Isaac Price will take his Everton chance v Crystal Palace
Everton make the trip south to the capital to take on Crystal Palace in the FA Cup tomorrow and they will have a young starlet with them.
18-year-old Isaac Price, who made his debut in the previous round against Boreham Wood, is set to be involved in the Toffees squad at Selhurst Park after impressing for the Under-23s.
The Northern Irishman may only have one goal and two assists to his name in 21 games for the youth team but his game isn’t all about attacking returns.
He is more similar to Andre Gomes in the senior team in that his main aim is to be a playmaker from deep and dig in defensively when required to do so.
Frank Lampard confirmed his inclusion in the squad on Thursday having been training with the first team all week long in preparation.
“Isaac Price has been with us and trained really well with us, he’ll be part of the squad,” the boss said, as quoted by the Liverpool Echo. “You can’t forget Andre, he hasn’t played so many minutes lately but he’s a talented player for us.”
Coming off the bench for a couple of minutes against the non-league side in the last round wasn’t enough to really see what Price can do.
Whether he gets more of a chance on Sunday is still to be seen but if Lampard does put his trust in him, Everton fans can expect a top performance.
Giving the academy graduates a chance is something that has already paid off for the Toffees this season with Anthony Gordon already a star in the senior setup and Price has all the tools to follow in his footsteps if Lampard believes in him.
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