Salomon Rondon to start: Everton predicted XI v Brentford after Frank Lampard update
Frank Lampard is predicted to make five changes to the starting line-up as he gets ready to take charge of Everton for the first time on Saturday.
Everton welcome Brentford to Goodison Park in the fourth round of the FA Cup but they will be without Dominic Calvert-Lewin and a host of other players for the game.
As quoted on Everton’s official website on Thursday [3 February], Lampard confirmed that Calvert-Lewin is injured with a “small knock” while Abdoulaye Doucoure, Fabian Delph and Tom Davies are also injured. New signings Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek, plus Anwar El Ghazi, have been confirmed as being ineligible.
Lampard is still expected to make some unforced changes to the team that Duncan Ferguson played against Aston Villa last time out with Jonjoe Kenny, Mason Holgate, Ben Godfrey being dropped, as well as the injured duo of Doucoure and Calvert-Lewin.
Coming into the side, we predict Lampard to start Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, Vitaly Mykolenko, Allan and Salomon Rondon.
As for the rest of the team, Jordan Pickford is predicted to start in goals.
He could be behind a back-four of Coleman, Keane, Yerry Mina, who’s trained with the team this week after returning from international duty, and Mykolenko.
Allan could partner Andre Gomes in the centre of the midfield while we predicted Andros Townsend and Richarlison to play on the right and left-wings respectively.
Demarai Gray could play in a free-role in behind Rondon, who may be handed a chance by Lampard while Calvert-Lewin is out.
In other Everton news, Mark Lawrenson has predicted the scoreline of the game.