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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 28, 2018 11:52:22 GMT
Another side where our set-up could be to our advantage.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 28, 2018 11:55:56 GMT
Brighton will be boosted by the return of defender Lewis Dunk following a one-match ban when Everton visit the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Albion have gone four Premier League matches without a victory, with manager Chris Hughton unable to select his preferred centre-back partnership of England international Dunk and Shane Duffy during that period because of suspensions.
"The most important thing is they are all available. We are going through a series of games now in a short period of time," said Hughton. "It's about having everybody available. We have options at centre-half which is important for us."
Meanwhile, Everton boss Marco Silva is likely to start with Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the Toffees' attack on the south coast. The game at Burnley on Boxing Day, in which Everton bounced back emphatically from Sunday's dismal 6-2 home loss to Tottenham with a 5-1 win, saw Calvert-Lewin make a third successive start.
The 21-year-old centre-forward has scored five times in all competitions this season, most recently in the 3-1 loss at Manchester City on December 15.
Silva said of the England U21 player on Thursday: "I am happy with him, but I want more because he has the quality to give more to us as a team and to improve more and more and more. He has some specific skills I like in a striker and he knows what I expect from him and the work we are doing with him.
"If he has started the last three matches, it is because he deserves it and I believe in him."
Team news Brighton will be without goalkeeper Mat Ryan on Saturday after the Australian joined his country's squad ahead of the Asian Cup, which runs from January 5 to February 1, with David Button and Jason Steele competing to replace him.
Dunk returns from his one-match ban, but Alireza Jahanbakhsh, who is on international duty with Iran following a hamstring problem, remains unavailable, along with fellow winger Jose Izquierdo (knee).
As for the visitors, Richarlison may be restored to their starting line-up after coming off the bench to net his ninth Premier League goal of the season in the Burnley contest.
Fellow forward Ademola Lookman, missing for the last two matches with an ankle injury, could also be back involved.
And regarding midfielder James McCarthy, who has not featured since suffering a horrific double-fracture of his lower right leg against West Brom on January 20, Silva said: "He is training with the team. He is ready if I take the decision for him to play."
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Post by jimmy on Dec 29, 2018 11:49:49 GMT
Another side where our set-up could be to our advantage. They're a hard side to beat at their place but if we can score early I can see us having a good afternoon today.
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Post by Everton News. on Dec 29, 2018 14:45:41 GMT
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Post by Everton News. on Dec 29, 2018 14:52:02 GMT
Richarlison will seek to reach double figures for goals scored this season after being recalled for Everton’s clash with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. The Brazilian forward is joined in the Blues team by Idrissa Gana Gueye, as boss Marco Silva makes two changes from the side which won 5-1 at Burnley on Boxing Day. Lucas Digne continues at left wing- back following his double strike at Turf Moor, with captain Seamus Coleman operating down the opposite flank. Kurt Zouma, Yerry Mina and Michael Keane form a central defensive trio for the second successive game – and third match in all this term. Bernard, fresh from providing two assists three days ago, is deployed on the left of Everton’s three-man attack, with Theo Walcott on the right and Richarlison, who hit his ninth goal of the campaign at Burnley, through the middle. Andre Gomes starts his 12th straight Premier League match next to Gana in midfield. Jordan Pickford, meanwhile, extends his consecutive run of top-flight games for Everton since signing from Sunderland in 2017 to 58. Gylfi Sigurdsson, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Oumar Niasse are included on among Silva’s substitutes. That forward triumvirate is joined on the bench by Tom Davies, Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines and goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg. Everton FC
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