Everton play out a score-draw with Blackburn Rovers behind closed doors

In partnership with

ToffeeWeb

·3 October 2026

Everton play out a score-draw with Blackburn Rovers behind closed doors

To help keep the remaining members of the squad match-fit during this extended internaitonal break, Everton played out a 3-3 score-draw with Blackburn Rovers behind closed doors at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday.

Only snippets of information have been provideed by Everton and The Echo but it appears that:

OneFootball Videos

Christian Norgaard got a run out after recovering from a mysterious ‘small’ injury that has been enough to keep him sideline for a whole month since joining the club on transfer deadline day.
Charky Alcaraz scored from the penalty spot in the first half.
Mark Travers saved a penalty at the other end
Theirno Barry also got on the scoresheet before the break
After half-time, the Everton defence that included Keane and Tarkowski collapsed abysmally, letting in three goals!
Youngster Jason Nsangou came on and scored a late equaliser after Jack Grealish played him in.
Youngsters named by Everton were Joshua van Schoor, John Dodds, Ezra Carrington, Harvey Foster and Melvin Matos
Other youngsters who may bave played include George Pickford, Zach Lee and Seve Patrick, Luca Davis, Reece Lambert, Francis Boggan and Ceiran Loney.

Other players not mentioned will likely have included Kieran Dewsbury-Hall, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Hayden Hockeny, Merlin Rohl…

Here’s Jason Nsangou’s goal:

Academy forward Jonathan Nsangou on target in today's behind-closed-doors game at Hill Dickinson Stadium. 🎯
– Friday, 2 October 2026

View publisher imprint

Mentioned in this article

Everton

Everton play out a score-draw with Blackburn Rovers behind closed doors | OneFootball

Everton play out a score-draw with Blackburn Rovers behind closed doors

OneFootball Videos

Everton

MORE STORIES