Everton are aiming to extend their winning run to three matches in eight days when they host Coventry City in the Premier League on Friday night. The Blues go into the game at Hill Dickinson Stadium after successive victories over Newcastle United, in the Carabao Cup and then the league.
Team news and selection debate
David Moyes is hoping Jarrad Branthwaite will be fit after cramping up in the win over Newcastle, while Jack Grealish was confirmed as unavailable on Thursday. It will be the fourth straight match Grealish has missed and his third since being dropped from the squad for what was described as a “breach of club discipline”.
Coventry, led by Frank Lampard, have won three of their first nine games back in the Premier League.
Connor O'Neill's line-up
Connor O'Neill would keep the same team that started against Newcastle on Monday, saying you rarely change a winning team. He feels for Tyler Dibling and Hayden Hackney, who are both waiting for a Premier League start.
His team (4-2-3-1): Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Armstrong; Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry.
Chris Beesley's line-up
Chris Beesley suggests Brennan Johnson could provide a genuine attacking option, hoping the Wales international can grab his first Premier League goal for the club.
His team (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Rohl, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Armstrong; Johnson, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry.
Paul Wheelock's line-up
Paul Wheelock notes that some Evertonians were unhappy with Moyes' decision to bring Jake O'Brien back in at right-back against Newcastle, with Merlin Rohl in front of him, but says the boss got his selection and tactics spot-on in a deserved 1-0 victory.
Wheelock keeps faith with O'Brien but gives the right-midfield spot to Dibling, while Hackney misses out as James Garner, Harrison Armstrong and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall remain the best midfield trio.
His team (4-2-3-1): Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Armstrong; Dibling, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry.
