Everton will face off against Norwich City at Carrow Road on Wednesday afternoon hoping to return to winning ways in the Premier League. The Toffees will come into this game on the back of a goalless draw against Liverpool last weekend. However, it won’t be an easy task for them to secure the victory as the Canaries are currently fighting for their top-flight lives and will be desperate for the three points in midweek.
Carlo Ancelotti will once again go for a 4-4-2 formation and could be inclined to bring Bernard back to his starting XI for this league encounter away at Norfolk.
4-4-2 Everton Predicted Lineup To Face Norwich City
Defence
Jordan Pickford will keep his place in goal for the Toffees following a well-deserved clean sheet versus the Reds on Sunday. Michael Keane will continue to operate alongside Mason Holgate at the centre of the Everton backline as they try to secure another shutout in the English top-flight in midweek.
Seamus Coleman will be nailed-on to start at right-back while Lucas Digne looks to put in a decent shift as the left-back. Ancelotti will instruct both his full-backs to get forward and provide some natural width by stretching the pitch out on the wide areas.
Midfield
Andre Gomes will continue to feature alongside Tom Davies at the heart of the Toffees midfield. Both players produced a solid performance collectively against Liverpool which should give them some confidence heading into this midweek clash at Carrow Road.
Bernard might get a chance to shine down the left flank. The Brazilian winger will focus on orchestrating some decent goal-scoring opportunities for the Everton strikers up top. Alex Iwobi will hope to use his pace and cause a few headaches for the opposition on the right side of Ancelotti’s midfield.
Fabian Delph is a significant doubt for this game, so we can expect Gylfi Sigurðsson and Beni Baningime to be named on the bench.
Attack
Richarlison will share the goal-scoring workload with Dominic Calvert-Lewin up top. Both forwards were left frustrated after failing to score versus the Liverpool defenders. However, they can expect to get more opportunities to score in midweek as the Canaries have conceded 55 goals in 30 league matches so far this season.
Anthony Gordon might get a chance to impact the game off the bench if Ancelotti calls upon his services.
