View: Rarely-seen Cenk Tosun surely set for another Everton chance v Sheffield Weds
Everton forward Cenk Tosun is surely set to be given another chance to lead the line in the FA Cup clash against Sheffield Wednesday.
Carlo Ancelotti doesn’t have many options in the final third, especially with Dominic Calvert-Lewin being injured recently.
Tosun spent last season on loan at Crystal Palace but returned to Goodison Park after they sent out Moise Kean to Paris Saint-Germain.
Tosun got his first start of the season against Rotherham in the third round.
It was the perfect afternoon for the 29-year-old, who scored one and had another disallowed as he guided the Toffees into the fourth round.
Ancelotti will be delighted with the impact he showed and the response to being handed a start, and he has to give him that opportunity again this weekend against the Owls.
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Duncan Ferguson didn’t have the best relationship with Tosun during his time in charge of the club, but even he admitted that the Turkish forward has a big part to play in Merseyside.
Tosun will have been scratching his head.
After inspiring the win over Rotherham, he has yet to feature in the Premier League games against West Ham and Wolves – even with Calvert-Lewin missing one of them.
James Rodriguez and Gylfi Sigurdsson were picked to lead the line ahead of him, and that could have raised questions if the result backfired.
Tosun clearly has to prove himself again, and he has the perfect opportunity to do just that against another Championship club this weekend.
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