The 2nd round has drawn Everton probably one of the trickiest ties possible.
With seedings being allotted, Everton could have only played a lower league outfit, the fact that it has come in the form of a Sheffield United side that has just been relegated from the Championship may cause a few problems.

Championship side Leicester City are reportedly preparing a £3m bid for Everton striker Victor Anichebe.
The powerful 23-year old has made over 100 appearances for the Blues, scoring 12 goals in the process. This has prompted big-spending Leicester City to devise a bid for the 6ft-3 Nigerian international.
Anichebe is regarded as surplus to requirements by many [...]

Reports are suggesting Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton is unlikely to join Everton after the Toffees balked at the 28-year old’s wage demands.
Barton, a boyhood Evertonian, is available on a free transfer having been placed on the transfer-list by Newcastle earlier this week.
Everton are one of a number of clubs interested in the central midfielder, [...]

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton and his agent McKay are reportedly meeting Moyes this morning [Thursday] to discuss a potential move to Everton.
The source was the highly respected football agent Rob Shield, who posted on his Twitter ‘Meeting David Moyes in the morning.’ He followed up with ‘What have we started? I’m not mtg DM, [...]

Everton are reportedly in talks with Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton.
Barton, 28, is available on a free transfer after Newcastle placed the former Manchester City midfielder on the transfer list this week.
With Everton still sniffing around for a winger and a striker, it looks like the only incoming transfers will either be free transfers or [...]

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Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan has declared he will sell star midfielder Charles N’Zogbia for £10M but nothing less – a price which falls short of Aston Villa’s rejected bid of £9M.
“It’s £10m or there is no deal,” Whelan said.
“They offered us £9m and we refused it — firstly because we would like to [...]

This week Everton’s online store, Everton Direct, removed the option to purchase 2011/2012 Everton shirts printed with the names of first-team players Aiyegbeni Yakubu, Joseph Yobo and Jack Rodwell.
All three players have been heavily linked with moves away from Goodison Park, however Joseph Yobo’s proposed move to Fenerbache has hit a stumbling block since the [...]

Season tickets for the 2011/2012 have started being delivered to fans.
This years season ticket was promoted by the “COYB” campaign, the card itself features a dark navy coloured print, the Everton logo and a blended image of the Everton crowd.
The season ticket holder information on the card has improved; the text is now much [...]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will attempt to prize Everton defender Phil Jagielka to the Emirates this summer.
Jagielka, 28, has been subject to interest from Arsenal for over two years but Everton have repeatedly rebuffed any interest in the England international.
Wenger now hopes for a different outcome – with the Frenchman poised to bid £15m for [...]