Everton v West Brom: match preview

More of the same for one manager and a fresh start for another. Carlo Ancelotti’s side and new-look midfield were highly impressive at Tottenham on the opening weekend and Everton are looking to start a season with successive league wins for the first time since 2012-13. For Slaven Bilic, by contrast, an immediate reset is required following a home defeat by Leicester that underlined the improvement demanded of West Brom. Everton are short on central defensive options with both Mason Holgate and Jarrad Branthwaite injured. Andy Hunter

Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1

Venue Goodison Park

Last season n/a

Referee Mike Dean

This season G1 Y3 R0 3 cards/game

Odds H 1-2 A 28-5 D 3-1

EVERTON

Subs from Lössl, Virgínia, Kenny, Nkounkou, Gibson, Gordon, Walcott,
Iwobi, Bernard, Davies, Sigurdsson, Delph, Kean

Doubtful Delph (match fitness)

Injured Holgate (toe, Oct), Tosun (knee, Oct), Gbamin (achilles, Dec), Branthwaite (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y0 R0

Form W

Top scorer Calvert-Lewin 1

WEST BROM

Subs from Bond, Button, Robson-Kanu, Grosicki, Harper, Edwards, Peltier, Kipré, O’Shea, Field, Ivanovic, Austin, Phillips, Gibbs, Gallagher

Doubtful None

Injured Hegazi (hamstring, unknown), Zohore (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y1 R0

Form L

Top scorer n/a