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Everton's season started with a magnificent Marouane Fellaini-inspired victory over Man Utd and ended meaninglessly with defeat to Chelsea to confirm an unwanted sixth place and David Moyes' exit.

It's the end of season, so MirrorFootball have got our top reporters to give us their assessments of each team's season.

Chelsea 2 Everton 1 match report: Rafael Benitez lets his Chelsea players take the plaudits as David Moyes bows out As the teams shook hands at the final whistle David Moyes walked towards the Everton fans, clapped them, then waved goodbye.

THE first month of 2013 proved to be one of the most eventful of Cheltenham Town's Football League era.

With the 2012-13 campaign very nearly in the books, much of the next few weeks will be spent assessing the season and separating the distinguished performers from those who have let their side down.

Brighton are favourites to progress through to the final of the Championship play-offs as they host Crystal Palace in the second leg of their semi-final on Monday night.

Striker Nikica Jelavic could be recalled by David Moyes on the manager's final appearance at Goodison Park before leaving for Manchester United in the summer.

Under David Moyes, it's more than fair to say that Everton have come on in leaps and bounds.

New Manchester United boss David Moyes has come a long way from the raw young Scot who took his first managerial job at Preston.

Striker Nikica Jelavic could be recalled by David Moyes on the manager's final appearance at Goodison Park before leaving for Manchester United in the summer.

This is a Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 file photo of Everton's manager David Moyes as he looks on ahead of their English Premier League soccer match against Newcastle United at St James' Park, Newcastle, England.

Jamie Carragher starts in what could be his final Merseyside derby, while David Moyes makes one change, introducing Darron Gibson for Nikica Jelavic for the trip to Anfield Brendan Rodgers has named an unchanged starting XI for Liverpool 's meeting with Everton at Anfield this afternoon.

IT is one of football's great confrontations today - Liverpool v Everton with Merseyside pride at stake.

It is still unclear whether the Scot is going to remain at Goodison after his contract winds down in a few weeks David Moyes is certainly keeping us waiting before it becomes clear whether he is going to remain at Everton , but it is tempting sometimes to wonder whether he ever looks at what happens elsewhere and considers that his current life, ... (more)

If David Moyes remains with the Toffees, he will undoubtedly aim for Europe next year, looking to once again finish in and around the top six with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the Champions League.

Liverpool play host to Everton aiming to close the gap on their neighbours as both sides look to claim local bragging rights.

NEVILLE SOUTHALL and PETER REID: Moyes is very close to winning something. But what's he actually won? Nothing.

TIM HOWARD is confident David Moyes will concoct a plan to counter free-scoring Liverpool and bolster Everton's hopes of European qualification.

The Everton striker last played for his country in September 2011, when a groin injury suffered against Madagascar kept him out for four months.

If today's tittle-tattle is to believed then the magic managerial roundabout is set to spin so furiously this summer that local weather systems will be dramatically affected.