Unless I've made a mistake, our team will need to create their own history if they're to achieve success this year.
We play 8 more games, and 4 of those games are 'away' to Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea. For the positive fan, this is an opportunity to take matters into our own hands, and enter Europe by ensuring we win 'all' of our last 8 games, but for the wannabe historians amongst us, it doesn't read very well when we look at our stats.
Everton last won at White Hart Lane in the league in 2008-09
Everton last won at Arsenals grounds in the league in 95-96 under Joe Royle.
www.evertonresults.com/arsenal.htm
Everton last won at Stamford Bridge in the league in 94-95 under Royle
www.evertonresults.com/chelsea.htm
Everton last won at Anfield in the league in 99-00 under Smith
www.evertonresults.com/liverpool.htm
Everton last beat QPR at home in the Prem in 95-96 under Royle.
On the bright side ............
Everton last lost to Sunderland in the league in 01-02 under Smith.
www.evertonresults.com/sunderland.htm
Everton last lost to West ham at Goodison Park in the league in 2005-06
www.evertonresults.com/westham.htm
Everton last lost to Fulham at Goodison park in the league in 74-75 under Bingham
So, unless we write new and should I say 'improved' chapters in the history books, we may be disappointed come the end of May.
It's not all roses for the other teams either though, as you can see below:
The run in for the challenging clubs:
Chelsea play - Sunderland (h) - Spurs(h) - Fulham (a) - Liverpool (a) - Swansea (h) - Man Utd (a) - A Villa (a) - Everton (h)
Liverpool play - W Ham (h) - Reading (a) - Chelsea (h) - Everton (h) - Newcastle (a) - Fulham (a) - QPR (h)
Arsenal play - Norwich (h) - Everton (h) - Fulham (a) - United( h) - QPR (a) - Wigan(h) - Newcastle (a)
Spurs play - Everton (h) - Chelsea (a) - City( h) - Wigan (a) - Southampton (h) - Stoke (a) - Sunderland (h)
Everton play - Spurs (a) - QPR( h) - Arsenal (a) - Sunderland( a) - Fulham (h) - Liverpool (a) - W Ham (h) - Chelsea (a)