Overview
- Everton's men played out a 0-0 draw with Hamburger SV at the Volksparkstadion on Saturday while Everton Women beat HSV-Frauen 1-0 earlier the same day.
- The club continues to protect players returning from injury with Jarrad Branthwaite back in the starting XI and Hayden Hackney eased into action with controlled minutes.
- Key absences remain a factor with Jordan Pickford and Nathan Patterson on post-World Cup breaks, James Garner sidelined after groin surgery, and Iliman Ndiaye not involved.
- Pre-season form now reads a 4-0 win at Dundee, a 0-0 draw at Bolton, a 1-0 defeat at Stoke and the Hamburg draw, a sequence that highlights Everton's ongoing goal-scoring concerns.
- The trip included a club-controlled paywalled stream via EvertonTV for full coverage, local reports of about 30,000 tickets sold for the double-header, and plans to continue training in Germany before a friendly in Stuttgart.