Everton have put a £10m price tag on striker Yakubu after rejecting a £6m bid from West Ham. The Nigerian has been linked with a Goodison Park exit this summer, but David Moyes is said to want to recoup the majority of the £11.25m fee they paid Middlesbrough in 2007. Yakubu revealed recently that he nearly joined Tottenham, but an injury scuppered a move to the capital.

Everton were held to a 2-2 draw against West Ham United at Goodison Park following two late dramatic goals. Who was your Everton Man of the Match?  Which player stood out from the rest in your opinion. Leave your votes below. Who was your Man of the Match vs West Ham? Tim Howard Phil Neville Phil Jagielka Sylvain Distin Leighton Baines Steven...

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Louis Saha start for Everton for the visit of West Ham. Everton: Howard, Neville, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Pienaar, Osman, Heitinga, Cahill, Bilyaletdinov, Saha Subs: Turner, Hibbert, Yakubu, Senderos, Rodwell, Duffy, Wallace West Ham: Green, Faubert, Da Costa, Upson, Spector, Noble, Parker, Kovac, Behrami, Mido, Cole Subs: Kurucz, Gabbidon,...

BBC football pundit Mark Lawrenson has predicted that Everton will beat West Ham United on Sunday. He told BBC Sport Online: “With West Ham under tremendous pressure after six consecutive defeats, I can understand why manager Gianfranco Zola opted to give the players a few days off. Getting them away from the ground and from each other might see them return refreshed. “The...

Howard – 7 – Some good stops and catches; could not be faulted with the goal. Hibbert – 7 – Bottled up Hines and made some crucial tackles in the last 15 minutes. Yobo – 7 – Much better and tried to pass the ball out of defence as well. Distin – 8 – Was very good especially in that last 15-20 minutes. Baines – 7 – Another good game; very consistent. Gosling...

On Sunday we saw everything that epitomised Everton Football Club. We saw players battling [Heitinga, Yobo, Distin, Rodwell, even Tony Hibbert had a good game], we saw players scoring [Louis Saha is a genius], we saw players struggling [yes, Dan and Fellaini did struggle; however, Dan did score that goal, and what a great goal, really brilliant.]. When you can control...

Johnny Heitinga admitted that Everton’s 2-1 win against West Ham came as a relief. The Dutch international returned to the Everton side for the match at Upton Park and believes that the victory will be an important factor in raising team morale. Heitinga said: “The most important thing today was we won the game. At 2-0 we were playing very well but after that...

David Moyes admits that although that Everton did not play well, he is happy with the three points following their 2-1 win against West Ham. The victory was Everton’s first win in the Premier League since the end of September and came courtesy of goals from Louis Saha and Dan Gosling. “We have not played that well, so we cannot ask for any more,” said...

West Ham: Green, Faubert, Da Costa, Upson, Spector, Parker, Behrami, Jimenez, Collison, Franco, Hines. Subs: Kurucz, Tomkins, Daprela, Kovac, Noble, Stanislas, Diamanti. Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Distin, Baines, Heitinga, Gosling, Fellaini, Rodwell, Cahill, Saha. Subs: Nash, Neill, Coleman, Wallace, Yakubu, Agard, Baxter. Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)