Everton v Wolves: Preview

We head to Goodison on the back of a win, the return to fitness of Kevin Doyle and finally a chance to fully see the partnership of that man and Steven Fletcher. Nothing can go wrong, surely?

Actually, it could. As possible as it is that Doyle and Fletcher could start, it's also possible that neither of them will. Fletcher is still recovering from an ankle injury and Mick doesn't want to rush Doyle back. That would leave us with Ebanks-Blake on his own. That's not as worrying as it would have been six months ago, but playing with someone else to do the dirty work usually brings the best out of Sylvan. Last week was one of his best performances for a while, he look fitter however he also had the Fletcher up there with him. This could be another chance for him to stake a claim for his own place in the team, and imagine how much good a goal would do for his confidence.

Someone else who might not be playing is Jelle Van Damme. He too went off injured last week after an impressive debut at left midfield. This could mean Mick will bring Matty Jarvis back out to the left, or could it mean Stephen Ward there with George Elokobi at left back?

It's getting more likely that we will be playing 4-5-1. Unless he brings in Keogh, which would mean we have no fit reserve forward, we will bring someone in like Guedioura who will add bite to the midfield. The trio of Henry, Jones and Adlene worked well last season against teams like Everton.

Doyle scored here last October.

Everton will want to bounce back from their defeat against Blackburn, and no player will want to forget that game more than Tim Howard. His clanger cost Everton a decent draw at Ewood Park. There are many we will have to watch out for. Saha is a top class striker, Cahill is a threat from set pieces and Pienaar can unlock any defence. They don't have any real pace on the wings though, so if we can keep it tight we can really frustrate them.

I expect this team (I could be very wrong):

Hahnemann

Foley
Craddock
Berra
Elokobi

Jarvis
Guedioura
Henry
Jones
Ward

Ebanks-Blake

Hopefully we will see Fletcher or Doyle at some point, maybe even both because if they are playing they are a threat to most defences.

Unfortunately, I can't see us winning this game. It will be close. 1-0 Everton.

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