{"id":16554,"date":"2025-07-22T22:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T22:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/16554\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T22:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T22:51:08","slug":"demarai-gray-and-lee-trundle-react-to-james-garners-stunning-free-kick-in-evertons-friendly-win-over-port-vale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/16554\/","title":{"rendered":"Demarai Gray and Lee Trundle react to James Garner&#8217;s stunning free kick in Everton&#8217;s friendly win over Port Vale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everton ran out 2-1 winners over Port Vale in their behind-closed-doors friendly at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Toffees got off to a good start in their brand new stadium as they saw off the Valiants for their first win of pre-season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/everton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> were first to concede in the game, but they equalised through Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s first-time finish from outside the area.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine made history by becoming the first Everton men\u2019s player to score at the club\u2019s state-of-the-art stadium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/james-garner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Garner<\/a> then turned the game around for Everton with a wonderful free kick from range.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of fans and peers, including Demarai Gray and Lee Trundle, reacted to Garner\u2019s worldie on social media.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225342278-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"James Garner of Everton during the pre-season friendly match between Accrington Stanley and Everton at Wham Stadium on July 15, 2025\" class=\"wp-image-968017\" \/>Photo by Matt McNulty\/Getty ImagesDemarai Gray and Lee Trundle show appreciation over James Garner\u2019s free kick in Everton win over Port Vale<\/p>\n<p>Everton and Garner both shared a video of the Toffees midfielder\u2019s free kick, a wonderful effort curled into the top corner from around 25 yards out.<\/p>\n<p>Gray, who played for Everton between 2021 and 2023, posted an exhaling face emoji, while Trundle \u2013 a boyhood Toffees fan \u2013 posted several fire emojis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot_20250722_200822_Instagram-1012x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Screengrab of replies under Everton and James Garner's Instagram post about Garner's free kick against Port Vale.\" class=\"wp-image-968014\" \/>Screengrab of replies under Everton and James Garner\u2019s Instagram post about Garner\u2019s free kick against Port Vale.<\/p>\n<p>Credit: @everton<br \/>\nand<br \/>\njgarnerr96 Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Everton now head to the United States for the Premier League Summer Series.<\/p>\n<p>The Toffees will take on Bournemouth, West Ham and Manchester United in New Jersey, Chicago and Atlanta respectively.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/jordan-pickford-ready-to-commit-his-entire-career-to-everton-with-new-contract-imminent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jordan Pickford ready to commit his entire career to Everton with new contract imminent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What the future holds for James Garner<\/p>\n<p>Garner featured prominently under David Moyes last season, playing the full 90 minutes in Everton\u2019s last seven league games, and he made 23 appearances overall for the Blues.<\/p>\n<p>However, it remains to be seen what the future holds for Garner at Everton, as his contract only runs until the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Garner is 24, meaning he\u2019ll have decent resale value, and the Toffees will surely not want to lose him on a free next 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