Tyrique George leaves a good impression on Everton debut | OneFootball

Tyrique George had a positive start to life as an Everton player after coming on from the bench against Fulham at Craven Cottage.

It was shortly after he came on in the 69th minute that the Toffees managed to turn the game around, coming back from a goal down to win 2-1. It was their 10th win of the season, their seventh on the road, and the Toffees find themselves eighth in the league table.

“Yeah, Tyrique came on and did quite well. I've quite liked what I've seen in training,” David Moyes said after the win.

“We've got to watch that we're not bringing in somebody who might not be ready, but I thought he looked fine. He had a hand in the goal. So, yeah, I'm looking forward to [seeing more of him] because he's looked good enough in training. He wants to score and we need people who want to score. That's important to us.”

George was signed on loan from Chelsea on Deadline Day and Everton have an option to buy the youngster. On his debut against Fulham, the 20-year-old had one shot, one successful dribble, made nine out of 11 passes and two recoveries.

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Anthony Dwyer 3 Posted 08/02/2026 at 22:18:10

Dibbling and Armstrong have had chances, plus the likes of OBrien, Garner, Rohl, Iroegbunam all not too old and get a fair amount of game time, I think Moyes is happy to give lads a chance, especially out wide, it's not his fault Dibbling hasn't taken his chances.

Can see George getting a fair crack at it, up to him to take his chances.

Edward Rogers 4 Posted 08/02/2026 at 23:25:28

Guys', let's give the lad a good few games before we make judgement. We're all too guilty of bigging players up, or casting them out after one or two good or bad performances.

Bob Parrington 5 Posted 08/02/2026 at 23:54:23

The saying "You never get a second chance to make a first impression!" comes to mind. Tyrique made a good first impression. Good on him!

Philip Devlin 6 Posted 09/02/2026 at 00:51:35

Tyrique George is way, way better than Aznou or Dibling in development. Moyes will start him soon - KDH, Garner and Gueye couldn’t wait to get the ball to him as soon as he came on yesterday m. They know.

7 Posted 09/02/2026 at 02:19:42

“We're all too guilty of bigging players up, or casting them out after one or two good or bad performances.” Speak for yourself.

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression!" This is such an embarrassing phrase. How many time does rushing to judgement leave you better off than weighing things up over a reasonable amount of time?

Heartwarming that Davey seems ‘quite’ impressed.