Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Goodison Park

Everton manager Marco Silva has responded to a lack of firepower in novel fashion - but not selecting a recognised striker in his starting line-up.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is on the bench while Richarlison switched to the central position, not one he has relished in the past.

The big decision is dropping Gylfi Sigurdsson but the Icelander can have no complaints. He has been desperately poor this season.

Crystal Palace welcome back captain Luka Milivojevic, who was suspended for their win at West Ham.

Mamadou Sakho is again ruled out with a muscle strain, while Connor Wickham also remains absent.

Manchester City are set to be boosted by the return of Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and Benjamin Mendy after injury.

Sergio Aguero was involved in a car crash earlier this week but is fit to play. Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sane remain long-term absentees.

Everton

Everton manager Marco Silva, speaking to Sky Sports, on how they can bounce back: "Showing more desire. The detail will make the difference. We are looking for all the picture. We need to change and start to change now.

On his team selection: "Sometimes we change because we have a different plan or the players are showing me things in training. Injuries effect it too.

"We have just three players in midfield. We tried to give that one player difference in midfield with Alex [Iwobi] behind the front players."

Tom Davies has just scored a peach in the warm-up. Curler into the bottom right corner. Save it for the game!

Wolves are assessing the fitness of Diogo Jota, Romain Saiss, Pedro Neto and Morgan Gibbs-White.

Leander Dendoncker should be available despite missing Belgium's recent games because of illness.

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has hinted he is considering a recall for goalkeeper Alex McCarthy in place of Angus Gunn.

Moussa Djenepo and Cedric are nearing a return from injuries but Saturday's game will come too soon.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at the King Power

"The past year has been extremely difficult for me and for my family, as we came to terms with the loss of my dad, but the support we have received from the Leicester City family, the people of this city and the football community has been a continued source of strength," Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha starts today's matchday programme notes.

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Leicester's James Maddison has got over the illness that caused his withdrawal from the England squad last week.

Midfielder Dennis Praet, who remained in Belgium after international duty for personal reasons, should be available.

Burnley's Johann Berg Gudmundsson faces several weeks out after suffering a hamstring injury playing for Iceland.

Erik Pieters has overcome an ankle problem while Jack Cork and Ashley Barnes, who have respective shoulder and groin injuries, will be assessed.

Midfielder Danny Drinkwater has not yet recovered from an ankle injury.

The teams are out at Goodison Park to warm-up. Everton and West Ham are sporting yellow BBC Children in Need t-shirts too. Nice touch.

Spanish La Liga

There's an early game in La Liga today, with Barcelona visiting Eibar looking for a fifth win in a row.

Lionel Messi has scored 15 goals in nine La Liga appearances against Eibar, one every 54 minutes.

Follow live text commentary of that one here.

Tottenham's Giovani lo Celso and Ryan Sessegnon are back in full training and could be involved.

Christian Eriksen faces a fitness test after suffering a dead leg on international duty, while Hugo Lloris is out until the New Year.

Watford head coach Quique Sanchez Flores has confirmed centre-back Sebastian Prodl will miss out because of a hamstring injury.

Etienne Capoue, Isaac Success and Troy Deeney are also absent.

Jermaine Jenas
Ex-Tottenham and Newcastle midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

I feel Everton have everything - they're one striker short of a top side. But when the pressure is on, the players don't react as they should.

Marco Silva’s record has got a pattern to it. He’s staring it right in the face. I wouldn’t say this is the most difficult run of games they're on. This feels like a must-win. I think he’ll be first manager to go [of those under pressure at the moment].

In England, set-pieces are a huge part of our game. We saw frailties in De Gea when he came because La Liga wasn’t like that. Maybe Marco Silva is guilty of that. It’s taken him so long to react. In any business, if you’re not good at something, you surround yourself with people who are – and he hasn’t done that.

Aston Villa pair Tom Heaton and Bjorn Engels are fit after minor injuries.

The only absentees are Jota, who has had a hernia operation, and James Chester, who is building up his fitness after a pre-season hamstring problem.

Brighton winger Leandro Trossard has returned to training following a groin problem and could be among the substitutes.

Solly March and Shane Duffy are also available but Bernardo and Jose Izquierdo remain sidelined.

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Martin Fisher
Match of the Day commentator

It's not quite crisis time at Goodison Park but the natives are restless. Again.

Four consecutive defeats have seen Everton drop into the relegation zone for the first time in two years. Ronald Koeman lost his job in October 2017; some believe it might end the same way for Marco Silva.

Defensive shortcomings have resurfaced and their goals have dried up.

On paper, it's a terrific chance for West Ham to extend their recent unbeaten away record and build on their best start for four seasons. A win could lift the Hammers to third in the table come the final whistle.

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has been ruled out after returning from international duty with a groin injury.

Defenders Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger remain out, but Mateo Kovacic is back in contention following a thigh problem.

Newcastle have no new fitness concerns and are expected to keep faith with the same team that beat Manchester United.

Isaac Hayden is still suspended, while fellow midfielder Matt Ritchie is sidelined with an ankle injury.

Sheffield United manager Oliver Norwood to BBC Radio 5 Live's Friday Football Social on their 2-0 win over Everton...

"We were quite fortunate with Phil Jagielka, who’d been at Everton 12 years. He said if we could get a lead, the players might make mistakes as pressure builds. It’s probably the worst we’ve played this season.

"We just spoke about whizzing it under crossbar and everyone piling in. We’ve got some big lumps who threw themselves at it. When we scored you got a feeling, we’re on top here, the crowd have turned, they’re making mistakes you wouldn’t expect. We played on that. We took 10 minutes to take every throw-in. The stadium was empty after we scored the second."

Adam Smith could be in contention to play for Bournemouth after a seven-week absence because of a hamstring injury.

David Brooks, Dan Gosling and Junior Stanislas remain long-term absentees.

Norwich will be strengthened by the return of several players, including goalkeeper Tim Krul after a back problem.

Alex Tettey, Tom Trybull and winger Onel Hernandez are back fit, and Ben Godfrey will travel after a successful hernia operation.

Jamal Lewis, Kenny McLean and Todd Cantwell have all overcome the injuries that caused them to withdraw from international duty.

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Everton boss Marco Silva makes five changes to the Toffees side that lost 1-0 at Burnley before the international break.

Djibril Sidibe makes his first Premier League start in place of the suspended Seamus Coleman, while Andre Gomes replaces the injured Fabian Delph. Tom Davies, Bernard and Theo Walcott also come into the team.

Gylfi Sigurdsson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are among the substitutes, with Morgan Schneiderlin missing out completely.

Everton XI: Pickford, Sidibe, Keane, Mina, Digne, Gomes, Davies, Bernard, Walcott, Iwobi, Richarlison

Substitutes: Lossl, Holgate, Baines, Calvert-Lewin, Sigurdsson, Kean, Baningime

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Manuel Pellegrini makes just two changes to the West Ham team that slipped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace.

Arthur Masuaku replaces Aaron Cresswell - who has failed to recover from a knock - while Pablo Fornals comes in for Andriy Yarmolenko, who drops to the bench.

West Ham XI: Roberto, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Rice, Fornals, Noble, Lanzini, Anderson, Haller

Substitutes: Martin, Balbuena, Zabaleta, Zarmolenko, Snodgrass, Wilshire, Ajeti

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There are five changes to the Everton team who lost to Burnley. Full-back Djibril Sidibe is handed his first Premier League start, replacing the suspended Seamus Coleman.

Gylfi Sigurdsson, Moise Kean and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are on the bench. Fabian Delph isn't in the squad after suffering a hamstring injury.

There are two changes for West Ham. Declan Rice has recovered from the illness which kept him out of England action, while Robert Snodgrass is back from a knock but only makes the bench. Aaron Cresswell isn't in the squad.

Full team news to follow.