... we’ve never played Watford before on February 9th
- and we lost on our last outing on this date - a 1-0 defeat at Tottenham in 2014

- that was one of 6 away games we’ve played on this date, all in the League - and we’ve won 3 and lost 3
- the last of those wins was back in 1929, a 2-1 success at Anfield against Liverpool

- we had an interesting win on February 9th in 1988
- a 2-1 home FA Cup 4th Round 2nd Replay victory against Middlesbrough
- it was our 7th match in that season's FA Cup competition!
- we'd already taken 4 matches to beat Sheff Wed in the 3rd Rd and then 3 more to beat 'Boro in the 4th!

- we drew the last time we played Watford - 2-2 at Goodison in mid-December
- Lucas Digne earned us a point with a dramatic 96th minute free-kick
- after Gylfi Sigurdsson had missed an earlier penalty

- Richarlison scored our opening goal in that match
- and, of course, he and manager Marco Silva will be making an interesting return to their former club!

- we’ve lost both of our most recent games at Watford and won 0 of the last 3 - W0 D1 L2
- last season’s trip ended 1-0 to the Hornets with Troy Deeney scoring the only goal after 79 minutes

- our last win at Vicarage Road was in February 2007
- that was a 3-0 victory against a soon-to-be-relegated Watford

- the match will be our 12th Premier League meeting with the Hornets, home and away
- and our current record is W6 D3 L2

- in all meetings with them at all venues, our record is an impressive W19 D4 L4
- only against Plymouth Argyle do we have a better record!
- that's against teams we’ve met on more than 6 occasions
  (on a points-per-game basis, using 3 points for a win in all competitions)

- if Leighton Baines plays against Watford it will be his 412th appearance for the club in all competitions
- he’d move 1 ahead of 1950s captain and defender Tommy “TE” Jones
- and into 14th place alone on our All-Time Appearances list

- if Seamus Coleman plays, it will be his 239th League appearance for us
- that’s the same as Duncan Ferguson managed!
- they’d both be in joint 45th position on our All-Time League list
- and in joint 8th place on our Premier League chart

- if Gylfi Sigurdsson starts the match against Watford it will be his 50th Premier League start for the club
- he’d be the 74th player to reach that milestone for us!

- Gylfi and Richarlison are having a ding-dong battle at the top of our Prem scoring chart this season!

- if Gylfi scores against the Hornets he’ll move on to 10 in the Prem for us this campaign
- and 14 in his Everton Premier League career

- that would put him level with Joleon Lescott & Steve Watson in 29th place on our all-time Prem scoring chart

- if Richarlison scores against his old club it will be 11 for him in the Prem
- that'll be the same as Thomas Gravesen and James McFadden managed for us!
- they'd be level in 36th position on that Prem scoring chart

- Jonjoe Kenny has never scored for us!
- if he plays and once again fails to grab a goal that will be his 30th game for us in the Prem without scoring!
- only 10 players have played more games for us in the Prem without managing a goal
- the king is, of course, Tony Hibbert who played 265 times for us in the Prem without scoring
- and 329 times in all competitions!

- at the other end of the pitch, if Jordan Pickford keeps a clean sheet it will be his 17th for us in the Prem
- only Tim Howard, Neville Southall, Nigel Martyn, Thomas Myhre and Paul Gerrard have kept more
- Tim Howard leads that list with 116 shut-outs in his 354 Prem appearances for us!

- if we win at Watford it will be our 4th away League win this season
- that would be 1 more than we managed last season and the same as we achieved in 2016-17

- a win would also give us back-to-back away victories, following our success at Huddersfield
- that would be the first time since September 2016!

- a clean sheet, meanwhile, would be also be our second in a row away from home
- and we haven’t done that since December 2017

- a defeat at Watford, on the other hand, would be our 3rd in a row home and away
- and that hasn’t happened since January 2018

- Lee Probert will be refereeing the match
- he has awarded 5 penalties in previous Everton matches - but only 1 to us!

- will he award one to Watford this time?
- if he does it will be the 300th spot-kick for all of our opposition in all of our away League games ever!
- if Watford score one ...
- ... it will be the 200th successful spot-kick by all of our opponents in all of our away League matches!

- finally, we’ve lost all of our last 4 away games played on a Saturday, in all competitions
- 3 of them in the Prem!
- moreover, home and away, we’ve lost 5 of our last 6 Saturday matches in all competitions!

- yikes!

- COYB!!

- a reminder of some newer sections on the site!

- which Everton substitute has scored the most goals for us?
- which opposition sub has scored the most against us?
- the new 'Goals by Substitutes' section will let you know!

- Test cricketers have a small number on their shirt or cap
- it shows where they fit in in terms of the historical chronology of their country
- now you can see what number every Everton player would wear!
- have a look at the 'Everton Players Numbered Chronologically' section!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- on the flip side, which players only ever managed 1 game for the club?!
- find out in the new Just One Appearance section!

- we used 39 different players last season in all competitions and 15 of them scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Ademola Lookman was the last Everton player to score on his debut
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- Wayne Rooney has now departed, of course, but who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- Jordan Pickford looks like he'll be our keeper for some years to come
- but who else has appeared for us between the sticks in the past?!
- the new Goalkeepers section has all the details!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!