Everton will clash heads with Ipswich Town at Portman Road this Saturday afternoon as they look to earn a good result away from home in the Premier League. The Toffees managed to grind out a scoreless draw against Ipswich Town before the international break, so they would be eager to get back to winning ways this weekend.
Sean Dyche will set his side up in a 4-4-1-1 formation and is expected to make some changes to his first XI for this game. Both Vitaliy Mykolenko and Jarrad Branthwaite could play from the start of this contest if they can pass a late fitness test.
4-4-1-1 Everton Predicted Lineup To Face Ipswich Town
Defence
Jordan Pickford will function in between the sticks for the Toffees after keeping a clean sheet in his last league outing. James Tarkowski will play alongside Jarrad Branthwaite, who is a major doubt for this game, at the heart of Everton’s backline as they try to keep the opposition at bay throughout the game.
Ashley Young will hope to put in a solid performance at right-back while Vitality Mykolenko fills in on the other flank as the left-back if he can recover in time for this game.
Michael Keane will offer cover for the defensive positions on the bench.
Midfield
Abdoulaye Doucoure and Idrissa Gueye will operate as the holding midfielders as they focus on making life tough for the home side in the middle of the park. Iliman Ndiaye will try to prove his worth on the left flank while Jack Harrison looks to catch the eye on the right wing. Both of them need to stretch the opponent’s backline if Everton are to create enough chances to win this game.
Dwight McNeil will operate in the number ten position as he looks to impress in and around the Ipswich penalty area.
Tim Iroegbunam will have to be content with a place on the bench and might come on to make an impact in the second 45 minutes if needed.
Attack
Dominic Calvert-Lewin will spearhead Dyche’s attack up top. He has to find a way to be a constant menace in the final third this Saturday afternoon.
Beto will be named on the bench as he awaits his chance to influence the game in the latter stages of the contest if required.
