Evertonvs.West Ham

Michail Antonio (leg), Niclas Fullkrug (hamstring) and Crysencio Summerville (thigh) all remain sidelined with injuries, while Vladimir Coufal (thigh) will be assessed ahead of kickoff.

Despite losing 1-0 at home to Newcastle United on Monday, Graham Potter will be tempted to name the same starting lineup for the fourth game in a row, with Jean-Clair Todibo, Max Kilman and Aaron Cresswell all set to continue in a three-man defence.

While Alphonse Areola will retain his spot in goal, Oliver Scarles has been favoured ahead of Emerson Palmieri in recent weeks and is in line to continue at left wing-back, with in-form Aaron Wan-Bissaka operating on the opposite flank.

Lucas Paqueta recovered from an ankle injury to feature as a substitute against Newcastle and will be pushing to start in midfield this weekend, but Tomas Soucek, Edson Alvarez and James Ward-Prowse may all be preferred in the middle of the pitch.

Paqueta is also an option to start in attack, but captain Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus should continue as the front two, especially if Potter persists with his 3-5-2 formation.

West Ham United possible starting lineup: Areola; Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell; Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Scarles; Kudus, Bowen

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Oliver Thomas