The 32-year-old entered his plea in writing through the Single Justice Procedure, according to the court report. The Independent reported the hearing in detail.
The incident, as read out to magistrates, took place on 14 April on Toft Road in Knutsford, the Cheshire town where Pickford lives.
PC Cecil Ricardo, the Cheshire Police officer who intercepted the Lamborghini, was waiting at traffic lights on Bexton Road when the car came up Princess Street.
“I was stationary on Bexton Road, Knutsford, waiting for traffic signals to turn green. I then witnessed a blue Lamborghini Urus driving along Princess Street. It reached the junction with Toft Road, completely ignored the give way lines and pulled onto Toft Road causing two vehicles to slam on their brakes to avoid a collision,” Ricardo said in his statement.
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He activated lights and siren and gave chase down Toft Road, where the limit is 30mph. His own speedometer, he told the court, climbed to 50mph with the Lamborghini “still pulling away”.
The car, a blue Lamborghini Urus with personalised number plates, was valued in court at around £200,000.
Guilty plea, sentencing in December
Pickford admitted the charge in writing and asked to speak in person before the bench decides a penalty.
“I would like to attend court to put forward my mitigation,” his statement read.
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The case was adjourned to Chester Magistrates’ Court on 7 December for sentencing.
England spot no longer automatic
Pickford is the undisputed first-choice goalkeeper at Everton under manager David Moyes, who kept him as a settled starter at Goodison Park for the start of the 2026-27 Premier League season.
For England the picture is less fixed. Thomas Tuchel has split the current international break between Pickford and 23-year-old James Trafford, with Trafford given the Nations League starts against Spain and Czechia. According to Yahoo Sports, Tuchel said Pickford had “done nothing wrong” and framed the rotation as a chance to see how Trafford copes at senior level, with Pickford set to return for the final two matches of the break.
A conviction for driving without due care and attention carries magistrates’ court penalties ranging from a fine with points to a short discretionary ban, with the specific sentence a matter for the bench in Chester on 7 December.
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