Everton will lock horns with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this Tuesday as they try to pick up a good result in this Carabao cup match-up. The Toffees suffered a 2-0 loss against Leicester City last time out, so they will be looking to bounce back and grab a win in this next EFL Cup fixture.
Frank Lampard will probably set his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation making a couple of changes to the first XI. We can expect to see Anthony Gordon feature in Lampard’s attack in the final third.
4-2-3-1 Everton Predicted XI Vs Bournemouth
Defence
Jordan Pickford will function in between the sticks for the Cottagers as he hopes to produce a strong performance. Conor Coady will resume his defensive partnership with James Tarkowski at the heart of Everton’s defence as they look to keep things solid at the back throughout the game.
Seamus Coleman will fill in as the right-back while Vitaliy Mykolenko hopes to catch the eye on the other side as the left-back. Both of them will need to get forward and express themselves in the opponent’s half while keeping their shape defensively.
Michael Keane will take a spot on the bench as he offers cover for the defensive positions.
Midfield
Amadou Onana and Idrissa Gueye will operate as the holding midfielders as they try to dominate the possession in the centre of the park and shield the back four defensively.
The gifted trio of Demarai Gray, Alex Iwobi and Anthony Gordon will play just ahead of them as part of Everton’s attack. Both Gray and Gordon have to figure out a way to stretch the opposition’s backline and create some decent chances in front of the goal. Iwobi will carry the creative burden to make a few decisive passes to set up the forwards.
Dwight McNeil and Abdoulaye Doucoure will be available for selection on the bench as they wait for their chance to make an impact in the second half if needed.
Attack
Dominic Calvert-Lewin will lead the line for the Merseyside club in the final third. The English striker will try to get his name on the scoresheet as he lacked productivity against Leicester, so he will be fancying his chances of finding the back of the net.
Neal Maupay and Salomon Rondon will have to settle for a place on the bench but might come on to influence the game in the latter stages if required.
