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Confirmed Cardiff City v Everton line-ups: Schneiderlin starts, Gomes on the bench

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Everton travel to take on Cardiff City this evening…

Cardiff City starting XI: Etheridge; Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Bacuna; Hoilett, Reid, Mendez-Laing; Zohore.

Cardiff City substitutes: Smithies, Peltier, Arter, Ward, Murphy, Paterson, Harris.

Everton starting XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Jagielka, Digne; Gueye, Schneiderlin; Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

Everton substitutes: Stekelenburg, Mina, Kenny, Gomes, Bernard, Lookman, Tosun.

Cardiff head into the game having been thrashed 5-1 by Watford on Friday night, and Neil Warnock will be desperate for a response this evening.

The Bluebirds line up with Neil Etheridge in goal as usual, with a back four of Bruno Ecuele Manga, Sean Morrison, Sol Bamba and Joe Bennett in front of him.

Aron Gunnarsson joins Leandro Bacuna in midfield, with Junior Hoilett, Bobby Reid and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing forming a pacy trio behind lone striker Kenneth Zohore.

Harry Arter is on the bench, alongside Alex Smithies, Lee Peltier, Danny Ward, Josh Murphy, Callum Paterson and Kadeem Harris.

Meanwhile, Everton have had more than two weeks without a fixture, and must pick up a positive result tonight after a dismal run of results for Marco Silva.

Jordan Pickford starts in goal, whilst veteran Phil Jagielka makes just his third appearance of the season in defence, alongside Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane and Lucas Digne.

Morgan Schneiderlin is handed a rare start in midfield alongside Idrissa Gueye, whilst Theo Walcott, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Richarlison supporting Dominic Calvert-Lewin in attack.

Yerry Mina is passed fit for the bench, alongside Maarten Stekelenburg, Jonjoe Kenny, Andre Gomes, Bernard, Ademola Lookman and Cenk Tosun.