Sean Dyche has named his starting XI as Everton head to Tottenham Hotspur in their first away game of the new Premier League season on Saturday (24 August).
With Toffees captain James Tarkowski expected to miss the game through injury, Dyche has produced a huge curveball by naming the 31-year-old to start alongside Michael Keane in central defence.
Also featuring in the starting XI as confirmed by the club on X, is 19-year-old academy right-back Roman Dixon, who comes in for the suspended Ashley Young after the veteran’s red card against Brighton last week.
Despite conceding three goals on the opening day, ever-present Jordan Pickford keeps his place between the sticks looking for his first clean sheet of the new campaign.
Dyche has few options on the flanks of his back four either, with Vitaliy Mykolenko the club’s only fit left-back and Dixon, who is half the age of 38-year-old Young, making his starting debut on the right-hand side.
On Saturday, August 24, Everton will play their first away game of the 2018 Premier League season against Tottenham Hotspur. Sean Dyche has announced his starting lineup.
James Tarkowski, the captain of the Toffees, is anticipated to miss the match due to injury, therefore Dyche pulled off a massive curveball by starting the 31-year-old in central defense with Michael Keane.
Roman Dixon, a 19-year-old academy right-back, replaces Ashley Young in the starting lineup, as revealed by the club on X. Ashley Young was sent off against Brighton last week.
Ever-present Jordan Pickford remains in goal, hoping for his first clean sheet of the new season despite giving up three goals on the first day of play.
With Dixon, who is half the age of 38-year-old Young, starting on the right side and Vitaliy Mykolenko, the club’s sole fit left-back, on the left, Dyche has limited alternatives on either side of his back four.
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