Sean Dyche may look to shuffle his pack when Everton host Burnley this Saturday after a triple change at Newcastle helped the Blues take a valuable point back to Merseyside.
Only three sides have made fewer substitutions per Premier League game this season than Everton, but on Tuesday night Dyche’s changes had a positive impact when introduced on the hour mark and were influential in earning a 1-1 draw.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin ended his long scoring drought from the penalty sport, whilst James Garner hit the post and put the cross in which led to the penalty being awarded. Andre Gomes also added poise and energy to the engine room.
Now, attention turns to the weekend, when fellow strugglers Burnley make the trip to Goodison Park for a 3pm kick-off on Saturday. Everton’s last league win came in this fixture in December.
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The trio who came on after 60 minutes at Newcastle have all made cases to start at the weekend. Calvert-Lewin's confidence should be buoyed after his successful penalty ended a 23-game goalless streak.
Gomes and Garner’s technical security was valuable at St James’ Park and Dyche could look to utilise this aspect from the start against Burnley in a game where Everton should see more of the ball.
At the back, Vitalii Mykolenko's return from illness was a welcome sight at left back after Ben Godfrey’s recent struggles in the position. The Englishman switched back to a more familiar right back role at Newcastle, though Seamus Coleman could return to the starting XI.
The Irishman dropped to the bench having played a
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