Players you didn’t know played for both Everton and West Ham – including ex-Rangers star
Everton host West Ham on Monday evening with David Moyes keen to get one over on his former side.
Everton are hoping to return to winning ways, after a dismal exit from the Carabao Cup last time out, and they will be confident of beating the Hammers.
Graham Potter has been sacked by West Ham ahead of the match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, in what looks like being an entertaining contest.
Here, Goodison News looks at three players who you may have forgotten played for both clubs.
Nikica Jelavic
Everton star Jack Grealish won the Premier League Player of the Month award, but Nikica Jelavic is a former winner of the accolade.
The 36-time Croatia international joined the Blues in January 2012 and won the award in April 2012, after he scored six goals in three Premier League matches.
Jelavic was a cult hero at Goodison Park, scoring 21 goals in 69 matches, but left to join Hull City in January 2014.
He later joined the Hammers after leaving the Tigers and played a total of 15 matches, scoring just two goals for the East Londoners.
Lucas Neill
Lucas Neill was a solid Premier League defender in the early 2000s, featuring 79 times for the Irons between 2006 and 2008.
He later joined the Toffees in 2009, but played just 12 times before leaving for Galatasaray in January 2010.
He would spend the rest of his career as a journeyman, playing for the likes of Al Jazira, Sydney FC and Omiya Ardija before returning to England for a stint with Watford, where he was loaned to Doncaster Rovers.
Lars Jacobsen
Lars Jacobsen joined Everton on a free transfer in August 2008, and was part of the team that reached the FA Cup final, where they lost to Chelsea.
He featured five times for Moyes’ side, before he left to join Blackburn Rovers after turning down a one-year extension at Goodison Park.
He would sign for West Ham as a free transfer in August 2010, and play 24 times for the Hammers before returning to FC Copenhagen.
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