Having squandered a golden opportunity to do so on Monday, as they laboured to a 1-1 draw with managerless Crystal Palace, things do not get any easier with this encounter.

However, fans will be quick to remember last season’s fixture at the Amex Stadium, in which they ran riot.

If they have any ambitions of duplicating that achievement, or even just snatching a win by one goal, there are two players who Sean Dyche simply must start.

How did Everton perform vs Crystal Palace?

Against the Eagles earlier in the week, Goodison Park was left angry.

They bore witness to a side without any control and desperately missing any impetus to take the game to a squad that was without their three best players.

Only once they fell behind did they start to play, although that curiously enough also corresponded with Dyche’s replacements.

Bringing on Amadou Onana and Jack Harrison changed the game, as they eliminated two prime culprits who were nurturing the slow play, and replaced them with proactive fresh faces.

The Belgian midfielder held possession throughout and netted the equaliser, whereas the 26-year-old winger was direct and injected some much-needed pace into the game.

They must both start on Saturday.

How valuable has Jack Harrison been this season?

Well, being one of the two wingers whom Dyche favors enormously, he has been important for the 52-year-old.

So much so that the likes of Lewis Dobbin and Arnaut Danjuma have rarely seen any game time, unable to get past the unrelenting work ethic and dynamism of Harrison.

Having arrived in the summer from Leeds United, evading a late effort from Aston Villa to sign him, his decision has proven profitable for the Toffees, who are now heavily reliant on his exploits.

He presses hard yet has the skill and pace to threaten on the break, with journalist Joe Thomas outlining these assets on his debut: ‘Jack Harrison showing no signs of rustiness at all here. He is relentless on his debut, causing Pau Torres nightmares in this first half.’

The hope is that he might be able to do the same on Saturday, harnessing all the talent that has seen him collect six goal contributions in the Premier League this term.

Not only that, but he is also averaging one critical pass, 1.2 shoots and 4.8 ball recoveries per game, via Sofascore.

Without him, the squad would surely be lot worse off. He will likely play a major role in both silencing the threat of the Seagulls’ wingers, whilst also using his pace to give a counter-attacking threat too. He must start.

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