Jarrad Branthwaite makes his first senior start of the season and Vitalii Mykolenko is recalled to Everton’s starting line-up for Saturday’s clash with Crystal Palace at Goodison Park (3pm BST kick-off).
Branthwaite – who played 90 minutes for Everton Under-21s last weekend before completing a full week of training – will be partnered in central defence by James Tarkowski, who will wear the captain’s armband.
Mykolenko, who missed the 1-1 draw at Leicester City last time out due to an illness, starts at left-back, while Ashley Young will shift across to right-back.
The front five remains the same, with Abdoulaye Doucoure and Orel Mangala in central midfield and Iliman Ndiaye, Dwight McNeil and Jesper Lindstrøm occupying more advanced midfield positions.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin spearheads the attack.
On the bench, goalkeeper Joao Virginia is joined by Michael Keane, Jack Harrison, Beto, Jake O’Brien, Idrissa Gana Gueye, James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam and Harrison Armstrong.
Everton starting XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski (c), Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Mangala, Doucoure, Lindstrøm, McNeil, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin.
Everton substitutes:Â Virginia, Keane, Harrison, Beto, O’Brien, Gana, Garner, Iroegbunam, Armstrong.
Crystal Palace starting XI:Â Henderson, Munoz, Lacroix, Guehi (c), Lerma, Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, Eze, Nketiah, Mateta.
Crystal Palace substitutes:Â Turner, Ward, Sarr, Schlupp, Clyne, Hughes, Chalobah, Umeh, Agbinone.
