Leicester could potentially go top of the Premier League tonight as they welcome Everton to the King Power Stadium.
If results go their way, a win against the Toffees could take Leicester top, so Carlo Ancelotti can expect a tough task as he brings his team to the Midlands.
Everton will be brimming with confidence themselves, though, as Ancelotti’s reversion to a back four yielded only their second league clean sheet of the season in an impressive 1-0 victory over Chelsea last weekend.
However, with midweek football comes high intensity and exacerbated injury risk as fixture lists become increasingly congested.
To that end, Everton are likely to rotate some personnel for more peripheral options in a bid to preserve the fitness and health of a number of crucial players.
However, Everton have equally had an extra day to prepare for the clash compared to Leicester, so there is a chance Ancelotti could name largely the same starting line-up which featured against Chelsea.
Mason Holgate impressed as a makeshift right-back, whilst a lack of options and a seeming lack of trust in Niels Nkounkou means Ben Godfrey will likely keep his place.
Also, Ancelotti has previously indicated that Dominic Calvert-Lewin may be rested. To that effect, here is Read Everton’s predicted XI to start at Leicester, with just a couple of changes from Saturday’s line-up…
