Everton vs Liverpool: Predicted Line-Up | Chermiti Chance?

A collective sigh of relief.

Sunday’s win over Nottingham Forest takes a lot of pressure off Wednesday’s visit from Liverpool. While Everton aren’t completely out of trouble, this is a much more important game for the Reds than the Blues, and that – hopefully – isn’t a bad thing.

So how will the Blues line up?

Unfortunately, the Blues came out of the Forest game with some new injury problems.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin was taken off as a precaution, before his replacement, Beto, was knocked out unconscious.

That means that Beto is definitely out for the next two games, while Dyche “hopes” Calvert-Lewin might be available.

This game also comes to soon for Seamus Coleman and Lewis Dobbin, while the Blues won’t have Nathan Patterson or Dele for the rest of the season

Goalkeepers: Pickford, Virginia, Lonergan

Defenders: Keane, Godfrey, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Coleman (DOUBT), Patterson, Young

Midfielders: Doucoure, Onana, Gueye, Garner, Onyango, Gomes, Dele (INJURED)

Wingers: McNeil, Danjuma, Dobbin (INJURED), Harrison

Attackers: Calvert-Lewin (DOUBT), Beto (INJURED), Chermiti

Dyche has – rightly - taken a very cautious approach to Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s fitness in the past, and I don’t expect that to change here.

He might be on the bench, but I’d be surprised if he starts, especially with another big game at the weekend.

Therefore, I’m expecting Youssef Chermiti to be thrown into the fire for his full Premier League debut. The 19-year-old has made just 12 substitute appearances in the league for the Blues so far – totalling less than 90 minutes of action.

I’m not expecting big changes to the rest of the side.

The back four will stay the same, although there is the possibility of changes in midfield, with both Amadou Onana and James Garner dropping down to the bench at the weekend.

Andre Gomes is the only other likely change for the Blues, with a coin-toss between Garner and Onana to replace him.

Jordan Pickford – 9/10

Ashley Young – 8/10

James Tarkowski – 9/10

Jarrad Branthwaite – 9/10

Vitaliy Mykolenko – 9/10

Abdoulaye Doucoure - 9/10

Idrissa Gueye – 7/10

James Garner – 6/10

Dwight McNeil – 9/10

Jack Harrison – 7/10

Youssef Chermiti – 6/10

Joao Virginia

Andy Lonergan

Michael Keane

Ben Godfrey

Lewis Warrington

Amadou Onana

Andre Gomes

Arnaut Danjuma

Dominic Calvert-Lewin