Dewsbury-Hall told evertontv: “Personally, it was an amazing feeling to make my debut here: packed-out crowd, the atmosphere, the start was amazing. “Obviously, the result, look, it's not the most important thing today. It's about getting minutes in the legs for the lads.

Ditto, at left-back, where he made his Everton debut almost 16 years ago. Everton played their inaugural first team fixture in front of fans at Hill Dickinson Stadium but Roma’s Matias Soule spoiled the party on the Mersey waterfront by netting the only goal of the game.

Everton announced earlier today that they have signed midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Chelsea for an undisclosed amount. The transfer fee has been widely reported to be about £25 million, along with add-ons that are expected to be less than £5m.