Everton lineups against Brighton following verdicts on Lewis Dobbin and Amadou Onana
Our Everton FC writers choose their starting lineups for the Premier League match at the Amex Stadium today between Brighton & Hove Albion.
Vitalii Mykolenko took a knock this week, but Sean Dyche downplayed the severity of it right away. I hope the left-back is fit for this game since Everton needs solidity at that position. This season, Mykolenko has made good improvement and has been a major contributor to Jarrad Branthwaite’s rise by offering consistency.
Like many others, I was taken aback by Monday’s selection, and I would alter it for Brighton. For me, Amadou Onana must come first. He is, in my opinion, one of the team’s few true game-changers, and his assurance and skill with the ball should encourage greater unity when Everton has the ball at the Amex. James Garner withdraws for the exact reason I recommended doing so last week: he must be worn out from being everywhere for months. One of the essential components of the Dyche machine, Abdoulaye Doucoure, survived his first game following an injury and has been playing well since his comeback.
Last season, Doucoure and Dominic Calvert-Lewin played a pivotal role in the deconstruction of Brighton on the south coast. Above all, I’m looking for evidence of their chemistry reigniting, as that’s the most likely source of the goals the Blues will need to stay competitive. While Doucoure gets up to speed, maybe he’ll rediscover match fitness to support the England striker as successfully as he has for the most of the past year. Calvert-Lewin, in my opinion, played well against Palace; he was simply alone again.
The crucial query is on the right side. If Seamus Coleman is well enough to play as the club captain, I would move Jack Harrison back to the flank. I’m shocked that Nathan Patterson, who looked good in this game last year, seems to be fourth choice today. Still, he could be a viable option if Coleman isn’t available.
My team (4-5-1): Calvert-Lewin; Harrison, Onana, Doucoure, Gueye, McNeil; Pickford, Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko.
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