Everton will entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers at Goodison Park this Monday afternoon as they focus on collecting all three points on the road in the Premier League. The Toffees are hovering above the relegation zone at the moment, so they are in dire need of a positive result versus Wolves.
Frank Lampard will opt for the 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to go with a strong starting XI for this home game. Amadou Onana and Idrissa Gueye will play from the start of this game as they look to offer decent protection for their teammates on the defensive end of the field.
4-2-3-1 Everton Predicted Lineup To Face Wolves
Defence
Jordan Pickford will operate in goal for the Merseyside club as he tries to keep things solid at the back during the 90 minutes. James Tarkowski and Mason Holgate will function as Everton’s primary centre-backs as they focus on stopping the Wolves attackers from scoring this Monday.
Nathan Patterson will function as a right-back while Vitaliy Mykolenko looks to catch the eye on the other flank as the left-back. Both of them will get the freedom to express themselves in the opponent’s half so that they can offer enough support to the front players.
Yerry Mina could be available for selection on the bench as he provides cover for the defensive positions.
Midfield
Amadou Onana and Idrissa Gueye will function as the holding midfielders as they focus on making life difficult for the opposition at the centre of the park.
The gifted trio of Demarai Gray, Alex Iwobi and Anthony Gordon will play just ahead of them as part of Lampard’s attack. Both Gray and Gordon will be given the responsibility to stretch the opposition defence and create some promising chances for the Toffees in the final third.
Tom Davies and Abdoulaye Doucoure will have to be content with a spot on the bench as they wait for their chance to shine in the second half if needed.
Attack
Neal Maupay will spearhead Lampard’s attack up top. He has to find a way to cause a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be in a race against time to be fit for this game. However, Dwight McNeil will be named on Lampard’s bench and might come on to influence the game in the final quarter of the match if Everton are in need of a goal by then.
