Dewsbury-Hall scores and assists, but Hull hold unbeaten Everton to 2–2
Sunday 11 October 2026 · By Rachel Cooper
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored one and made another at the MKM Stadium on Sunday. It was not quite enough. Everton drew 2–2 with Hull City, a result that keeps David Moyes’s side unbeaten but leaves them wondering how they did not win.
Sky counted eight big chances for Everton, five of them falling to Thierno Barry. Brennan Johnson thought he had scored in the first half, but VAR ruled his effort out for offside, and the sides went in level at 0–0.
Hull struck first, three minutes after the restart. Joe Gelhardt slipped the ball past Jordan Pickford after Sorba Thomas intercepted a loose pass from Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Maitland-Niles made amends quickly. His cross found Dewsbury-Hall at the back post on 55 minutes, and the header was the first goal Hull had conceded at home this season. On 68 minutes, Dewsbury-Hall took advantage of another loose pass from Thomas and played in Barry, who finally finished.
Moyes would have expected his side to see it out. Instead, substitute Mohamed Belloumi levelled on 74 minutes with a low shot from Elliot Stroud’s cut-back, six minutes after Barry’s goal.
The point lifts Everton to fifth on ten points, unbeaten in six thanks to two wins and four draws. Liverpool’s 3–0 home defeat by Manchester City means only City, Brentford and Everton remain unbeaten in the top flight.
Two goals conceded in one game is unusual for this side. Before Sunday, Everton had let in three in five. Moyes will also note that his team created enough to win comfortably, and that Barry’s finishing improved only once.
Previews had flagged late fitness checks on Vitalii Mykolenko, Nørgaard and Röhl. Whether any of them pulled up will become clearer this week.
The disallowed goal early on would have changed the shape of the game. Johnson was denied a first Premier League goal for Everton after a VAR check for offside, and the first half stayed goalless. Sky’s tally of eight big chances, five of them for Barry, shows how much Everton created. Dewsbury-Hall’s goal and assist were the highlight. If Barry’s finishing matches his movement, Moyes will turn more of these afternoons into wins.
The fixtures toughen considerably. Chelsea visit on Saturday 17 October (12:30, TNT), after scoring five against Bournemouth. Everton go to Arsenal on 24 October, and then to Newcastle on Monday 2 November.
Two goals conceded is an outlier for this side, not a trend. Moyes’s defensive record before Sunday speaks for itself.
Moyes will also note that Hull’s second goal came from a substitute. Managing the closing stages better is a lesson he will want learned before Chelsea arrive.
Moyes has built something sturdy. The unbeaten record is real, and the defence has been among the league’s best. Chelsea will provide the clearest measure yet of whether that defence can hold against an attack in form.
Hill Dickinson Stadium is Everton’s home on the filled-in Bramley-Moore Dock, in Vauxhall, north Liverpool (L3 0BW). It opened to supporters in 2025 and replaced Goodison Park, still a short walk inland. Capacity is 52,769. The bowl sits against the River Mersey, with Regent Road and the city to the east and open water to the west. It feels like a dockside arena: brick and steel, a wide fan plaza, and a roof that throws the noise back onto the pitch.
Away supporters are in the lower tier of the north-east corner, a self-contained block straddling the North and East stands, at block 24. Enter the footprint through Gate E, the closest gate to those turnstiles, then cross the Budweiser Plaza. The plaza opens about three hours before kick-off and the turnstiles about two hours before. Tickets are digital and must be in Apple Wallet or Google Pay; a screenshot will not open the gate. A red light sends you to the away ticket office beside turnstile 24, where collections need identification. Under-14s must be with an adult over 18.
From those seats you are beside the northern goal, looking toward the South Stand. The pitch runs north to south, about 105 metres by 68, so the goals sit in front of the North and South stands, not the side stands. The South Stand is the home end: a steep rise of about 14,000, with rail seating below and seats above, built close to the pitch. That is where the loudest support gathers, straight in front of you. The East Stand, on Regent Road, is the side you meet from the plaza and houses the club store. The West Stand faces the Mersey, holds much of the hospitality, and is where the cameras and the players’ arrival sit. There are no pillars in the bowl.
Sandhills, on the Merseyrail Northern Line, is the closest station, about a fifteen-minute walk. Matchdays usually add trains and shuttle buses from the city centre and Bootle, but the dock streets fill early. Everton advise against driving: road closures and parking enforcement are routine, and coach parking on Regent Road is about ten minutes on foot from the away turnstiles. Home fans can walk the concourse on their level around all four sides. Away supporters cannot — your area is closed off, with its own kiosks. The ground is cashless, so bring a card. Rail seating is used in part of the away section; if your ticket is in a standing block, expect to be on your feet.
The teams still come out to Z-Cars, the tune that used to roll around Goodison. On the plaza, engraved stones set into the old dock tracks — the Dock Lines — tie the new ground to the old one, and they are worth a few minutes before Gate E. From the away corner the view is the steep blue wall opposite and the river light over the West Stand. The South Stand goal is dead ahead, and the North Stand goal is at your end of the field.