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Everton head to the capital this Saturday to face West Ham United, looking to banish the ghosts of a painful derby defeat and keep their European aspirations alive in David Moyes’s return to his former stomping ground.
Jarrad Branthwaite is out for the remainder of the season. Michael Keane steps back in alongside James Tarkowski, with Jake O'Brien retained at right-back.
Up front, Beto is ruled out after suffering a concussion that caused him to be withdrawn from last weekend's match against Liverpool. Barry replaces him in the giant centre-forward role. Moyes makes no other changes, leaving the bench full of young, enthusiastic, but largely unused potential talent... and Seamus Coleman.
Another glorious afternoon of Spring Sunshine and a 3 pm Saturday afternoon kickoff – what more could you ask for? A win, that’s what. As David Moyes returns to West Ham for his 750th Premier League game as a manager, let’s hope he has something to make it big... or if he goes all soft on his former club and the jeopardy they find themselves in near the relegation zone?
First Half
West Ham United: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Fernandes, Soucek, Summerville, Bowen, Pablo, Castellanos
Subs: Areola, Wilson, Traore, Todibo, Wan-Bissaka, Magassa, Scarles, Potts, Kante.
Everton: Pickford; Mykolenko, Keane, Tarkowski, O'Brien; Garner, Gueye; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, McNeil; Barry.
Subs: Travers, Patterson, George, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Rohl, Iroegbunam, Armstrong.
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury
Assistant Referees: Constantine Hatzidakis & Mark Scholes
Fourth Official: Josh Smith
Assistant VAR Official: Dan Robathan
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2 Posted 25/04/2026 at 13:49:41
Come on, David, you can do it.
3 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:01:37
4 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:04:08
Not happy travelling down here to see that twat up front.
5 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:04:58
6 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:07:11
So who knows who will get ready at the usual 70th minute?
7 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:33:44
Bowen and Walker-Peters on the right, Diouf and Summerville on the left are the players we really need to nullify.
Dwight may be willing but will he actually be able to stay with Diouf? If Summerville and /or Bowen get away from the full-backs will our centre-backs be agile enough to plug any gaps?
It's away and they desperately need the points, so I think keeping it tight to start with is sensible, but we can't be too passive or simply reactive and need to go for the coup de grace if we do engineer any sort of lead.
Come on, you swashbuckling Blues!
8 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:41:00
In fact, I'll give 10-1 to anybody who doesn't think Barry will score three — minimum bet £25.
9 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:41:03
Another progressive manager has joined the 3 above us in the table. Man City to come next... we will get nothing out of that game.
Today's game sees us with a chance to get back in the top half of the table. Will that see a more positive approach from David today?
11 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:53:00
12 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:53:15
13 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:56:47
14 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:59:07
15 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:59:42
He was at it again today in the Fulham v Villa fixture. I recognised him by his actions before they showed his mug on screen. James Mainwaring (from Bury); a name to dread seeing on the match officials list if his hair-trigger flag raising isn’t appropriately addressed.
16 Posted 25/04/2026 at 14:59:51
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1 Posted 25/04/2026 at 13:48:34
That won't stop some being outraged though.