Sligo Rovers vs Everton LIVE score and commentary stream

Sean Dyche used 22 players for Everton's first pre-season friendly of the summer - 11 in each half - an entertaining 3-3 draw at Seamus Coleman's former club Sligo Rovers at The Showgrounds.

Youssef Chermiti was predictably the Blues' star man with his late brace to earn a share of the spoils but click here for all the player ratings.

Everton manager Sean Dyche has been speaking about James Tarkowski's fitness after the centre-back missed the 3-3 draw at Sligo Rovers.

The Blues boss says the 31-year-old has got a minor niggle and they've got to be careful with him.

He adds: "We’ve got a few niggles and we’ve got to monitor their workloads. So we’re hopeful with Tarky. Jarrad, Patto and Dele also making progress."

Dyche also said they did 13.5k yesterday.

The Everton boss has been speaking to the club after the game and he was asked about James Tarkowski, who missed the match through injury...

Got a minor niggle. Got to be careful. We’ve got a few niggles and we’ve got to monitor their workloads. We’re hopeful with Tarky. Jarrad (Branthwaite), Patto (Nathan Patterson) and Dele (Alli) are also making progress.

Youssef Chermiti, whose two goals earned Everton a 3-3 draw, has speaking to the club, post-match...

It was a good test for us. It’s our first game, now we have to get better. We’ve been training for two weeks but that was our first game. It was very good to play in front of our fans who have travelled from Liverpool to here. (On his first goal) Yeah, it was a bit of new skill there! My aim for this season is to get more minutes and get more games. I was talking with Seamus (Coleman) and I was saying how nice his country is.

A six goal thriller for Seamus Coleman's emotional return to the Showgrounds.

A big relief from Everton too as after their string of misses, they managed to produce a late comeback to earn a share of the spoils. Full-time 3-3.

Chermiti again!

The ball falls to the Portuguese striker's feet and he curls a slick finish past the keeper and in a matter of moments, Everton are suddenly level with five minutes to go.

Chermiti has been guilty of some poor misses but he pulls a goal back with a cheeky back-heel.

The striker was teed up by a low pass from Harrison.

Everton have a chance with a free-kick from just outside the area but Harrison curls his shot wide.

More frustration from the Blues whose finishing has been poor.

That's another bad miss from Everton.

Beto puts it on a plate for compatriot Chermiti but he shoots straight at Sligo's substitute keeper. Not clinical enough.

Everton have a good chance now as Harrison bursts forward only to be brought down 30 yards out, on the Everton right. A good crossing opportunity this - but nothing comes of it. Everton are on top in these final stages and Ndiaye brings some 'oooohhs' from the crowd as he jinks in and out of challenges before laying off Young. I think Ndiaye and Iroegbunam have both played quite nicely in this half.

A standing ovation for Sligo goalkeeper Conor Walsh as he he subbed off with 20 minutes to go. Walsh has been excellent, producing big saves from McNeil, Doucoure and Beto to keep his side on top in this match. He is replaced by Gabbidon.

A full set of 22 players used so far by Everton but it's not got any better.

This second half side have had more of a go, trying to reduce a two-goal deficit but like their counterparts before the break, they've been guilty of some poor misses.

And then there's Mason Holgate who went from hero to villain after giving his side a lifeline.

It's early doors in terms of the summer but not an encouraging start so far against what is a bit of a fringe Sligo side given they have a cup tie on Sunday.

Beto and Chermiti link up well to allow Beto to shoot at Walsh - but he saves again. The tempo has dropped a little bit after that third goal for Sligo. I'm sure Everton would love to pull some goals back but think it's important to remember this is pre-season and the players have done two days of double sessions in the past three. I'm hoping to speak to Dyche later and I am sure he will make very clear the result is not what he is looking for here.

Wow. It's a calamity from Everton, who had just got back into this game and were dominating. Holgate, the goalscorer, sells Tyrer short with a back pass. A Sligo player slides in and flicks the ball to Muldoon, who fires into an empty net. All of a sudden we have more Madness, One Step Beyond, and more cheering from the home supporters.

Everton keep on coming and a poor corner from Harrison is easily dealt with - only for him to pick up the clearance 35 yards out and put in a perfect left-footed cross to the back post. Chermiti has drifted off the back of his marker and he heads across goal to Holgate, who nods in from close range. Everton deserve that - but who had Holgate on their bingo card!?

Oh wow. How have Everton not scored! Chermiti shimmies through on goal but his effort is blocked bravely before Beto's attempt on the follow up is deflected out for a corner - that comes to nothing.

Ashley Young wins a corner but Garner's cross is claimed by that man again... Sligo keeper Conor Walsh. It is all Everton in these early stages though, and most of the threat is coming down the left with Young, Chermiti and Ndiaye linking well, at times with Iroegbunam. Ndiaye is keen for the ball and he cuts in from the left, carries the ball across the box but probably opts to shoot a little bit too late and he cannot hook his foot around the ball, leading to it flying wide.

And a big chance to start - Iroegbunam slips Chermiti through but the shot he squeezes off as he is closed down drifts wide of the far post.

A full house of changes at the break.

Harry Tyrer is in goal, we have Roman Dixon at right back, Welch and Holgate in the middle and Young at left back. In the middle are Iroegbunam and Garner with Harrison on the right and Ndiaye on the left. Beto and Chermiti are up front.

What looks likely to be Everton's second half XI is out on the pitch warming up now. A frustrating half from Everton, who had plenty of chances - McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin both missing 1v1s and the excellent home goalkeeper Walsh saving well from Doucoure and Maupay too. Missed chances and an opposition goalkeeper having an brilliant day - getting serious flashbacks of last season here.

So Everton are left to rue a series of wasted chances - we've been here before - in the first half and find themselves 2-0 down at the break.

I wonder how many changes Sean Dyche will make for the second half?

Everton have a late chance to pull one bacj with McNeil getting an opportunity to send a free kick in from the Everton left after Metcalfe wins a free-kick. Campbell's stooping header is dealt with by Walsh but after the ball is cleared once again, it ends up at the feet of Maupay - who forces Walsh into another good save.

The hosts double their lead. They come forward and Patton has too much time on the edge of the box. His drive is palmed out by Virginia but Patton reacts first and taps into the net.

Coleman hits the deck hard after more good work from Metclafe leads to him slipping his overlapping captain in down the right. Elding's lunge is misstimed and sends Coleman flying - his knee taking a divet out the turf as he lands. Fortunately he gets up and he looks OK. Coleman is trying to gee up his teammates and is pushing forward much more in these late stages of the first half. McNeil's free-kick is cleared.

Calvert-Lewin goes close again, picking up the ball down the left, cutting inside and then curling his shot over the bar.

Given the current scoreline, it will be interesting to see just how many minutes he and Maupay are given this afternoon.

So, so close to an equaliser! Doucoure feeds Gueye in the middle, who slips the ball out to the right and the lively Metcalfe. He cuts inside before finding Coleman on the overlap. Calvert-Lewin beats Walsh to the cross but can only flick a looping header just wide of the far post.

Fresh from getting his yellow card for his heavy challenge, Everton left-back Eli Campbell almost plays his goalkeeper Joao Virginia into trouble with an under-hit back pass.

These kind of fixtures are big tests for for fringe players like him.

Sligo, as Joe has just described, ended up scoring from the corner and McNeil who was guarding the near post will be disappointed not to have done better when it came to keeping Pearce's effort out.

It was Luke Pearce who got the goal. The corner was sent in at mid-height towards the near post and the Sligo #11 latches on to it with a clever flick that sneaks in at the near post.

Everton almost respond immediately but Metcalfe flashes a chance across the face of goal.

There really is some feistiness in this all of a sudden,. Gueye concedes a corner and is involved in his own shoving match in the process. Keane heads the ball away well but Henry-Francis strikes the clearance goalwards from distance and it is blocked out for another corner.

Which Sligo score from

It is Virginia who is called upon now as a ball in from the Everton left drops to Elding in the box. He has too much space and an age to wait for the ball to drop to him. He meets it on the volley but Virginia gets down low to save. The flag then does go up.

Oh - now we have a bit of bite - Eli Campbell catches Elding with a late, poor tackle. That incenses the hosts and leads to a fair amount of shoving Campbell is booked for the foul and a Sligo player, I am not sure who, is booked for the reaction.