Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has become indispensable for Everton and has been an integral part of the side’s strong form of late. He has scored three goals in his last four games as the Toffees recorded four wins in their last five games, moving them up to seventh in the standings.
As Everton prepare for their trip to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea this weekend, Dewsbury-Hall is expected to be in the spotlight.
“It’s definitely a huge game for me and I have something to prove. I’m so excited about it,” said the 27-year-old.
“It would be nice to go there and win. I have to say the Chelsea people have been nice to me since I left. I have a lot of respect for them, but now obviously I’m playing for Everton, so my main focus is going there, playing as well as I can and getting three points.”
“I probably feel the best I’ve ever felt and the way I’m playing is on par with the best I’ve ever played.
“I’ll be honest, I’m confident I can compete against anyone in the Premier League at the moment and it’s a nice place to be.”
Signed for £25 million from the London outfit, Dewsbury-Hall is proving to be a major bargain for the club and was one of the signings of the season.
The 27-year-old was an outsider for Enzo Maresca’s side after joining from boyhood club Leicester City in the summer of 2024. He started just twice in the Premier League last season and only saw regular minutes in the Conference League.
However, at Everton he is currently one of the first names on the team list. Dewsbury-Hall started fourteen of the Toffees’ fifteen league matches this season and missed the game against Crystal Palace due to suspension.
He scored four goals and is the club’s highest scorer together with Iliman Ndiaye. His tally of four goals in just 14 starts this season is more than he had scored in his 72 top-flight appearances for Leicester City and Chelsea.
Dewsbury-Hall has also registered two assists and, along with Jack Grealish (six each), has the most goal contributions for the club. He has also been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month in November.
His 25 completed passes into the penalty area puts him joint-fifth in the Premier League, according to FB Ref, while his 0.80 goals per shot on target is the ninth-best in the league. His expected assisted goals, which record the expected goals scored from an individual player’s passes, is 2.8, which is the sixth highest in the Premier League.
Dewsbury-Hall is also outperforming its xG (expected goals) by 2.4 goals – the fourth best figure in the league.
For Everton, only James Garner (80) has recorded more progressive passes than Dewsbury-Hall (72), while leading the way for the club with dead-ball passes leading to a shot (nine) and completed through balls (seven).
He has also proven to be quite versatile, playing as a six, eight and number 10 for David Moyes. In recent games against Manchester United, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, the 27-year-old has excelled in a deeper role in midfield following Idrissa Gana Gueye’s suspension.
In the 3–0 win over Nottingham Forest at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Dewsbury-Hall scored the opening goal and scored the third. He also recorded four tackles, five clearances and won 10 of his 16 duels in the game, showing there is more to his game than just crashing the box or making the final pass.
He has brought technical finesse, assurance and an almost endless reserve of stamina and intensity to the center of the pitch. Together with Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye, he was the beating heart of Everton’s attacking force this season.
While he may not be as flashy as the previous two, it is difficult to imagine Everton having a similarly successful start to this season without Dewsbury-Hall driving forward and building moves.
Everton have not won at Stamford Bridge since November 1994. Dewsbury-Hall, born four years later, is no stranger to ending curses. It was his goal that sealed Everton’s first win at Old Trafford since 2013 and only their second in the last 32 years. Can he do the same on Saturday?
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Posted on 11/12/2025 at 5:34:30 PM
I’m confused too, Steve. I’m not sure protagonism is even a word?IF it said Dewsbury Hall enjoys being the key player in the Everton team, that would make some sense.
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Posted on 11/12/2025 at 17:47:42
It means you are the central figure or protagonist, according to what I just read, after asking Siri for its meaning, so hopefully KDH is ahead of the curve, as is Anjishnu with this headline!
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Posted on 11/12/2025 at 17:26:41
Protagonism? Do you mean pragmatism? Or that Dewsbury-Hall is a protagonist of Everton’s style?