After a strong start to his time at Everton, Marco Silva was ambitious about where he could take the club having finished in 8th just the season prior.

Results failed to materialise, however, and at the beginning of December, the Portuguese manager was sacked and was eventually replaced with the highly coveted Carlo Ancelotti - a bit of a coup for Everton fans and a big shock to those of every other club in the league.

Form slowly improved, and at one point Everton were even in contention for a spot towards European football next season - this slowly dimmed, and the club eventually finished 12th after the resumption of football at the beginning of June.

Here we'll take a look together at those moments that made Everton's season - from the players to the goals and everything in between, this is Everton's 2019/20 season review...

Player of the Season - Richarlison

The Brazilian forward has been the club's top performer according to WhoScored, averaging a 7.19 this season. Scoring 13 goals in the process as well as registering three assists, Richarlison has been influential in the Everton attack alongside strike partner Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who deserves an honorable mention for his achievements this season.

Overall, however, Richarlison has been a top performer for the club this campaign and is always a dangerous presence in Everton's attack. Another honorable mention for Lucas Digne, who has also been a top performer for the club this season.

Goal of the Season - Dominic Calvert-Lewin vs Arsenal, Feb 23rd '20

Now before we start on this one, I have to say that Leighton Baines' goal in the League Cup quarter-final against Leicester in December was a cracker and could easily have won goal of the season - but there was just something about this goal by Calvert-Lewin back in February that just stuck with me.

Gylfi Sigurdsson plays a lackluster cross not even one minute into the game, which at initial glares appears to be easy for the Arsenal defence to deal with - then within the blink of an eye to ball falls into the path of Calvert-Lewin, who unleashes the most unnatural and impromptu overhead kick with his left foot to bury it past Bernd Leno.

A sensational effort for Everton's goal of the season.

Breakthrough Player - Jarrad Branthwaite

There haven't been many youngsters to make their way into the Everton squad this season, but the last four games of the campaign did feature a name not known to many.

Jarrad Branthwaite had been on loan at Carlisle in League 2, only making 9 appearances - so his inclusion at the end of this season was a surprise to many.

Starting two games and coming on as a substitute for the other two, Branthwaite handled himself rather well - averaging an 87.9 pass success percentage in his four appearances, as well as winning an average of 2.3 aerial duals per game.

It may not have been a barnstormer of an entrance to his time in the Everton senior squad, but Branthwaite will hope that this will only be the start.

 Flop of the Season - Moise Kean

It's a shame that Italian forward Moise Kean's Everton career has started the way it has - the youngster was tipped for greatness at Juventus and Everton shocked the world when they signed the wonderkid from the Old Lady for £27.5 million in August 2019.

The 20-year-old only started six league games for the Toffees, making 23 appearances from the bench alongside that - in which time he only managed two goals and two assists.

There is still hope though, as Kean is only 20 and has plenty of time ahead of him before he can reach his potential best.

Defining Moment - Silva Out, Ancelotti In

After a poor start to the season, Everton parted ways with Marco Silva, much to a lot of people's surprise, and even more so to the joy of Watford fans. In doing so, the club eventually appointed Carlo Ancelotti and made him the 2nd highest-paid manager in the world.

This showed a sign to many from the club that they had big intentions by bringing in a manager of that caliber, and there have bee glimpses of what the Italian could do for Everton if he is given the resources he needs. This action was a big turn around in a season that many Toffees will wish to forget, but was a positive one at least.

Signing of the Season - Djibril Sidibe

Everton spent big during the summer 2019 transfer window, and in doing so saw what seemed to be some good quality players joining the fold - this didn't seem to be the case, however, with injuries and poor form plaguing most of their new signings.

One player slowly started to show his ability as the season progressed, and that was French international Djibril Sidibe. The club signed him on loan from AS Monaco - and was Everton's third best-rated player this season according to WhoScored.

The Frenchman found his best form when playing as a right-wing back under Ancelotti's influence, registering four assists, and the club will hope to keep this signing permanent should a deal be struck with Monaco.

Hit Expectations? - NO

This season has been a whirlwind for Everton - I can imagine there will be optimism on the shores of Mersey with Ancelotti now in charge going into his first full season this September, but the Toffees would no doubt have expected more from the team that was aiming to challenge for a top-four spot this season.

All in all, it'll be a season to forget for the blue side of Liverpool given that their bitter rivals lifted their first league title in 30 years - onto the next one in September.