Stuttgart v Everton: final pre-season friendly at MHPArena on August 8, 2026
Everton will travel to Stuttgart to play their final pre-season friendly before the start of the 2026-27 Premier League campaign at the MHPArena in Stuttgart, Germany on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
The fixture offers both clubs a final chance to assess squads ahead of the domestic seasons, with David Moyes’ Everton aiming to build momentum and Stuttgart continuing preparations for the new Bundesliga term. Everton have produced mixed pre-season results while Stuttgart have featured in several competitive friendlies as they fine-tune their side. Both managers are expected to use the match for late-stage evaluation of squad options. The match on Saturday will be the first encounter between Stuttgart and Everton.
Deniz Undav enters the game as Stuttgart’s primary attacking threat after a 2025-26 season in which he scored 19 Bundesliga goals and provided six assists in 28 league appearances. Across all competitions he finished with 25 goals and 14 assists in 46 matches. His finishing, movement and link-up play are cited in the preview as central to Stuttgart’s offensive plans against Everton.
Iliman Ndiaye has been one of Everton’s most consistent attacking performers from the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, registering six goals and three assists in 32 league appearances. The preview highlights his dribbling ability, direct running and versatility across the frontline as reasons he remains a key player for Moyes as Everton conclude their pre-season preparations. Ndiaye is expected to feature among Everton’s principal attacking outlets in Stuttgart.
Stuttgart will be without Dennis Seimen and Justin Diehl after both sustained muscle injuries in training; Seimen has suffered a hamstring injury and Diehl a thigh muscle problem. Both players are expected to remain unavailable until at least the international break at the end of September. The rest of Sebastian Hoeneß’s squad is expected to be available for the final pre-season fixture.
Everton face two injury concerns for the trip to Germany: midfielder James Garner has been ruled out after undergoing surgery to address a groin injury sustained during pre-season and is targeting a return around the opening weeks of the Premier League season. Dwight McNeil is being assessed after picking up a lower-leg injury and remains a doubt for the friendly, with his availability yet to be confirmed. Those absences leave Moyes with selection questions as he finalises his matchday squad.
Projected lineups named in the preview list Stuttgart’s XI as: Bredlow; Jeltsch, Zagadou, Mittelstadt; Jovanovic, Andres, Stiller, Fuhrich; Nartey; Arevalo, Undav. Everton’s XI is listed as: Travers; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Hackney, Norgaard; George, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Barry.
The pre-season friendly will be streamed live exclusively on Everton TV, with supporters required to log in through the club’s official streaming platform to watch the fixture; availability may vary by region depending on Everton TV’s access policy.
