Everton are in Germany to take on SV Hamburg at the Volksparkstadion on Saturday afternoon in their fourth pre-season friendly, kicking off at 5 pm CEST (4 pm BST).
The game is part of a double-header with the women's teams playing each other in the early afternoon, the Everton Women storming to a 1-0 victory over HSV Frauen.
Jordan Pickford and Nathan Patterson are both still enjoying their post-World Cup breaks, along with Iliman Ndiaye, who may already have one foot out of the door, depending on who you believe...
That leaves David Moyes with a tight-knit (aka 'threadbare') squad to face the Bundesliga giants on their turf. And he picks what might be his strongest side, with Jarrad Branthwaite returning to the starting line-up while Keane, Dibling, Alcaraz and others are benched. McNeil is out with a knock.
And Moyes takes no chances, with an unprecedented three goalkeepers on the bench!
First Half
Everton kicked off and got into some exciting head-tennis upfield. Hamburg got into the mood, moving the ball around with pace. Tarkowski's long ball over the top to Rohl won Everton a corner. A good delivery from Dewsbury-Hall, he followed it with a decent cross to O'Brien who could only head it to the Hamburg keeper.
Travers had to save a shot after a long stoppage which saw an early change for the home side. Lemke led another Hamburg drive forward, his attempt blocked. A second and third quick movement by the home side directly through the middle came to nothing.
Everton tried to play out and were lucky to recover the ball after losing it but the Everton attack was as usual far too slow. Hackney tried to dribble and was fouled. Hamburg almost set up a chance but Iroegbunam broke it up.
Everton tried to build but Hackney was double-teamed. At least this match was a step up in terms of competitiveness. Barry got wide but couldn't find a white shirt with his low cross. Hackney looked to create a half-chance inside the box but it was thwarted.
Hackney was dispossessed, and Gronbaek had a shot wide. Stange was allowed to run through by O'Brien, shooting across Travers and wide as Hamburg had a spell of dominance.
Everton: Travers, Rohl, Mykolenko, Tarkowski, O'Brien, Branthwaite, Iroegbunam, Hackney, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Barry.
Subs: King, G Pickford, Lukjanciks, Patterson, Keanen, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Armstrong, Graham, Campbell, Foster.
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