Aston Villa v Everton Pre-Match Thread

[Axl Rose]

No chance Everton will play a full strength team

How about pretty much full strength?

[Monty]

Martinez

Cash
Carlos (if injured, Konsa)
Lenglet
Digne

McGinn
Dendonker
Tielemans
Ramsey

Bailey
Duran

Right mix for me of first-teamers and first-team contenders, with a couple of players getting starts to work back to fitness.

[kippaxvilla2]

Everton don't have a squad not to play a full strength team. 

[darren woolley]

I can see us winning this 2-1

[VillaTim]

No chance Everton will play a full strength team

How about pretty much full strength?

highly unlikely , they have a massive game saturday v Luton that will be their priority

[AV84]

Everton don't have a squad not to play a full strength team.

They did it last round, I'm sure.

As for us, I don't know what the answer is but I feel like Digne is going to need a rest soon, and if Moreno isn't as close to returning as we thought, he's the only choice in that position.

[chrisw1]

Everton looked decent against Brentford.  If they pick a strong side and are up for it I think they'll cause our high line problems and will be very dangerous at set pieces.

[Smithy]

Given Everton's realistic expectations for this season, and the fact they only won their first game this weekend, I'd be amazed if they played anything even CLOSE to a first-choice team.  Their priority will obviously be the league.  Imagine them losing Calvert-Lewin for another three months because he played him in a cup game they were unlikely to win anyway?

[Ads]

Bringing Tielemans, Dendonker, Bailey and Ramsey in as your midfield 4 is not weakening us too dramatically. Zaniolo and Duran as 10 and 9 respectively. We do have to use the squad with this being the 3rd game in 6 days, with 3 more over the next 10 after Wednesday.

[Paul.S]

We have to make changes for this one and will.
Emery could start strong and take a few off but I don’t think he will. There are a few who should be chomping at the bit after Warsaw and I expect a similar team to that.

[Towser]

Everton don't have a squad not to play a full strength team.

They did it last round, I'm sure.

As for us, I don't know what the answer is but I feel like Digne is going to need a rest soon, and if Moreno isn't as close to returning as we thought, he's the only choice in that position.

Evertons team against Doncaster

1Pickford
2Patterson Substituted for Young at 45'minutes
22Godfrey
5Keane
19Mykolenko Substituted for Tarkowskiat 75'minutes
8Onana
61DobbinSubstituted for Gueye at 45'minutes
37Garner
16Doucouré Substituted forMaupayat 84'minutes
10Danjuma
28Ramalho Chermiti Substituted for Gomes Betuncal at 45'minutes
Substitutes
6Tarkowski
12Neves Virgínia
13Maupay
14Gomes Betuncal
18Young
27Gueye
32Branthwaite
62Onyango

[London Villan]

They play Luton on Saturday - they really can't afford to lose that, so I'd expect a much-changed team.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Looks like it might be a bit blowy outside for this one.

[Lastfootstamper]

Dyche will be fuming if Everton haven't lost this inside 90 minutes. Incandescent.

[OCD]

Dyche was quoted as saying that some of his players needed the game against Doncaster as they had missed some of pre-season. So them playing a strong team against them doesn't automatically they will do the same against us.