Summary

  • Gbamin makes first start for Everton, Welbeck on Watford bench

  • Watford are winless in all 13 away matches against Everton

  • Everton could win five consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since a run of eight in 2017

  1. Tale of the tapepublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 17 August 2019

    Everton v Watford (15:00 BST)

    Everton looked solid in gleaning a point at Palace last week, despite having Schneiderlin sent off after 76 minutes.

    By contrast, Watford went down 0-3 at home to Brighton, and have lost their last five games spread over two seasons, including their defeat to Man City in the FA Cup final. Since winning their opening four games of 2018/19, The Hornets have won 38 points in 35 subsequent outings.

  2. Postpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 17 August 2019

    It's a lovely day on Merseyside - the non-stop rain of Friday has blown through and it's bright and blustery.

    Goodison ParkImage source, PA Media
  3. Team newspublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 17 August 2019

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    Marco Silva makes just the one change for Everton, with Jean-Philippe Gbamin making his first start in place of the suspended Morgan Schneiderlin. Andres Gomes was a doubt with an ankle injury, but he starts, while Gbamin played the entire second half in last week's goalless draw at Crystal Palace.

    Watford also show just one change from the side that lost at home to Brighton, with Roberto Pereyra coming in for Andre Gray.

    Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Gbamin, Andres Gomes, Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin

    Substitutes: Lossl, Holgate, Walcott, Tosun, Iwobi, Davies, Kean

    Everton team v WatfordImage source, BBC Sport

    Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Dawson, Cathcart, Holebas, Doucoure, Capoue, Hughes, Deulofeu, Pereyra, Deeney.

    Substitutes: Gomes, Janmaat, Cleverley, Welbeck, Gray, Quina, Kabasele

    Watford team v EvertonImage source, BBC Sport
  4. Good afternoon!published at 14:00 British Summer Time 17 August 2019

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    Welcome to our coverage of Everton v Watford from Goodison Park.

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