This may be the biggest game of the last decade for Everton.
Indeed, perhaps not since the 2009 FA Cup final have Everton had a game with as high stakes as this one.
The Toffees are in dire straits, and with a less than favourable run of fixtures coming up, they need to beat Newcastle United on Thursday if they’re going to give themselves a real chance of staying up this season.
The Merseyside club were abysmal against Wolves at the weekend, so something certainly has to change.
With that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting Everton’s starting XI for this one.
We think that Lampard will stick to a back five as Everton try to nullify the threat posed by Allan Saint-Maximin.
Therefore, Michael Keane returns to the backline, while Allan is preferred to Donny van de Beek in the midfield after another turgid performance from the Dutchman.
Dele Alli starts, and while he’s on the left-wing in our graphic, he will likely be given a free role and allowed to drift inside.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed the Wolves game through illness, so he only makes the bench here, meaning that the attack is once again spearheaded by Richarlison.
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