Everton's poor start in the Europa League continued as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park by Cypriot outfit Apollon Limassol, who finished the game with 10 men. A fortnight on from the woeful 3-0 away defeat to Atalanta in their Group E opener, Everton fell behind in the 13th minute when Adrian Sardinero netted following a mistake by Ashley Williams. Eight minutes later they capit...Full Story »

Striker Romelu Lukaku scored Everton's fastest Premier League goal after just 31 seconds on his way to grabbing four in a 6-3 win over Bournemouth. The 23-year-old struck almost straight from kick-off and was gifted another - after a fortuitous second for James McCarthy - as the hosts raced into a 3-0 half-time lead. However, a Josh King double set up a tenser-than-expected finish before Lukak...Full Story »

Arsenal missed the chance to go top of the table as Everton rediscovered some much-needed self-belief to come from behind and score a late winner at Goodison Park. Only their second victory in 11 Premier League matches was secured by the head of Ashley Williams in the 86th-minute as the defender picked the perfect time to score his first goal for the club. Earlier, a deflection off Williams ...Full Story »

Swansea's search to replace former captain Ashley Williams has taken them to Serie A. Boss Francesco Guidolin says the club has drawn up a short-list of "five, six, seven players" and that it includes defenders from his native Italy. "We still need another centre-half," said Guidolin, who partnered Jordi Amat and Federico Fernandez together in the opening-day 1-0 win at Burnley, but only has f...Full Story »

Ashley Williams has completed his move to Everton from Swansea Everton have completed the signing of central defender Ashley Williams from Swansea City on a three-year contract. The transfer fee for the 31-year-old, who captained Wales in their march to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, has not been disclosed but a figure of £12m was agreed on Tuesday, according to Sky sources. Williams is seen...Full Story »

Ashley Williams has been at Swansea City since 2008 Swansea have rejected a bid from Everton worth up to £10m for captain Ashley Williams. Williams, who turns 32 later this month, is contracted to Swansea until 2018. A Swansea spokesman said: "Ashley Williams is an important part of our squad and club and we are not looking to sell him, and therefore we have turned down the offer current...Full Story »

Ashley Williams is set to swap Swansea City for Everton, according to the Guardian. The Wales captain has been with the Swans for eight years and has attracted a number of admirers over recent seasons, the latest of which is Ronald Koeman. And a bid worth £10 million has reportedly sealed a deal for the 31-year-old, who will reinforce the centre of defence after John Stones' expected de...Full Story »

Wales captain Ashley Williams expects to be in "good shape" for the Euro 2016 quarter-final against Belgium. Williams injured his shoulder in the closing stages of the last-16 victory against Northern Ireland last weekend and was doubtful for the Belgium clash in Lille. But Williams conducted his pre-match media duties on Thursday and says he will be fine for Wales' biggest game in over half...Full Story »

Chris Coleman is confident captain Ashley Williams will feature in Wales' Euro 2016 quarter-final against Belgium on Friday. Williams played the full 90 minutes of the 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland in the last 16, but continued after sustaining a shoulder injury and was pictured wearing a sling after the match. However, the Wales boss does not believe the issue is severe enough to keep h...Full Story »

Ashley Williams: Swansea captain never the subject of official Liverpool bid Swansea boss Garry Monk has played down claims that Liverpool’s failure to sign Ashley Williams contributed to the demise of Brendan Rodgers at Anfield. The Reds axed Rodgers a fortnight ago after their 1-1 draw with Everton and have since replaced him with Jurgen Klopp. Stories have since surfaced claiming Rod...Full Story »