Everton head coach David Moyes and Frank Lampard, Coventry City boss
Everton head coach David Moyes and Frank Lampard, Coventry City boss
Everton are set to host Coventry City at Hill Dickinson on Friday for what promises to be an action-packed Premier League contest.
The Toffees and the Sky Blues will kick off game week 10 of the Premier League on the banks of the River Mersey ahead of the international break.
The Blues host this game having won a double-header against Newcastle United in both the Carabao Cup and the Premier League in recent days, and so they will be full of confidence.
Frank Lampard's men are on a mission to stay in the top flight, and have won three of their last five games in the league.
David Moyes may have to rotate again, given that Everton played on Monday, which also followed a mid-week game.
With that said, Goodison News predicts how Everton could line up against the returning Lampard and his Coventry side.
Ainsley-Maitland Niles to start in defensive tweak
Jordan Pickford was on top form against Newcastle and is predicted to start.
Vitalii Mykolenko's performance also went under the radar, but he is also very likely to feature at left-back.
James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite have been brilliant together, and though the latter was forced off late on at St. James' Park, Moyes admitted that it was just cramps in the centre-back's legs.
The duo are predicted to keep their places at the back to face Coventry.
The first change could come with Jake O'Brien, who was immense on Monday.
The makeshift right-back has now made 71 appearances for the Toffees, and his performance against Newcastle was arguably one of his best yet for the Blues.
However, up against a weaker Coventry side, there's little need to be cautious, as Ainsley Maitland-Niles could start in place of O'Brien to add an extra attacking element going forward.
Maitland-Niles' former Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy previously called him a "workaholic", as per UEFA, and he could provide extra pace and power down the right flank.
Moyes currently prefers a midfield duo of James Garner and Harrison Armstrong, and unfortunately for Hayden Hackney, the pair are predicted to keep their places against the Sky Blues.
Everton's attacking debacle for Coventry, ft. Jack Grealish
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was a standout against Newcastle and is highly likely to start again on Friday.
Tyrique George was key in creating Everton's winning goal in Tyneside, so the winger is predicted to start on the left side of attack once more.
Jack Grealish's involvement is still uncertain, as he wasn't deemed match fit to play against Newcastle following his breach of club discipline rules.
Moyes' second change could come in the form of Brennan Johnson, who may come in for Merlin Rohl.
Rohl was great at providing the Toffees with energy and legs up and down the right flank against Newcastle, but will need more attacking threat when they face Coventry.
Up top, Thierno Barry is, of course, predicted to keep his spot and start, with the striker now on eight goals for the season overall.
Everton predicted XI vs Coventry: Pickford; Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Maitland-Niles; Garner, Armstrong; George, Dewsbury-Hall, Johnson; Barry