Can be pretty sure that Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Henderson, Lucas, Gerrard, Moreno, Coutinho and Sterling will all start.
Final player though could really derail the system. All comes down to the fitness of Markovic.
Best case would possibly be Markovic on the right, Gerrard and Cout behind Sterling - Just like we did in both Chelsea games.
Otherwise we could see one of Ibe, Lallana, Manquillo, Sterling or Henderson on the right. Really don't fancy moving Henderson to the right though, we seen against Leicester that a sitting 2 of Gerrard and Lucas just gets walked over and I'd rather have 60 mins of Gerrard getting further forward than 90 minutes of Hollywood balls and losing his man in the holding role.
I'm thinking more and more that it could be Ibe, has been spoken about quite alot by Brendan since he came back, even more so this week and he also spoke about the young players having derby experience (Ibe for Derby v Forest). Lallana has been off form of late, and certainly on the right-wing isn't his best position. Hoping we don't play Sterling on the right as it limits him going forward as much as we'd like, although that would probably mean that Sturridge starts.
Then again if Brendan see's Mirallas and Baines as too much of a threat down our right then he may go for a more defensive player like Manquillo or even Johnson. Woulnd't mind Manquillo personally, doesn't offer loads going forward but a sure enough defender.
For me I don't think Sturridge starts, I can see him coming on in the 2nd half for Gerrard, although this obviously comes down to game situations. Then start him against Spurs on Tuesday.
I'd go with...
Mignolet
Can Skrtel Sakho
Markovic/Ibe Henderson Lucas Moreno
Gerrard Coutinho
Sterling
Ward; Johnson, Lovren; Allen, Lallana; Sturridge, Lambert. (If Markovic starts, Ibe on the bench instead of Lovren).
Everton always struggle with pace and whilst they like to have a lot of the ball, especially at home, if we keep pressuring them then I'm sure we will come out on top. I think we can more than cope with them defensively, it just comes down to if we can take our chances.
2-0 I think, Sterling and a late penalty to seal it from Gerrard.
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