Conor Coady starts in 2 changes, Neal Maupay decision made – Confirmed Everton lineup v Bournemouth in must-win Premier League clash
Sean Dyche has made two changes to his Everton starting lineup for the must-win Premier League clash against Bournemouth at Goodison Park.
Conor Coady shockingly makes his first start February 25th in central defence alongside James Tarkowski and Yerry Mina in a back-five, while Vitalii Mykolenko has failed in his bid to get fit for the game with Alex Iwobi and Dwight McNeil starting as wing-backs/
Demarai Gray gets the nod up front in place of the injured Calvert-Lewin, with Neal Maupay and Ellis Simms named on the bench.
Amadou Onana, James Garner, Idrissa Gueye and Abdoulaye Doucoure all start in midfield too to make up the rest of the team.
Academy starlets Sean McAllister and Reece Welch are named on the bench alongside two goalkeepers.
Go for it
There are situations that may emerge today that mean Everton don’t have to win the game but can still avoid relegation.
That simply isn’t the way to approach this game, especially when you know that victory confirms it no matter what else happens and we don’t have to rely on anything else.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Nathan Patterson are obviously big misses to the side but we have known for a while now that they weren’t able to play and preparations would have been shaped around that.
It also says a lot about the future of Neal Maupay that he has been left out of the starting lineup despite Calvert-Lewin’s injury, with Gray being handed a start to lead the line.
We have to use the crowd and really go for it against a Bournemouth side with nothing to play for, because if we play to our best and the crowd are on it then they won’t be able to live with us.