Everton at Accrington Stanley: Match Preview, Starting Lineups, Stream Info & How to Watch

Everton - Jarrad Branthwaite gets the captain’s armband for this one. Pretty strong lineup given the opposition tonight.

Time has somehow flown by and just over 50 days since Everton closed out their 2024/25 season with a win away at Newcastle, they are here tonight starting off the 2025/26 season.

The first game is a preseason friendly away at Accrington Stanley with the Blues still in the process of filling in some gaping holes in the squad following the departure of nearly a dozen players over the summer with expiring contracts and loans.

David Moyes has presided over the signings of Carlos Alcaraz, Thierno Barry and from earlier today, Mark Travers. However, the need for a right winger as well as additional cover for fullbacks and midfielders remains.

A couple of players have only just returned to the training fold following extended summer holidays and are unlikely to play tonight - Jordan Pickford, Idrissa Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye.

Tonight’s opponents Accrington Stanley finished in 21st in the EFL League Two last season, narrowly surviving the drop. The original town club, Accrington, was amongst the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888, before the club folded a few years later with neighbouring club Stanley Villa taking the name to become Accrington Stanley.

Competition: 2025/26 Preseason Friendly 1

Date and start time: Tuesday, July 15th at 11:45 a.m. PT / 2:45 p.m ET / 7:45 p.m. BST

Stadium: Wham Stadium, Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Capacity: 5,450

Weather: 57°F/14°C, rain showers, 47% chance of precipitation, 11 mph winds

TV: N/A - United States; N/A - United Kingdom; N/A - Canada, VG+ - Norway

Radio: Everton FC

Live stream: evertontv*
* Fans can purchase a MatchPass – priced at £7.99 – to gain access to the live stream for Tuesday’s game, or alternatively, a double-header MatchPass is available to enjoy live coverage of games against both Accrington Stanley and Blackburn Rovers (Saturday 19 July) for just £9.99.

Gamethread: There will be no live blog for this game.

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Information from LiveSoccerTV.com

Everton and Accrington Stanley have only ever played one competitive fixture against each other before, in the first round of the League Cup back in 1960 with the Blues prevailing 3-1 over the Reds.