Published: 02:00, 3 March 2026 | Updated: 02:00, 3 March 2026

Hill Dickinson Stadium, Everton’s new home on the banks of the River Mersey, is a spectacular arena built in the old docks area that puts it right at the heart of the city’s seafaring heritage.

A couple of hundred yards away, the famous hexagonal clock of Victoria Tower, once the standard by which arriving trans-Atlantic passengers set their watches, stands proudly by the water’s edge, even if it is in need of restoration now.

It is still one of the first things visitors see as they stand on the decks of ships and ferries sailing up the Mersey estuary but alongside the army of red cranes at Seaforth, it is the majestic 52,769-capacity stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock that is the landmark that grabs the most attention, a new symbol of the city.

There is little to quibble about as far as the move to the new stadium goes, except this: Everton are finding it rather hard to win in it. Their defeat by Manchester United last week meant that it is now seven...