Confirmed Everton v Crystal Palace lineups: Cleverley starts, Mirallas dropped to the bench

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Everton take on Crystal Palace at Goodison Park this evening.

Everton host Crystal Palace in the Premier League this evening as they look to bounce back from last weekend’s 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth.

The Toffees had dropped just two points before that loss, and Ronald Koeman will be desperate to see a response from his players this evening.

Tonight, Koeman is again without Leighton Baines as Bryan Oviedo starts at left back, and plays in the back four along with the usual faces of Seamus Coleman, Ashley Williams and Phil Jagielka.

Tom Cleverley is handed a shock start in midfield as Koeman has dropped Kevin Mirallas to the bench, and he may start from the left hand side with Idrissa Gueye and Gareth Barry starting in the middle.

Ex-Palace winger Yannick Bolasie starts against his former club, and joins Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku as Everton’s most dangerous attackers.

Mirallas is joined on the bench by the likes of Mason Holgate, Enner Valencia and Aaron Lennon as Everton chase a victory.

Meanwhile, Palace are looking to make it four wins in a row having beaten Middlesbrough, Stoke City and Sunderland in their last three games.

The Eagles are in great form right now, and are handed a boost as winger Wilfried Zaha has returned from injury to line up on the flanks along with Andros Townsend.

They will be supplying ex-Liverpool striker Christian Benteke as he looks to make a big impact upon his return to Merseyside, much like defender Martin Kelly, who starts as Scott Dann is out through injury.

Last weekend’s goalscorers Joe Ledley and James McArthur both start again, meaning Yohan Cabaye has to make do with a place on the bench this evening.

Cabaye is joined by the likes of Lee Chung-young, Fraizer Campbell, Connor Wickham and former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini.