The stakes feel ever-higher for Everton as they take on West Brom at The Hawthorns tonight in a must-win game for Carlo Ancelotti’s side.
A win over the 19th-placed Baggies would be enough to catapult Everton into the top four, albeit potentially on a short-lived basis.
Level on points going into the fixture with league champions and arch-rivals Liverpool, Carlo Ancelotti has his team looking to make it three wins in three as the quest for European football continues.
The reverberations of a result could ramp up the pressure on Ancelotti’s Everton side, though the glory of returning front-and-centre in the conversation for outsiders for European football is a source of motivation in itself.
However, the Toffees will be potentially without a number of key players after Ancelotti confirmed the likes of Allan, Tom Davies and James Rodriguez are just some of the key figures that will require late fitness checks after sustaining minor injuries.
A superb team goal that climaxed with a coolly slotted finish from Richarlison was enough to secure all three points in a 1-0 win over Southampton, with a clean sheet to further supplement the Toffees’ triumph.
Having both won and failed to concede in their last two, here is Read Everton’s predicted XI to take on West Brom as Ancelotti makes two changes…
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