{"id":17396,"date":"2023-03-05T11:10:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T11:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/05\/everton-predicted-xi-and-team-news-v-nffc\/"},"modified":"2023-03-05T11:10:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T11:10:06","slug":"everton-predicted-xi-and-team-news-v-nffc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/05\/everton-predicted-xi-and-team-news-v-nffc\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton: Predicted XI and team news v NFFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"read-duration\"><span>3<\/span> minute read<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"publish-date\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-clock\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2023-03-05T11:10:06Z\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\/>5\/3\/2023 | <span>11:10am<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- #article-meta --><\/p>\n<p>\t       \t <!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/everton-fc-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everton<\/a> travel to the east Midlands in the hopes that they can truly kickstart their survival bid, with a vital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> win on the road against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/nottingham-forest-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nottingham Forest<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/sean-dyche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Dyche<\/a> has endured a mixed start to life at Goodison Park, and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/everton-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two<\/a> wins and three losses thus far he will be hoping to once again even the scales in favour of the former.<\/span><\/p>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/everton-fc-news\/?\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<p><h2>Will Everton win today?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"poll-images\" data-poll-id=\"814513\">\n<div class=\"poll-image\" data-votes=\"2\" data-percentage=\"50\">\n<div class=\"voting-area\" data-poll-item-id=\"73261\" data-poll-id=\"814513\" data-poll-url=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/snack-poll\/will-everton-win-today-2\" data-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/everton-fc-news\/everton-nottingham-forest-predicted-xi-premier-league-preview\" data-poll-item-nonce=\"0969ebffb0\">\n<h3>Yes<\/h3>\n<div class=\"image\">\n                \t\n                <\/div>\n<p>\n                    <button>Vote<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"poll-image\" data-votes=\"2\" data-percentage=\"50\">\n<div class=\"voting-area\" data-poll-item-id=\"73262\" data-poll-id=\"814513\" data-poll-url=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/snack-poll\/will-everton-win-today-2\" data-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/everton-fc-news\/everton-nottingham-forest-predicted-xi-premier-league-preview\" data-poll-item-nonce=\"aee5a5fdb4\">\n<h3>No<\/h3>\n<div class=\"image\">\n                \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.footballfancast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nottingham-Forest-manager-Steve-Cooper-5-400x400.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"No\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>\n                    <button>Vote<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, his travels take him to a somewhat resurgent side, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/steve-cooper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Cooper\u2019s<\/a> men boast just\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/nottingham-forest-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">two<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0losses in the league since the start of the new year. They will likely still be reeling from their 4-0 demolition at the hands of fellow relegation contenders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/west-ham-united-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Ham United<\/a>, and that result will give the Toffees hope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They are to once\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QDd_NiovUl8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">again be without<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0star striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/dominic-calvert-lewin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a>, and although the pair are making fine progress, James Garner and Nathan Patterson\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QDd_NiovUl8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">remain sidelined<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?220602-83346\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on FootballFanCast.com<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dyche will be keen to attain a vital three points that could see them rise out of the relegation zone and to within a point of today\u2019s opponents, who sit in 14th.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How might Everton line up against Nottingham Forest?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With this in mind, here is how\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Football FanCast<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0expects Everton to line up at the City Ground, with Dyche making\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sofascore.com\/everton-arsenal\/RY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">three<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> changes to his side that fell to a heavy defeat at the Emirates in midweek.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>(4-5-1) \u2013 (GK) Pickford; (RB) Coleman, (CB) Tarkowski, (CB) Mina, (LB) Mykolenko; (RM) McNeil, (CM) Onana, (CM) Gueye, (CM) Doucoure, (LM) Gray; (CF) Simms.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-shortcode-web-stories-embed web-stories-embed alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 1.666667; --width: 360px; --height: 600px\">\n\t\t\t\t<amp-story-player><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/web-stories\/everton-transfer-rumours-latest-news-update-efc-toffees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.footballfancast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cropped-Dominic-Calvert-Lewin-West-Ham-Everton-Premier-League-Neal-Maupay-e1663350458792.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Read the latest Everton transfer rumours and news!\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-amp-story-player-poster-img=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/amp-story-player>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jordan Pickford will remain in goal fresh from signing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evertonfc.com\/news\/3079137\/pickford-signs-new-long-term-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new contract<\/a>, and a fine display today could be imperative in securing the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He will sit behind a back four that only sees Michael Keane drop out, in favour of fan-favourite Yerry Mina who could make his return. A start today would be his\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/yerry-mina\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/289446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">first since<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0their loss against the Hammers in mid-January, and just his\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/yerry-mina\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/289446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fourth<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of the season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although often\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/yerry-mina\/verletzungen\/spieler\/289446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">plagued with injuries<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/6d5701f2\/Yerry-Mina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a3120k-per-week<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> titan is widely recognised around the club as one of the better centre-backs and certainly the \u201c<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davellaneda77\/status\/1014236674694533120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">animal<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d that journalist Daniel Avellaneda dubbed him when available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He will partner James Tarkowski, and the two will be flanked by Seamus Coleman and Vitaliy Mykolenko.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sticking with a flat midfield five, a lack of alternative options means Abdoulaye Doucoure, Amadou Onana and Idrissa Gueye all retain their spots. Had there been a viable substitution, the latter of those three would surely have been dropped after his disasterclass against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/arsenal-fc-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a>. They cannot afford any liabilities in a game as important as today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The main change will be to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/alex-iwobi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Iwobi<\/a> sent to the bench in an effort to add more attacking impetus on the road, as Demarai Gray is recalled. A resurgent Dwight McNeil will occupy the opposite flank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, in the hopes of adding more physicality up front, Neal Maupay will be dropped to allow Ellis Simms an opportunity to disrupt Forest\u2019s defence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His hulking frame and increased speed are sure to cause more damage than the diminutive Frenchman, who has only scored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/Players\/119822\/Show\/Neal-Maupay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">once<\/a> all term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t    <!-- Article End -->\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '624174331737451');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/everton-fc-news\/everton-nottingham-forest-predicted-xi-premier-league-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 minute read 5\/3\/2023 | 11:10am Everton travel to the east Midlands in the hopes that they can truly kickstart their survival bid, with a vital Premier League win on the road against Nottingham Forest. 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