The 2016-17 campaign delivered a strong European qualification for Everton as the Toffees, under new manager Ronald Koeman, secured a respectable 7th-place finish in the Premier League and a spot in the Europa League qualifying rounds. Leading the charge was the sensational centre-forward Romelu Lukaku, whose career-best 25 Premier League goals earned him the club's Player of the Season awards and placed him second in the league's scoring charts. It was a season built on a formidable home record at Goodison Park and the exciting emergence of young talent like Tom Davies, whose spectacular goal in the cathartic 4-0 demolition of Manchester City remains a memorable highlight. This season marked the Toffees' return to European competition and signaled a new, ambitious chapter for the club.