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