has not had so many opportunities to prove his worth.
Milner is a midfielder on the wing and find spaces to deliver early crosses into the box for Lukaku, then Liverpool’s shaky defence might struggle in the match.

Aaron Lennon has revealed that Everton players are no longer permitted to make use of their mobile phones during meal times.

The protocol has been implemented by the new Everton manager Ronald Koeman, and said to be just one of a countable number of changes the new coach has made since his arrival at the club in the summer.

The Dutchman has ensured players lose weight, adopt faster time-saving and work harder in training sessions as well as restricting the usage of their mobile phones during meal.
“Ronald Koeman is really good,” The 29-year old Lennon told Match Magazine, as quoted by the Liverpool Echo.
“He has banned using phones at meal times, so we are speaking and talking, which is a shock for some of the lads. But it is good. It’s encouraging the lads to get on even more than they do, which can only be good,” he added.

All the changes at Everton appeared to have worked well as the Toffees have enjoyed a strong start to life in the Premier League this session.

Koeman’s men currently sit fifth in the Premier League after gathering 14 points from their seven played games. However, Everton have recorded no win in their last three clashes in all competitions. They lost at home to Norwich in the League Cup while their visit to Bournemouth ended in another 1-0 defeat while Crystal Palace were successful in snatching 2 points from them in their last match 1-1 draw

The Everton manager became the man in charge at Merseyside this summer as wholesale changes were made to the side following Roberto Martinez’s exit. Few of the wholesale changes include Farhad Moshiri who has been made the new majority shareholder at the club and also Steve Walsh became the new Director of Football.

Everton’s Premier League season of 2015-16 was not a particular memorable one as they finished in the 11th spot which is fairly underwhelming for a club that had consistently managed to compete for a European position.

It was during this season that Roberto Martinez was sacked as the head coach of Everton and eventually replaced by Ronald Koeman.

There were few players of Everton that actually managed to stand out as the majority of the squad suffered with mediocre performances, one of these exceptions was Aaron Lennon as he made 18 Premier League appearances and scored 5 goals and the English winger was just a solid player almost every time he entered the pitch during the 2015-16 season which was crucial for Everton.

During the Premier League season of 2015-16, Lennon was mostly operating in the right wing while Tom Cleverley on the left side of the pitch and since Cleverley is not a true winger, much of the offensive duties was resting on the shoulders of Aaron Lennon and he did not fall apart as the English winger was a continuous source of danger to the opponents that he faced.

Back on February of the ongoing year, RomeluLukaku praised the work that Aaron Lennon has been doing as the 23 year old Belgian forward said: “I’ve seen Azza playing down the years at Spurs from a young age and I know he’s a quality player. He’s got experience, he’s talented as well and he works really hard. He’s one of the best professionals I’ve seen throughout my career because he looks after himself well. He’s in the gym every day, never complains always works hard and looking after himself he has delivered for the team and I’m really happy for him.”

Aaron Lennon is trying to prove his worth with Everton as he wants to land a consistent spot in the first team. During the 2015-16 season, even though Lennon did make a significant amount of 18 appearances, 7 of them arrived from the bench. He doesn’t want to spend more time on the bench in this new season and Lennon is attempting to make his voice be heard.

RomeluLukaku has stated that Aaron Lennon is one of the best players he has worked with.

He said that the player is a professional and will do everything he can to help his team win a game. For Lukaku, it is a great pleasure to play alongside a player of his quality.

RomeluLukaku said that he has been following Aaron Lennon since his time at Tottenham Hotspur since his youth. He stated that he is a quality player and that he is among the best players when it comes to dribbling around people. Lukaku said that he has come to know the player better when they have been working together at Everton and believes that he will be helpful for Everton.

According to Lukaku, Aaron Lennon is a great professional and work hard on the pitch. He is always there to help the team and is always looking after himself. He said that Lennon is one of the best players he has ever worked with. He stated that Aaron Lennon is always using his free-time in order to improve himself, and that spend a lot of time in the gym. He always works hard at training to keep himself in the best condition. He said that he has learned a lot just by observing Lennon in training.

Aaron Lennon is the type of player that will keep on fighting no matter the result of the game. Lukaku said that Lennon likes to press the opposition players, and this can cause them to make mistakes. There are many goals that Everton has scored due to Lennon’s pressing. Lukaku said that now that Aaron Lennon is scoring goals as well, he will become an even more dangerous player for the opposition and will certainly be helpful in the future.

Everton wingers Aaron Lennon was caught for speeding near their training ground. Lennon was not caught alone.

Kevin Mirallas was also caught by a speed camera near to the Finch Farm training ground. Former England star Lennon and Belgian international Mirallas were caught breaking the 40mph limit in a temporary restriction area near the Runcorn Bridge.

A court on Thursday heard Mirallas, 28, was driving at 69mph in a Nissan and just eleven minutes earlier, his team mate Lennon, 29, was recorded driving his Land Rover at 56mph. The Belgian international Mirallas, who lives in Hale, Cheshire, pleaded guilty in his absence. He is due to be sentenced next month and faces a possible driving ban because of the speed he was travelling.

The court was told Lennon, whose address was given as Poplar, East London, had not responded to court papers and he was found guilty in his absence of failing to provide information about who was behind the wheel of the Land Rover at the time of the incident.

He was given six points on his license and fined £660. The former Spurs player was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £100 and a victim surcharge of £66. Neither player was represented at Warrington magistrates’ court .

After the case Mirallas’ solicitor Stuart Page, from Manchester firm Aticus Law, said his client had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity. But he said the player did face a possible road ban because he was travelling at almost 30mph above the temporary limit.

A spokeswoman for football agents Base Soccer, who represent Lennon, said the player did not know he was due in court as the documents had been sent to a previous address. They aren’t the first Merseyside players to be caught speeding. This time last year Liverpool FC player Kolo Toure was fined £600 and had eight points added to his license after admitting speeding through Prestbury in Cheshire, and in 2013 Wavertee-born Ross Barkley got six points for driving at 50mph in a 30mph zone.

Aaron Lennon made his return in the FA Cup semi-final game against Manchester United but could not prevent his team from being beaten.

The match ended 2-1 for the Red Devils despite Everton pushing later on in the game.

It has been a game of two halves where Manchester United dominated the first half and created numerous occasions. Anthony Martial was incredible during the first period as he tormented the Everton defence with his dribble and cross.

The first goal came through MarouaneFellaini in the 34th minute after good work from Anthony Martial. With Wayne Rooney playing his first game in the center of midfield, Manchester United controlled the first half and did not allow Everton any time on the ball.

However, the momentum changed after the break with Everton pushing for an equalizer. Aaron Lennon, who had a poor first half, was replaced by Gerard Deulofeu, and this change brought an injection of pace in the team.

Indeed, Barkley, Deulofeu, and Lukaku caused all kind of troubles to the Manchester United as they struggle to cope with the pace of the Everton’s forward. And it was Deulofeu who will play a role in the equalizing goal.

Chris Smalling will fail to clear a Gerard Deulofeu cross and instead turned it into his own net.

The goal was devastating for Manchester United, and it was Everton who were the better team afterwards. However, RomeluLukaku will miss several chances to win it for Everton, and they will ultimately pay for it.

Indeed in the dying seconds of the game, Anthony Martial will produce a magic moment. He will cut inside, get past a couple of Everton players and fired a shot that Robles could not save. The goal was enough to win the match for Manchester United and to send Aaron Lennon’s teammates in disbelief.

Aaron Lennon says that one of the reasons for his improved goal record is the manager Roberto Martinez has been encouraging the player to take up better positions in front of goal.

Up until now, Lennon has always been viewed as a goal creator rather than a scorer. Due to his impressive pace, the England international is often able to get past fullbacks with relative ease. This allows him to put the ball into a dangerous area for the strikers to head. This style of play meant that Lennon has only five goals as his best ever scoring record in a single campaign.

This record was just broken after his goal against West Ham United at home. Even though this goal did not bring any returns to the club in terms of points, it has given him the satisfaction of breaking this record. Lennon says that he has not been playing much this season, but there is much more satisfaction compared to his days at White Hart Lane. The 28-year-old has made 21 appearances in all competitions for the blues. Even though this kind of form is unlikely to see him get back into the national team anytime soon, Lennon is grateful to Martinez for reviving his career to some extent.

“I’ve enjoyed the whole season, even when I wasn’t playing that much. I’m just buzzing to be back here. The manager gives the wide players freedom. He’s always telling me I have to get in the box if the ball is on the opposite side and, thankfully, I’ve managed to get a few of late.When your manager gives you a licence to do that, you’re going to get chances,” said Lennon. After completing 90 minutes against Arsenal last weekend, Lennon will be hoping for more opportunities against the top teams.