As the historic ground prepares for its emotional farewell, even visiting teams like Manchester City are paying tribute to one of English football’s most storied stadiums, writes JAMES NALTON

AFTER the most recent weekend of Premier League games, Everton are now mathematically safe from relegation and will play their first season in a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in the top flight.
Earlier in the season, there was a worry that Everton, who are one of six ever-present teams in the top division in the Premier League era, would face the unthinkable prospect of playing their debut campaign at their new home in the second tier.
David Moyes has come in and steadied the ship, and then some. In his second stint at the club, the Scotsman has transformed Everton into one of the league’s most well-organised teams and put them at the top end of the division’s form table.

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